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SUMMER SCHOOL

WOOD FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

19 August 2024 – 30 August 2024

Izola, Slovenia

Registration process:

• Step 1: Students complete the with the required information.
• Step 2: After completing the form, applicants will receive an email requesting a cover letter and information about their field of study.
• Step 3: Upon confirmation of acceptance to the Summer School, applicants are required to pay the registration fee within 7 days (see details below).

The aim of the Summer School is to enhance the participants' knowledge and skills to work successfully in the construction and woodworking industry and to enrich them with other skills that are much needed in the 21st century, namely the competences needed for the transition to a sustainable, digital and inclusive future within the construction ecosystem, as the construction sector plays a very important role in global environmental issues. The focus is therefore on the transition to a sustainable society and building a sustainable, digital and inclusive future together. It is also an opportunity for participants to forge important business links that will be key to building an international team that will co-create an innovative built environment.

The participants will be divided into 3 groups. They will explore the InnoRenew CoE building and learn about specific topics as they will co-create projects. Each group will be assigned a mentor.

PROGRAMME

Monday, 19 August:

• Welcome and introduction to the Summer School;
• Instructions for student group projects;
• Visit of InnoRenew CoE's laboratories
• Forming the 3 groups (see details below)

Tuesday, 20 August:

• Engineered wood products for construction
• Architecture and types of timber buildings
• Group work on student project

Wednesday, 21 August:

• Wooden facades
• Field trip – wooden structures in Slovenian coast (TBC: Lepa Vida, Škocjanjski zatok Nature Reserve) & non-destructive measurement of the facades
• Group work on student projects

Thursday, 22 August:

• Acoustics of timber buildings
• Group work on student projects

Friday, 23 August:

• Digitalisation of the built environment
• Group work on student project

Saturday, 24 August & Sunday, 25 August:

• Beach Days

Monday, 26 August:

• Lab work – testing of mechanical properties of engineered wood products
• Group work on student project

Tuesday, 27 August:

• Restorative Environmental and Ergonomic Design
• Group work on student projects

Wednesday, 28 August:

• Invited talks from industry representatives – wooden house manufactures followed by discussion
• Group work on student project

Thursday, 29 August:

• Field trip – visit of a production of dowel laminated timber and wooden house manufacturing

Friday, 30 August:

• Presentation of student's projects
• Conclusions and farewell

CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact person:

Andreja Kutnar: andreja.kutnar@upr.si

Information for students:

General E-mail: Nebap.Hub@upr.si

Tanja Labus: international@famnit.upr.si

The Summer School is organised in cooperation with the ARCHI-SKIN project.

The Summer School is co-financed by the DAAD Go East Sommerschulen / Summer Schools 2024.

The project Green, Digital & Inclusive University of Primorska (GDI UP) is co-financed by the Republic of Slovenia, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation and the European Union – NextGenerationEU. The project is implemented in accordance with the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) under the development area Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth, component Strengthening competencies, in particular digital competencies and those required by the new professions and the green transition (C3 K5), for the investment measure Investment F. Implementation of pilot projects, the results of which will serve as a basis for the preparation of a roadmap for the reform of higher education for a green and resilient transition to a Society 5.0: project Pilot Projects for the Reform of Higher Education for a Green and Resilient Transition.