Green building-architecture-planning talk

1. Energy, Climate,
Economy
European Perspectives in Sustainability from
Berlin, Frankfurt and Hamburg, Germany and
København, Denmark
Olof Hansen
Sponsored by the DAAD
(German Academic Exchange Service)
and Trans-Atlantic Climate Bridge

2. Energy, Climate, Economy
1.Policy Cloud
2. Sustainability Projects
3. Green Buildings

3. Societies in Transition Energy, Climate and Oceans
Impacts on the Global Economy
Journalists and EXPERTS ALUMNI Program
Berlin – Hamburg – Copenhagen
January 27 – February 3, 2010
This Alumni/Journalist Program aims at enhancing both
transatlantic exchange and the awareness of Germany
in the American media.
The members of the „Round Table USA“ are using the
opportunity to foster an increased dialogue between
their alumni from the US and Germany, as has proven
to be successful on seminar journeys of this kind
before.
This way the efficiency and sustainability of the
coordination of transatlantic projects can be altered
effectively.
http://www.runder-tisch-usa.de/berlin-hamburg-copenhagen/

4. Meetings with .gov, .eu, .org, .com and
.edu
 Former Under Secretary General  Executive Director of European
United Nations and Head of UNEP Environment Agency
 Director General of German  Greenpeace Program Manager for
Federal Ministry for the Nordic Countries
Environment, Nature
Conservation and Nuclear Safety  CEO of largest utility in
Scandinavia
 EU climate negotiator at COP15
 Professor of KlimaCampus,
 State Secretary for Urban University Hamburg
Development and the
Environment for the City State of  CEO of Copper Smelter
Hamburg
 Former Senator for Environment
 Director of the Confederation of for City of Hamburg
Danish Industry
 CEO of Wonderful Copenhagen
 Danish Minister of Climate and
Energy  Green Bankers and Architects

5. Policy Cloud

6. Roundtable 2010

7. COP15 Assessment
 In spite of no legally binding accord, COP15 produced
these success stories:
 International recognition of 2 degree target,
 Highest visibility for 150 heads of state all focused on
global climate change,
 Commitment of $30 billon fast track monies, going up to
$100bn
 Increased transparency an goal statement to reduce
emissions and limit global warming
 Majority of emitting countries signed up with pledges

8. COP15 Lessons to be Learned
 From UN150+ to G2 or G2.5
 Downscaling from global to local level
 Skeptics “What is your evidence that climate change is NOT
happening?”
 Different public perceptions (59% of Germans consider climate
change a man-made fact versus 27-40% in US)
 Border tariffs (Carbon Wars)
 Triple E-square versus renewables first
 US has some catching up to do de-linking economic output from
GHG emissions: DK 114, EU 208 and US 302 energy units/GDP
unit
 PRC (China) not part of developing world

9. Future Steps after COP15
 New venues besides COP16 in Mexico such as
 G2 (USA-PRC),
 G20 in spring,
 G8 (Davos),
 C40 (climate cities)
 as well as bilateral avenues to make progress in creating
a global protocol
 Local and regional efforts (West Coast, NE, Puget
Sound partnership between EU and USA)
 Cities as catalysts

10. Hamburg
City with 1.77 Million inhabitants
• One of Europe‟s highest incomes: € 50K/yr
• 26% commuters, 14% immigrant population
• Most important port for CZ, PL and A
• 52% of import from Asia
• 3rd largest aeronautics site after Seattle &
Toulouse
• Hub for media, fashion and PR businesses
• European Green Capitol 2011
•http://hamburggreencapital.eu/

11. Projects in Hamburg

12. iba
 International Building Exhibition
Hamburg with focus on the Elbe
islands in Hamburg‟s south, lasts
from 2007 to 2013
 Three key themes
 Cosmopolis – coexistence of
diverse cultures within the
international urban community
 Metrozones – renewal of the city‟s
inner peripheries
 Climate change – environmental
challenges facing cities in times of
GHG reductions
 http://www.iba-hamburg.de/en/00_start/start.php

13. Cosmopolis
 Wilhelmsburg, district of Hamburg
directly South of Downtown
 Current land use: Stacked up
containers and port cranes next to
residential areas and derelict
industrial sites, punctuated by
road and rail routes
 55,000 people
 40 languages
 High unemployment
 Close proximity to city center
 Local engagement: “What means
“HOME” for you?”
 Gradual change to 100% renewable
energy

15. Energy Projects

17. Hamburg„s Green Autobahn

18. Hamburg‟s New Tram Lines
http://www.strassenbahn-hamburg.de/ (German)

19. Hamburg‟s “Hafen City”
http://www.hafencity.com/en/home.html

20. Hafen (Harbor) City
 Europe‟s largest inner-city development project
 Over 20 million square feet, 5,500 apartments for 12,000
people and office space for 40,000 jobs

24. Elbphilarmonie Hamburg
 Designed by Swiss architect
Herzog & de Meuron
 Sits on top of Kaispeicher,
store house for cacao beans
 Main concert hall: 2100 seats
 Two other halls: 550, 170 seats
 Hotel w/250 beds
 45 apartments
 Restaurants, cafes,
educational space
 http://www.elbphilharmonie.de/

25. København (Copenhagen)
 Some Statistics of „Kongeriget
Danmark‟ (Danish Kingdom):
 5.5 Million people, 1.8 M in
København
 55% of economic output is export
 Denmark‟s competitiveness is
ranked #3 in the world
 Denmark has de-linked its economic
output from GHG emissions:
 DK 114
 EU 208
 USA 302 energy units/GDP unit
 Denmark was first country with an
environmental minister
 GDP grew 50% during last 10 years
while CO2 was reduced by 18%
 50% Bike commuters in
Copenhagen (Lord Mayor‟s goal:
80%)

26. CHP Power plant
 Multi-feedstock
 Biomass
 Heat for 200K
households
 Power for 1.3 M
households
 Largest wind turbines
in Denmark
 Electric car
infrastructure for smart
charge
http://www.dongenergy.com/EN/Pages/index.aspx

27. Energy Efficient Power Plant
at Avedøre

28. Largest Wind Turbines in
Denmark
 3.6 MW capacity = 2500
households
 Total height:150 meter (taller
than St. Regis tower)
 Weight of one blade: 18 tons
 Demonstration for offshore
technology
 Generation from 4m/s (start) to
25m/s (storm) wind speeds
 Wind Turbine Guild sells
shares to private persons

29. Power plant or Art Museum?

30. Journalists Visit Germany for a Look at Green
Buildings and Architecture
 Under the auspices of the Transatlantic Climate
Bridge initiative, the German Foreign Office, in
collaboration with the U.S. Green Building Council
 About 20 U.S. and Canadian journalists specializing
in environmental issues (plus one environmental
expert)
 Informational tour in Germany covering Frankfurt,
Darmstadt, and Berlin from April 11 to 17
 Organized by the Ecologic Institute, a not-for-profit
think tank for applied environmental research, policy
analysis, and consultancy
 http://ecologic.eu/3477

31. Green Buildings: Old-New-
Private-Public
 International fair with 2000 exhibitors  Hundertwasser‟s „Waldspirale‟ in
“Light and Building Convention” in Darmstadt
Frankfurt
 „Passive House‟ Solar Primary School in
 “E-House”
Frankfurt
 Competition “Design Plus”
 House automation through system  Retrofit of “Märkisches Viertel”, Public
integration at GIRA Housing Project in Berlin
 Deutsche Bank Twin Towers become  KlimaSolarHaus (Co-Housing project) in
“Greentowers” Berlin
 Plus-Energy House in Frankfurt  Tour of Solon, a solar panel factory
(University of Darmstadt)
 Real time metering and visualization
 KfW, social and environmental bank
and new building
 Visit at GMP, global architectural
company designing green sports arena
 German Sustainable Building Council

32. Frankfurt
City with 700 K inhabitants
• Frankfurt am Main is financial hub –
“Mainhattan”
•Metro area: 2.2 million, Autobahn Kreuz
• Seat of the European Central Bank, the
German Federal Bank, Deutsche Bank, the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the Frankfurt
Trade Fair (Büchermesse – World‟s Largest
Bookfair)
•Former headquarters of the U.S. Army in
Germany
•Among the top 10 most livable cities in the
world

33. Light+Building 2010
 Intelligent building
technology to reduce power
consumption
 Solutions for new
construction, restoration and
 Leading international trade renovation.
fair for architecture and  Controlling complex building
technology technology with a single
 Over 2000 vendors finger on IP-bus
 Lights of the Future awards  http://www.gira.com/en/index
.html
by German Design Council
 Design Plus: all LEDs
 Self-powered street lantern

34. The “E”-House at the “Light and Building
Convention” in Frankfurt
The house automation booth at the fair
showed how a smart home controls:
 Lighting
 Blinds & Shutters
“Combining energy, efficiency, electrical
engineering and intelligence”  Security Systems
160-square meter 1:1 model house with seven
rooms  Energy Management
Specially built to demonstrate proven, practical,  HVAC Systems
functional building automation based on KNX
 Monitoring Systems
http://www.knx.org/lb2010
 Remote control
 Metering
Internet-based technology for real time energy
metering and visualization.
 Audio/Video Control
System works both with KNX, and BACNet
 White Goods
http://www.dezem.de/

35. Deutsche Bank Greentowers

36. Frankfurt, Deutsche Bank
Greentowers
 Global icon: Twin towers with financial institution, glass towers 155
meters tall built in the late 70s
 Sustainability achievements significant (next slide)
 Occupancy ratio will increase by 20%
 Concrete core will be used for active chilled beams for heating and
cooling
 Prize of retrofit green tower is more expensive than teardown and
new construction
 All windows can be opened even on the top floor
 http://www.banking-on-green.com/mmtool/index_en.html

37. Savings in Deutsche Bank
Greentowers
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38. Plus-Energy House in Frankfurt
(University of Darmstadt)
 Small house on market square in www.plus-energie-Haus.bmvbs.de
Frankfurt
 Designed by students of the TU
Darmstadt
 Won the Decathlon competition of
Dept. of Energy in the US several
years in a row
 New generation of a Passivhaus in a
sense that it produces more energy
than it consumes

39. KfW -
Social and environmental bank and new building
 Banking group supporting http://www.kfw.de/EN_Home/index.jsp
sustainability projects through
other lending institutions
 Office building Westarkade, a
beautiful green building with a
two-skin shell and designed by
micro-climate conditions

40. German Sustainable Building
Council and LEED
 Over 800 members, certificate program
 Create a built infrastructure that is environmental friendly, resource
efficient, and profitable, which additionally benefits the health,
comfort and performance of the users
 First DGNB certificate in North America in 2010, step to global
certification via WGBC
 DGNB covers 51 criteria: ecological, economic, socio-functional,
technical, process, art and location
 Software-supported holistic evaluation
 http://www.dgnb.de/en/

41. Hundertwasser‟s „Waldspirale‟
in Darmstadt

42. Solar Primary School in
Frankfurt
http://www.stadt-frankfurt.de/energiemanagement/english/Passive-house-school-Riedberg.pdf

43. Berlin
 German Capitol
 3.5 Million people, largest city in
Germany
 Berlin Wall divided city
 Berlin (West) was US, UK and
French Sector
 “Berlin, Hauptstadt der DDR” was
Soviet Sector
 Closer to Warsaw than Paris
 Significant industries: Government,
tourism, IT, pharmaceuticals,
biotechnology, optoelectronics,
traffic engineering, and renewable
energy
 Germany's largest concentration of
universities, colleges, and research
institutions

44. Retrofit of “Märkisches Viertel”,
Public Housing Project in Berlin
http://www.thezeroprize.com/winners/single/dahm-arch.-gesobau-ag/

45. KlimaSolarHaus
(Co-Housing project) in Berlin
http://www.klimasolarhaus-berlin.de

46. Tour of Solon,
a solar panel factory
http://www.solon.com/global/index.html
http://www.younicos.com/en/products/Yill/
about-Yill.html

47. GMP-Builder of Green Stadiums
 Designed all stadiums in South Africa for this year‟s
soccer world cup
 Will build all stadiums in Brazil for FIFA 2014 to LEED
standards.

48. Vielen Dank!
Mange tak!
Thanks!
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