IBPSA Achievement Awards
IBPSA makes the following awards for outstanding work in the building performance simulation field. These awards are made on a biennial basis at each Building Simulation Conference. See the 2023 and past award winners below.
IBPSA Distinguished Achievement Award
This award, formerly named the IBPSA Award for Distinguished Service to Building Simulation, recognizes an individual who has a distinguished record of contributions to the field of building performance simulation, over a long period. The award consists of a plaque and $500 (US). Awarded biennially.
IBPSA Outstanding Young Contributor Award
This award recognizes an individual at the beginning of their career who has demonstrated potential for significant contributions to the field of building performance simulation. The award consists of a plaque and $500 (US). Awarded biennially.
IBPSA Innovative Application Award
This award, formerly named the IBPSA Award for Distinguished Practice, recognizes an individual, group or firm, who has made a significant contribution to the effective application and/or advancement of building performance simulation in practice. The award may be given for a unique or noteworthy use of simulation in practice; development of simulation software or supporting software that has had a significant impact on industry practice; or other contribution that has advanced building performance simulation in practice. The award consists of a plaque and $US500. Awarded biennially.
Godfried Augenbroe Award
This new award, in honour of the late Prof. Godfried Augenbroe, recognizes a recent outstanding PhD thesis on the topic of building performance simulation. Eligible candidates will have been awarded their PhD in the two years since the last biennial IBPSA World Simulation Conference. The award consists of a plaque and $US1500. Awarded biennially.
Nominations
Nominations for awards must be made by an independent third party.
Nominations for the Distinguished Achievement Award shall include a brief CV which gives the history of involvement with building performance simulation, publications etc., and a summary of the nominee’s specific contribution to the field of building performance simulation – e.g. in the development/ contribution to development of building performance simulation tools or in furthering knowledge in the field of application of building performance simulation, etc.
Nominations for the IBPSA Outstanding Young Contributor Award shall include a brief CV, which gives a summary of the individual’s contributions to the field of building performance simulation, their publications etc., and an assessment of the potential for future contributions arising from the individual.
Nominations for the Innovative Application Award shall be accompanied by a summary of the individual’s, group’s or firm’s contributions to the field of building performance simulation in practice and an assessment of the significance of these contributions.
Nominations for the Godfried Augenbroe Award shall be accompanied by the following items: the student’s name and affiliation and title of PhD thesis; a cover letter (no more than 2 pages); an extended summary of the thesis (up to 5 pages); the nomination letter from the supervisor/advisors on university letterhead and in PDF format; a video recording of no more than 10 minutes, in which the nominee presents the key content and contribution to knowledge of the thesis (shared in the form of a URL); and, access to the full PhD thesis (shared via a link or PDF file).
Nominations for 2025 awards must be made by an independent third party and submitted by February 28, 2025. We would like as many nominations as possible, so please contact the Chairs of the Awards and Fellows Committee, Liam O’Brien (liamobrien@cunet.carleton.ca) and Ji-Hyun (Jeannie) Kim (jihyun.kim@anl.gov), to discuss a possible nomination if required.
All nominations should be submitted through the IBPSA Awards and Fellows Conftool website. Instructions to submit nominations are provided in a PDF document.
Recent Past Recipients of these awards are:
IBPSA Distinguished Achievement Award
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2025 |
Andreas Athienitis (Canada) |
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2023 |
Lori McElroy (Scotland) |
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2021 |
Ian Beausoleil-Morrison (Canada) |
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2019 |
Jan Hensen (Netherlands) |
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2017 |
Ardeshir Mahdavi (Austria) |
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2015 |
Godfried Augenbroe (USA) |
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2013 |
Qinyan Chen (USA) |
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2011 |
Tom Maver (U.K.) |
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2009 |
Terence J Williamson (Australia) |
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2007 |
Yi Jiang (China) |
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2005 |
Fred Winkelmann (USA) |
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2003 |
Curt Pedersen (USA) |
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2001 |
Ed Sowell (USA) |
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1999 |
Joe Clarke (U.K.) |
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1997 |
Jean Lebrun (Belgium) |
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1995 |
George Walton (USA) |
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1993 |
Tamami (Tom) Kusuda (USA) |
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1991 |
Gint Mitalas (Canada) |
IBPSA Outstanding Young Contributor Award
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2025 |
Yu Qian Ang |
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2023 |
Sen Huang |
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2021 |
Christiane Berger (Denmark) |
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2019 |
Xin Zhou (China) |
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2017 |
Liam O’Brien (Canada) |
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2015 |
Ruben Baetens (Belgium) |
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2013 |
Yeonsook Heo (USA) |
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2011 |
Kristina Orehounig (Austria) |
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2009 |
Denis Bourgeois (Canada) |
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2007 |
Michaël Kummert (U.K.) |
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2005 |
Michael Wetter (USA) |
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2003 |
Pieter de Wilde (Netherlands) |
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2001 |
Ian Beausoleil-Morrison (Canada) |
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1999 |
Martin Moeck (USA) |
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1997 |
Veronica Soebarto (Indonesia) |
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1995 |
Jean-Michel Nataf (France) |
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1993 |
James Braun (USA) |
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1991 |
Jeffrey Spitler (USA) |
IBPSA Innovative Application Award
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2025 |
Yi Zhang |
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2025 |
Schneider Electric and University of Colorado Boulder Team |
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2023 |
No award made |
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2021 |
Per Sahlin (Sweden) |
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2019 |
Drury B. Crawley (USA) |
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2017 |
John Mardaljevic (U.K.) |
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2015 |
Jason Glazer – GARD Analytics (USA) |
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2013 |
No award made |
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2011 |
No award made |
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2009 |
No award made |
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2007 |
Enermodal Engineering Ltd. (Canada) |
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2005 |
No award made |
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2003 |
Michael Holmes – Arup (U.K.) |
Godfried Augenbroe Award
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2025 |
Kathryn Hinkelman |
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2023 |
Rebecca Ward |