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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 •

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 •

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 •

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