Call for Papers lead to an overwhelming number of returns

Many Thanks to all of you having submitted an abstract! The number of returns has been extraordinary. Extraordinary not only in terms of quantity with 149 submitted abstracts, since the sheer number is not saying much about the quality.

Looking over the abstracts, the conference team at the Passive House Institute soon discovered that it will be no easy task for the scientific board to choose among these excellent abstracts, but only 80 abstracts in 16 possible working groups can be presented at the 10th Conference on Passive Houses. The returns have also shown that the main focus may well have to shift in favour of realised projects in the existing stock and new buildings.

The scientific board was glad to see that a number of recently realised, high-quality construction- and refurbishment projects exist. And nothing can prove the applicability better than spreading realisation. This will be a great part of the Conference, too. We especially appreciate the documentation of model projects in practice, because beyond the process of implementation, architects and designers take the trouble to digest their gained experiences in order to pass them on.

Moreover, the 10th Conference on Passive Houses has a lot to offer with respect to innovations in the field of building technology and HVAC systems. Without wanting to anticipate the decisions of the scientific board, we can truly say that the development is progressing at an accelerated speed. This is made possible against the background of clearly defined aims. This again is possible because gained experiences in realised projects help to show what approaches are target orientated and what kind of qualities are needed.

The international part of the Conference is also promising new insights. There are abstracts from Japan, China, Irkutsk in Russia, Belarus, many new and old member states of the European Union and right across the pond from New York and South California. The movement for significantly improved energy efficiency is gaining international ground. Partly due to rising energy prices, but also a result of succesful demonstration of todays potentialities in the field of qualitatively high-standard building technology.


A Passive House?
Right in the middle of the old city centre of Günzburg,
Martin Endhardt refurbished this listed old framework
house in consideration of monument protection standards
(one of 27 submitted abstracts concerning refurbishment)

State of preparations for the 10th Conference on Passive Houses

All submitted abstracts have, after the expiration of the deadline, been passed onto the members of the scientific board. Each abstract is being read from at least two experts. It is then decided upon the acceptance of each submitted abstract in January 2006 when the collective Conference Advisory Council is meeting. Decisions are based on the previously given criteria ( see authors page).The decisions of the collective Conference Advisory Counsil are being made to the best of their knowledge and belief, without the possibility of recourse to legal action. The Counsils’ decisions will be final.


Time schedule of the 10th International Conference on Passive Houses in Hannover

2006 February 1st:    Notification on acceptance of abstracts
2006 March 1st:         Registration period for reduced fee ends
2006 March 15th:       Deadline for the written contributions of the preceedings

2006 May 19th and 20th   10. Conference on Passive Houses HCC Hannover with Exhibition on Passive House Components and manufacturers session

May 21st
field trip to the most interesting Passive House projects and construction sites incl. refurbishment in the region near Hannover.


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