Day ONE - 24 May 2022

Morning program
8h30-9h           Registration 
9h-9h10           Welcome: Prof. Marijke Steeman, UGent
9h10-10h10     Keynote Prof. Ian Hamilton, UCL:  “Energy epidemiology: the impact of the                            user in energy efficiency retrofits” 
10h10-10h30   Coffee break
10h30-12h30   Paper and poster session “Circularity and life cycle assessment” 
                        (chair: Prof. Lionel Devlieger)​

• Paper presentations

  • Comparing lifespans of windows, heating installations and roofs of two large-scaled empirical studies and generic data, Bieke Gepts (UHasselt) 

  • Development of environmental benchmarks for the Belgian residential building stock, Lise Mouton (KUL)

• Short poster presentations

  • Three pathways towards carbon neutrality of existing single-family dwellings: what are the tipping points?, Yanaika Decorte (UGent)

  • Opportunities for circular building design to improve housing affordability, Margaux Lespagnard (VUB)

  • Reuse potential of materials derived from existing buildings, Katrien Devos (UGent)

  • Reviving the circular building industry. Looking into construction, demolition and reuse from the past to the future, Lara Reyniers (VUB)

  • Closing the glass loop, Esther Geboes (VUB)

  • From demolition towards preservation: A paradigm shift for building in Brussels, Louise Huba (VUB)

  • Facilitating circular valorisation of building materials in large-scale building renovations, Ruben Van Vooren (VUB)

  • Circular building solutions: Quantification of their environmental and financial impact, Lisa Van Gulck (UGent)

12h30-13h30  Sandwich lunch

Afternoon program
13h30-15h20    Paper and poster session “Sustainable urban and environmental design” 
                         (chair: Prof. Arnold Janssens)

• Paper presentations

  • Public preferences for and prioritization of nature-based solutions, Amy Philips (VUB)   

  • Street design to improve outdoor thermal comfort in Vietnam, Dung Ngo (KUL)

• Short poster presentations

  • A parametric model for material and embodied environmental flow analysis of transportation infrastructure assets, Soroosh Ataee (UCL)

  • Evaluating the impact of drivers of urban densification, Anasua Chakraborty (ULg)

  • Reimagining vacancy. Circular design guidelines for a responsible redevelopment of vacant buildings, Gabrielle Kawa (VUB)

  • Development of a methodological approach to urban rehabilitation for a comfortable outdoor thermal environment, Hicham Fawzi Arrar (ULg)

  • CityRoof - Analogous green roofs for Belgian cities, Lucie Rivière (ULg)

  • Informal urban fabrics flood resilience, Fenosoa Ramiaramanana (ULg)

  • Sustainable Architecture in a Water-Scarce Environment: Developing a Building-Integrated FOG Harvesting system through a Biomimetic approach in (semi-)arid climates, Nathalie Verbrugghe (ULB)

15h20-15h40    Coffee break
15h40-17h        PhD workshop “Graphical Abstracts” (Baryon)

Evening program
17h30-18h30    Guided visit to sustainable neighbourhood development “Nieuwe Dokken”

                         in Ghent (https://ducoop.be/)
19h00-…          Dinner @Officina Raffaelli

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Day TWO - 25 May 2022

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Morning program

9h-9h10           Wrap up day 1
9h10-10h10     Keynote Prof. Johan Albrecht, UGent : “Can we renovate towards a carbon-

                        free building stock without increasing inequality?”
10h10-10h30   Coffee break
10h30-12h20   Paper and poster session “Performance of building materials & 

                      envelopes”
                        (chair: Prof. Nathan Van Den Bossche)

• Paper presentations

  • Printed concrete formwork as concrete cover, Michiel Bekaert (UGent)

  • Environmental impact assessment in the early stages of developing a new Photonic Meta-Concrete, Nick Adams (KUL)

  • Comparing Thermal Resistance of Green Roof Layers with Coarse Artificial and Recycled Materials, Mostafa Kazemi (ULg)

  • The impact of monitoring setups in a large scale Heat Loss Coefficient assessment, Katia Ritosa (KUL)

• Short poster presentations

  • Common Salt Mixtures in the Built Environment, Sebastiaan Godts (UGent)

  • Circular building with earth: circular design and life cycle assessment of earthen infill walls in reused concrete frame structures, Erik Pelicaen (UHasselt)

  • Carbonation performance of green concrete with recycled aggregates and hybrid binders, Juan Manuel Etcheverry (UGent)

 

12h20-13h30 Sandwich lunch

 

Afternoon program
13h30-15h    Paper and poster session “Comfortable and energy efficient buildings”
                     (chair: Prof. Marijke Steeman)

• Paper presentations

  • Is the scoring system used in BREEAM international new construction 2016 aligned with the trends existing in recent sustainability housing-related literature?, Mohsen Sanei (ULB)

  • Methodology for dynamic simulations of energy use in multifamily buildings, Stijn Van de Putte (UGent)

  • Dynamic solar gain coefficient estimating from in-situ data: A building with synthetic occupants, Xiang Zhang (KUL)

• Short poster presentations

  • Project SurChauffe: Overheating Indicator and Calculation Method for Walloon Buildings, Deepak Amaripadath (ULg)

  • Socio-economic Impacts of Rural Electrification Through Renewable Mini-grids in Tanzania, Oliva Gonda (UHasselt)

  • Building Energy Efficiency in Indonesia: Regulation, Formulation, and Evaluation, Hanif Hanif (ULB)

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15h-15h30    Coffee break
15h30-17h    PhD workshop “How to give a good research pitch” (UGent language center)
17h-17h15    Closing

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