Date: 6-7 December 2011
Location: Bressanone, Italy
Submission deadline: 30 April 2011
Proposals can now be submitted for the ENERGY FORUM on Solar Building Skins,
which will stage on 6-7 December 2011 in Bressanone, Italy. The aim of the
conference is to contribute to a multidisciplinary, integrated planning approach
among architects, engineers, scientists, energy managers and manufacturers, to
reduce energy consumption while improving the comfort and health of the
building's occupants. Emphasis will be placed on the latest developments and
innovations in integrated components for the building industry, in particular
with regard to multifunctional building envelopes.
Following are the topics which will be covered by the conference:
Multifunctional Building Skins
- Intelligent and Adaptive Building Skins
- Evolving Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal Technologies and Projects
- Enhanced Daylighting
Performance Criteria for Building Envelopes
- Performance Metrics
- Life Cycle Costs of Multifunctional Elements
Holistic Concepts of Plus Energy Buildings
- Market Strategies for Plus Energy and Solar Decathlon Houses
- Solar Retrofitting
Who can apply:
Researchers, scientists and professionals (including architects, engineers,
energy managers, urban planners and industry experts) are invited to submit
papers for presentation. Special consideration will be given to proposals from
scientists, engineers and architects working in the field of renewable energy
technologies.
How to apply:
Please send your proposal in either English or Italian and include the following information:
- Paper title plus titles of 3 sub-chapters
- Synopsis of 300 words (abstract) with 4 key words
- Author’s and co-author’s name, job title and organization
- Phone number, email address and postal address
- Brief Curriculum Vitae
Proposals should be sent to
proposals@energy-forum.com by 30 April 2011. The international scientific conference committee will review the abstracts. Submitters will be notified by 1
June 2011 regarding the status of their submission with detailed instructions
for preparing their final papers and suggestions for accommodation in Bressanone.
Payment of the reduced registration fee of 380 EUR (+ Italian value added tax)
is due by 30 June 2011. The fee includes all conference documentation, lunches
and coffee breaks. Full papers must be received by 1 September 2011 and will be included in the conference documentation available in a printed version at the congress.
Those papers that will not be submitted for presentation in plenary session will
be considered for poster presentation. Poster presenters are also entitled to
the reduced registration fee of 380 EUR (+ Italian value added tax).
Scientific Conference Committee
- Marilyne Andersen, EPFL, Switzerland
- Michael Garrison, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, USA
- Hans-Martin Henning, Head of Thermal Systems and Buildings, Fraunhofer
Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Germany
- Helmut Hohenstein, Dr. Hohenstein Consultancy, former Director of the ift Rosenheim (Germany’s glass, window and façade research institute)
- Andreas Karweger, General Manager, Economic Forum, Munich - Bolzano
- Dieter Moor, Ertex-Solar, Austria
- Menghao Qin, Director, Center for Sustainable Building Research, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, China
- Wolfram Sparber, Director, Department of Renewable Energies, European Academy, Bolzano, Italy
- Mitsuhiro Udagawa, President, Japanese Solar Energy Society; Department of Architecture, Kogakuin University, Japan
- Bernhard Weller, Institute for Construction, TU Dresden, Germany
- Stephen Wittkopf, Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore
Registration Fee
The cost to participate at the ENERGY FORUM is €480 (regular conference fee for
non-speakers or poster presenters) which includes all conference documentation,
lunches and coffee breaks. Participants who register online before 10 June 2011
will receive a 20% discount.
Further Information:
ECONOMIC FORUM
Elisabethstr. 91
880797 Munich • Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)89 - 200 004-161
eMail: info@energy-forum.com
web: www.energy-forum.com
