Asia-Pacific Conference on Building Commissioning (APCBC) Workshop in Kyoto

Date: October 26, 2007  Venue: Kyoto International Community House, Kyoto, Japan

09:45-10:00

Opening Address

Chairperson: Motoi Yamaha, Chubu University, Japan

“Breaking–through the Narrow Path to Commissioning Process for a Wide View”

Nobuo Nakahara, President of BSCA

10:00-12:40

Session 1  National State of Commissioning

Chairperson: Motoi Yamaha, Chubu University, Japan

(10:00-10:25)

S1-1

“Energy Conservation Policy and Measures in Japan: Energy Efficiency in Buildings”

Ryoko Nakamura, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan

(10:25-10:50)

S1-2

“The International State of Building System Commissioning”

Natascha Castro, NIST, USA

(10:50-11:15)

S1-3

“Building Commissioning in the US: The State of the Industry”

Tudi Haasl, PECI, USA

(11:15-11:25)

Break

(11:25-11:50)

S1-4

“Recent Efforts on TAB/Cx in Taiwan”

K.H.Yang, Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan

(11:50-12:15)

S1-5

“Life Cycle Energy Management Approach for Large Commercial Buildings”

Yi Jiang, Tsinghua University, China

(12:15-12:40)

S1-6

“Status of Commissioning for Building Management in Korea”

Sung-Hwan Cho, Jeonju University, Korea

(12:40-14:00)

Lunch

14:00-17:05

Session 2  Best Practices in Each Country

Chairperson: Yasunori Akashi, Kyushu University, Japan

(14:00-14:25)

S2-1

“Approaches to Model Based Performance Analysis in the Germen ModBen Project”

Christian Neumann, Fraunhofer Institute, Germany

(14:25-14:50)

S2-2

“DABO: A BEMS Assisted On-Going Commissioning Tool”

Daniel Choiniere, NRC, Canada

(14:50-15:15)

S2-3

“Rapid Reporting: Removing Barriers to Measurement-based Building Evaluation”

Dirk A. Schwede, Deakin University, Australia

(15:15-15:25)

Break

(15:25-15:50)

S2-4

“Comparison of Energy Performance Between Campus Buildings in China and in USA”

Qingpeng Wei, Tsinghua University, China

(15:50-16:15)

S2-5

“Energy Performance Study on Large Commercial Buildings Through Real Time Energy Monitoring Systems”

Yingxin Zhu, Tsinghua University, China

(16:15-16:40)

S2-6

“Development of Model Based On-going and Retro Commissioning Tools and Case Studies”

Harunori Yoshida, Kyoto University, Japan

(16:40-17:05)

S2-7

“Progress and Prospect of Building Commissioning in Hong Kong”

Alex SK Chan, Honorary Adviser to HKCxC, Hong Kong

17:05-17:20

Closing Address

Chairperson: Yasunori Akashi, Kyushu University, Japan

David Claridge, Texas A&M University, USA

17:25-18:25

Japanese Tea Ceremony

18:30-20:00

Banquet

Opening Address: Harunori Yoshida, Kyoto University, Japan

Closing Address: Ryuji Yanagihara, Tokyo Electric Power Company