Gregor Henze honored as IBPSA fellow for building simulation research
笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听Gregor Henze of 麻豆免费版下载Boulder's Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering has been named a fellow of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, one of the highest honors in the field. Building performance simulation uses detailed computer models to evaluate how buildings perform under varying conditions, in terms of energy use, carbon emissions and heating and cooling efficiency.
鈥淩eceiving this honor is a deeply satisfying affirmation that the community values my contributions to both the science and art of building performance simulation, as well as my efforts to educate the next generation of researchers in the field,鈥 Henze said.
Henze was selected for his pioneering work in model predictive control, which uses mathematical models to predict building system behavior and optimize energy use and comfort; simulation model development, which involves creating and improving mathematical models to explore how buildings respond to factors like weather, utility price signals or occupancy; and building-to-grid integration, which connects buildings to the power grid so the former can respond to electric grid system needs, such as reducing usage during peak times. He is also recognized for his international leadership in research and education.
Charles Kutscher, a Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI) fellow and former听director of the Buildings and Thermal Systems Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL),听said in the nomination letter that Henze鈥檚 knowledge of building energy modeling and his ability to educate and encourage young staff made him an invaluable contributor to NREL鈥檚 building science research efforts.
鈥淚 was especially impressed by Professor Henze鈥檚 broad knowledge of the international research underway and how he applied that knowledge to the modeling of fifth generation district heating and cooling networks,鈥 Kutscher said, referring to advanced urban energy systems which integrate renewable energy and recover waste heat. 鈥淗is research resulted in many groundbreaking papers on this leading edge technology.鈥
Henze is widely recognized for advancing simulation tools and techniques that improve energy efficiency, comfort and grid responsiveness in buildings and urban energy systems. His research portfolio includes more than 200 peer-reviewed publications and spans topics such as advanced building control, data science for energy and buildings, energy flexibility and novel district heating and cooling networks.
Henze is also a co-founder and chief scientist at QCoefficient, Inc., a startup that creates technologies that help buildings proactively manage their energy use in real time to better integrate with the electric grid system operations.
He will be formally recognized in August at the Building Simulation 2025 conference听in Brisbane, Australia.