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Presentations from the Urban Greening Conference 3 November

Part one: Urban Greening in Theory and Practice - Where are we today?

• Sustainable Urban Development – a New York Perspective. Director Stephen Hammer, The Urban Energy Project at Columbia University
• Carbon Neutral Buildings and Districts – a Practitioner’s Global Perspective. Director Chris Twinn, Building engineering Sustainability Group, Arup International
• Carbon Neutral Buildings and Districts – A Scientific Perspective. Jacob Steen Møller, Msc (Civil Engineering), PhD, Head of Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Civil Engineering Department

Part two: The Danish and European Legislative Framework – Barriers and Necessary Changes? 

• The Danish Legislative Framework. Director General Finn Lauritzen, Danish Enterprise and Construction Authority.
• A Stakeholder critique. Chairman Bolig+ Kurt Emil Eriksen, Danish Engineers Association.

Part three:  Planners, Constructors and Producers – Where do we go from here? 

• Planning aspects. Head of R & D at Niras Consultants Henrik Kjærgaard
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• The Carbon Neutral Buildings are here - is the market ready? Strategy and Business Development Martin Manthorpe, NCC Construction Danmark, Responsible for NCC's focus on Climate and Sustainability
• The real CO2 challenge: Retrofitting our existing buildings Vice President Claus Bugge Garn,  Rockwool
• Experiments for the future, A perspective on how to tackle the key problems of resource supply, energy efficiency and healthy buildings as one. Visions for the next paradigm in future building construction. Michael K. Rasmussen , CMO at VELUX A/S  

Part four: Urban Greening in Practice – Two Case Studies 

• An Architects View - Green Lighthouse in Copenhagen and beyond, Architect Michael Christensen /CCO Arkitekter 
• Carbon neutral urban development. Walter Aussenhofer, Head of Sustainable Development, City of Freiburg , Germany.

Part five: Conclusions – Towards a Charter for Urban Greening?

• Where do we go from here? A view from The Danish Commission on Climate Change Policy. Professor Katherine Richardson, University of Copenhagen, Chairman of The Danish Commission on Climate Change Policy