Insight into hotspots of sustainable and new Austrian Design in Architecture. Weekly changing focus on %E2%80%A2 Future scenarios in spatial and urban planning %E2%80%A2 Planning the future : smart and sustainable buildings %E2%80%A2 Do investments in renewable technology pay back and when? Ways from passive-house-standard to plus-energy-buildings %E2%80%A2 Energy-efficient building envelopes and design strategies %E2%80%A2 All about the thermal behavior of buildings and heat bridges %E2%80%A2 Ecologically friendly materials and certificates %E2%80%A2 Integration of renewable energies into planning and building concepts %E2%80%A2 Models for the participation of owners in the design-process %E2%80%A2 Evaluation of buildings over their life-cycle with specific tools %E2%80%A2 Lectures and workshops with leading architects and experts in green architecture %E2%80%A2 Excursions to passive and plus-energy-buildings.

Course leader
Prof. Karin Stieldorf, Vienna UT - Winner of Solar Decathlon 2013 in Irvine/California

Target group
International students and professionals with background in engineering, art and design or architecture.

Course aim
You will discover future scenarios in spatial and urban planning. Experience the hotspots of sustainable and new Austrian Architecture. Find out ways from the passive-house-standard to plus-energy-buildings. Learn about Energy-efficient building envelopes and design strategies. Learn from experts about the thermal behaviour of buildings and heat bridges. Integration of renewable energies into planning and building concepts. Models for the participation of owners in the design-process. Evaluation of buildings over their life-cycle with specific tools. Benefit from lectures with leading architects and experts in green architecture. Participate in excursions to passive and plus-energy-buildings.

Credits info
8 ECTS Participants will receive a certificate of participation at the end of the summer school and all necessary documentation to validate the course at their home university.

Fee info
EUR 800: Reduced participation fee for students.Early registration bonus of 200 until the 31st of December.Later registration bonus of 150 until the 31st of January.Group discount of 200 (at least 4 participants).

INNES
Address: Favoritenstr. 4-6
Postal code: 1040
City: Vienna
Country: Austria
Website: http://www.innesvienna.net
E-mail: summersession@innesviena.net
Phone: 436802349265