PROGRAMME

4 March 2010

09.00 The energy efficiency package of the EU

• Opening & Welcome
  Rudi Anschober, Regional Minister for Energy, Upper Austria
  MEP Claudes Turmes, European Parliament, President Eufores
   
• Indicators for energy efficiency: towards a low carbon society
  Richard A. Bradley, International Energy Agency
  
  
• The new European Buildings Directive
  Martin Elsberger, European Commission, DG Energy & Transport
  
  
• Form follows energy
  Brian Cody, Institute for buildings and energy, Graz University of Technology, Austria

Cost optimal levels for building renovation - how deep to go?

• How deep to go: the economics of renovation
  Rod Janssen, Member of the Board, eceee
  
  
• The pathway to 8 million refurbished homes
  Claire Roumet, Secretary General, CECODHAS - Housing Europe
   
• Aim high, go low!
  Werner Hansmann, Vice-President, Eurima
   
• The building renovation programmes in Upper Austria
  Gerhard Dell, Energy Commissioner, Director O.Ö. Energiesparverband, Austria
   
  
• Improving US building energy efficiency and the pioneering role of Massachusetts
  Ian J. Finlayson, Manager, Buildings and Climate Programs, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, USA

14.45 Innovative technologies for efficient renovation

• Building renovation - top-level research results
  Michael Paula, Theodor Zillner, Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie, Austria
  
  
• 10 rules for energy efficient renovation of office buildings
  Anke Mennenga, Bavarian Environment Agency, Germany
   
  
• Pre-fabricated systems for low energy renovation
  Robert Fischer, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Switzerland
   
• International examples for advanced housing renovation
  Fritjof Salvesen, KanEnergi, Norway

Investing in building renovation - programmes and financing

• The German CO2 building renovation programme - economic impacts
  Patrick Hansen, Forschungszentrum Jülich, IEF-STE, Germany
  
  
• Financing building renovation
  Architect Blair Hamilton, Director, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation, USA 
   
• The Czech "Green Savings" programme
  Irena Plocková, Státní fond životního prostředí ČR, Czech Republic
   
• Eco refurbishment of housing
  Paul Ciniglio, Radian Technical Services, UK
   
• The user's perspective: people, energy and carbon
  Bill Bordass, Research and Policy Adviser, The Usable Buildings Trust, UK

18.30 End

19.00 Evening event

5 March 2010

09.15 Working Groups

The working groups are introduced by short impulse statements and will invite the participants to discuss and actively exchange their views.
Languages: English, German

Working Group 1: From European policies to local implementation

• Target 2050 - aiming for a 60 % carbon footprint reduction
  Kierson Wise, Severn Wye Energy Agency, UK
  
  
• The Clinton Climate Initiative - Energy Efficiency Building Retrofit Programme
  Vollrad Kuhn, Clinton Climate Initiative
  
  Chairpersons: Jan Geiss, Eufores & Andoni Hidalgo, Eurima

Working Group 2: Refurbishing Europe's social housing

• A successful programme for retrofitting social housing in Estonia
  Marit Otsing, Estonian Union of Co-operative Housing Associations
  
  
• Solar refurbishment of Hungary's largest block of flats
  Péter Puskás, Deputy Mayor, Óbuda, Hungary
  
  
• Using ETS funds for building renovation
  Vít Vaníček, President, Czech and Moravian Housing Cooperative Union, Czech Republic
  
  Chairperson: Sorcha Edwards, Deputy Secretary General, CECODHAS - Housing Europe

Working Group 3: Product innovation & services

• Energy efficient lighting - a contribution to accelerate building renovation
  Harry Verhaar, Senior Director Energy & Climate Change, Philips Lighting, The Netherlands
  
  
• Examples for zero energy renovations
  Heinz-Christian Plöderl, PAUAT Architekten, Austria
  
  Chairperson: Christine Öhlinger, O.Ö. Energiesparverband

12.00 - 15.30 Site-visits to low energy / passive renovation projects