<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; ">The MIT Energy Initiative and Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems Present:</span></div><div><br></div><div><b>Integration - A Key Factor for High Building Energy Performance</b></div><div>(Abstract Below)</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Thursday, February 18th</span></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">10:00a-11:00a</span></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">E19-319</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; ">(400 Main Street, Cambridge; 3rd Floor)</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><b>Speaker</b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><b>Andreas Wagner</b></div><div>Professor for Building Physics and Technical Building Services</div><div>Faculty of Architecture</div><div>Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)</div><div><br></div><div><b>Abstract</b></div><div>The large energy saving potential in the building sector which contributes approx. 40% to the total energy consumption of industrialized countries can only be exploited by pursuing a holistic strategy. In this context the term 'Integrated Buildings' has to be reviewed – its original focus on a systems approach for building design and energy concepts has to be extended to topics considering the whole building's life-cycle and all different actors involved. In his presentation Prof. Wagner will highlight new building technologies which are emerging from research to application in Europe, and his visions on future developments for integrated buildings. By discussing new methods to improve the building energy performance as well as to evaluate comfort and occupant satisfaction at workplaces he will point out the relevance of a systematic building operation assessment. Further, the integration of energy performance figures into the portfolio analysis of larger building stocks will be addressed to also direct the attention to new mechanisms in the real estate market. During the presentation Prof. Wagner will show results of his research with the building science group at KIT in the context of the topics above.</div></body></html>