“This conference engages the design aspect of modeling and simulation,” said Dennis Knight, conference chair. “Our 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, environmentally responsive and responsible, safe, secure, and healthy buildings for human occupancy.”

A call for presenters is now open for presentations that address topics of interest to practitioners, modelers, and designers.

Also, the ASHRAE LowDown Showdown modeling competition returns for its third year. Participants will model an existing building that includes both office space and climate controlled archival warehouse space.

The 2017 competition features two changes: it is now a competition vs. a challenge, and conference attendees can now form their own teams to retrofit an existing building.

For more information about the conference, to submit a presentation proposal, or sign up for the modeling competition, visit www.ashrae.org/BuildPerform2017.