Dr. Guido Wimmers, Dipl. Ing. Dr. tech., Architect of Equilibrium Consulting will speak about Passive House, the European standard for net-zero energy house at the Greennx 2008 Green Building Conference on May 15 at UBC.

Dr. Guido Wimmers' biography is as follows:

Education: 2007 Ph.D., Architecture, University of Innsbruck

Dissertation: “Implementation of energy saving technologies at the renovation of old buildings with a historical value” at the faculty of building materials and building physics at the University of Innsbruck.
1995-1999 Graduate Engineering (“Diplom- Ingenieur”) Architecture, University of Innsbruck

Concentrations: low energy housing and energy concepts for passive houses

Grants and Fellowships: 1998 Participant of the “Partner Exchange Program” between the U.N.O. (University of New Orleans) and the University of Innsbruck, several certificates in economy, political science and history
1993-1994 Freelance in architecture firm, Zwiesigk, Berlin

Professional Experience:

2001-2007 consultant at “Energie Tirol” (consulting and research department for energy efficiency in the state of Tyrol); main activity includes:
Development, implementation and management of wide spreading energy quality assurance program; supervision of building sites and development of low energy and passive house concepts

2002-2007 architect company melis+melis+wimmers:
Creation, design and build low energy and passive houses, energy concepts for passive houses in Austria, Germany and Italy

Since September 2007 with Equilibrium consulting, Vancouver, implementing passive house technology in Canada

Lectures and Teaching Experience:

2002 – 2007 presenter and lecturer of over 80 lectures and speeches at national and international conventions concerning the issue of low energy and passive housing.

2003 - 2007 lecturer at the Institute of Timber Design at the University of Innsbruck.

2004 - 2007 lecturer at the Institute of Building Materials and Building Science at the University of Innsbruck.

2001 - 2007 trainer and instructor for numerous day release courses about energy efficiency at the Energy Institute of Tirol

2002 – 2007 lecturer for numerous courses about energy efficient buildings and technologies at the Educational Institute for Business Development in Austria

2002 - 2007 trainer for building physic and energy efficiency with over 30 day release courses at the quality association of energy efficient buildings at the Educational Institute for Employment Development in Austria

2006 instructor for the one year long training course for builders at the Building Academy to get their certification and permission

Affiliated Associations:

2003-2007 Cooperation with the Institute of Timber Design and the Institute of Building Materials and Building Science at the University of Innsbruck and numerous other institutes of higher education such as the Establishment of Higher Technical Education, University of Applied Sciences, Building Academy, Educational Institute for Business Development, Educational Institute for Employment Development, Co-founder of the Austrian Passive House Group

Publications: 2005 “House of the future”, program initiated by the Austrian Ministry of Traffic, Innovation and Technology, “Energetic reconstruction of buildings in conservation areas”