Symposium Archive
Since 2017, professionals from across the Building Energy Modeling (BEM) community have gathered annually (or more often) to participate in Symposium activities supporting CalBEM’s core goals. Presentations and other static documents from these past activities are archived here:
CalBEM January Update Webinars (2020)
- Working Group 1: Creating a Streamlined Process for Building Simulation
- Working Group 2: Development of Education, Key Resources, and Guidelines for Users
- Working Group 3: Advancing Simulation Capabilities & Metrics
CalBEM 2019
A two-day event held at the Kimpton Sawyer Hotel in Sacramento, California on November 13th and 14th, 2019.
- Agenda
- Pre-Symposium Reading Materials
- Presentations
- Introduction Will Vicent (SCE)
- Keynote Steve Wall (NASA-JPL)
- Plenary Presentation Supriya Goel (PNNL)
- Power Talks
- Overcoming the BEM Education Gap Mike Wilson (IBPSA)
- Interoperability Please! Jeffery Landreth (Seeking Balance)
- XeroHome: Solving the Problem of Scale with BEM Mudit Saxena (Vistar Energy)
- Automated Simulation for Affordable Net-Zero Buildings Patrick Chopson (Cove Tool)
- Open Source BEM & OpenStudio Marc Costa (Energy Coalition)
- Modeling for the Masses and Massive Modeling Allen Gilliland III (Build Zero)
- Let’s Play Telephone Gina Rodda (Gabel Energy)
- EnergyPro Lite: Multifamily Energy Modeling for the Real World Ben Cooper (Stop Waste)
- Notes available on the CalBEM Collaborative Workspace. Email elisewall@2050partners.com for access.
Symposium III 2018
A two-day event held at the California Museum in Sacramento, California on November 5 and 6, 2018.
- Notes
- Presentations
Symposium II 2018
A web-based conference held on July 12, 2018.
- Notes
- Presentations
- Introduction
- Update on Software Efforts
- 03-A – CCSW – CEC Status Update Discussion
- Industry Perspective
- Wrap-up
Symposium I 2017
A two-day event held at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California on September 18 and 19, 2017.