Call for Papers

ENERGY FORUM on Solar Building Skins

06-07 December 2012, Bressanone, Italy

It is our pleasure to invite you to the 7^th ENERGY FORUM on Solar Building Skins. Solar architecture is part of an overall design approach based upon the interaction of energy, light, air and intelligent materials and systems.

The main objective of the conference is to contribute to a multidisciplinary, integrated planning approach among architects, engineers, scientists, energy managers and manufacturers, with the aim 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 the use of renewable energy and multifunctional building elements.

We would be happy to review your proposal and to include your presentation in our conference program or poster session.

Simultaneous translations into Italian and English will be available for all presentations.

Topics of he 7^th ENERGY FORUM on Solar Building Skins:

• Multifunctional Building Skins
  • Intelligent and Adaptive Building Skins
  • Evolving Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal Technologies and Projects
  • Enhanced Daylighting and Shading
• Performance Criteria for Building Envelopes
  • Performance Metrics
  • Life-Cycle Cost Assessment
• Holistic Concepts
  • Building Concepts and Strategies for Plus Energy Houses
  • Refurbishment Strategies for the Building Stock
  • 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:

We will accept proposals that are both “research” or “practice” orientated; applicants should specify to which of the two categories their paper belongs. Please send your proposal in either English or Italian and include the following information:

• Paper title plus titles of 3 sub-chapters (see the 2011 program for samples of sub-chapters)
• Synopsis of 400 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 [at] energy-forum.com by March 30^th 2012.  Applicants will be notified by May 15^th regarding the status of their submission with detailed instructions for preparing their final papers and suggestions for accommodation in Bressanone. Registration and payment of the reduced registration fee of 380 EUR + Italian value added tax (VAT) are due by June 15^th. Full papers must be received by July 31^st 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 will present their projects during a two-minute talk in plenary session and are entitled to the reduced registration fee of 180 EUR (+ VAT).
 

Calendar ENERGY FORUM 2012:

• Deadline for proposals: March 30^th
• End of review process: May 10^th
• Notification of submitters: May 15^th
• Registration deadline for speakers/poster presenters: June 15^th
• 1^st Program announcement: end of June
• Deadline for full manuscripts: July 31^st
• Deadline for Poster submission: October 15^th
• 2^nd Program announcement: end of October
• Deadline for PowerPoint presentations: November 1^st
• 7^th ENERGY FORUM: December 06^th-07^th

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, Nanjing University, China; School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering; Queen's University, Belfast
• 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
• Yigsaw Yohanis; School of the Built Environment, University of Ulster, United Kingdom

Organizer:

ECONOMIC FORUM

Elisabethstr. 91

D-880797 Munich, Germany

Tel +49 89-200 004-161

info [at] energy-forum.com

Registration Fee:

The cost to participate at the ENERGY FORUM is €480 + Italian value added tax (VAT) which includes all conference documentation, lunches and coffee breaks.

Early Registration:

Participants who register online before June 30^th will receive a 20% discount.

How to get there:

The conference centre is located in the heart of Bressanone in northern Italy, close to the border with Austria. Bressanone has a train station for all trains travelling on the Innsbruck-Verona route. The nearest airport is Bolzano (distance 40 kilometers) which has several daily flights to and from Rome. The nearest international airports are Innsbruck (80 kilometers), Verona (190 km), Munich (260 km) and Milan (330 km). There is a Shuttle bus to/from Munich Airport that runs five times a day. We can also arrange a personal pick-up at the airports of Innsbruck and Bolzano for 150 EUR each way (Verona for 260 EUR; Munich, Milano and Venice airports for 430 EUR each way).

For more information including hotel accommodation in Bressanone, please visit our page “How to get there”.