“This conference engages the design aspect of modeling and simulation,” said Dennis Knight, conference chair. “The conference topics address the work of HVAC engineers, architects, and other building design professionals who rely on simulation and modeling tools to perform their day-to-day work and meet their standard of care.”

The 2017 ASHRAE Building Performance Analysis Conference takes place Sept. 27-29 in Atlanta. A call for presenters is now open for presentations that address the following conference topics:

• Modeling for and during the design phase (includes thermal comfort, visual comfort, water, and health, safety, and welfare)

• Early design modeling and concepts

• Modeling innovative or new technologies

• Existing building modeling

• Model validation and calibration

• Data visualization

• Future trends in modeling

• Making the business case for modeling

Presentation proposals are due March 13, and decisions will be announced April 3, 2017.

“The conference’s goal is to serve practitioners with the most up-to-date best practices, work flows, and processes required to plan, design, construct, and operate high-performing, low-energy consuming, environmental-responsive and responsible, safe, secure, and healthy buildings for human occupancy,” Knight said.

The conference program will include keynote speakers, invited speaker sessions, other program types and presentations, and the ASHRAE LowDown Showdown modeling competition.

For more information or to submit a presentation proposal, visit www.ashrae.org/BuildPerform2017.