Welcome address and opening of International Rosenheim Window &Facade Conference 2010 by:
Ulrich Sieberath (Director of ift Rosenheim)
Alfons Schneider (Chairman of Board of Directors ift Rosenheim)
Gabriele Bauer (Lord Mayoress of the City of Rosenheim)
Session 1: Sustainability & energy efficiency
Hans-Dieter Hegner (Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban affairs (BMVBS), Berlin)
Sustainability concepts for the future - Challenges and opportunities for the industry
Klaus Specht (ift Rosenheim)
Where is energy optimisation heading?
New designs, materials, provisions in prEN 10077 and dispensations regarding documentary evidence
Bernhard von Houwald (ift Rosenheim)
EPD for windows, doors and facades - Requirements and approaches for construction products
Session 2: Window technology
Jörn P. Lass (ift Rosenheim)
Windows and facades in practice and in the standards DIN EN 14351-1/A1 2010, Fitness of use: windows made of A and B profi les, practical suitability of new designs
Prof. Christian Niemöller (SMNG Solicitors, Frankfurt a. M.)
ITT – Confl icting objectives of marketing, test technology and design U-value, Rw,... – Inaccuracies in measuring and reproducibility in the context of CE
Wolfgang Jehl (ift Rosenheim)
Installation under EnEV 2009 - How does installation have to change for innovative and energy-efficient windows? – There is a new Installation Guideline for information, and installers can now obtain an official qualifi cation
Session 3: Economy, marketing & comfort
Prof. Dr. Franz Feldmeier (University of Applied Sciences Rosenheim)
Energy label for windows in Europe - Evaluation systems for energy efficiency in summer and winter
Dr. Joachim Hessinger (ift Rosenheim)
User comfort through sound insulation and adequate air quality
Window ventilation devices – complying with requirements of building physics versus demands for user comfort; design, evaluation and options for sound-insulating windows with window ventilation devices
Ulrich Tschorn (VFF, Frankfurt a.M.)
The fenestration market 2011 – opportunities despite reduced financing and subsidies
How to generate sales through market stimuli, superior product quality and additional benefits
Session 4: Windows, facades, glass – international
Robert Kolacny (ift Rosenheim)
Atilla Özcelik (ift Rosenheim, Türkiye)
Coping with national differences
Concepts for the efficient use of documentary evidence and certificates in Europe – taking Turkey as an example
Martin Langen (B+L Markdaten GmbH, Bonn)
Beating the crisis – market opportunities in Europe and overseas Analysing markets and using opportunities
Michael Rossa (ift Rosenheim)
Windows and facades as ‘solar power station’ - Solar power versus solar shading and user comfort
Session 5: Research& the future
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andrea Dimmig- Osburg (University of Weimar)
Innovative glass hybrid elements for building envelopes - Improving energy efficiency with translucent interlayers
Benno Bliemetsrieder (ift Rosenheim)
VOC emissions from building components - Background, implementation proposals and procedures for evaluation and documentary evidence to meet stricter customer requirements
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Ingo Leuschner (ift Rosenheim)
Sealant glazing – does it affect the durability of IGU?
The findings of a research project
Session 6: Fire safety, smoke protection & safety/security
Dr. Gerhard Wackerbauer (ift Rosenheim)
Fire safety of facades and glazing systems - EXAPs as the European premium solution and practical implications for providing documentary evidence of fire resistance in Germany
Georg Stein, Thorsten Kast (ift Rosenheim)
Windows with special requirements - Use of windows with special functions, such as NSHEV, escape routes or fire safety, including documentary evidence and practical simulation tools
Klaus-Dieter Wathling (Senate Administration, Berlin)
Building Code requirements for fire safety of building materials
Plenary
Rainer Feldmann (KfW-Privatkundenbank, Frankfurt a. M.)
Producing better finished quality to ensure compliance with energy conservation requirements
Changes in the guidelines for subsidies stipulate quality assurance and reliable evidence in order to ensure that calculated energy conservation properties are achieved in practice
Dr. Christine Bortenlänger (Member of the Board at Bayerische
Börse AG, München)
Sustainability, climate change and stocks and shares - How climate protection impacts on the stock market
Peter Rathert (Department for Building and Services Technology at
the BMVBS, Berlin)
U-values – is there an end to the downward spiral?
Controlled windows, solar shading and daylight control play a role in energy conservation – how will these be reflected in the next Energy Performance Building Directive and EnEV?
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Seiler (Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Garmisch- Partenkirchen)
‘Sustainability trumps’ – Olympics Munich 2018
Sustainable business management and protection of the environment as challenge and opportunity
Ulrich Sieberath (Director of ift Rosenheim)
Summary and outlook

