Embodied Carbon and Operational Energy were the focus of the 2023 ASHRAE Building Performance Analysis Conference held recently in Austin, Texas. The theme of the conference “Holistic Building Analysis: Linking Operational Energy, Embodied Carbon and Comfort” centered on a comprehensive approach of evaluating and designing buildings.
Detailing on the conference, John Bynum, Conference Chair, said, “This year’s conference emphasized the importance of considering not only a building’s energy consumption during operation, but also its carbon footprint throughout its lifecycle, while keeping occupant comfort and well-being in mind. This theme challenged building professionals to rethink traditional building practices and adopt integrated strategies to create more sustainable and livable buildings.”
The two-and-a-half-day conference drawing 240 building industry professionals, included keynotes, paper sessions, seminars, vendor demonstrations, panel discussions and debates from more than 90 presenters. Keynote sessions featured presentations from Jason DeGraw (Extreme Events and the Role of Modeling in a Resilient Future), Duncan Cox (Whole Life Carbon, is This the Right Approach?) and Alejandra Menchaca (Early Design: The Greatest Opportunity to Influence Performance).Along with the conference, the 2023 LowDown Showdown modeling team competition was held.
