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Talks and Poster Presentations (with Proceedings-Entry):

M. Leeb, A. Korjenic, T. Bednar:
"Peb - Marketable Energy Plus Office Building";
Talk: 42nd INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS & EXHIBITION ON HEATING, REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING, Beograd, Serbien (invited); 2011-11-30 - 2011-12-02; in: "KGH 42nd INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS & EXHIBITION ON HEATING, REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING", (2011), 9 pages.



English abstract:
It is not yet mandatory to implement either the Passive House standard or Energy Plus standard for commercial buildings. Often, the additional costs associated with these standards coupled with the
lack of understanding from tenants for higher rents halts these developments. In the present project, an Energy Plus office building was scientifically conceived by an experienced project team to meet
current market conditions. The goal of the project is to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of the building standards, and to implement and repeat the results in future construction
developments. This project has great relevance for Austria to increase its technological advancement and leadership in sustainable design.
Despite the developments to "energy efficiency and green building", the building industry is still far from implementing "green building" as a general standard, especially for commercial and office
buildings. The high costs associated with the risks to not be able to amortize the project as an Early Mover still represents a large systematic obstacle. While the demand for buildings meeting the
ecological requirements is rising in Europe, tenants are also often not yet ready to pay higher rental fees. Regulatory factors, such as the energy certificate, can create the necessary spark for the future
fierce competition for sustainable real estate projects. From the perspective of the developer and investors, not only is responsible behaviour for the future important, but also long-term low
maintenance costs, high rentability, and good returns from sustainable construction. In the future, not only will energy efficiency play a major role, but also long-term employee retention due to a higher quality workplace. The quality of the workplace must not necessarily be accompanied by higher construction costs and high energy demand. These costs may be offset by the worker productivity
gains from lower absenteeism, completing the circle of economic, ecologic, and social aspects of a sustainable economy.

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