| Time: | March 19, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
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We are very excited to welcome Corentin Fivet, Professor of architecture and structural design at the Structural Xploration Lab EPFL, Lausanne, on Tuesday, 19 March 2024 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in our upcoming Constructive Conversations event.
Corentin Fivet will give a lecture on Waste No More – The needed (re-)discovery of the intrinsic value of disused construction products.
The event will take place digitally and in person.
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Title: |
Waste No More – The needed (re-)discovery of the intrinsic value of disused construction products |
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Speaker: |
Prof. Corentin Fivet |
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Date: |
19 March 2024 | 6:00-7:30 p.m. |
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Location: |
ILEK, Pfaffenwaldring 14, University of Stuttgart |
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This lecture is part of the AdvanceAEC partner seminar series. Please register or log in to access the event credentials. |
Lecture Abstract
The construction sector stands out as a major contributor to global pollution. Yet there is a growing trend for buildings to be demolished, even though their components are in excellent condition. The reuse of these components in new construction activities represents a circular strategy with significant environmental benefits, including reduced greenhouse gas emissions, waste and material extraction. While this approach has yet to reach its full industrial potential, it is reshaping designers' workflows and prompting the development of new computational methods and construction processes. After a contextualisation of the current state of practice, Professor Corentin Fivet will discuss recent research results from EPFL's Structural Xploration Lab and their potential societal impact, with a focus on the reuse of obsolete timber, steel, and concrete elements in new building structures.
Corentin Fivet
Corentin Fivet is Professor of Architecture and Structural Design at EPFL, where he develops computational methods and design processes to increase the circularity of building structures. Under his leadership, the Structural Xploration Lab (SXL) is a frontrunner in the areas of structural optimisation and groundbreaking large-scale demonstrator projects with reclaimed waste. Corentin Fivet holds a PhD degree from UCLouvain, Belgium. He spent two years as a postdoctoral researcher at MIT, USA, before joining the Institute of Architecture at EPFL in 2016.
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