Themes and Topics

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The focus of the REHVA Conference will be on net zero Energy Buildings and building labelling.

 The Conference will be covering topics as:

  • Legislation and EU policy of energy efficiency and nearly zero energy buildings
  • Role of technical solution in nearly net zero energy buildings
  • Building labelling

 In addition, the Conference will be address if the building labelling will lead to zero energy buildings and also covering case studies.

The speakers of the Conference are invited top experts of their field representing policy makers from European Commission, leaders from important organizations, scientists from top universities and professionals from member states of the European Union.

WEDNESDAY 18 MAY

19.00 – 21.00  Welcome Reception at the Conference Hotel

THURSDAY 19 MAY

08.30 – 10.00

Technical session 1:

Legislation and EU policy / Chair: Olli Seppänen, REHVA

  •  Welcome

 Juhan Parts, Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications, Estonia

  • Cost optimal policy for energy efficiency and nearly zero energy buildings in recast EPBD Directive

Michaela Holl, the European Commission, DG Energy 

  • EU- regulations of HVAC equipment based on Eco-design directive

Ismo Grönroos-Saikkala, the European Commission, DG Energy

  • Regulated air-conditioning and ventilation products based on Eco-design directive

René Kemna, VHK, the Nederlands

10.00 – 10.30 Coffee break

10.30 – 12.00

Technical session 2:

Definitions and policy of nearly zero energy buildings (nZEB) – approaches in some countries  / Chair: Livio Mazzarella, AICARR, Italy

  • Energy boundaries and scientific definition of nZEB based on the results of REHVA Task  

Jarek Kurnitski, SITRA, Estonia

  • UK policy and approach towards zero energy buildings 

Donald Leeper, CIBSE, UK

  • French policy and approach towards zero energy buildings

Jean-Christophe Viser, CSTB, France

  • German policy and approaches towards zero energy buildings

Michael Schmidt, University of Stuttgart, Germany

12.00 – 13.00 Lunch

13.00 – 15.00

Technical session 3:

Role of technical solutions in zero energy buildings / Chair: Michael Schmidt, VDI, Germany

  • Challenges for building and ductwork airtightness in nZEB

Peter Wouters, TightVent Europe and AIVC, Belgium

  • IAQ and thermal comfort in zero energy buildings

Bjarne Olesen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark 

  • EPEE’s heat pump manifesto: opportunities and barriers for heat pumps in buildings

Andrea Voigt, EPEE, European Partnership for Energy and Environment, Belgium

  • Windows and Lighting in nZEB

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland 

  • Solar shading in nZEBs

Hervé Lamy, Board member and Chairman Technical Committee of ES-SO, France

 15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break

15.30 – 17.15

Technical plenary session 4:

Case studies on nZEB / Chair: Branislav Todorovic, KGH, Serbia

  • Swedish experience of Total energy project BELOK

Mari-Liis Maripuu, CIT Energy Management AB, Estonia

  • Dutch experience

Wim Zeiler, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands

  • Half year experience from Daikin NZEB

Ansgar Thiemann, Daikin Europe, Belgium

  • French experience

Mickael Freindorf, Elithis, France

  •  Finnish experiences on very low and zero energy buildings 

Jyri Nieminen, VTT Research Centre, Finland

19.00   Buses from Meriton hotel to KUMU Art Museum

 19.30 – 23.00 Conference walking buffet dinner at the KUMU Art Museum

FRIDAY 20 MAY

08.30 – 10.00

Technical session 5:

Building labelling / Chair: Hendrik Voll, Tallinn University of Technology, EKVÜ, Estonia

  • Analysis of EU member states Ecolabel criteria for buildings

Arnaud Deneyer, the Belgian Building Research Institute, Belgium

  • The route of building energy efficiency development in CHINA- The role of Chinese Green Building Evaluation Label

Xu Zhang, Tongji University, China

  •   HVAC product labelling and certification

Sylvain Courtey, Eurovent Certification, France

10.00 – 10.30 Coffee break

10.30 – 12.30

Technical session 6:

Building labelling schemes and cases  / Chair: Donald Leeper, CIBSE, UK

  • Building labelling principles and systems

Hendrik Voll,  Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

  • OPEN HOUSE – Benchmarking and mainstreaming building sustainability in the EU

Holger Wallbaum, ETH Zurich,  Switzerland

  • Green building thinking in space management – case Nordea

Juha Olkinuora, Nordea, Finland

  • Low2No – implementation of sustainable principles after design competition

Vasilis Maroulas, ARUP Consulting, UK

  • Green refurbishments in Sweden

Åsa Wahlström, CIT Energy Management AB, Sweden 

 12.30 – 13.30 Lunch 

13.30 – 15.30

Technical plenary session 7:

Does building labelling lead to zero energy buildings?  / Chair: Maija Virta, FINVAC, Finland

  • User  perspective: Integrating environmental quality label with enegy labeling of buildings.

Atze Boerstra, the Nederlands

  • Building owener’s perspective 

Frank Hovorka, France

  • Developer´s perspective

Jonas Gräslund, Skanska, Sweden 

  • Designer’s perspective

Teet Tark, Hevac OÜ, EKVÜ,  Estonia

  • Financial perspective

Juerg R. Bernet, EURO Institute of Real Estate Management, Germany 

15.30 – 16.00 Coffee break

16.00 – 17.00

Conference summary and closing / Chair: Francis Allard, AICFV, France

  • Conference summary

Jarek Kurnitski, EKVÜ, Estonia

  • Student competition – presentations and awards

Karel Kabele, Chair of REHVA Education committee, Czech Republic

  • Presentation by winner

 

  • Young Scientist Award

Francis Allard, AICFV, France

  • Presentation by winner

 

  • Invitations to  REHVA Annual Meeting 2012 in Timisoara (Romania)

Ioan Dobosi, REHVA

  • Clima 2013 in Prague (Czech Republic)

Karel Kabele, Chair of REHVA Education committee, Czech Republic

  Programme Committee

 Olli Seppänen, REHVA (chair)

Tiit Kerem, EKVU, Estonian HVAC Association

Maija Virta, Finnish Green Building Council

Hendrik Voll, Tallinn University of Technology