The German Centre Shanghai is located in aprominent location in the Zhangjiang Hi-TechPark in the heart of Pudong in Shanghai. As partner of the German Pavilion at the EXPO2010 the German Centre aims to show its commitment to sustainability and to display the German approach to energy-efficiency. At the same time it is the objective to reduce energy cost through optimization. energydesign was commissioned to develop effective and representative technical measures to achieve energy-efficiency and to optimize the energy profile in this existing building.