US Energy Efficiency Business Delegation to Germany

Nov 5-7, 2008, Berlin, Germany

From November 5th-7th of this year the GACC California Branch organized its first “US Energy Efficiency Business Delegation to Germany”. It took place in Berlin and its surrounding states and included a conference, B2B meetings, site visits, and plenty of networking opportunities.

The delegation buildt on the success of our 2007 “Solar Business Delegation to Germany” which offered 13 leading US solar companies unparalleled insight into the German solar community and on our well-received first “Energy Efficiency in Buildings Symposium” which took place in March of this year.

Site visits in Berlin and its surrounding states included a tour of the Federal Environmental Agency (Umweltbundesamt -UBA-) in Dessau (a highlight of architecture and energy-efficient design), a visit to Europe's largest low-energy building (HOWOGE Niedrigenergiehau Berlin), and a visit to a Berlin based manufacturer of energy efficient windows, amongst many others. The US-delegation continued on to the R&D labs of Xella, one of the world’s leading companies in the fields of insulation and autoclaved aerated concrete for the building industry. In the US market Xella is represented by its Atlanta based subsidiary Xella Aircrete North America Inc.

ARTICLES
U.S. Green Building Companies Gain Insight Into German Energy Efficiency (GACC Press Release)
Delegation Summary (Testimonial) by Steven Straus of Glumac

DELEGATION PROGRAM<//strong>

PRESENTATIONS

"Policies and Strategies in Energy Efficiency in the Builiding Sector in Germany"
Wolfgang Ornth, Head of Division B14 (energy efficiency, climate protection), Federal Ministry of Transport, Buildng and Urban Affairs

"Policies and Strategies of Sustainable Buildng in Germany"
Hans-Dieter Hegner, Head of Division B13 (civil engineering, sustainable building, construction-related R&D, political targets), Federal Ministry of Transport, Buildng and Urban Affairs

"Energy Efficiency and Enrgy Services for Buildngs and the Streetlamps Sector"
Vollrad Kuhn, Senior Consultant International Tech-Transfer, Berlin Energy Agency

"Energy Balances and Benchmarks of Non-Residential Buildings - Examples of Federal Buildings"
Dr.-Ing. Olaf Böttcher, Head of "Technical Building Equipment, technical building management, technical affairs of energy efficiency", Institute for Preservation and Modernization of Buildings at the Technical University (TU) of Berlin

"Design of Zero and Low Energy Residential Buildings - Müllers Büro's Exprences"
Ewa Czajkowska, Architect, Müllers Büro (Berlin-based architecture company)

"'State-of-the-Art' Building Services, Buildng Services and Energy Management"
Ralf Kiryk, Director, Federal Industrial Association of Germany for Building, Energy and Environmental Technologies

"REHAU, a Global Player - Excellent Applications and Products for the German and US Green Building Markets"
Axel Popp, Head of Sales, REHAU AG & Co

PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
Crystal Windows & Doors Systems Ltd

EcoEdge Consulting, Inc.

Energy Integrator / Fortify Communications, Inc.

GlobalC3 LLC

Glumac

Green Building Services, Inc.

HVACquick.com

Sundt Construction, Inc.

Sustainable Spaces, Inc.

Private Citizen Participant Employed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – San Francisco

About the Energy Efficiency Export Initiative:

The Energy Efficiency Export Initiative brings energy efficiency know-how and experience to countries all over the world. The Initiative will help to establish contacts with German companies and experts. Companies can benefit from a wide spectrum of services and an international network of experts.