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SUMMARY:Inaugural Lecture - Prof. Corentin Fivet
DTSTART:20231115T180000
DTEND:20231115T191500
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Corentin Fivet\nDate: 15 November 2023\nTime: 18:00 –
  19:15\nIntroductions by the Dean\, lectures by Prof. Beate Jessel and Pro
 f. Corentin Fivet. Followed by an Apero.\nPlace: SG 1\nZoom link\n\n\nTit
 le:\nWaste no more: past and future SXL contributions for the built enviro
 nment.\n\nAbstract\nMore and more buildings are being demolished even thou
 gh their components are in excellent physical condition. Urban mining and 
 reusing them to transform the built environment is a circular strategy wit
 h unprecedented environmental benefits\, reducing greenhouse gas emissions
 \, waste\, and material extraction. While the approach has not yet reached
  its full industrial potential\, it redefines designers’ workflows and c
 alls for new computational methods and construction processes. In this tal
 k\, Corentin Fivet will review recent research outputs and teaching activi
 ties from the Structural Xploration Lab\, EPFL\, related to reusing obsole
 te pieces in new building structures. Reflecting on the DNA that makes SXL
  what it is today\, he will also attempt to characterise future academic o
 pportunities\, pitfalls\, and ethical responsibilities for the SXL and the
  like\, beyond current foci on material circularity.\n\nAbout the speaker\
 nCorentin Fivet is Associate Professor of Architecture and Structural Desi
 gn at EPFL in Switzerland\, where he heads the Structural Xploration Lab. 
 Based in the Smart Living Lab in Fribourg\, his research focuses mainly on
  creating design methods to facilitate the reuse of load-bearing elements 
 in buildings\, contributing to a more sustainable\, circular economy. Befo
 re joining EPFL\, Corentin Fivet was a researcher and teacher at MIT\, Bos
 ton\, for two years. He holds a PhD from UcLouvain\, Belgium. He is the au
 thor of numerous scientific publications\, is regularly invited to give le
 ctures in Switzerland and abroad\, and has received several awards for his
  academic work.\n 
LOCATION:SG 1138 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==SG%201138 https://epfl.zoom.u
 s/j/67668524319?pwd=ZktDUnFOOHhVbzRtS3hrNHl1czI5Zz09
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