Conference Agenda

Session Overview
 
Date: Tuesday, 12/Aug/2025
2:00pm - 6:00pmRegistration
Location: Silverton Foyer (2nd Floor)
6:00pm - 7:30pmWelcome Reception
Location: 2nd Floor Prefunction Area

 
Date: Wednesday, 13/Aug/2025
7:00am - 8:00amLight Breakfast
Location: Silverton Ballroom 2 & 3 (2nd Floor)
7:00am - 5:00pmRegistration
Location: Silverton Foyer (2nd Floor)
8:10am - 9:00amKeynote: Carl Elefante
Location: Silverton Ballroom 2 & 3 (2nd Floor)
9:10am - 10:10amDance Partners: How to Gracefully Integrate Building Form and Enclosure with HVAC
Location: Silverton Ballroom 2 & 3 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: James Frederick Petersen
9:10am - 10:10amExisting Buildings - Efficiency Opportunities
Location: Cripple Creek 1 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: Dave Hubka
9:10am - 10:10amFireside Chat with Carl Elefante
Location: Cripple Creek 2 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: Erica Weeks
10:10am - 10:30amCoffee Break + Sponsor Tables
Location: Silverton Foyer (2nd Floor)
10:30am - 12:00pmHolistic Carbon Reduction in the Built Environment
Location: Silverton Ballroom 2 & 3 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: Dave Hubka
10:30am - 12:00pmLet’s Get Busy: Implementing Autonomous Ongoing Commissioning LIVE!
Location: Cripple Creek 1 (2nd Floor)
10:30am - 12:00pmAdvanced Energy Modeling
Location: Cripple Creek 2 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: Krishnan Gowri
12:00pm - 1:30pmLunch
Location: Silverton Ballroom 2 & 3 (2nd Floor)
1:00pm - 1:30pmIES Sponsor Tech Talk
Location: Cripple Creek 2 (2nd Floor)
1:40pm - 3:10pmIntegrating Construction, Operations, Utility, and MEP Partners to Get Electrification Done
Location: Silverton Ballroom 2 & 3 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: Skander Spies
1:40pm - 3:10pmGet Ready and Get Ahead with AI Applications
Location: Cripple Creek 1 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: Cheryl M Saldanha
3:10pm - 3:30pmCoffee Break + Sponsor Tables
Location: Silverton Foyer (2nd Floor)
3:30pm - 5:00pmEnergy Modeling - Tools and Techniques
Location: Silverton Ballroom 2 & 3 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: Krishnan Gowri
3:30pm - 5:00pmWaste to Wealth; Circularity Is Central
Location: Cripple Creek 1 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: Dave Hubka

 
Date: Thursday, 14/Aug/2025
7:00am - 8:00amLight Breakfast
Location: Silverton Ballroom 2 & 3 (2nd Floor)
7:00am - 5:00pmRegistration
Location: 2nd Floor Prefunction Area
7:30am - 8:00amTRANE Sponsor Tech Talk
Location: Cripple Creek 2 (2nd Floor)
8:10am - 9:00amKeynote: Building Performance Analysis in the Age of AI
Location: Silverton Ballroom 2 & 3 (2nd Floor)
9:10am - 10:10amASHRAE Fishbowl
Location: Silverton Ballroom 2 & 3 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: E. Mitchell Swann
9:10am - 10:10amSmart Techniques for Smarter Building Operation
Location: Cripple Creek 1 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: Ladan Ghobad
9:10am - 10:10amGrid-Friendly Buildings of the Future
Location: Cripple Creek 2 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: Erica Weeks
10:10am - 10:30amCoffee Break + Sponsor Tables
Location: Silverton Foyer (2nd Floor)
10:30am - 12:00pmGenerative AI
Location: Silverton Ballroom 2 & 3 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: Krishnan Gowri
10:30am - 12:00pmImproving Productivity: Tools, Techniques and Policies II
Location: Cripple Creek 1 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: Drew Champlin
10:30am - 12:00pmLife Cycle Analysis Uncovered
Location: Cripple Creek 2 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: Erica Weeks
12:00pm - 1:30pmLunch
Location: Silverton Ballroom 2 & 3 (2nd Floor)
1:00pm - 1:30pmNEO Sponsor Tech Talk
Location: Cripple Creek 2 (2nd Floor)
1:40pm - 3:10pmHow Goal Setting and Analytics Based Design Lead to Project Success
Location: Silverton Ballroom 2 & 3 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: Matthew Coulter
1:40pm - 3:10pmInnovation Jam: Team Problem Solving
Location: Cripple Creek 1 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: Richard Walter Fenrich
Session Chair: Samira Mohazabieh
3:00pm - 3:30pmAutodesk Sponsor Tech Talk
Location: Cripple Creek 2 (2nd Floor)
3:10pm - 3:30pmCoffee Break + Sponsor Tables
Location: Silverton Foyer (2nd Floor)
3:30pm - 5:00pmGrid Interactive Buildings
Location: Silverton Ballroom 2 & 3 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: Ben Simon
3:30pm - 5:00pmInnovation Jam: Team Pitches and Audience Judging
Location: Cripple Creek 1 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: Richard Walter Fenrich
Session Chair: Samira Mohazabieh
3:30pm - 5:00pmDecarbonization Pathways
Location: Cripple Creek 2 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: Dave Hubka

 
Date: Friday, 15/Aug/2025
7:30am - 8:30amLight Breakfast
Location: Silverton Ballroom 2 & 3 (2nd Floor)
7:30am - 12:00pmRegistration
Location: 2nd Floor Prefunction Area
8:30am - 10:00amAdvanced Workflows for Energy Modeling
Location: Silverton Ballroom 2 & 3 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: Richard Walter Fenrich
8:30am - 10:00amIndoor Air Quality
Location: Cripple Creek 1 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: Cary Alexander Faulkner
8:30am - 10:00amUtilizing The Living Building Challenge Framework for Carbon Reduction in Colorado
Location: Cripple Creek 2 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: Taylor Roberts
10:00am - 10:30amCoffee Break + Sponsor Tables
Location: Silverton Foyer (2nd Floor)
10:30am - 12:00pmCase Studies in Modeling for Decarbonization
Location: Silverton Ballroom 2 & 3 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: Richard Walter Fenrich
10:30am - 12:00pmThermal Comfort
Location: Cripple Creek 1 (2nd Floor)
Session Chair: Erica Weeks
10:30am - 12:00pmDigital Twins in Action
Location: Cripple Creek 2 (2nd Floor)
12:00pm - 12:20pmClosing Remarks
Location: Silverton Ballroom 2 & 3 (2nd Floor)