Seminar n°2

Wednesday April 30th, the VUB research lab for architectural engineering (æ-lab) hosted the Doctoral Seminar on Sustainability Research in the Built Environment (DS²BE). On this second try-out in a series of three, host professor Niels De Temmerman welcomed over 20 researchers from 7 different Belgian Universities.

At this seminar, PhD candidates Aristide Athanassiadis (ULB), Aranzazu Galan Gonzalez (ULB) and Catalina Codruta Dobre (ULB) illustrated insightfully how their work could contribute to a better understanding of the impact of building on our environment through the development of new models. Subsequently, professor Ahmed Z. Khan chaired a fundamental discussion between audience and presenters. Agenda:

12:00		Welcome and introduction		Niels De Temmerman	VUB
12:05		A multi-scale analysis of energy, Water and material urban flows: the case of Brussels		Aristide Athanassiadis	ULB
12:25		Keeping the historical heritage alive: Methodology and pre-assessment tool for the energy renovation of the historic residential stock of the east extension in Brussels		Aránzazu Galán González	ULB
12:45		Urban Storm Water Management: possible catalyst for moving towards a Water Sensitive City		Catalina-Codruta Dobre	ULB
13:05		Feed-back & Discussion Experts comments, Presenter’s response, including questions from participants		Ahmed Z. Khan (moderator)	ULB
13:55		Closing