DS²BE 2022 was organised by Ghent University and took place on the 24th and 25th of May.
DAY ONE – 24 May 2022
Morning program
8h30-9h: Registration
9h-9h10: Welcome by Prof. Marijke Steeman, UGent
9h10-10h10: Keynote Prof. Ian Hamilton, UCL: Energy epidemiology: the impact of the user in energy efficiency retrofits
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)
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)
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
DAY TWO – 25 May 2022
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?
10h30-12h30: 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)
Afternoon program
13h30-15h20: 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)
15h40-17h PhD workshop How to give a good research pitch (UGent language center)
17-17h15: Closing
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