2nd EnBop Forum: Information and communication technologies for buildings

Abstract

Date: 10 November 2011

Location: Stuttgart

In Stuttgart, invited practitioners and researchers from EnOB’s Commissioning, Optimisation and Monitoring research area, known as EnBop for short, will be discussing the possibilities for using innovative technologies and tools for managing the building operations. A focus of the 2nd EnBop Forum will be on the use of information and communication technologies for operationally managing buildings. The event is conceived as a workshop and is limited to 30 participants. It is being organised by the Institute of Building Services and Solar Technology (IGS) at TU Braunschweig in conjunction with Steinbeis-Transferzentrum Energie-, Gebäude- und Solartechnik in Stuttgart.

More details

This event is designed to enable researchers and practitioners from the building design and operation, building automation and software design sectors to enter into closer discussion. It is concerned with the specific challenges that have to be met in practice as a result of the new climate protection goals and the potential for cooperation between research and business regarding the energy-optimised construction and operation of buildings. Details on the programme will soon be available here.

Background

A lot also still needs to be done in terms of improving the efficiency with existing buildings. As far as building operators are concerned, fault-free operation and occupant comfort are given priority, while energy-efficient operation is frequently not even mentioned in the specification documents. In many buildings, however, simply modifying the operational management or implementing other low-cost measures could reduce the electricity and heat consumption by between 10 and 20%.

The focus of the EnBop research area is on optimising buildings and exhausting the performance potential during operation. At the centre of the research projects are case studies concerned with the operational management of innovative buildings, systems and components. In addition, methods to improve the operational management of buildings are being tested and new kinds of tools and service concepts are being developed. A particular focus is on the long-term sustainability and economic feasibility of the optimisation, which are being examined in terms of specific measures and buildings.