Sustainable Construction - Contribution of the Engineering Community to the
Environmental Protection
28th March 2014, Evropa hall, Park Hotel Moskva, Sofia
under the auspices
of Ivan Danov, Minister of Investment Planning and Desislava Terzieva, Minister of Regional Development
Event within anniversary celebration "10 Years KIIP"
The motto is:
Changing Current Engineering Practice through Innovative Solutions
Program
09:30 - 10.00 Registration
10:00 - 10.30 Official opening
President of KIIP
Welcome keynote
arch. Ivan Danov, Minister of Investment Planning
10.30 - 12.00 Podium disscussion
Progress and barriers to sustainable construction. Sustainable
construction and green procurement
Moderator: eng. Dimitar Natchev, Chairman of BDS,
Technical Committee TC 101 “Sustainable Construction”
European policies for sustainable development and sustainable construction
I. Energy Efficiency - progress and barriers
Energy efficiency in the 2014-2020 programming period. The new EU framework on climate and energy for
2030 / January 2014/:
Harmonized Bulgarian legislation in the field of energy efficiency. National Strategies for Existing
Building Renovation
arch. Ivan Danov, Minister of Investment Planning
Sustainable Energy Action Plan Sofia Municipality 2012-2020. Green Sofia. Energy renovation of
existing building stock of Sofia - projects
arch.Peter Dikov, Chief Architect of Sofia
Nearly zero-energy building. National plan. Problems in implementing the requirements of
sustainable development through national legislation
arch. Vladimir Damyanov, president of the Board of CAB
II. Sustainable Buildings. Sustainable retrofitting and renovation of existing buildings
The new initiative of European Commission on “Sustainable Buildings”. Common European
framework to assess the environmental performance of buildings. EU policies and financial tools on
Sustainable Construction
Vassilis Economopoulos, President of European Council of Civil Engineers ( ЕССЕ) 2008-2010, special
Adviser of President of World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO)
Sustainability certification systems for buildings - BREEAM, BNB/DGNB, LEED, HQE и др.
Arch. Georgi Kolarov, President of Bulgarian Green Building Council
III. Sustainable construction in relation to the green Public Procurement.
New Directives on Public Procurement, introducing new award criteria that place more emphasis on
environmental considerations, social aspects and innovation. Нew era where quality and
sustainability criteria can also be taken into account.
Josef Robl, President of European Council of Engineering Chambers (ЕСЕС) /2009-2012/, Secretary
General of ЕССЕ /2006-2009/, Austria
Mirko Oreshkovic, President of ECEC /2006-2009/, Croatia
IV. The role of chartered engineers to implement into practice the policies and principles of sustainable
construction
Education in the field of sustainable construction.
Training and licensing policies
Dragoslav Sumarac, Vice-president of ECEC, President of the Assembly of Serbian Chamber of Engineers,
Sebia
Stefan Kinarev, President of Chamber of Engineers in the Investment Design, Bulgaria
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch break
13.00 - 18.00 Plenary reports
13.00 - 13.20 European and National Policies on Sustainable Development and Sustainable
Construction.
eng. Violeta Angelieva, Director “Directorate regulations and standards for design
and constuction”, MIP
13.20 - 13.40 Guideline for Sustainable Building - Development and Implementation of
Sustainability Assessment in Germany
Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Rietz, Architect, BDB Germany
13-40 - 14.00 Technical Committee TC 101 „Sustainable Construction” - Standards for Better
Quality of Life and Environmental Protection
Dimitar Natchev, Chairman of TC 101 „ Sustainable Construction”
Maria Stefanova, representative of KIIP in TC 101 “Sustainable Construction “
14.00 - 14.20 Coffee break
14.20 - 14.40 Development of an Energy Management System based on ISO50001:2011
Mr. Christos Efthyvoulou MSc , Senior Mechanical Engineer, Department of
Electrical and Mechanical Services, Ministry of Communication and Works,
President ETEK /2005-2011/
14.40 - 15.00 Role of Engineers in the Energy Efficiency of Buildings
Dragoslav Šumarac, Ph.D.Civ.Eng. Vice-president of ECEC, President of the
Assembly of Serbian Chamber of Engineers
15.00 - 15.20 Trends and Innovations in Prefabricated Building Envelope
dr. Ljudmila Koprivec, u.d.i.a., Trimo, d.d., Slovenia
Crotomir Remec, ECEC President, Slovenia
15.20 - 15.40 Coffee break
15.40 - 16.00 Educating Civil Engineers for Sustainable Construction
Kuldeep S Virdi, Professor of Structural Engineering Aarhus University, Denmark
16.00 - 16.20 Sustainable Construction a Challenge - OPEN HOUSE methodology as common
European tool for assessment
Dr. dipl. Eng. Arch. Strahinja Trpevski , University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje,
Integrated Business Faculty - Macedonia, President of the Chamber of Аuthorized
Architects and Engineers of Macedonia, mandate 2008-2012
16.20 - 16.40 ZEB1: Energy autonomous office building, Bojurishte Industrial Zone
Arch. Dimitar Paskalev, Institute for Zero Energy Buildings
16.40 - 17.00 Coffee break
17.00 - 17.20 Environmental Product Declaration
Antonina Andreeva, Wienerberger, Bulgaria
17.20 - 17.40 Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe. Resource use and their environmental
impact throughout buildings life cycle. Construction and demolition waste
recycling. Turning waste into a resource Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eng. Rоumiana
Zaharieva, University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodezy