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The Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern (ISEN) is partnering with the German American Chambers of Commerce (GACC) to offer this innovation seminar.

Join us for a FREE transatlantic knowledge exchange and build your network by meeting leading global industry players.

The event will feature a guest speaker from Werner Sobek, an engineering and architecture firm focused on sustainable building and materials that developed a Triple Zero standard which re-quires buildings to have zero energy from outside sources, zero carbon dioxide emissions and zero waste production. Representatives from a variety of high-profile German companies that focus on energy and sustainability be also be featured involved

A catered networking reception will follow the seminar.

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Speakers

* Enrica Oliva, M.Sc. Struct. Eng., Partner and COO, Director of Structures Group, Werner Sobek New York Corp. Enrica’s experience in the Construction Industry includes 9 years of design and project management at Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. in New York, as well as the subsequent role of Director of Structures at Werner Sobek New York, taken on in 2016. At Werner Sobek New York, Enrica is currently managing a luxury penthouse-only residential project in Chelsea, New York, as well as prestigious Academic projects in the New York City, Chicago and Boston areas. Enrica and her Team work with Architects from all over the World, including Germany and often collaborates with the Headquarters in Stuttgart, on projects in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East. She also acts as the U.S. spokesperson for the Company’s achievements in the World of Sustainability, technological advancements, Research and Innovation, and promotes efficient and sustainable solutions in multiple aspects of the project design. In addition to leading the Structures Group, Enrica holds the role of Partner and COO at the Company.

* Baumann Consulting is an energy efficiency and sustainability service provider for the entire life cycle of buildings and facilities. As engineers, architects, planners and consultants, their team is driven to ele-vate high performance buildings from a niche segment of the market to the industry standard. Baumann provides sound engineering practices and creative solutions based on German Quality and American Innovation. Baumann Consulting offers a broad expertise for consulting services in the field of residen-tial, commercial, institutional, educational, and industrial buildings. Baumann’s services cover the entire life cycle of buildings, starting with energy audits and feasibility studies, the development and evaluation of design concepts, through commissioning, measurement & verification and monitoring of the performance of buildings and systems.

* MeteoViva is a leading provider of next generation heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) control strategies designed to significantly reduce running costs and carbon foot-print, while improving indoor comfort. The company relies on a predictive model that factors in weather, building usage and energy tariffs to provide optimum control data to the target building. Applicable to office buildings, manufacturing facilities and even airports, MeteoViva clients commonly save 15-40% in energy consumption. The company already counts BMW, DHL, American University and the European Central Bank as its customers.

* The Viessmann Group is one of the leading international manufacturers of heating, industrial, and refrig-eration systems. Their German-engineered products are simple to install and built to last, offering a wide range of application areas from private homes to large-scale industrial, commercial, and governmental buildings. A hybrid of Viessmann technologies- solar, photovoltaic, heat pumps and heat recovery- was integrated in the Techstyle Haus, a solar home and project contestant at the Solar Decathlon Europe 2014, in order to achieve net zero energy consumption while still sustaining comfort. Through their efficiency and reliability, Viessmann products make an important contribution to the conservation of natural resources.

* Weishaupt America Inc. offers burners, heating and condensing-boiler systems, heat pumps, solar sys-tems, geothermal systems and building automation focusing on burners in North America. Their global success builds on high quality products coupled with exceptional service. Their burners use precise mod-ulation and when combined with modern system technologies, the burners achieve the highest degree of combustion efficien-cy. Weishaupt burners increase boiler efficiency and effectiveness in hospitals, education facilities, high rise buildings and in-dustrial/process plants.