Best Practices, Future Challenges 2008

ISCN Conference 2008, April 23-25 in Zurich, Switzerland

On April 23-25, 2008, the network's second conference was held in Zurich. The aim was to continue our global experience exchange and networking while delving deeper into the topics discussed at last year's meeting, all the while including discussions on work done over the past months within the network's four current working groups.

Conference procedings

icon 2008 ISCN Conference Program
icon 2008 ISCN Conference Summary

Press release

icon 2008 ISCN Press release - english
icon 2008 ISCN Presseerklaerung - deutsch

Plenary presentations, April 23, 2008

icon Martha Thorne, Executive Director Pritzker Architecture Prize

Plenary presentations, April 24, 2008

North-America

icon Michal Crowley, Harvard, USA
icon Robert Bland, Cornell University, USA
icon Steven Lanou, MIT, USA

Europe

icon Miquel Barcelo, Technical University of Catalonia, Spain
icon Philippe Vollichard, EPFL, Switzerland
icon Peter James, HEEPI Network, UK

Asia

icon Hongwei Tan, Tongji University, China
icon Keisuke Hanaki; University of Tokyo, Japan
icon Ann Kildahl, University of Hong Kong, China
icon Randy Knaflic, Google - Europe, Middle East and Africa

Plenary presentations, April 25, 2008

icon Uwe Schneidewind und Clemens Mader, European Network for Sustainable Universities

Working Group I Final Presentation (coming soon)
icon 2008 ISCN Conference - Working Group II Final Presentation
Working Group III Final Presentation (coming soon)
icon 2008 ISCN Conference - Working Group IV Final Presentation

Working Group Workshop presentations

Working Group I

icon Peter James, HEEPI Network, UK
icon Siegenthaler / Kasemir, HOSEI / sutainserve, Japan / Switzerland

Working Group II

icon Ariane Koenig, University Luxembourg
icon Markus Kunz, ETHZ, Switzerland
icon Niko Heeren, ETHZ, Switzerland

Working Group III

icon Erika Meins, CCRS, Switzerland
icon Martine Bintner, ULB, Belgium
icon Steve Mital, University of Oregon, USA
icon Dieter Genske, ETHZ, Switzerland

Working Group IV

icon Catharina Ehrlich, KTH, Sweden
icon Clemens Mader, University of Graz, Austria
icon Eddie Omrcen, University of Gotheburg, Sweden
icon Juan Reiser, PUCP, Peru
icon Lundquist / Brundiers, KTH / seed sustainability, Sweeden / Switzerland
icon Niels Rot, oikos, Switzerland
icon Martin Räber, Partner, EarthEffect

Participants

About 70 decision makers regarding sustainable campus development and professional experts responsible for sustainable construction and energy issues at major campus sites worldwide.

icon 2008 ISCN Conference - List of participants

Conference Sponsors

ETH Board, ETH Zurich, City of Zurich