SAVE ENERGY Conference
SAVE ENERGY Conference was arranged as a two day event in Helsinki, Finland 16-17 June 2011.
The conference focused on the themes supporting SAVE ENERGY project - Increasing energy efficiency in public buildings through ICT, Living Lab Methodology in the context of SAVE ENERGY and User behavior transformation, serious games.
It brought together a diverse group of policymakers from the EU and municipality level, reseachers, project partners and media. The conference reviewed the project white paper, discussed current and emerging policy issues, introduced the SAVE ENERGY pilot building applications and provided a comprehensive picture of the project's best practices.
The main themes of the event:
- Increasing Energy efficiency in public buildings through ICT
- Living Lab Methodology
- User behavior transformation, serious games
Conference presentations
Thursday 16 June 2011
- Welcome, Pekka Sauri, Deputy mayor of Helsinki
- Energy efficiency in public buildings in Finland, Helena Säteri, Director general, Finnish Ministry of the Environment
- European Parliament vision on Energy Efficiency, Satu Hassi, Member of European Parliament
PANEL 1: Cities' strategic role in increasing energy efficiency:
- Introduction to the theme, Katri Kuusinen, Senior energy expert, City of Helsinki
- Helsinki and energy efficiency, Pekka Sauri, Deputy mayor of Helsinki
- Leiden and energy efficiency, Frank de Wit, Vice mayor of Leiden
- Lulea and energy efficiency, Lenita Ericson, Head of technical committee, Lulea
PANEL 2: Experts' panel - SAVE ENERGY results in common framework
- Main results of SAVE ENERGY project, Dr. Álvaro Oliveira, Alfamicro, SAVE ENERGY Coordinator
- Increasing Energy Efficiency in public buildings, Prof. Paulo Ferrão, MIT Portugal
- Living Lab Methodology, Dr. Seija Kulkki, Aalto University / CKIR
- User behaviour transformation, serious games Prof. Eva Heiskanen, Finnish National Consumer research center
PANEL 3: SAVE ENERGY Advisory Board
- Introduction, Douglas Thompson, SPI
- Prof. Joaquim José Borges Gouveia, University of Aveiro
- Prof. Pedro Sampaio Nunes, SUITCH
Friday 17 June 2011
- Intrducing the SAVE ENERGY project, Dr. Álvaro Oliveira, Alfamicro
- User co-creation approach in SAVE ENERGY - Living Lab Metholody in the pilots, Asko Kippo, Metropolia UAS
PANEL 4: SAVE ENERGY Pilots
PANEL 5: User behaviour transformation - Tools to motivate and sustain user engagement
- Arne Gylling, LTU-CDT
- Gregg Woodall, University of Salford
- Ben Cowley, Aalto University, CKIR
PANEL 6: SAVE ENERGY - Creating new business models
- Prof. José Basilio, ISA
- Lauri Hietaniemi, Green Net Finland
- Veli-Pekka Niitamo, Finpro
