Circularity in construction business
The Building Technology Department of Linnaeus University in Växjö invites you to a full day conference.
The conference is intended for a wide audience, primarily stakeholders interested in the implementation of circularity idea i
n construction, but also the academic community.
The event includes several presentations given by researchers from Linnaeus University, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, Dalarna University, Högskolan i Borås, representatives of industry or the designers' community, but also a time for discussions.
Participants can choose one of three parallel morning sessions:
- Timber-Concrete Composite floor slabs –environmentally friendly solutions,
- Circular economy in wood multi-storey building construction,
- GREENBIM special session: BIM and Sustainability.
Registration fee of 250 SEK/participant includes lunch and fika breaks.
Do not miss this event!
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Programme
8:30 - 8:40 - OPENNING
8:45 - 10:10 - SESSION 1
Location: Sal Weber - House K
Jonn Are Myhren (Dalarna University) - Circular economy in the construction sector: needs, barriers and opportunities
Carmen Amaddeo (Linnaeus University) – BIM and Energy Efficiency in Buildings (GreenBIM Project)
Eva Binder (Linnaeus University) – Timber-Concrete Composites (TCC): advantages & challenges
Elzbieta Lukaszewska (AFRY) – Is Swedish building industry ready to implement prefabricated timber-composite structures?
10:10 - 10:40 - FIKA
10:40 - 12:00 - SESSION 2A - Timber-Concrete Composite floor slabs –environmentally friendly solutions
Location: K1040 - House K
Roberto Crocetti (TBS- Timber Bridge Specialists, KTH) – Hybrid structures of timber and concrete
Wit Derkowski (Linnaeus University) – CoFLOWER floor system - the effect of industry-university cooperation
Ervin Halilovic (Linnaeus University) – Experimental verification of CoFLOWER system in a real building
Johan Pyykkö (Heda, HB/UU) - Heda Hybridbjälklag, a floor solution with prefabricated TCC elements
10:40 - 12:00 - SESSION 2B - Circular economy in wood multi-storey building construction
Location: K1046 - House K
Ambrose Dodoo (LNU) - Possibilities and tools to enhance circularity in wood-based buildings – project overview and issues.
Felix Quarcoo (LNU) - Review of application of circular economy in wood multi-storey building construction.
Daniel Wilded (SETRA): Breaking Ground with CLT: Industry Insights and Inspirations
Jonn Are Myhren (DU) - Preliminary interview results: challenges and favourable conditions for circular wood-based construction.
10:40 - 12:00 - SESSION 2C - GREENBIM special session: BIM and Sustainability
Location: Sal Weber - House K
Lars-Åke Karlsson (AEC) - Pier 16: A green construction project with a high level of digitalization
Richard Šusták (B2Ai Architects) – Building Information Modeliling (BIM) – Designing for material reuse.
Maria Runesson (Linnaeus University / AEC) - Towards Nearly-Zero Energy Renovation of Old Swedish Multi-Family Buildings.
Efthimia Staiou (Yasar University, Turkey) - GreenBIM - Virtual Learning Environment.
12:00 - 13:00 - LUNCH
13:00 - 15:00 SESSION 3
Location: Sal Weber - House K
Ambrose Dodoo (Linnaeus University) - Life cycle assessment approaches to drive circular economy in the building sector
WORKSHOP: DISCUSSION IN GROUPS (needs, concerns, doubts, and challenges)
Håkan Johnsson (Linnaeus University) - Summary of the discussions.
Henrik Engström (Torps Byggelement AB) – Sustainability innovations from a small business perspective
Erika Borginger (SKANSKA) - Sustainability innovations from a large contractor's perspective
15:00 - 15:20 - FIKA
15:20- 16:30 - SESSION 4
Location: Sal Weber - House K
Thomas K. Bader (Linnaeus University) – Research profile of the Building Technology Department at Linnaeus University
Anders Arlutz (Linnaeus University) – Visit to Linnaeus University’s laboratories
Circularity in Construction Business conference is a sustainability-assured meeting in accordance with Linnaeus University’s guidelines for sustainable events. These guidelines are linked to the 17 global goals in Agenda 2030 and comprise the three dimensions of sustainable development: the economic, the social, and the environmental.
Learn more about Linnaeus University´s sustainable events here.