Hub Sessions

"The threat of climate change and the fast development of renewable energy alternatives accelerate the necessary transition towards a fossil free society"

"Convergence of BIM and associated digital solutions with Smart city is probably the key issue of the next decade"

"Smart – intelligent - zero energy – passive - active:  these are typical similes which are used to make our buildings fit for the future. But each building project brings its special challenges. Therefore it is important to learn from best practice and see how to manage different stakeholders, building types and new approached"

"With hundreds of billions of pounds of infrastructure projects in the pipeline including water and waste, energy and transport there are huge opportunities for the construction sector to harness learn from recent successful UK megaprojects to deliver the infrastructure we need for the 21st century efficiently and effectively”

"Energy management is one of the most demanding issue within such urban centres owing to the complexity of the energy systems and their vital role. Therefore, significant attention and effort need to be dedicated to this problem"

A successful business model on energy efficiency. How can bioenergy villages integrate energy efficiency measures in buildings?

”The business of the utility will grow from its position of trust and credibility with its customers. The reality is that the utility must work closely with selected new players to develop a sustainable system in the interest of the consumer. I am excited to join Intelligent Buildings Europe to discuss new business models and partnerships”

There is a live question for this session in the EUW 2017 app! You can start voting during the session. Question: In your opinion, how much do buildings influence your health, quality sleep and work productivity?

“The building sector is set to make the biggest contribution to EU climate change mitigation in the next 15 years and its transformation to a highly energy efficient decarbonised stock is being triggered today. The Intelligent Buildings Europe event showcases the rapidity with which this dynamic sector is changing; being there is essential for all concerned stakeholders.”

The DR-BOB Project aims to demonstrate the economic and environmental benefit of demand response in block of buildings for the different key actors required to bring it to market.  Learn how The DR-BOB project is piloting the tools and techniques required for demand response in blocks of buildings with differing patterns of ownership, use and occupation at: Teesside University campus in Middlesbrough, UK, a business and technology park in Anglet, France, A hospital complex in Brescia, Italy, The campus of the Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania. 

Closely linked to human wellbeing and health include increased productivity, academic performance, willingness to cooperate, purchasing behavior and satisfaction. Now we spend 90% of our time in buildings. We live, work, shop, recreate and send our children to school in buildings. Our habits, choices and health are affected by the quality of buildings. At the same time, most chronic diseases of our time are lifestyle related. Diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and mental illnesses are often the result of lifestyle choices and are stress related.
 

As soon as we acknowledge healthy & inspiring workplaces as value drivers for our business, real estate will evolve. Therefore, using the end users business as a starting point is key to successful real estate. What are the goals and ambition of your business? Are attracting and retain talent and speeding up innovation key drivers? With these kind of drivers in mind we can achieve a better fitting workplace and realize futureproof real estate. Smart systems can support Healthy and Inspiring work environments, not only in developing but also during usage. What are recent steps in this field, a round tour for broader public, end users, decision makers, and RE investors.

The transition to high performing buildings will not be driven by energy savings alone, but it be approached through a people-centric perspective. People do not “buy” energy efficiency, rather they “buy” comfort, convenience and other emotionally appealing benefits. There are strong synergies between EE performance and Health & Wellbeing aspects of buildings, let's look into this

There is a live question for this session in the EUW 2017 app! You can start voting during the panel. Question: If you could improve one thing in your office what would it be?

"Lets stop talking about Esco’s and simply start building them for buildings" Michel Hendricks