Worksession 1: Biobased materials in sustainable vapor-open buildings as a standard
Establishing a Movement for Healthy and Sustainable building
Max Drath and Berend Verhulsdonck, Primum, Partner of the Embassy of Circular & Biobased Building
Since the early 1950s, we have started to work increasingly with synthetic and fossil building- materials. Since then, more moisture problems have occurred in buildings and as a result, we have started to integrate more installations in buildings. In this work session, we will introduce a modernized (including high tech, such as sensors) technique of the creation of vapor-open buildings, that has proven to be beneficial for the health of people, animals and planet.
This evidence based, but forgotten technique is based on the principle of building with vapor-permeable materials, which are materials that easily absorb and release moisture. This means that these buildings are naturally moisture-regulating and heat- regulating, yet air tight. Biobased materials are very suitable for this technique. It creates healthy buildings and requires no installations.
After a short introduction to vapor-open buildings and ‘building biology’ & health, we will discuss the topics of heating, cooling and ventilation and share the insights.
Our aim is to interest regulators, clients, architects and subsidy providers for this technique, so that for future calls and assignments this technique can be chosen as one of the standards. We want to invite participants to think along how to get this movement going.
Worksession 2: Learning to collaborate for circular, biobased and industrial building
How to jointly create with individual aims
Workshop leaders: Irene Schrotenboer (Avans University of Applied Sciences), Lode Lefevre (KU Leuven), Izhar van Eenennaam (Jeras Projectmanagement for Emergis)
Within the Interreg 2 Seas Circular Bio-based Construction Industry project (CBCI) we work on multiple components: on design, development & research interaction versus circular, biobased and industrial goals, and on all of these components, related to the roles of the various stakeholders and different contexts. This is a lot to simultaneously focus on within one project. Nevertheless, we learned how to interact in order to drive developments from this practice-based research.
The new is not always evident and in clear sight. In this workshop we will look at what is underneath the surface, ‘through the materials’ so to speak. We want to do so, because we recognize and did experience the inertia of trying to solve concrete material-related problems, whereas the opportunities and limitations of the social context tend to be marginalized. Based on lessons from CBCI research project, the participants can experience a short sequence of ‘live’ interactions between different types of parties, with different perspectives and different tasks – and how it is possible to steer them towards concrete building results without predefined joint definitions and interests.
With workshop participants, we want to share and further explore new ways of collaboration for complex circular building processes, in order to strengthen further joint efforts towards a circular, biobased and industrial building sector.
Worksession 3: Round Table: Hop, step… jump!
From imagination to reality. From study to standard. What is needed to take the next step in biobased building to achieve building for anyone, anywhere, always?
Round table discussion by:
Ivo van den Thillart (Architect at Buro Kade)
Kirsti Pol (Managing director at The New Block)
