BauHOW5 Event at ETH Zurich: “Decarbonization of the Built Environment: Current & Future Needs and the Role of Architecture Universities”

When: Friday 14th June 2024, 09.00-12.30

Where: Institute of Technology in Architecture ETH Zurich Campus Hoenggerberg, Building HIB, Open Space 2-3, Stefano-Franscini-Platz 1, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland (Google Maps).

Organizers: Prof. Dr. Thaleia Konstantinou, TUDelft, Prof. Dr. Arno Schlueter, ETH Zurich.

BauHow5 Partner Universities: Technical University of Munich, TU Delft, University College London, Chalmers University of Technology, ETH Zurich.

Scope and objective

Given the urgency to decarbonize the Built environment, research and education in the design and planning of buildings and cities has a pivotal role. BauHow5 is a European alliance of five leading research-intensive European universities in Architecture and the Built Environment. Their position gives them the opportunity, but also the responsibility to educate future architects to address this challenge, as well as inform stakeholders and policymakers. To achieve that, collaboration between the academics of those institutions is key to achieving better results and outreach. 

The goal of this one-day event is, on the one hand, to provide each other with insights on the ongoing research that supports the Decarbonization of the Built Environment, and on the other hand, to identify key research areas and complementarities and define strategies for the interaction between research and teaching. Since it is a multi-scale, interdisciplinary issue, a range of topics will be discussed, including technical solutions, energy performance simulation, Building Stock modeling, AI and Machine learning, decision-making, whole-life carbon and circularity, PEDs, stakeholders’ roles etc. 

Public Programme

Current and Future Research on Decarbonisation

9.00-9.15
Welcome and introduction to the event

9.15-10.15
Session 1

Thaleia Konstantinou
Associate Professor in Building Products Innovation, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TUDelft. 

Orkun Kasap
Senior researcher with the Professorship for Construction Heritage and Preservation, Institute of Technology in Architecture (ITA), ETH Zurich

Prof. Holger Wallbaum
Professor in sustainable building, Dep. of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology

Prof. Henk Visscher
Professor of Housing Quality and Process Innovation, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TUDelft

Prof. Thomas Auer
Professor of Building Technology and Climate Responsive Design, School of Engineering and Design, TU Munich

Prof. Dimitrios Rovas
Professor of Building Simulation and Optimisation. Bartlett School Env, Energy & Resources. Faculty of the Built Environment, UCL

10.15-10.45
Panel discussion: All Session Speakers

10.45- 11.00
Coffee break

11.00- 12.00
Session 2

Prof. Arno Schlueter
Professor of Architecture and Building Systems, Institute of Technology in Architecture (ITA), ETH Zurich

Prof. Stephan Birk
Professor of Architecture and Timber Construction, School of Engineering and Design, TU Munich 

Prof. Jacquline Pauli
Professor of Structural Design, the Institute of Technology in Architecture (ITA), ETH Zurich

Frank van der Hoeven
Director of Research of the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TUDelft

Prof. Liane Thuvander
Professor in Architecture and Sustainable Building, Dep. of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology

Dr. Aurore Julien
Associate Professor, Sustainable Built Environments, Energy and Resources Academic and Industry team, UCL

12.00-12.30
Panel discussion: All Session Speakers

12.30
End of public event

This is a free public event. No registration is required.