How can the building sector be made sustainable? How can space and resources be better used? These questions will be explored at the symposium Brennpunkt Alpines Bauen on 30 September.
Weather extremes, environmental destruction and waste of resources – or more consideration for our environment? What kind of Europe do we want to live in 2050?
Climate change is the greatest challenge of our time. To meet it, the European Union launched the Green Deal – a plan to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent. The Green Deal requires far-reaching action and change through all sectors of the economy: We need to make our continent greener and more sustainable – and use existing resources more sparingly.
The green building industry of the future
For the building sector, the Green Deal means that the construction industry must focus on energy- and resource-efficient building and renovation. A climate-neutral building industry also needs a functioning land and settlement management system: available building land is scarce and valuable – the land management of the future must be economical with remaining reserves and promote the efficient use of already built-up and sealed areas.
But what will this green building economy of the future look like in concrete terms? How do we plan modern, sustainable settlements? What challenges and opportunities arise for the industry from the Green Deal? These questions will be addressed by the 8th symposium Brennpunkt Alpines Bauen 2021 on Thursday, 30 September. Experts from science and business will gather for an interdisciplinary exchange.
With speakers from Salzburg, Bavaria and South Tyrol, the focus will be on the building sector in the Alpine countries. Showcase projects from the Alpine region will be presented and challenges discussed.
Sustainable research at the Centre for Alpine Building
The RSA FG is represented by the Centre for Alpine Building. The centre is concerned with solutions for intelligent, networked buildings and the simulation of buildings in the context of settlements.
At the symposium, Sabine Gadocha and Thomas Prinz from the Research Studio iSPACE Smart Settlement Systems will show how different GIS tools and simulation models can be used for sustainable, resource-saving settlement development.
Registration for the event, which takes place via Zoom, is possible here – more information about the presentations is available here.