Stefan Schirmer on Efficient Homes: German Experiences with Deep Retrofit
Channel: IIEA
Date: 06/12/2011

Bringing Retrofit to Market Conference, Dublin, Ireland 23 Sep 2011

Speech Title: Efficient Homes: German Experiences with Deep Retrofit

Stefan Schirmer is an architect with the German Energy Agency (DENA). He is involved in German pilot projects on energy efficient retrofits of residential and nonresidential buildings within DENA´s model project "Energy Efficient Homes"; energy efficient refurbishments of historic monuments; implementing pilot projects in China to foster energy efficient new buildings; and the new German pilot projects on nearly zero emission buildings "EffizienzhausPlus". Stefan managed an architecture office until 2007 with a focus on sustainable and ecological buildings, energy efficient retrofits and refurbishments of historic monuments. He is a member of the committee for sustainable planning of buildings and a member of the delegates' meeting at the Berlin Chamber of Architects.