ICEBO 2009 will take place November 17-18, 2009 in Austin, Texas.  The conference will be at the AT&T Conference Center, a LEEDs-certified building, on the campus of The University of Texas.  ICEBO 2009 is hosted by the Energy Systems Laboratory located at Texas A&M University, College Station and co-hosted by Austin Energy.  For registration and more detailed information, please visit our website.
 

The conference will bring together an international group of practitioners and researchers who routinely minimize the energy consumption, operating costs, and environmental impacts of buildings while improving the health and comfort of occupants. ICEBO 2009 is the leading forum for timely exchanges among individuals interested in the continuous improvement and maintenance of buildings, their energy usage and environmental impact. The topics to be discussed are:

• Worldwide best practices in commissioning, retro-commissioning, and Continuous Commissioning® new and existing buildings
• Mission-critical facilities (hospitals, data centers, central utility plants, etc.) operation optimization for best performance and maximum energy savings
• Improved building automation, controls, and sensor accuracy
• Commissioning for Energy Star and LEED® (NC and EB) certifications
• Achieving sustainability, saving energy, and improving occupant comfort
• Planning and designing intelligent buildings'
• On-site renewable energy applications (wind, solar, fuel cell, etc.)
• Measuring and verifying performance of building improvements
• Success stories of combined heat and power (CHP) and distributed generation (DG)
• New federal and state building energy efficiency initiatives
• International markets and collaboration for improving building performance

In addition to the conference, three workshops are being planned – one pre-conference, two post-conference.  The workshops will cover Continuous Commissioning®, Measurement and Verification Techniques and LEED Certification Training®.
 

The international approach of ICEBO makes it unique. The conferences alternate between USA and international sites. ICEBO 2009 will be held in the U.S. in Austin, Texas. Other recent venues include

• ICEBO 2008, Berlin, Germany;
• ICEBO 2007, San Francisco, California;
• ICEBO 2006, Shenzhen, China;
• ICEBO 2005, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
• ICEBO 2004, Paris, France.

The conferences are closely coordinated with the International Energy Agency’s annexes on building commissioning.