Urban Transitions Design for Deconstruction in Wood

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1 Urban Transitions Design for Deconstruction in Wood PhD Autumn School on the paradigm shift of how we design, build, use and deconstruct buildings September 2018 Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden Turn your research into practice with our two-week PhD autumn school on design for deconstruction in wood. In the future, we will think of wood buildings not just as living or working places, but also as temporal carbon storage that will ideally be recirculated into new buildings. The wood material contained will be a valuable resource that not only performs its technical function in the building but it will also store carbon and substitute energy intensive materials, thereby helping to mitigate climate change. To reflect this value, great care will be taken to design the wood products, structures and buildings so that the wood can be recovered and reused time and time again. Come and join our program to learn and apply different tools for systems innovations, engage with stakeholders, meet with experts and work in a multidisciplinary environment. This autumn school is organized in cooperation with: #ClimateCatapult catapult.climate-kic.org

2 The Challenge Introduction Forests provide invaluable ecosystem services and are a source of materials to build our future cities and manufacture the myriad of products necessary in modern life. They are the basis of a modern bioeconomy. In Finland and Sweden, considerable efforts have been directed towards the development of new material and energy solutions from forest biomass, through the concept of biorefinery. Alongside the developments in biorefinery, there is a renaissance in wood construction brought about by materials development and the introduction of new building systems. The manufacture of wood-based materials for building construction and the provision of biorefinery intermediates and products go hand-in-hand. Goals Conduct a brief state of the art of Design for Deconstruction (DfD), including both academic and practical examples Create an understanding of the main opportunities and barriers to adopting DfD using wood Design a DfD compatible multi-family building Formulate a plan-of-action on how to develop DfD through practical real life examples Problem owners The target audience of the summer school will be manifold, e.g. construction companies, real estate owners, investors and public authorities.

3 Catapult 2018 Partner Chalmers University of Technology Sustainable Building The research group Sustainable Building is working with concepts, tools and strategies to enhance the sustainability performance of the build environment, approached at different scales (single building, district, city, countries). The research is related to ecological and economic life cycle assessment of construction materials, buildings and infrastructures, sustainability assessment tools for buildings, social-cultural and climate adapted design concepts, as well as building stock modelling based on energy and material resources. The research group actively cooperates with small and medium enterprises (SME), leading global industries, different level of public authorities and renowned research institutes in all fields mentioned. Research funds stem from industry grants, European Commission (Horizon 2020, EIT Climate-KIC), as well as competitive funding programmes from national research councils. Collaborators Aalto University The Wood Material Technology group The Wood Material Technology group provides teaching and conducts research in the area of wood technology. Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU Wood NTNU Wood, a cross-disciplinary centre that advances projects, studies and initiatives at NTNU with wood and forests as their primary resource base. Vaxjö Municipality Växjö is a city of inhabitants in a forest-rich area in the south of Sweden. The region is known for its entrepreneurial spirit and many small and medium sized companies. In 2013 the city decided on a wood building strategy that stated that by % of all newly built municipal buildings should be built in wood (the frame/supporting walls.

4 Aim of the autumn school Our Autumn school offers a learning-by-experiencing approach to tackle real-life challenges. Providing a broad range of in-depth theoretical knowledge, hands-on cases to apply the learning, inter-disciplinary thinking and cooperation, you will be able to boost your skills through the autumn in Sweden. Catapult 2018 The autumn school is designed with the following central learning objectives inspired by the general Climate-KIC PhD Catapult concept: To equip participants with the knowledge of transformative, socio-technical innovation using a systems approach to deliver knowledge. To exchange ideas between students and experts and to develop new project ideas for innovation in the industry. To provide practice oriented tools that will enrich the student s individual projects (e.g. Design Thinking methodology). To enable PhD students to link their individual research projects to innovation activities. It is a unique opportunity for you to: Combine theory with practice in the field of business model analysis and circular economy. Develop innovation strategies and ideas for stakeholder cooperation. Meet, discuss with and pose questions to key business leaders and policy-makers. Get in touch with people from all over the world and to work in interdisciplinary teams.

5 Programme Week 1 Catapult 2018 Sunday 16 th September: Arrival and Check in Welcome dinner Monday 17 th September: Introduction to the programme contents and participants presentation Visiting the topic, understand the challenges Tuesday 18 th September: Setting the scene: Challenge mapping Group formation Workshop and training Wednesday 19 th September: Field trip to Vaxjö Municipality System and stakeholders Thursday 20 th September: Field trip to Vaxjö Municipality Expert Input Friday 21 st September: Expert Input Workshop and training Topic presentation Weekend: Trip Archipelago and free time

6 Programme Week 2 Catapult 2018 Monday 24 th September: Designing with wood Tuesday 25 th September: City perspectives on challenge Wednesday 26 th September: Expert Input Dinner Thursday 27 th September: Project delivery Pitch training Friday 28 th September: Pitch presentation of group work to jury Wrap up of program Farewell dinner

7 Catapult 2018 Registration & Costs As The PhD Autumn School is an integral part of Climate-KIC s PhD programme, costs are fully covered for Climate-KIC label students. Furthermore, we are happy to welcome students pursuing their PhD outside of Climate-KIC and who are interested in climate change topics. Post-graduates with outstanding skills and motivation to participate are also invited to apply. For all non-label participants, the following fee applies: 800 EUR. The fee of the programme includes: accommodation (in shared double rooms) breakfast and lunch, approx. two dinners per week local transportation Participants need to cover the travel costs to and from Gothenburg themselves. After the confirmation of acceptance, invoices will be sent out to participants. Course fees need to be paid three weeks before the start of the programme. The main language is English; participants therefore should have sufficient language skills. Please register for this autumn school through our Climate-KIC.org website by the 31st of July: http: /learning.climate-kic.org/courses/phd-catapult Contact Us For more information regarding the PhD Autumn School, feel free to contact Solla Zophoniasdottir: solla.zophoniasdottir@climate.kic.org