European Green Capital 2011 at the 2010 EXPO in Shanghai

The exhibition

The exhibition provided a comprehensive impression of Hamburg with the urban areas of culture, economy, technological and architectural urban development and architecture as well as outstanding urban projects such as HafenCity, the International Building Exhibition, the International Garden Show and an outlook on the year of the "European Green Capital 2011".

The changing tasks that a city has to fulfill and that require sustainable solutions were communicated via the Tree of good wishes.
further information

_____________________________________________________________________________________

The Building Concept

Aside from its cutting edge design, the Hamburg House offered the world the highest energy standard. The primary energy requirement of less than 50 kilowatt hours per square meter and year (kWh/m²a) for operating the building still is unique in an extreme climate zone like Shanghai and will be used as a reference for future projects. As a comparison: Germany considers a primary energy requirement of 360 kWh/m²a and more to be normal for newly constructed office buildings.

The low energy requirement of the Hamburg House was achieved by means of a highly-insulated, air-tight building envelope free of thermal bridges and the use of regenerative energies. The high ecological standards were adapted to the climatic conditions in Shanghai.
further information

______________________________________________________________________________________

At the Expo with European Green Capital 2011

Hamburg presented its projects as European Green Capital 2011 under the motto, "Urban Visions". Here, sustainable urban development and the green city of the future were experienced through projects such as the Hamburg Climate Service Center (CSC/ GKSS) climate globe. The globe (diameter 85 cm) simulateted various color projections of the earth's climate evolution until the year 2010.

Additional future projects featuring sustainable urban development in Hamburg included the International Building Exhibition IBA Hamburg and the 2013 International Garden Show.

Further information: expo2010.hamburg.de (english)