The 2024 Building Simulation Award has been won by Xiaoxiong Xie, a lecturer in building engineering at the University of Plymouth.
The winning entry, which was recognised at CIBSE Build2Perform Live last month, is on ‘Multi-scale modelling of air-source heat pump impacts on outdoor microclimates in 2050s UK scenarios’.
The Young Modeller Award was won by Gaurav Kataria, senior building performance and sustainability engineer at Harley Haddow.
The award is based on the overall work of young modellers. Judges said: ‘Gaurav has achieved a lot already in his career and is effectively using modelling, as a tool to contribute positively to the entire design process from the very early stages, and in order to facilitate communication with other specialties.
‘He has used his initiative to create his own methodologies and tools in order to use detailed HVAC modelling in decision-making.’
The annual awards are organised by the CIBSE Building Simulation Group.
Also at Build2Perform PhD student Kate Turley was named the 2024 SLL Young Lighter on the Light2Perform stage.