WEBINARS &
presentations
WEBINARS
- WEBINAR 1 : ENERGY & COMFORT INDICATORS
- WEBINAR 2 : LOCAL GEO/BIO BASED BUILDING MATERIALS
- WEBINAR 3 : WEATHER FILES & CLIMATE INDICATORS
- WEBINAR 4 : (en francais) LA POLITIQUE BIOCLIMATIQUE DANS L'AFRIQUE ET UE
- WEBINAR 5 : BIOCLIMATIC DESIGN & THERMAL COMFORT PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS: CASE STUDIES IN EU, AFRICA & LA REUNION
- WEBINAR 6 : NET-ZERO CARBON ARCHITECTURE AS A SOLUTION TO AFRICA HOUSING CHALLENGE
WEBINAR 1 : ENERGY & COMFORT INDICATORS
Energy and comfort assessment in buildings: important new advances introduced in international standards. Which implications arise for EU and African policies?
Webinar session at the eceee Summer Study conference in June 2021, with the participation of:
- Prof.Dr. Diana Urge-Vorsatz: Vice-chair of IPCC WG-III & Professor at CEU)
- Prof.Dr. Salvatore Carlucci: Professor at CyI.
- Prof.Dr. Lorenzo Pagliano: Professor at PoliMi.
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WEBINAR 2 : LOCAL BUILDING MATERIALS - HOW TO REDUCE BUILDINGS' EMBODIED CARBON?
In collaboration with PEEB, ACT and GlobalABC we presented some of the work on local construction materials and their potential to decarbonise the building sector.
Speakers:
- Jérémy Bourgault, PEEB
- Chitra K Vishwanath, Architect Biome Environmental Solutions, India
- Asmae Khaldoun, Al-Akhwayn University, Morocco
- Marlène Dresch, ACT Initiative
- Anupam Badola, Ass. General Manager at Dalmia Cement, India
- Luca de Giovanetti, World Business Council for Sustainable Dev.
- Anna Dyson, Founding Director, (CEA) at Yale University
- Jonathan Duwyn, GlobalABC
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WEBINAR 3 : WEATHER FILES & CLIMATE INDICATORS FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE WEATHER IN AFRICA AND THE EU
Pr. Guilherme Carrilho da Graça from the University of Lisbon presented his work regarding the generation and application of weather files for future and current weather in building thermal simulation, specifically in warm climate areas in Europe and Africa.
Agenda:
Short introduction about ABC 21 project and work developed of the project presented by Prof. Lorenzo Pagliano from POLIMI
Weather files and climate indicators for current and future weather in Africa and EU presented by Prof. Guilherme Carrilho Graca from Uni Lisbon
Simulation of the impact of future weather on the bioclimatic performance of a kindergartenpresented by Prof. Guilherme Carrilho Graca from Uni
Q&A and closure
WEBINAR 4: LA POLITIQUE BIOCLIMATIQUE, MATÉRIAUX LOCAUX ET INDICATEURS DE CONFORT DANS L'AFRIQUE ET UE
Pr. Lorenzo Pagliano et les intervenants invites présenteront le travail développé sur les politiques en matière d’efficacité énergétique et de bioclimatique en Europe et en Afrique.
Discussion sur :
➡️ La nécessité d’un langage technique commun (sur l’énergie , le confort et la résilience aux événements extrêmes) pour définir clairement les politiques et les codes de construction, et rendre possible le transfert des expériences réussies.
➡️ La nécessité de mettre l’accent sur les politiques de “priorité à l’enveloppe” afin d’éviter de poser un défi irréalisable aux réseaux énergétiques et à la décarbonisation de l’approvisionnement.
➡️ Comment certifier les performances structurelles et thermiques des matériaux bio et géo-sourcés afin de leur permettre d’entrer de manière fiable et massive dans la pratique de la construction ?
Les intervenants :
- Prof. Lorenzo Pagliano de POLIMI
- Prof. Francois Garde de l’Université de La Réunion
- Vincent Kitio de UN-HABITAT
- Enerst Dione de DEEC – Project Consultant (Sénégal)
- Ilyas Essabai du Ministère de l’Habitat et de la Politique de la Ville – Maroc.
WEBINAR 5: BIOCLIMATIC DESIGN AND THERMAL COMFORT PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS: CASE STUDIES FROM EUROPE, AFRICA AND LA REUNION5
The focus is the presentation of selected case studies , located in different climates in Africa and the EU, in terms of bioclimatic design and thermal comfort performance in warm periods
AGENDA
Presentation or technical aspects of case studies, in terms of:
- Localisation and climate
- Bioclimatic Design Principles
- Thermal comfort assessment
- Lessons learned & recommendations
Residential building: Botticelli Project, in Italy
Residential building: Ruinha House, in Portugal
School complex: Mbakadou school, in Senegal
University building: ESIROI, in La Reunion
Discussion of ways of improving thermal comfort
Q&A
SPEAKERS:
- Pr. François Garde (Université de La Réunion)
- Virginie Grosdemouge (Université de La Réunion)
- Pr. Lorenzo Pagliano (Politecnico di Milano)
- Arch. Alessio Dionigi Battistella (Politecnico di Milano)
WEBINAR 6: NET-ZERO CARBON ARCHITECTURE AS A SOLUTION TO AFRICA HOUSING CHALLENGE
OBJECTIVES:
- Promote climate-conscious architecture
- Address the issue of affordable housing using sustainable and eco-friendly design principles.
Speakers & Presentations: Welcome remarks and introduction | Vincent Kitio, UN-Habitat Experience Working on Sustainable Housing | Léa Delpech, Patriarche Architectures Comfort indicators and policies | Lorenzo Pagliano, ABC 21 Bioclimatic solutions: Case studies | Francois Garde, ABC 21
Mass supply of Low Carbon Houses in Africa | Daniel Wyss, Skat Consulting Ltd Application of EDGE tool in Africa | ALBERT AOUNGUE, ARPEDAC Othalo low carbon architecture | Frank Cato Lahti, OTHALO™ Q/A and Discussions Closing remarks
PRESENTATIONS
- COP27: BUILDING SUMMER COMFORT
- WORLD URBAN FORUM 11: BIOCLIMATIC CASE STUDIES
- AFRICITIES 9: BIOCLIMATIC MATERIALS
- AFRICITIES 9: BICLIMATIC CASE STUDIES IN AFRICA
- EU SIDE EVENT COP26: DECARBONISING BUILDINGS
- FRENCH PAVILION COP26: LOCAL BUILDING MATERIALS IN SENEGAL AND MOROCCO
- IRSEC 21: PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Climate adaptation, building summer comfort and bioclimatic approach in the EU and Africa | COP27 | Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
Prof.Lorenzo Pagliano, the coordinator of the ABC21 project, participated in the COP27 panel discussion about climate adaptation and building summer comfort. In this session, he explored some of the work developed related to comfort indicators in performance in buildings, focusing on the case of warm climates.
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Bioclimatic design - Social housing case study in La Réunion | WUF11 | Katowice, Poland
A contribution made by Prof. Francois Garde from Université de La Rénion regardings bioclimatic buildings. He presents a case study of a social housing unit located on La Rénion island that employs passive ventilation and other methods to achieve thermal comfort.
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Bioclimatic building materials & construction practices | 9th Africities | Kisumo, Kenya
A contribution made by Prof. Asmae Khaldoun from Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane about bioclimatic building materials and techniques. The focus was on geo & bio-based building materials and their potential for bioclimatic architecture in the EU and African contexts.
Case studies - bioclimatic and passive techniques in the EU & Africa | 9th Africities | Kisumo, Kenya
A contribution made by Prof. Francois Garde from Université Rénion presents in this speech some of the project’s work regarding the Case Studies documentation and analysis, of buildings in Africa and Europe that implement bioclimatic and passive ventilation strategies.
EU Side Events @ COP26: Decarbonising Buildings: the importance of energy efficiency and low-carbon construction materials | Online, Brussels
Online session along with VELUX and EuroACE – Energy Efficient Buildings as part of the EU Side Events of COP 26. Prof. Lorenzo Pagliano & Prof. Asmae Khaldune presented ABC21 work related to local building materials and discussed the implication of policies for decarbonising buildings and promoting energy efficiency.
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COP26 session on Decarbonisation of the Building Sector | French Pavilion, Glasgow (COP 26)
Ernest Dione from Direction de l’Environnement et des Etablissements Classés (DEEC) shared the initiatives in 🇸🇳 Senegal regarding local materials and techniques.
Prof. Asmae Khaldoun from Al Akhawayn University (AUI) in 
Morocco will presented a brief of her work regarding local building materials and techniques and how they support the building sector decarbonisation
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Fatima-Ezzahra Riakhi and Prof. Asmae Khaldoun from Al Akhawayn University (AUI) presentation of the paper “PV Sizing of a Stand Alone Solar Carport System Linked to Charging Stations and its Economic Analysis (A Case Study)“
Fatima-Ezzahra Riakhi and Prof. Asmae Khaldoun from Al Akhawayn University (AUI) presentation of the paper “PV Sizing of a Grid Connected Solar Carport System Linked to Charging Stations and its Economic Analysis (A Case Study)”
Ghita El Boukili, Fatima Zahra El Ouardi, Mahdi Lechheb, Fatima Kifani-Sahban, Prof. Asmae Khaldoun from Al Akhawayn University (AUI) presentation of the paper “Improving of the Rheological Properties of Bensmim Clay for its Use in Clay Brick Prodcution“
Stay tuned for the upcoming EVENTS!
We are working on our next webinar and will post soon more information about it.
Disclaimer: This information has been gathered as part of the project titled “ABC 21 – Africa-Europe BioClimatic buildings for XXI century”. We state that the project has no responsibility for the misuse of the publicly available information and results published, nor the impacts it may cause.