CHAMPS 2011 will be a unique technical program that focuses on major challenges facing the combined heat, air, moisture and pollutant simulations for the design and operation of sustainable buildings. CHAMPS 2011 will highlight future challenges that will reach beyond the traditional scope of built environmental systems research. Examples: methodology and tools for coordinated and integrated urban and building systems design, impact of climate change on indoor environmental quality, energy efficiency and durability of buildings, micro-urban climate research, the long-term implications of green building design, connections between indoor, local and regional outdoor air quality. The objectives of CHAMPS 2011 are: 1) exchange, review and discuss the state of the art in CHAMPS development and applications in urban and building systems; 2) identify knowledge gaps, and research and development needs; and 3) develop a plan for further collaboration in CHAMPS development.
Chairs: |
Prof. Jensen Zhang, Syracuse University, U.S.A.
Prof. Menghao Qin, Nanjing University, China |
Venue: |
Nanjing University, Gulou Campus |
Conference topics:
- Sustainable and healthy buildings: Methods for defining IEQ and energy benefit functions, performance criteria, certification programs and their impacts on building design and operation, comprehensive case studies;
- Climate, community and site planning: Climate change effects on IEQ, urban and community planning, micro-urban climate and site impacts;
- Whole building IEQ and energy performance: Modeling and simulation of combined heat, air, moisture, and pollutant transport processes in and around buildings, monitoring and intelligent controls;
- Building envelope performance: hygrothermal performance of buildings in different climates, leakage and moisture control, envelope-integrated ventilation and energy harvesting/storage systems, impacts on IEQ, energy and durability;
- Micro-environment around occupants: demand-based personal environmental control, occupant behavior and impacts on IEQ and energy efficiency;
- Design studio: Methods and tools for coordinated and integrated urban and building systems design, building information modeling (BIM), CHAMPS simulation framework, software, and optimization techniques, common databases of materials, assemblies, building topologies, climates, and real-world versus design performances.
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