The lifecycle performance of buildings is a key issue in reaching the global target on CO2 reduction in the 21st century.

Energy efficiency, climate change, facilities for production and logistics, green cities or a healthy working environment – no matter where you look: the effective use of innovative building technologies is a core challenge for the future - and each and every opportunity counts!

Under the auspices the Research Initiative “EnOB – Energieoptimiertes Bauen” (Energy Optimised Building) of the German Ministry for Economics and Technology, icbp 2010 is the event where politics, business and research will meet.

The International Conference on Building Performance (icbp) 2010 is bringing together 250 international experts and business leaders in the field of building performance. Speakers will present best practice in architecture and building services, leaders in business and research will point out their vision for green buildings.

icbp 2010 is a unique conference, and will be the starting point for new partnerships in building performance. icbp 2010 will

• intensify the cooperation between politics, research and business
• accelerate knowledge transfer from research to business
• promote the economic and ecologic aspects of innovative buildings
• focus on the dispersion and quality management of new systems and technolgies
• cultivate new concepts for research and development on a national and international level
• strengthen international cooperation and knowledge exchange.

• Next Generation Architecture
• Potential in Existing Buildings
• Building Life-Cycle Management
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Research in Building Performance
• Partnership in Innovation
• Building Automation
• Monitoring and Optimization
• Smart Building Envelopes
• Know-How-Transfer
• Smart Materials
• Sustainability
• Green Cities