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CEPS Construction Day: Innovation for construction: from life-cycle analysis to a low-carbon built environment

Energy, climate change and the environment

When
Wednesday
Where
CEPS
Place du Congrès 1, Brussels, Belgium

This in-person event is free and open to the public but registration is mandatory.

In-person event

CEPS Construction Day: Innovation for construction: from life-cycle analysis to a low-carbon built environment

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In person workshop

The built environment will be one of the priorities on the agenda of the new Commission. Following the focus on operational carbon, i.e. the carbon emitted during use, attention has now shifted to the so-called grey carbon, i.e. carbon emitted during the construction phase. This requires focus on materials including low-carbon materials, re-use and recycling, but also a life-cycle perspective. Elongating the lifespan of a building can significantly reduce carbon consumption. All elements of a building’s value chain, from primary materials to heating and cooling, have the potential to lower emissions. Focusing on neighbourhoods instead of individual buildings also offers further reduction potential.

This workshop will combine discussions of case studies and research with the quest for pragmatic solutions in the age of a new balance between economic security, competitiveness and decarbonisation.

This event is part of CEPS Construction Day.

CEPS Construction Day is the first time that the work on future construction and innovative construction materials by CEPS and project partners, notably ReConstruct and Carbon Exit, will be discussed and presented in its entirety. It consists of two distinct events on the same day:
• A workshop where innovative projects and research will be presented and discussed with stakeholders.
• A high-level seminar focusing on the future of construction, whereby solutions to address life-cycle emissions will be discussed.

This event will be followed by a lunch

Supported by ReConstruct
In co-operation with Carbon Exit

Host
Christian Egenhofer Christian Egenhofer
Christian Egenhofer

Associate Senior Research Fellow

Speakers list
Josefina Lindblom

Senior Policy Officer, Eco-innovation and Circular Economy, DG Environment, European Commission

Ida Karlsson

Carbon Exit & Chalmers University

Sebastian Spaun

General Manager, Austrian Cement Association

Angela Köppl

Senior Economist, Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, WIFI, Vienna

Sebastian Nödl

2226 GmbH, Lustenau, Austria

Florine Leighton

Institute for Sustainable Technologies, Gleisdorf, Austria