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SUMMARY:O.Iuorio on Lightweight Steel Systems
DTSTART:20180314T113000
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DESCRIPTION:Dr Ornella Iuorio is an Architect\, P.hD. and Lecturer in Arch
 itecture at the University of Leeds. Educated at the University of Naples 
 Federico II in Italy\, she developed her research at Massachusetts Institu
 te of Technology (MIT) in USA. Her work is at the edge between architectur
 e and structural engineering\, and focus on three areas: lightweight const
 ructions\, retrofit of existing buildings and digital design. In Italy\, s
 ince receiving the ACAI master thesis award for the innovative studies abo
 ut lightweight steel structures\, Dr Iuorio worked on the possibility to a
 dopt and diffuse lightweight steel constructions in seismic area\, and dev
 eloped together with industry ad hoc prefab solutions. At MIT with Profess
 or John Ochsendorf\, Dr Iuorio worked on embodied carbon of materials and 
 developed retrofit strategies for resilient and sustainable neighborhoods
 . She is currently co-deputy leader for the Energy and Sustainable Buildi
 ngs Research team in School of Civil Engineering in Leeds and School leade
 r for Athena Swan. Dr Iuorio has published more than 60 scientific papers 
 in international journals and conference proceeding.\nOrnella Iuorio\, PhD
  architect and Lecturer at the University of Leeds (UK)\, is giving a lect
 ure on lightweight steel systems for buildings on Wednesday\, March 14th\,
  at the smart living lab\, Fribourg.\n\nIn the wide range of solutions off
 ered by the construction market\, the choice of the best technology for ne
 w constructions is mostly affected by the capacity to provide high perform
 ances in terms of safety\, durability and eco-efficiency. In this context\
 , cold-formed steel (CFS) systems provide a great opportunity for the cons
 truction market thanks to their high structural performance and the possib
 ility to realize energy efficient buildings making advantages of dry const
 ruction processes\, reduced waste and the higher use of recyclable materia
 ls.\nThrough the discussion of the ECCS award winning BFS school\, designe
 d and realized in Naples and the latest research outcomes from the ELISSA 
 European Project\, this lecture will discuss the complex behavior of CFS s
 ystems under seismic actions and the wide range of possibilities offered b
 y this high performance lightweight steel system.
LOCATION:Salle Fribourg\, Halle Bleue\, Fribourg
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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