The course on “Exploring Sustainable Future (s) in construction” by prof. Andrea Bocco (Politecnico di Torino) and prof. Guillaume Habert (ETH Zürich) will be held on the 22nd and 23rd of April.
Enrolment is already available: https://didattica.polito.it/pls/portal30/gap.pkg_guide.viewGap?p_cod_ins=01MHFRS&p_a_acc=2024&p_header=S&p_lang=IT&multi=N
The course explores relevant questions regarding a possible paradigm shift in the construction sector towards local and bio-based materials. What would be the size of a territory that is able to self-sustain the demand for such materials, considering both new construction and retrofit? What is the limit for transport distances for a construction to be considered ‘local’?
To answer these questions, the material production cycles should be explored from resource availability to manufacturing and distribution, rethinking supply and demand chains in a circular economy approach. This is to be associated, on one hand, with the assessment of the local knowledge and skills (of the industry, designers, craftspeople, etc.); and, on the other, with analysis of local the building regulations and, if it is the case, with their amendment so to allow the employment of natural and bio-based materials – some of which may have been commonplace in local building traditions.
Schedule:
22 April
Module I: 9:30 – 13:00
Bioregional economy. Regenerative territories. ‘Vegetarian’ architecture and Vernacular architecture of the future.
Module II: 14:30 – 18:30
LCA calculation methods. Carbon storage, economic flow and transport calculation.
Room 6 VM, via Oddino Morgari, 36/b
23 April
Module III: 9:00 – 13:00
Case studies: Strawbale buildings as carbon sinks.
Room 2 VM, via Oddino Morgari, 36/b
For further information please contact: redina.mazelli@polito.it
The course on “Exploring Sustainable Future (s) in construction” by prof. Andrea Bocco (Politecnico di Torino) and prof. Guillaume Habert (ETH Zürich) will be held on the 22nd and 23rd of April.
Enrolment is already available: https://didattica.polito.it/pls/portal30/gap.pkg_guide.viewGap?p_cod_ins=01MHFRS&p_a_acc=2024&p_header=S&p_lang=IT&multi=N
The course explores relevant questions regarding a possible paradigm shift in the construction sector towards local and bio-based materials. What would be the size of a territory that is able to self-sustain the demand for such materials, considering both new construction and retrofit? What is the limit for transport distances for a construction to be considered ‘local’?
To answer these questions, the material production cycles should be explored from resource availability to manufacturing and distribution, rethinking supply and demand chains in a circular economy approach. This is to be associated, on one hand, with the assessment of the local knowledge and skills (of the industry, designers, craftspeople, etc.); and, on the other, with analysis of local the building regulations and, if it is the case, with their amendment so to allow the employment of natural and bio-based materials – some of which may have been commonplace in local building traditions.
Schedule:
22 April
Module I: 9:30 – 13:00
Bioregional economy. Regenerative territories. ‘Vegetarian’ architecture and Vernacular architecture of the future.
Module II: 14:30 – 18:30
LCA calculation methods. Carbon storage, economic flow and transport calculation.
Room 6 VM, via Oddino Morgari, 36/b
23 April
Module III: 9:00 – 13:00
Case studies: Strawbale buildings as carbon sinks.
Room 2 VM, via Oddino Morgari, 36/b
For further information please contact: redina.mazelli@polito.it
This Friday, 12/04, at 16:15 AM, Carla Sciarra, Researcher in our department DIATI, will present her research ""On the usability of global flood maps: a constructive critique"".
We will meet in the Sala Multifunzionale in DIATI3 at 16.15.
Here's the link to book a slot for your talk. Please, provide also a title of your talk.
You can find the presentations of past seminar at the following link.
Quality Awards 2023
After a rigorous selection process, conducted by an internal commission appointed by the Academic Board, the quality awards 2023 for the ICA PhD programme, dedicated to cycle 36 students, have been assigned. Congratulations to the winners:
PhD candidate, cycle 35 (2019-2022)
Email: andrea.vergnano@polito.it
Thesis: Multidisciplinary approaches to enhance Ground Penetrating Radar surveys in glacial and proglacial environments
Andrea will discuss his PhD thesis, entitled "Multidisciplinary approaches to enhance Ground Penetrating Radar surveys in glacial and proglacial environments" on 20th December at 10 am., in Politecnico di Torino, DIATI Entrance 2, Meeting room at 2nd floor, for a maximum of 30 people.
If you can't attend in person, here's the link to participate online:
PhD candidate, cycle 35 (2019-2022), PhD completed in 2023
Thesis: Promoting the recovery of water through innovative treatment and desalination systems within water-intensive energy production processes: Three case studies (Abstract)
Tuesday, January 23rd 2024
The webinar is conducted by IMAGES SPA, a leading company in the sale of geomatic technologies and tools. During the four-hour webinar, theoretical aspects and applications related to hyperspectral and LiDAR technologies for monitoring infrastructure and territory will be discussed. The webinar is in English.
Schedule:
- 10.30 am - 12.30 pm CET– hyperspectral technologies
- 2.30 pm - 4.30 pm CET – LiDAR technologies
Register here to join the webinar: https://forms.gle/5WCb6QsMCdAwb2p6A
Next Friday 15/12 at 16:30, Giulia La Porta, research fellow, and Hidayat Ullah, PhD student at DISEG department, will present their work at Aula Albenga, Entrance 1, DISEG.
Giulia La Porta will show her research titled “Triggering and runout analysis of rainfall-induced debris flows: a time-resolving procedure”.
Hidayat will present his work on “The effects of carbon dioxide treatment on hydro-mechanical behavior of caprock materials”.
PhD Day - PhD in Environmental and Civil Engineering
On Wednesday October 18th, 2023, the PhD Day of the PhD course in Civil and Environmental Engineering cycle 36,37 and 38 took place at Politecnico di Torino. During the day PhD students presented their posters and discussed their research activities.
The event took place in the area near “Punto SMAT” (in the yard behind DIATI – Entrance 3):
- From 10 am to 1 pm: 38th cycle PhD candidates
- From 2 pm to 5 pm: 36th and 37th cycle PhD candidates
Event organized by the Departments DIATI and DISEG of Politecnico di Torino.