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7th Canadian German Conference
on Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency in Buildings
September 13, 2016 - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Allstream Centre (Exhibition Place) - 105 Princes' Blvd., Toronto ON
08:30
Registration and Breakfast
09:00
Opening Remarks
Yvonne Denz – Vice President Operations, Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce Inc.
09:05
Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency in Germany – Welcome and Introduction
Thorsten Gusek – energiewaechter GmbH, Consultant to the German Energy Solutions Initiative of the German Federal
Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)
09:25
The Acceleration of Net Zero: How the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) is Supporting Industry
Innovation
Sonja Winkelmann - Director, Net Zero Energy Housing, Canadian Home Builders' Association
09:55
Buildings and Districts as Renewable Energy Sources
Norbert Fisch – Professor, Institute for Building Services and Energy Design, Braunschweig University of Technology
10:40
Coffee Break
11:10
Renewable Energies in Buildings
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Peter Frei – CEO, Freisolar GmbH
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Erich Mands – CEO, UbeG GbR
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Mark Metzner – President, GeoKOAX GmbH
12:00
Networking Lunch
01:10
Energy Efficient Solutions for Green Buildings
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Volker Massmann – International Sales Manager, RAICO Bautechnik GmbH
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Jan Koester – eCO2heat GmbH
01:55
Energy Efficiency + Sustainable Building Design - Best Practice Building Examples from Germany
Günther Löhnert - Architect, sol·id·ar planungswerkstatt, Berlin
02:40
Coffee Break
03:00
Ontario Climate Change Action Strategy: Energy-efficient Buildings and Homes
Elizabeth McDonald – President and CEO, Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance (CEEA)
03:20
Plenary Session: Best Practices and Solutions from Ontario and Germany
Moderator: Graeme Stewart - Architect, ERA Architects, Tower Renewal Project
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Günther Löhnert - Architect, sol·id·ar planungswerkstatt, Berlin
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Norbert Fisch – Professor, Institute for Building Services and Energy Design, Braunschweig University of Technology
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Sonja Winkelmann - Director, Net Zero Energy Housing, Canadian Home Builders' Association
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Loghman Azar – Architect, Line Architect Inc., Toronto
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Elizabeth McDonald – President and CEO, Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance
04:20
Questions and Answers. Closing Remarks
04:30
Networking. End of Conference