#Krista Palen

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We are pleased to announce ten new Associate Partners: Max Bauer, Tommaso Bitossi, Christian Frenzel, Daniel Kiehlmann, Markus Krauß, Raphael Lafargue, Jochen Lam, Krista Palen, Matthias Rammig and Felix Thumm, who will acquire shares in Transsolar and Transplan in the near future.

This expansion of the existing group of shareholders to include younger Transsolarians forms the basis for a generational change in the management of the company. The current shareholders and Managing Directors, together with the group of new Associate Partners, are embarking on the exciting journey of the new generation gradually taking over responsibility and management tasks.

A consulting and facilitation team of employees is organizing and supporting this long-term transition. The process involves more than formal succession; it is also about how our company evolves while carrying the Transsolar DNA into the future. With the ten new Associate Partners, we begin to diversify and build a solid foundation on which the generational transition can advance in a continuous and open way.

We look forward to our continuing collaboration.

For the entire Transsolar team, Thomas Auer, Volkmar Bleicher, Stefan Holst, Erik Olsen, Dieter Schnelle, Matthias Schuler (Managing Directors)

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Friday, April 22nd is #EARTHDAY! In honor of Earth Day, Urban Land Institute Toronto will host a webinar to discuss “Making the Quayside Vision a Reality: Earth Day.“ #KristaPalen will participate and give her insight into the #WaterfrontToronto, #Quayside project, which will be one of Canada's largest sustainable low-carbon communities. #Transsolar_Klimaengineering is part of an incredible team with #DreamUnlimited and #GreatGulfGroup (known as Quayside Impact Limited Partnership) along with world-class architects and expert local partners #PurposeBuildingInc. The team was selected to develop Quayside lands into a complete community for residents and visitors to live, work and play.

Watch the submission video to learn more about the proposed development and the team.

Event Registration >

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Krista Palen talks about Natural ventilation design and benefits for your building project in a  WindowMaster WEBINAR! Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020 · 11:00am - 12:00pm (Pacific Standard Time)

Ever wanted to learn more about design approaches for intelligent natural ventilation? If so, then join Engineers Krista Palen of Transsolar and Kasper Ravn of WindowMaster for a webinar on March 3rd. They’ll discuss cases, building application, and the difference between automated windows and manual natural ventilation.

Sign up here:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/…/4246613378546823435Windo…

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Join the @GACC West – Representative of German Business for the Western United States for their third Energy Efficiency Awards – German Innovation in U.S. Buildings in San Francisco on June 26, 2019.

The energy efficiency awards recognize outstanding achievements by German companies in the field of building performance in the United States. Transsolar together with Behnisch Architekten are proud to partner with the GACC West for this exciting event.

Krista Palen from our New York office will be representing Transsolar.

Register today! https://bit.ly/30VIphl For more information visit www.gaccwest.com

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Mass design

To MASS design, our Krista Palen​ is keeping contact for cooperation, which makes us proud to be somehow a little bit part of projects like this: https://gorillafund.org/new-gorilla-campus-mass-design-focuses-community-based-mission/

https://twitter.com/savinggorillas

https://twitter.com/MASSDesignLab

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Making the Quayside Vision a Reality: Earth Day

Friday, April 22nd, 2022 | 12:00PM - 1:00PM 

Toronto's most internationally recognized development has made a giant leap forward. Waterfront Toronto recently announced Dream Unlimited and the Great Gulf Group as its preferred proponent to bring its vision for Quayside, as one of Canada's most sustainable low-carbon communities, to fruition. Their plan has been called "a recipe for diverse, culturally rich, and beautiful urban neighbourhood" and "a sight for sore eyes" and promises to raise the bar on climate sustainability and residential affordability. Join ULI Toronto on International Earth Day as we explore this exciting and bold vision, and how Waterfront Toronto and its development partners intend on realizing it.

Introductions and Overview:

Michael J. Cooper, President and Chief Responsible Officer, Dream Unlimited

George Zegarac, President and Chief Executive Officer, Waterfront Toronto

Moderator:

Jeanhy Shim, Partner, PM360 and President, Lab Toronto

Panelists:

Meg Davis, Chief Development Officer, Waterfront Toronto

Krista Palen, Associate Director, Transsolar Inc

Katy Schofield, President Low Rise Residential, Canada, Great Gulf Homes

More Speakers To Be Announced.

                                         REGISTER NOW

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Organic SoMe

Ever wanted to learn how, when, and where it is most effective to use natural ventilation in a building?

If so, then join Engineer Krista Palen of Transsolar KlimaEngineering for a webinar today on March 3rd, 11am PST. The webinar will cover: o Approaching clients about the benefits of natural ventilation o Building application o Design approaches o Manual window control vs. automatic

Sign up here:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/regist…/4246613378546823435

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Krista Palen at Greenbuild International Conference and Expo

Krista Palen from the Transsolar New York office is presenting on “Designing Hybrid Ventilation for Comfort and Energy Savings” at the Greenbuild Conference is Atlanta on November 20, 2019. Together with Jason Niebisch and Kit Elsworth of Kieran Timberlake, Krista will describe the experimental process of designing a hybrid ventilation system within a retrofit industrial building. This presentation will discuss in detail the process and technical aspects surrounding the design and implementation of this system. It will explore lessons learned through trial and error, as well as simulation and real-life validation. 

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UMass Amherst Celebrates Economics Department’s New, Net-Zero Crotty Hall

At a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 22, Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy said the “stunningly beautiful” building advances the university’s national recognition for it commitment to sustainability.

http://www.umass.edu/…/…/umass-amherst-opens-net-zero-energy

http://www.transsolar.com/news/crotty-hall-ribbon-cutting

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Krista Palen at IBPSA Boston May 2021 Meeting on Emerging Simulation Techniques Across Industry & Academia

Krista Palen of the Transsolar New York team is speaking at the Boston chapter of IBPSA-USA for a lunchtime meeting on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm EDT. Krista will discuss simulation processes that helped to shape some high-performance buildings including Tianjin Juilliard School, The Arbour at George Brown College, and theToronto and Region Conservation Authority.

Sign up for the event here > Zoom link will be provided. Please contact ibpsa.boston@gmail.com with any questions.

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Greenbuild 2018 Loyola Chicago Sustainability Tour

 SCB, Loyola University Chicago, Elara and Transsolar teamed up at Greenbuild Chicago 2018 with a tour of their 3 world-class naturally ventilated buildings on campus: The Institute of Environmental Studies (IES), Information Commons and Cuneo Hall. Transsolar’s Krista Palen was on campus to show the tour participants how each building uses unique strategies to address energy, human comfort, and natural ventilation in different ways while sharing one significant core toolkit: hybrid ventilation, daylight, radiant heating and cooling.

The Institute of Environmental Studies demonstrates how     a university building can successfully combine a greenhouse, a student     residence and science laboratories in one building.

The Information Commons shows how it is possible to     make a challenging building orientation work passively through climate     engineering. The super transparent design was important to Loyola to offer     students a strong visual connection to the adjacent Lake Michigan. 

Cuneo Hall is an exemplar building that achieves super     low energy in a traditional collegiate style of architecture. The building     features a high thermal performance façade, radiant panels and an atrium     which provides daylight through the length of the building.

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Hybrid ventilation systems...

Together with Jason Ciotti-Niebish and Kit Elsworth from KieranTimberlake,

Krista Palen

will talk about Transsolar's part in "Designing a Hybrid Ventilation System for Occupant Comfort and Energy Savings" at the Sustainability Symposium on Friday May 3rd 2019 held at Penn State in Philadelphia.

 The Session will take place 12:45 - 1:45 pm (Session 3) and the content is described as followed:

"Hybrid ventilation systems can improve interior working conditions while also reducing energy consumption. This presentation will describe the experimental process of designing a hybrid system within a retrofit industrial building. In 2015, KieranTimberlake adapted a pre-existing bottling factory into its new Philadelphia studio. With intent to minimize reliance on mechanical cooling, they engaged Transsolar to design a control strategy that would provide effective hybrid natural ventilation while balancing occupant comfort and energy consumption. Transsolar developed a model that was calibrated using comprehensive building performance data collected by KieranTimberlake. This strategy allowed Transsolar to iterate modes of operation with comparative results relative to occupant comfort and energy consumption. This presentation will discuss the process and technical aspects surrounding the design and implementation of this system. It will explore lessons learned through trial-and-error and simulation. The principles derived from this case study can be applied to projects at multiple scales and locations."

 Session Schedule >

Sustainability Symposium Program see Page 19

Project Information >

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Krista Palen of Transsolar's New York office is speaking at the Ryerson March Symposium on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 12pm EST on the topic of "Urban Metamorphosis."

You can register for the virtual event here: https://ryerson.zoom.us/webinar/register

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On March 1rst, Krista Palen from our New York office will be sharing insights and experiences on design and building solutions that boost the “green” characteristics of building through two in-depth case studies in the Emerging Green Professionals Speaker Series in Toronto  hosted by CaGBC - Greater Toronto Chapter

Register now