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2nd Ecobuildings Conference
Abstract
Date: April 7.-8. 2008
Location: Stuttgart
The Ecobuildings Conference is presenting project outcomes and experiences from four European demonstration project initiatives, which are being jointly presented under the European Ecobuildings label. The two-day conference will mainly focus on the special requirements and challenges involved in constructing and refurbishing public buildings. In addition to demonstration projects, various design tools will be presented as part of the lectures. These are almost fully matured and can be deployed in the design, implementation and occupational phases.
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Conference
The conference is being organised by the city of Stuttgart, which is represented with an Ecobuilding demonstration building, in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics (IBP) and the Project Management Jülich. The conference is being held in the Rathaus (Town Hall) in Stuttgart. The programme includes the presentation of 24 demonstration projects, poster presentations on the other project outcomes (e.g. design tools) as well as "round table" discussions with policy makers. A representative from the European Commission will update conference attendees about current European research and demonstration programmes.
Event programme and registration
A detailed event programme and a registration form can be downloaded as PDF files from the links above.
Ecobuildings
The Ecobuildings Initiative is funded by the EU Commission (GD TREN) and is seeking to develop and test new methods for designing, constructing and operating new or refurbished buildings at the European level. The intention is to considerably lower heating, cooling and lighting requirements and, in addition, provide remaining energy requirements as efficiently as possible, whereby renewable energy or CHP should be used if at all possible.
Through the activities, the initiative intends to drive forward legislative and regulatory measures for energy efficiency and to promote the increased use of renewable energy solutions in the construction industry.