ITINERARY - Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) Workshop, 4th February 2009

09.00 Registration with Tea and Coffee

09.30 Welcome and Introduction - Paul Dykes, SEI REIO

09.45 The Passive House Principles - Wolfgang Hasper, Passivhaus Institut, Germany

10.00 Energy Balancing - Franz Freundorfer, PHC Passivhausconsulting, Germany

10.15 An overview of the PHPP

10.30 Q & A session

10.40 Break

11.00 PHPP Workshop

13.00 Lunch

13.45 PHPP Workshop continues

17.00 Final Q & A session. Close

The workshop is very much a practical session with Wolfgang Hasper from the Passivhaus Institut assisted by Franz Freundorfer (Freisinger and PHC Passivehaus Consulting, Germany) providing a day long interactive demonstration of the PHPP 2007 that includes the actual verification of a timber frame passive house.

Workshop Fee

For those delegates who have a copy of PHPP 2007 the rate is €100. (You must bring your own software and laptop).

For those who will have to purchase the PHPP 2007 the rate is €150. (You must bring your own laptop).

Places are strictly limited to 35 participants, allocated on a first come basis.

For further details on the conference contact Paul Dykes on 023 8863393 or email pauld@reio.ie.

To book your place go to www.sei.ie/resourcecentre and click on SEE THE LIGHT 2009.

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PROGRAMME - See The Light Conference, 5th February 2009

Opening Session

Building for Ireland’s Future Today: Chair – Paul Dykes, Sustainable Energy Ireland

09.30 Welcome and Introduction

09.45 The Impact of New Legislation on the Built Environment – Chris O’Grady, Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

10.05 An Architects Perspective on Low or Zero Carbon Buildings – Jay Stuart, DWEcoCo

10.25 Are Transition Towns the Model for Sustainable Development? – Rob Hopkins

10.45 Part L, Building Energy Ratings and the Passive House Standard – Joe Durkan, Sustainable Energy Ireland

11.05 Q & A followed by break

Session Two

Introducing the Passive House Standard to Ireland: Chair – John Goulding, Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland

11.50 Retrofitting Irish Dwellings to the Passive House Standard – Tomás O’Leary, MosArt

12.10 The Practical Experiences in Constructing Passive Houses in Ireland – Bill Hatchett, Greenhaus Ireland

12.30 The Passive House in the Commercial Sector - The Tesco Case Study - Michael McNerney, Tesco Ireland

12.50 Panel Q & A followed by lunch

Session Three

The Fundamental PassivHaus Components: Chair – Vivienne Brophy, UCD Energy Research Group

14.00 Airtightness, the key to creating a healthy, warm living environment – Andreas Schmidt, Sigma, Switzerland

14.15 Warm Windows – How the Germans design their eco-products to achieve the Passivhaus Standard – Franz Freundorfer, Freisinger, Germany

14.30 How to reduce your primary energy demand in meeting the Passive House Standard – Damian Mullins, ERG

14.45 Pushing the Passive Performance towards zero-energy - Lars Pettersson, Scandinavian Homes

15.00 Panel Q & A session followed by study tour to Lars Petterson’s Timber Frame Passive House.

Conference Fee

Participation in the conference is subject to payment of a registration fee as follows:

€150 per delegate - this includes all refreshments on the day, together with a copy of all presentations on CD after the event.

€100 for RIAI Members and Students

For further details on the conference contact Paul Dykes on 023 8863393 or email pauld@reio.ie.

To book your place go to www.sei.ie/resourcecentre and click on SEE THE LIGHT 2009.