This conference about the future of sustainable build environments is focusing on providing front-edge results on the field of exergy analysis of buildings and communities. Additionally, a platform is created to exchange and discuss further information among participants. Thus, research institutions, universities and industry partners are invited next to interested operators and politicians to present their subjects, approaches, products and applications as well as questions referring to the concept.
Besides, the conference is targeting the political awareness on the importance and applicability of this thermodynamic approach to building systems and communities. Furthermore, an event is established to contact industry and research partners for common projects.
The conference is a joint activity from the international research project IEA ECBCS Annex 49 ”Low Exergy Systems for High-Performance Buildings and Communities” (www.annex49.com) and the European project within the frame of the COST program, the COSTeXergy project “Analysis and Design of Innovative Systems for Low Exergy in the Built Environment” (www.costexergy.eu).
The venue of „Gen Coel” in Heerlen (The Netherlands) is one of the main locations for the European CONCERTOII project REMINING-lowex (www.remining-lowex.org), in the city of Heerlen. In this project the water reservoirs from old coal mines are used to run district networks for providing heat and cold to several building sites. It represents a great example of the application of low exergy principles in the built environment, both on the field of building components and community energy supply structures. Thus, it is the perfect place to hold the conference, allowing for technical tours and live experiences of the potential from the LowEx approach.
