Energy Efficiency 2010 - Presenter Profiles

	Dr. Olaf Boettcher Dr. Boettcher has a degree in Energy Engineering. Since 2009 he is head of division at the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development within the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning Division Energy Efficiency and Reduction of Emissions, Renewable Energies. He is also Commissioner for Energy in Federal Buildings since 2008. Previous positions include head of Division (Institute for Rehabilitation and Modernization of Buildings, Reg. Assoc. at the Technical University Berlin Division Building Services), Scientific Assistant (Technical University Berlin Faculty for Architecture Department of Building Services and Design), and Facility Manager (DaimlerChrysler Immobilien GmbH Department of Facility Management). Click here to download the presentation by Dr. Olaf Boettcher (1.0MB pdf).

	Dr. Hartmut Grewe Dr. Grewe is Coordinator for Energy and Climate policy at the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation, Berlin/Germany. He studied political science and economics at the Free University of Berlin and Duke University, where he received his Ph.D. After years of teaching at Mannheim University and the University of Texas at Austin he joined the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, a political foundation close to the CDU-party, as a research fellow. He worked for a period of five years as a political advisor to a continental trade-union movement in Latin America. Since 2000 he has been active in the fields of energy, environmental and climate policy at the foundation’s central office in Berlin. He has also been engaged in international lecture activities on energy efficiency and renewable energies. Click here to download the presentation by Dr. Hartmut Grewe (2.6MB pdf).

	Nigel Isaacs Mr Isaacs is Principal Scientist, Energy and Environment at BRANZ in Porirua City, Wellington. Nigel’s research over the past 25 years has looked at energy use in buildings, identifying how, why, when and where energy is used to help create opportunities for improved energy efficiency. Nigel led the Household Energy End-use Project (HEEP), completed in 2007, which monitored energy use and end-uses in over 400 houses around New Zealand. The results from HEEP have seen changes in New Zealand’s energy statistics; supported the development of the New Zealand Building Code; identified changes to electricity demand; and a wide range of new government, industry and research activities. Nigel now leads the Building Energy End-use Study (BEES) which is exploring energy and water use in non-residential buildings around New Zealand. Nigel also lectures at the School of Architecture, Victoria University of Wellington. Click here to download the presentation by Nigel Isaacs (770KB pdf).

	Christian Hoerning Christian Hoerning is Senior Technical Advisor Buildings at the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) in Wellington. He is originally from Leipzig/Germany where he studied Civil Engineering, worked as a building physicist at the building research and testing institute MFPA Leipzig GmbH and developed a keen interest in sustainable building. After moving to New Zealand in 2004 he worked as a Consulting Engineer and advised homeowners, architects and building contractors on energy efficient building design and retrofit solutions. Christian joined EECA in 2006 and has worked on a variety of government initiatives to promote energy efficiency, conservation and renewable energy in New Zealand, such as the Home Energy Rating Scheme, the home insulation and clean heating retrofit programme Warm Up New Zealand : Heat Smart and the Energy Spot television campaign. Click here to download the presentation by Christian Hoerning (2.3MB pdf).

	Professor Uwe Rieger Professor Uwe Rieger studied Physics and Architecture at the University of Muenster and the Technical University of Berlin. He taught Architectural Design as an Assistant Professor at the Technical University of Berlin, the BTU Cottbus, and within the Masters programme of the University of Muenster. He is the co-founder of the Berlin-based interdisciplinary group [kunst + technik] e.V and together with two partners the founder of the architectural office XTH-Berlin. Uwe Rieger has realized a wide range of projects and has been invited to various international exhibitions. Since 2006 he is teaching at The University of Auckland as an Associate Professor for Design and Design Technology and is currently the Deputy Head Architecture at the School of Architecture and Planning. His research field `Reactive Architecture` is dealing with energy efficient correspondence to changing conditions such as climate, weather, frequency of use or programme. Over the past two years his research has focused on the adaption of the Passive House concept to the New Zealand climate. Click here to download the presentation by Professor Uwe Rieger (5.4MB pdf).

	Carolin Jahn Carolin Jahn is a scientific staff member at the Institute for Building and Solar Technology (faculty of architecture), Braunschweig . She has a degree in engineering (Dipl.-Ing) from the Technical University Carolo Wilhelmina, Braunschweig. She worked from 2001 until 2009 for Braunschweig architects Tschirwitz + Partner. 2004 she started working as assistant to Prof. Dr. –Ing. M.N. Fisch at the Institute for Building and Solar Technology Univ. She gained work experience with E2 architects, Duesseldorf, for whom she worked from 2007 until 2008. She was involved in the planning of ‘3 row houses’ in Duesseldorf and in site supervision ‘5 family low energy building’ in Braunschweig. Click here to download the presentation by Carolin Jahn (3.6MB pdf).

	Liz Root Liz Root is Green Star NZ Technical Manager at the New Zealand Green Building Council in Auckland. Liz has a background in architecture and energy efficient building and has been working on the development and management of environmental rating tools for the building sector since 2005, firstly in the UK, then with the GBCA in Australia and now in New Zealand. As Green Star NZ Technical Manager for the New Zealand Green Building Council, Liz manages the technical content of the existing suite of Green Star tools as well as overseeing the development of new rating tools. This involves ensuring that Green Star remains robust and user friendly whilst driving improvements in the performance of New Zealand buildings.

	Ewan Gebbie Ewan is the current Executive Officer of EMANZ, a role he has held since April 2009. Prior to joining EMANZ, Ewan has held a range of roles both in Government policy and regulated industry working for the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE), Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA), Natural Gas Corporation (NGC) and Vector. His most recent role before joining EMANZ was as Regulatory Manager at Vector (a large New Zealand energy and comms utility), and in that capacity sat on the industry Technical Advisory Group for the Emissions Trading Scheme. At the PCE Ewan co-authored a report to Parliament that supported establishing EECA as a Crown Entity. He then assisted with development of the first National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy, and then to implement it. Ewan holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Otago, and a degree in Forestry Science from Canterbury University. Click here to download the presentation by Ewan Gebbie (191KB pdf).