10th Baltic Housing Conference
INNOVATION IN HOUSING
April 17, 2019
Park Inn by Radisson Meriton Conference & Spa Hotel Tallinn
Toompuiestee 27/ Paldiski mnt 4, Tallinn, Estonia
9:30 Registration and welcome coffee
10:00 Introduction and welcome words
Conference moderator
Mr Andres Jaadla, Chairman of the Estonian Union of Co-operative Housing Associations,
Board Member of Housing Europe
10:10 Opening remarks
Mr Jüri Rass, Deputy Secretary General for Construction, The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Estonia
Ms Mary Taylor, The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
10:30 – 12:00 Panel 1: Where we are and what lies ahead: trends for the future of housing and development
Mr Ivo Jaanisoo, Head of Construction and Housing Department, The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Estonia
Mr Edmunds Valantis , Deputy State Secretary, The Ministry of Economics, Latvia
Ms Diana Bertje, Country Manager, Council of Europe Development Bank
Mr Grzegorz Gajda, Economist, Urban Infrastructure Department, European Investment Bank
12:00 -12:30 Coffee break
12:30 – 14:00 Panel 2: Innovative residential district development
Affordability in housing construction across Europe
Ms Alice Pittini, Research director, Housing Europe
Energy Refurbishment Project of City of Riga
Mr Aivars Gontarevs, Chairman of Riga municipal housing management company, Latvia
Experiences with renovation of apartment buildings in residential district in Tartu
Mr Kalle Virkus, Expert, Tartu Regional Energy Agency, Estonia
Development of Smart Kalasatama in Helsinki
Mr Kerkko Vanhanen, Programme Director, Smart Kalasatama Helsinki, Forum Virium Helsinki, Finland
Renovation of family dormitory as a nearly zero-energy building in Taltech campus in Tallinn
Mr Kalle Kuusk, Senior Research Scientist, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, TalTech, Estonia
Introduction to ELENA Facility
Mr Andreas Piontek, Engineer, European Investment Bank
14:00 – 15:00 Lunch
15:00 – 16:30 Panel 3: Manufacturing the future: innovations that will change our housing
Ms Sue Arundale, Director for Technical and Environmental Affairs at FIEC, the European Construction Industry Federation
Parking Energy Platforms for real estate owners
Mr Jiri Räsänen, CEO, Parking Energy, Finland
Building integrated solar panels for future homes
Mr Andres Anijalg, Roofit.solar Co-founder and Business Development Manager, Estonia
Warm and Fresh Air with Solar Energy
Mr Margus Kullerkupp, CEO, Sol Navitas, Estonia
Finncont® waste collection systems
Mr Karmo Kask, Medios OÜ board member
16:30 Conclusions and closing remarks