Madrid 29-30 September 2014

Auditorium of the School of Industrial Engineering (UPM)

c / José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2 
28006 - Madrid (Spain)

International Conference On Energy Efficiency And Historic Building: Experiences And Solutions

How to improve the energy efficiency of historic buildings while preserving their character, values ??and historical integrity?

What topics to be treated?

• Techniques, materials, analysis of completed projects and experiences, methodologies and solutions for improving energy historic building.
• Governance, management, participation and mediation.
• Policy and technical regulation: how to consider the specificity of the historical building in energy regulation.
• Financing: profitability and cost reduction.
• And information dissemination.

What will you find in this Congress?

Papers and communications framework by specialized professionals in the areas of energy and historic building. In addition there will be a space with posters of researchers and professionals who offer their projects and work with those who can arrange interviews. And one area stands of companies in the sector and to contact you about your work.

Thematic Lines

Traditional and technological knowledge: concepts, techniques, practices, uses, materials and methodologies

• Energy sustainability and urban environment.
• Building block, neighborhood, city, village.
• Materials and construction and historic architectural styles: traditional know-how.
• Identification criteria analysis methodologies, techniques and valid solutions for energy improvement of the historic building.
• Conservation and preservation of historical heritage versus interventions for improving energy efficiency.
• Pilot studies, projects executed, results and good practices for energy improvement.
• Compilation of general and specific information and knowledge as adapted to the different profiles of the agents involved transfer.
• Energy consumption, comfort, value for money.
• Monitoring tools, simulation, assessment and diagnosis. Experiences in building and historic areas.
• Energy bill of the city.

Governance, management, participation and mediation

• Models and mechanisms for management and decision making.
• Governance: analysis of practices and case studies.
• Actors involved: roles, issues, mediation and participation.
• Comprehensive feasibility studies and solution models.

Policy and technical regulation and historic building

• Presence and absence, problems and solutions.
• How to consider the specificity of the historical building in energy regulation.
• Addressing energy certification in historic building.
• Regulations of heritage protection and energy efficiency.
• Control and audit mechanisms.
• Comparative analyzes of specific cases.

Funding Mechanisms

• Economic and social returns.
• Presentation and analysis of existing mechanisms.
• Studies applicability and feasibility of implementation of new mechanisms.

Dissemination, training, education

• Products, tools and good practices for dissemination and transfer of results of scientific and technical research. Economic and social impacts.
• Projects, actions and instruments aimed at non-specialist audience.

Program

September 29

9.15 to 9.45: Presentation

9.45 to 10.45: OPENING SESSION

Ingolf Schädler. Deputy Director-General Innovation. Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology. Austria

TBC . Unit Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, Directorate of Climate Action and Resource Efficiency, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation.European Commission

10.45 to 11.15 : Coffee break

11.15 to 14.00 :SESSION 1: GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, PARTICIPATION AND MEDIATION

Paper frame + Communications + and Q Debate:

Presentation framework:Chiara Ronchini.World Heritage Site Energy Efficiency Manager. Edinburgh World Heritage Site 

Chaired and moderated by:Pedro Ballesteros Torres, International Relations Officer, European Commission, DG Energy

14.00 to 15.30 :Leisure

15.30 to 16.10 :Presentation of posters parallel

16.10 to 19.30 :SESSION 2: TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY

+ Communications + Presentations framework Debate and Q (17,10 -. 17.30 h Break)

Framework Paper:

Nicholas Heath. Director NDM Heath Ltd

José Luis González Moreno-Navarro.Professor Polytechnic University of Catalonia

Chaired and moderated by:Juan Carlos Prieto.Director, Fundación Santa María la Real

September 30

9.15 to 11.45 : SESSION 3: REGULATION AND TECHNICAL REGULATIONS AND HISTORIC BUILDING

Paper frame + Communications + Discussion and Question Time

Chaired and moderated by:José Luis González Moreno-Navarro. Professor, Technical University of Catalonia

11.45 to 12.15 :Coffee

12.15 to 14.30 :SESSION 4: OUTREACH, EDUCATION, TRAINING

Paper frame + Communications + Discussion and Question Time

Presentation framework:

Nicholas Heath. Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance (STBA)

Chaired and moderated by:María Antón Vilasánchez. Manager, Consortium of Santiago City

14.30  -  15.45 :Leisure

15.45  -  16.15 :Presentation of posters parallel

16.15 to 19.00 :SESSION 5: FINANCING MECHANISMS

Communications + + Questions and Roundtable discussion

Chaired and moderated by:Mario Aymerich Fabregat. Manager, Project Department of Environment and Regional Development, European Investment Bank (EIB)

19.00 :Conclusions and Closing

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