ECOWEEK 2020 Online Circular Economy in Design
With the first lockdown in March 2020, ECOWEEK organized the ECOWEEK 2020 48-Hour Online Challenge on May 16-17, 2020, bringing together experts in the field of Circular Economy to share their expertise and work around the globe, and to engage participants - primarily, students and young professionals - in a design challenge. Despite the online format, the event posted an opportunity to meet professionals, and network with peers from around the world. “In the current global circumstances and looking ahead to the opportunities after the COVID-19 crisis, we are looking to balance between a sustainable economy and environmental and social sustainability.” E.M. With more than 350 registrations from 20 countries, the ECOWEEK online platform offered an intense academic and professional experience, with a series of professional and scientific lectures and design workshops on circular economy in design that touched upon harvesting of materials, nanotechnology, robotics in the reuse of plastics, and open-source guidelines for sustainable living. Speakers included Jan Jongert and Lizanne Dirkx of Superuse Studios (Netherlands), Panos Sakkas and Foteini Setaki of The New Raw (Netherlands), Konstantinos Giannakopoulos of Democritus Scientific Research Center (Greece), the MOR Team (Netherlands), Benjamin Gill of BioRegional (Switzerland), and Elias Messinas of ECOWEEK.The event took place in cooperation with Archisearch, Radio Nowhere, GreenAgenda, Democritus Research Center, Materials Future, One Planet Living, B2Green, Semifind, PolyTexnikaNea, and Kataskeves Ktirion, and was hosted on YouTube and the Microsoft Teams, technically supported by Pavlos Symianakis. The ECOWEEK 2020 Online Challenge Workshops were based on older ECOWEEK projects aiming to try out new ideas, by re-evaluating these project and bringing them to a higher level of sustainable design based on the principles of circular economy.
W1: Value System Game WORKSHOP Leader: Lizanne Dirkx (Superuse Studios). Coordinator: Margarita Kyanidou. 70
WORKSHOP Team: Olympiada Babuka, Chara Christodoulaki, Inga Maria Giorgadze, Melina Gkene, Giorgio Klisarhakis, Christina Koukelli, Kastriot Mavraj, Akrivi Papastergiou, Ilke Senturk, Anna Sirrakou, Utto Teodora, Flora - Maria Vletsi, and Zisis Vomvas. The workshop tried out the Value System Game, and visualized the processes of a fictional project. The participants searched for smart connections that lead to added value, such as, processes that produce waste and how they can be turned into high-quality resources.
W2: From Passive to Net-Positive WORKSHOP Leaders: Aylin Ozcan and Anna Tsagkalou (MOR). Coordinator: Vicky Panagiotidou. WORKSHOP Team: Ourania Agoranou, Rafaela Foteini Baprikidou, Aysu Bastoncu, Jeta Bejtullahu, Evgenia Dickins, Asimina Evangelatou, Pavlina Goumenaki, Despoina Kenteroglou, Stefani Konstantinou, Christos Kourtidis, Anastasios Kremydas, Sofia Kyrkopoulou, Evgnosia Mentesidou, Despoina Elisavet Michailidi, Alex Pantsos, Giulia Ponzelli, Selen Sariel, Çlirimtare Syla, Artemis Tsintzou,Maria Aikaterini Tzouvara, and Myrsini Xourgia The workshop re-evaluated a private house developed in Athens, Greece in ECOWEEK 2009, proposing strategies to go beyond passive or net-zero, and reaching net positive with regard to energy, water and materials.
W3: One Planet Living: Thermokos WORKSHOP Leader: Benjamin Gill (Bioregional). Coordinator: Sofia Passia. WORKSHOP Team: Elisavet Alimisi, Anat Banin, Sarah Dobjani, Christos Grigorakos,
