Program seminar 08/03-2012:

 

13:30 Welcome

Sustainable building

An overall introduction by Tom Woolley* (UK)

 

Case: Hemp as building material for insulation and boards

Climate impact from natural building materials

by Bodil E. Pallesen**, AgroTech

 

Natural building with Hempcrete

by Tom Woolley (UK)

 

15:00 Break

 

15:20 Potentials with new raw materials in the building industry

Hemp for cement-applications

by Kurt Madsen***, Troldtekt A/S

 

Panel discussion: Trends for a more sustainable future in architecture.

Associate Inge Vestergaard from Platform Sustainability; Tom Woolley, Bodil Pallesen, Kurt Madsen.

 

*Tom Woolley, B.Arch, PhD, Professor in architecture at the Graduate school of the Environment at the Centre for Alternative

Technology and an acknowledged expert on natural building and related environmental issues. He is also professor of Sustainable Rural Architecture at the Countryside and Community Research Institute, University of Gloucestershire. Tom is chairman of the UK Hemp lime Construction Products Association.

 

** Bodil E. Pallesen, senior adviser at AgroTech, Centre of Bio-resources in Aarhus, Denmark. Bodil has more than 20 years of experience with natural fibres, and particular hemp. She has developed numerous different applications e.g. a hemp fiber mats for insulation purposes. Bodil is specialist in innovation and business development at AgroTech covering the whole value chain. Member of European industrial hemp association (EIHA) and bio-plastic networks.

 

***Kurt Madsen, R & D, Troldtekt A/S. Kurt has more than 20 years of experience with innovation and development of Troldtekt Acustic Panels. Troldtekt A/S produces acoustic ceiling and wall panels based on sustainable building materials: wood and cement. Troldtekt A/S is also working with new materials.