World Green Building Week 2011
19. – 23. September 2011
Every year the World Green Building Council holds World Green Building Week, in which its member organizations in over 80 countries are called upon to organize special events promoting public awareness of sustainability, and bringing attention to the importance of sustainable building to the protection of our natural environment.World Green Building Week 2011 will take place September 19 – 23. As one of the leading sustainable building organizations and a board member of the World Green Building Council, the DGNB will hold the following events in Germany (with admission free of charge):
If you are interested in joining one of these events please contact us.
Monday, 19.09.2011 – Kick-off Event: Products for Sustainable Building – What Makes Products Sustainable?
Location:
Nimbus Group Mock-Up Stuttgart, Leitzstrasse 4, 70469 Stuttgart
Nimbus Group Mock-Up Stuttgart, Leitzstrasse 4, 70469 Stuttgart
- 18:00 – 18:30: Arrival of Participants and Greeting
- 18:30 – 19:30: Podium Discussion
Prof. Amandus Sattler (Allmann Sattler Wappner Architects)
Robert Zegenhagen (LBBW Real Estate)
Andreas Gradinger (DGNB Building Product Committee / Caparol Group)
Christian Luft (Drees & Sommer)
Johannes Kreißig (Deputy CEO, DGNB)
Martin Prösler (Press Spokesperson, DGNB)
- 19:30 – 20:00: Open Discussion with Public Participation
- 20:00 onwards: Buffet and Networking
Tuesday, 20.09.2011 – Parliamentary Lunch: Sustainability, Climate and Resource Protection
Location:
Scandic Hotel, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin
At this, the main event of World Green Building Week in Germany, high-ranking representatives from industry and government will present current and future developments and initiatives in climate and resource protection. A discussion will also be held on the question: “Sustainability and Economy – A Contradiction?”
DGNB Silver Certificate
Gabriele-Tergit-Promenade 19, 10963 Berlin
Scandic Hotel, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin
At this, the main event of World Green Building Week in Germany, high-ranking representatives from industry and government will present current and future developments and initiatives in climate and resource protection. A discussion will also be held on the question: “Sustainability and Economy – A Contradiction?”
DGNB Silver Certificate
Gabriele-Tergit-Promenade 19, 10963 Berlin
- 11:00 – 11:30: Greeting and Kick-off
Robert Schmiel (General Manager, Scandic)
Sustainability as a Business Philosophy
Michael Dax (International System Director, DGNB)
The World Green Building Council – A Global Movement
- 11:30 – 12:30: Lectures
Dr. Andreas Marx (Director, Middle German Climate Office)
Global Climate Change and Regional Consequences
Ursula Heinen-Esser (Parliamentary State Secretary, German Federal Ministry of the Environment)
How Can We Better Protect the Climate and the Environment?
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Bürklin (DGNB Vice-President)
More Than Words – Making Sustainability Measurable!
- 12:30 – 13:00: Podium Discussion
“Sustainability and Economy – A Contradiction?”
Ursula Heinen-Esser (Parliamentary State Secretary, German Federal Ministry of the Environment)
Dr. Reinhard Kutscher (Chairman of the Board of Management, Union Investment Real Estate)
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Bürklin (DGNB Vice-President)
Martin Obermann (Real Estate Director, REWE)
Martin Prösler (DGNB Press Spokesperson)
- 13:00 – 14:00: Lunch
- 14:00 – 14:30: Press Conference
Tuesday, 20.09.2011 and Wednesday 21.09.2011 – Open House: DGNB Projects in Berlin – Behind the Scenes
During World Green Building Week we are inviting you to experience the advantages of the DGNB Certification System directly on site. We welcome you come and visit three buildings and urban quarters which have been awarded the DGNB Certificate for sustainable building, or which are in the pilot phase of certification. Here you will have the chance to learn not only about the distinctive features of a sustainable building or urban quarter up-close, but also about the details of the certificate and the certification process.
More information about the individual events >>
More information about the individual events >>