
Attendees
This event caters to anyone with an interest in improving the practice of building performance simulation, including IBPSA members. The event is of particular interest for students, post docs, early career researchers, scientists, practitioners, and subject matter experts. We welcome all skill levels to participate.
Attendees will meet with industry leaders, software developers, and seasoned practitioners for workshops and mentorship. HackSimBuild previous attendees include the following:
- Mostapha Roudsari (Ladybug Tools)
- Chris Mackey (Ladybug Tools)
- Andy Berres (ORNL data scientist)
- Aaron Boranian (Big Ladder software)
- Matthew Dahlhausen (NREL engineer)
- Nathaniel Jones (Arup)
We also seek industry leaders, software developers, and seasoned practitioners to interact with and mentor our teams of hackers.


Winners from HackSimBuild '24
Best Simulation Practice Improvement:
Team Lighthouse (Hunter Swope, Jongki Lee, and Gabriel Flechas)
Most Creative Demonstration:
GridSage (Harshika Bisht, Tuğçin Kırant, and Alex Chapin)
People’s Choice:
The Burrowing Ironbugs (Victor Braciszewski, Chris Mackey, and Mingbo Peng)
Best Overall Hack (sponsored by Cyclone Energy):
Hack Yeah (Hussein Al Jebaei, Nupoor Kansara, and Nick Smith)