We're hosting the 2nd international workshop on net zero carbon buildings on 24-25 January 2024 under the umbrella of RILEM TC 299-TES and jointly supported by the EPSRC grant GeoBattery. The theme is 'Energy neutral and sustainability in construction and building materials'. The event aims to explore current state-of-the-art and novel advances on topics related to the green deal on construction and building materials.
Invited speakers
Day one: 24 January 2024
- Professor Luisa F Cabeza, University of Lleida, Spain
- Dr Enrico Masoero, Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy
- Dr Anna Laura Pisello, University of Perugia, Italy
- Professor Saulo Rocha Ferreira, Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Brazil
Day two: 25 January 2024
- Professor Pete Walker, University of Bath, UK
- Dr Jonathon Elvins, Swansea University, UK
- Professor Umberto Berardi, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Day one programme
24 January 2024 (room: 2 East 3.1)
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Registration, refreshment and coffee | |
| 09:30 - 09:40 | Welcome | Xinyuan Ke |
| 09:40 - 10:30 | Keynote speech: An overview of sustainability and society aspects in thermal energy storage for the built environment Q and A | Dr Luiza F Cabeza, University of Lleida |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Microscale chemo-mechanics: a key step in the multiscale modelling of concrete | Dr Enrico Masoero, Polytechnic University of Milan |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee break, Q and A, and discussion | |
| Session 1 | Energy storage materials for buildings | Session chair: tbc |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Approaches to increase energy efficiency and sustainability in construction: integration of SCMs and bio-based PCMs | Ilda Tole, LTU Lolea, University of Technology |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Sustainable building solutions: advancements in micro-encapsulated phase change materials and alternative cements | Jessica Giro Paloma, Universitat Barcelona |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Phase change materials for built environment applications | Mohammad Katish, University of Bath |
| 12:15 - 12:30 | Few layer graphene-based self-heating construction materials | Salvatore Polverino, Università di Genova |
| 12:30 - 13:20 | Lunch break | |
| 13:20 - 13:30 | Rilem presentation | Dr Antonio Caggiano |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Cooling our urban future: A human-centric approach in scaling up daytime radiative cooling for sustainable heat mitigation | Dr Anna Laura Pisello, University of Perugia |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Storing phase change materials (PCMs) in natural biomass for thermo-energy and mechanical retrofitting in the context of low-carbon buildings | Professor Saulo Rocho Ferreira, Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA) |
| Session 2 | Building energy storage and performances | session chair: tbc |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Thermal and energy performances of a radiant floor system incorporating phase change materials | Romeu Vicente, University of Aveiro |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Optimisation of thermal performance in building roofs using cementitious porous mortars enhanced with PCMs | Mahdi Zanjani, University of Genoa |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Dynamic shading device with phase change materials: a proof-of-concept towards improving thermal comfort | Romeu Vicente, University of Aveiro |
| 15:15 – 15:45 | Travelling to city center to visit the Bath Abbey | |
| 16:00 | Guided tour of Bath Abbey, tower and geothermal innovation | |
| 18:00 - 20:00 | Dinner (The Huntsman, 1 Terrace Walk, North Parade, Bath) |
Day two programme
25 January 2024 (room: 4 East 3:10)
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Refreshment and coffee | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Opportunities for bio-based building materials to create net-zero new and retrofitted buildings | Professor Pete Walker, University of Bath |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Performance of low carbon technologies on purpose built and retrofit buildings | Dr Jonathan Elvins, Swansea University |
| Session 3 | Bio-based materials for green buildings | Session chair: tbc |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Bio-based materials: opportunities for a paradigm shift in the construction sector | Redina Mazelli, Politecnico di Torino |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Textile reinforced mortar composites made with jute and flax fibre textiles: experimental tests and and comparative analysis | Enzo Martinelli, University of Salerno |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Coffee break, Q and A and discussion | |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | FibraBIO - Sustainable material for thermal packaging | Professor Umberto Berardi, Toronto Metropolitan University |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch break, Q and A and discussion | |
| Session 4 | Low-carbon materials for green buildings | Session chair: tbc |
| 13:30 - 13:45 | Sustainable NSM CFRP strengthening of RC structures using geopolymer adhesives | Reza Mohammadi-Firouz, Universidade do Minho |
| 13:45 - 14:00 | Exploring the utilisation of mechanochemically treated 2:1 clay (montmorillonite) in limestone ternary cement | Vahiddin Alperen Baki, University of Bath |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Smart waste-containing inorganic polymers: eco-friendly materials to decarbonise the building sector | Rui Novais, University of Aveiro |
| 14:15 - 14:30 | Q and A and discussion | |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Workshop closure and best presentation award | |
| Session 5 | TC-299TES Committee meeting (Room 2E 3.4) | Chairs: Dr Jorge Sanchez Dolado, Dr Antonio Caggiano |
| 15:00 - 17:00 | tbd |
Organising committee
- Dr Xinyuan Ke (University of Bath, UK)
- Dr Veronica Ferrandiz-Mas (University of Bath, UK)
- Dr Lorena Skevi (University of Bath, UK)
- Dr Dolado (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC))
- Dr Caggiano (University of Genova, Italy)
