Webinar ‘Eco-driven innovation’
Energy efficiency and material circularity are the new innovation must-haves in the construction industry. Characterized by relatively low productivity growth and limited digitization speed, the industry is being challenged to transform fundamentally and meet the rising sustainability demands.
Join us on Tuesday June 28th at 9h30 to get inspired by 3 construction players that are moving the ecological needle. During the ‘Eco-Driven Innovation’ webinar, experts from UAntwerp, Vandersanden, ETAP and Verhaert will be sharing their views and insights. It’s the ideal opportunity for you to ask how they unleash their sustainability potential.
Tuesday 28 June 2022
From 9h30 to 11h30 CEST
3 inspirational sessions
on boosting circularity
in construction
Discover the program
9h30: Energy-neutral district architecture
Sven Verbruggen, Professor Architecture at UAntwerp
Joris De Lamper, Manager Innovation Acceleration Services – Digital Innovation at Verhaert
To foster energy-neutral districts, the University of Antwerp is developing Retrofit – a tool that enables scenario recommendations based on data collection and machine learning. During this session, Sven Verbruggen and Joris De Lamper will discuss how digital technologies can provide real estate developers, policymakers and other stakeholder within with insights on the impact-neutral design of districts.
10h05: Sustainability in building materials
Maarten Leën, Director New Business Development and Member of the Board of Directors at Vandersanden Group
Thomas Van Kerkhoven, Manager Innovation Acceleration Services – Strategic Innovation at Verhaert
Vandersanden is highly invested to further reduce the environmental impact of brick production. Together, Maarten Leën and Thomas Van Kerkhoven dive into how prepare for and manufacture carbon-negative bricks, stone slips and many more of Vandersanden’s innovations.
10h40: The challenges for a profitable circular business model
Dominiek Plancke, CEO at ETAP
David Pas, Coordinator DesignLab & InnoLab at Verhaert
With LaaS, Light as a Service, ETAP is a sustainability frontrunner in the lighting world. The concept is simple: you no longer buy lamps or luminaires, but you rent light, as a service. Dominiek Plancke and David Pas will talk about how to servitize your products to help clients decrease their energy usage through an innovative business model.
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Let’s shift to circularity together
This webinar took place on June 28th, but you can still watch the recording on our webinar page.