UPCOMING MEETINGS:

#1- Building Performance Simulation: What’s in the Black Box.

Over the last 50 years, building simulation has evolved into a powerful tool for evaluating the energy performance of potential or existing buildings. Building simulation allows easy comparison of the energy and environmental performance of many hundreds of design or retrofit options. This presentation provides an overview of building performance simulation fundamentals and history, Building Information Modeling, what’s in the black box of key simulation programs, as well as comparing underlying simulation methods.

Pizza and 2 Beer Coupons will be provided..!!

GBCI Approved | 2 CE Hour | 0920010371
AIA Approved | 2 LU/HSW | CRAWLEY07

Date:  January 8^th 
Time:  5:30 pm to 8:00 pm, Presentation Begins @ 6:30
Location:  Center Point Brewery, 1125 E. Brookside Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46202

#2 IMPROMPTU STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION.

The Purdue Student ASHRAE Chapter has joined forces with Central Indiana to hold an Impromptu Design Competition. Students will be broken into teams of 3 to 4. Each team will select the main HVAC equipment to serve a fictitious residence hall to be constructed on Purdue’s Campus. Students will work with industry experts over a four-hour period for a crash course in HVAC design. After the development phase teams will have 7 minutes to describe their equipment selections to a panel of judges. Judges will have an additional 3 minutes for questions. Scholarships will be awarded to the top performing teams. The goal of this competition is not to give students a deep understanding of HVAC concepts. Rather, we are hoping to connect students with members of the built community and spark an interest in the up-and-coming members. If students walk away with a little more knowledge of HVAC design that’s great too!

Date: Saturday, February 23 rd 
When: 10:00 am to 4:30 pm 
Where: Purdue Campus.