CLIMATE-Arch Symposium 2 - Vernacular Buildings in the Anthropocene: Comfort, sustainability, adaptability

The CLIMATE-Arch Symposium 2 - Vernacular Buildings in the Anthropocene: Comfort, sustainability, adaptability explores vernacular architecture under accelerating climate change, addressing comfort, sustainability, and adaptability through cultural, technical, and environmental perspectives on built environments.

Key Topics

• Thermal comfort and regulation in dwellings
• Social, economic and technical dimensions of comfort
• Household heating and cooling across time and space
• Sustainability, circularity and hybridity in architecture
• Life cycle assessment and circular construction
• Innovation and smart construction approaches
• Use of natural building materials and material transitions
• Vernacular architecture and building physics

Who should attend

• Architects and building designers
• Climate and sustainability researchers
• Urban planners and environmental specialists
• Construction and building science professionals
• Academic researchers in architecture and building physics
• Cultural heritage and vernacular architecture experts