Building Simulation Users Group
The Building Simulation Users Group (BSUG) was created in 2009 to help to start a community centered around architecture and engineering-focused building simulation. Three years, later, BSUG secured funding for another three years from the Idaho Power Company, whom also provided funding for the 1st three years. Dubbed "BSUG 2.0" the second cycle of the group made some tweaks to its mission and aspired to provide more value to its members than just a static lecture series. Users groups are in unique positions to generate content that draws upon the diverse expertise of its members and guest lectures. This content has the potential to help support and add value to the established simulation community. The goals of BSUG 2.0 include:
- Continue to procure a lecture series from internal speakers, local experts, and regional/national/international
- Create a website to house newly archived sessions and serve as a gateway of knowledge concerning building simulation
- Create a living document that outlines the simulation protocols used by the UI-IDL on projects
- Conduct market assessments of the market penetration of building simulation in the local market
BSUG 2023
There are six lectures given each year. Lectures are split up to be presented in the first half of the year and the end of the year. Topics include energy modeling software, integrating building performance in the design process, and workflow/methods for an integrated design process. Door prizes are given away each lecture. Prizes focus on energy efficiency or related lecture topics.
Newsletter Sign-Up
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Video Archive
All BSUG session are streamed live and then uploaded to our YouTube channel. To view past lecture please click here.
2023 Calendar
Click here to see this year schedule or past years of BSUG.
2023 Schedule
The schedule will be updated as details become available and is subject to change at any time. We are considering the following topics this year: Measures for Quality Control, Warehouses - Efficient Design & Practices, Lady Bug Pollination Tool, Benchmarking Buildings Examples, CEBECS 2018, Standard Assumption Inputs, and Better Bricks Software.
March 29th 2023 - Semhub's Energy Management Tool & Resources by NEEA
During this session, program managers for NEEA’s BetterBricks and Strategic Energy Management (SEM) programs will provide insight into the commercial building case studies, white papers, and other resources available on betterbricks.com. The session will also include an overview and live demonstration of the alliance’s Energy Management Assessment tool and insight into upcoming plans for its use in the market.
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April 26th 2023 - Lady Bug Pollination Tool by Mostapha Roudsair
Description coming soon.
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May 24th 2023 - High Performance Warehouse Design by SSOE Group
Description coming soon.
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August 23rd 2023 - Using the ERL To Benchmark Buildings by Joseph Sedillo
Description coming soon.
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September 2023 - Joint Session with ASHRAE
This lecture will be a panel style discussion on the assumption and standardization of inputs for HVAC load calculations.
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October 25th 2023 - CBECS 2018 by Dylan Agnes
Details Coming Soon!
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