Prof. Thomas Bednar is working as an associate professor at the Institute of Building Constructions and Technology at Vienna University of Technology. Since 2008 he is head of the research center for Building Physics and Sound Protection, which he joined in 1996. He has worked since more than fifteen years in the field of durability and performance of building constructions, hygrothermal building simulation, energy efficiency of buildings and sound protection. Over the last decade he has supervised and conducted research projects for the Austrian Ministry of Research and Science, the Austrian Foundation for Scientific Research, the Austrian Building Industry and others. Prof. Thomas Bednar teaches classes in "Building Physics", "Sound Protection", "Energy efficient Buildings" and "Measurement methods in building diagnosis". He also supervises several PhD and master theses in the field of Building Physics.
Integration of plus and green concepts to sustainable buildings
Future development of social housing in AUSTRIA based on the Performance and Experiences of lowest-energy-demonstration projects.
The future development of green housing concepts in Austria is based on the experiences and performance of demonstration projects which have been designed, build, used and monitored during the last years.
The impact of lifestyle development, building construction and building service systems will be discussed based on measurements compared with calculation models.
The interaction between costs, energy consumption, summer time performance and a healthy indoor climate (avoiding mould growth, VOC,...) will be highlighted.
The lecture will end in focusing on the importance of the working methods of design teams, there aims and tools.