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| Even zoos can be built sustainably!  German climate researcher and author Professor Stefan Rahmstorf will give a speech at the launch of the 24th International Passive House Conference. His lecture titled "Climate Crisis: What we know and what we can do about it" will take place on Sunday 20 September 2020. The oceanographer has been pointing out the consequences of climate warming for a long time. A welcome address to the conference held under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Economics will be held by Thorsten Herdan, Head of the Department of Energy Policy. The 24th International Passive House Conference will stay true to its theme: "Passive House – Building the Future – Sustainably!" After the inauguration session, expert talks on climate-friendly construction and retrofitting to the Passive House Standard will be held every Wednesday and Thursday for three weeks. This way, participants will have the opportunity to attend several online lecture series. The lectures are scheduled in the mornings and in the afternoons (CEST) with two parallel sessions taking place at a time. Most lectures will be held in English, and lectures in German will be available with an English translation. "The online conference allows us to spread out the conference programme over three weeks. Impressive new builds and retrofits will be presented, among them several projects that incorporate the generation of renewable energy. All projects prove that it is possible to meet sustainability criteria", explains Jan Steiger, one of the Passive House Institute's managing directors. The 16 different lecture series during the 24th International Passive House Conference will include presentations on Passive House districts and non-residential buildings built to the Passive House standard, as well as multi-storey Passive House projects. A separate series will deal with Passive House projects worldwide: this will include presentations on a Passive House guesthouse in the Swedish city of Gothen-burg, the first Passive House building in Thailand, and projects in Spain and Canada. In addition, two lecture series will focus on Passive House projects in China, including a presentation on the X88 kindergarten for more than 600 children in the Chinese capital Beijing. Retrofit projects all over the world will also be presented at the 24th International Passive House Conference, including the retrofit of the Nuremberg Zoo's listed hippopotamus enclosure into an energy efficient walk-in terrarium, and the conversion of a former school building in Hamburg into an EnerPHit standard apartment block with 39 flats. Separate lecture series will deal with the topics of summer comfort, cost-effective housing, and special solutions for Passive House buildings. Yet another series of lectures will be dedicated to the topic of education and professional training. The online conference will also offer new possibilities for excursions: participants will be able to experience many Passive House projects around the world virtually. An important part of all International Passive House Conferences is the specialist trade exhibition in which international manufacturers present components for energy efficient construction and retrofits. This Passive House trade exhibition will also take place during the 24th International Passive House Conference. Here too, the online format offers the possibility of extending the exhibition period to three weeks. Contact with the manufacturers will be digital. Participants will be able to take part in guided tours through the exhibition and to direct their questions to exhibitors. write your comments about the article :: © 2020 Construction News :: home page |