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Calling all building energy innovators!

The first-ever 2025 National Ambient Energy for Buildings Research Symposium is accepting abstracts now through April 30!

Event details:

• Sept 7–9, 2025
• Ghost Ranch, NM
• The first 55 accepted presenters get free registration, room & board!

Submit yours today: https://engineering.louisville.edu/naebrs/call-for-abstracts/

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Ella Nielsen
Membership & Engagement Director
American Solar Energy Society
Boulder CO
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April 30 is the deadline for abstract submissions. Thanks for the reminder, Ella!

This should be a very educational and inspiring symposium with the chance to interact with passive solar pioneers and learn of current efforts and research, including ambient energy in building design. Using the energy from the sun, earth, and air to condition our buildings greatly reduces, if not eliminates, the need for mechanical heating and cooling systems. Buildings conditioned using ambient energy are more comfortable and resilient in extreme weather events. If you have related research and/or projects, please consider submitting an abstract via Keith's previous link.

Here you can see more about the symposium: 

National Ambient Energy for Buildings Research Symposium, September 7 – 9, 2025,  Ghost Ranch, New Mexico 

Looking forward to this symposium with Co-directors, M Keith Sharp, an active member of the ASES Solar Buildings Division, and Julian Wang, Vice-chair of the ASES Solar Buildings Division. 

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Debbie Coleman
(Architect & ASES Solar Buildings Chair)
Sun Plans, Architect
debra28@sunplans.com
https://www.sunplans.com
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Thanks, Ella and Debbie.

We have commitments from some passive solar luminaries already. These include David Wright, who designed some of the most iconic passive solar buildings in the Southwest. Mark Chalom and Quentin Wilson, who worked with Peter van Dresser on the SunDwellings at Ghost Ranch, will be there. Bruce Davis, who worked extensively with Karen Terry, will talk about their historic work. Also, Jose Baer will grace us with stories about his late father Steve Baer, as well as about his own research. Opportunities for interacting with these pioneers are precious, and there may not be many more of them.

The deadline for abstract submission has been extended to 1 June 2025. There are still a few spots available for free registration, room and board, but they are going fast.

We now have commitments from Bruce Hunn, Ken Haggard, Pliny Fisk and Bristol Stickney. The collective passive solar wisdom at this meeting is going to be enormous.