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Thursday, 6 October 2022 InnoRenew CoE International Conference 2022

About the conference

The InnoRenew CoE International Conference 2022, “Rethinking buildings and materials for a sustainable future,” will provide a forum to explore renewable materials and their use for creating healthy, sustainable buildings during five thematic sessions: 

  • Environmentally friendly and energy-efficient materials and practices to improve the built environment 

Material processing and product design improvements for all stages of a building’s lifecycle to reduce harm and increase efficiency. 

  • Sustainability in the built environment: Challenges and solutions 

Barriers and opportunities for building with renewable materials, from circularity to architecture to impact assessment and beyond. 

  • State-of-the-art solutions for building design and assessment 

Technologies for building design optimization, sustainable construction management and service life monitoring, including building information modeling (BIM), digital twin, sensor technologies, internet of things (IoT), life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costing (LCC). 

  • Built environments for well-being 

Materials, designs, technologies and promotional activities to improve physical and mental well-being. 

  • Bridging the gap between research and society  

Interdisciplinary research, case studies, knowledge transfer, acceptance studies, industry implementation, policymaking, communication strategies, and everything in between that forms practices to take society towards a sustainable future.  

A roundtable discussion about the European Year of Youth 2022 will also be organized as part of the conference. 

IRIC2022 is an opportunity to share and discuss emerging science and innovations in renewable materials that can be used in the built environment to enhance human and environmental well-being. 

Important dates

  • Abstract submission deadline 31 Avgust 2022
  • Registration deadline 1 November 2022
  • Payment deadline 4 November 2022
  • 17-18 November 2022 InnoRenew CoE International Conference 2022

Call for abstracts 

IRIC2022 welcomes 300-word abstracts for presentations in five thematic areas: 

  • Environmentally friendly and energy-efficient materials and practices to improve the built environment 
  • Sustainability in the built environment: Challenges and solutions 
  • State-of-the-art solutions for building design and assessment 
  • Built environments for well-being 
  • Bridging the gap between research and society  

Please follow the IRIC2022 abstract template and submit through the conference portal.   

Abstract submission closes on 31 August 2022.  

Keynote speaker

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thomas Brudermann  

Thomas Brudermann is an associate professor at the University of Graz. He works in the interdisciplinary field of sustainability and innovation research, focusing on decision-making related to sustainability transitions and climate psychology. He holds a master’s degree in informatics and a doctoral degree in psychology. 

Thomas also works with national and international research institutions, including the International Institute for Applied System Analysis, the Vienna University of Economics and Business, and the University of Klagenfurt. He was a visiting researcher at the National Institute for Environmental Studies in Japan and a visiting faculty member at the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand. 

Venue

InnoRenew CoE will host IRIC2022 at its new building in Izola, Slovenia.  Livade 6a, 6310 Izola, Slovenia 

   

Registration

  • Full registration: €150  
  • Student registration: €75  
  • Conference dinner: €60 
  • All prices includes VAT. 
  • Registration will be open until 1 November 2022, 23:59 CEST.

Payment 

  • Payment must be made by bank transfer to the InnoRenew CoE bank account. A copy of the transfer receipt must be attached to the registration form.  
  • ACCOUNT HOLDER: InnoRenew CoE / Livade 6a, SI-6310 Izola, Slovenia 
  • BANK: NLB d.d. / Trg republike 2, 1520 Ljubljana, Slovenia 
  • SWIFT CODE: LJBASI2X 
  • IBAN: SI56029220262173147 
  • REFERENCE: 00-00 

Enter “InnoRenew CoE International Conference 2022” in the remarks field, and include the following information: 

  • Participant name 
  • Participant surname 
  • Address for issuing/receiving invoice (it can be either a personal or institutional address, but if the invoice is issued to an institution, include the institution’s tax number) 

 The payment deadline is 4 November 2022, 23:59 CEST. 

An invoice will be provided after the conference.  

Accommodations and travel

Hotels in Izola:

Airports: 

Shuttle service: 

The easiest way to travel to Izola from the airports above is to take a shuttle service like GoOpti transport. Reservation for transfer can be made directly to your hotel. Prices are lower if the shuttle is booked well in advance (1-2 months). 

Bus or train:

Travel by bus to Izola is possible. Once in Izola, public transportation is available to move around the city. 

You can travel by train from most European countries via connection to Koper (Slovenia), Trieste (Italy) or Ljubljana (Slovenia). From these locations, you need a bus transfer or other transport to reach Izola. 

Conference sponsors

Would you like to increase your visibility within the interdisciplinary field of renewable materials for healthy built environments? Become an IRIC2022 sponsor.

Contact us at conference@innorenew.eu for more details. 

Sponsorship-flyer

Scientific committee 

Richard Acquah, Mateja Erce, Niki Hrovatin, Albert Kravos, Dean Lipovac, Han Lei, Sasikala Perumal, Faksawat Poohphajai, Lea Primožič, Nežka Sajinčič 

Organizing committee

Elizabeth Dickinson, Gertrud Fabian, Lea Primožič, Amy Simmons 

Conference organizers

The conference is organized by the InnoRenew CoE and the University of Primorska.

Contact information

Please send questions or comments to conference@innorenew.eu.

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