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CONSTRUCTION CONGRESS AND FESTIVAL AT VIC Friday 14th and Saturday 15th October 2016
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PRELIMINARY INTRODUCTION This document is not a final plan; it is a clear statement of the manager’s will and a clear market necessity which has been detected, so the Board of Events of Vic may take into consideration the project in question. *Legal warning: This document belongs to the Wood and Furniture Worker’s Guild; distribution and replication by any means without the consent of the owners is strictly forbidden.
1. WHY? Interest towards sustainable construction in timber is becoming a growing tendency in architecture, interior design, construction and material production professionals, as in society in general.
PARIS AGREEMENT Against climate change (April 2015), the Agreement intends to limit global warming by two degrees Celsius and demands effor ts to cut it down to 1,5.
EUROPEAN STRATEGY 20/20/20 Intends to bring Europe to the path of a sustainable future, with an economy which will generate few carbon emissions and consume less energy and resources. As of 1990, the EU agreements to achieve this goal are:
CATALAN STRATEGY FOR BUILDING ENERGY RENOVATION (ECREE) The Catalan government agreed upon the ECREE on the 25th February 2014. The ECREE, which brings together work developed previously by the MARIE Project, with previous effor ts by the government, organizations and associations to develop the contents of the accords of Construmat 2013 and the Organization Forum (to which the Guild belongs).
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% (30% if an international accord is reached). • Reduce energy consumption by 20% through a higher energy efficiency, and also, to cover 10% transpor t necessities with biofuels. • Promote renewable energies up to 20%.
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# Society is turning its eye towards sustainability and local products. Timber is not an exception.
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Throughout the last century we have not had any reason to question steel and concrete as the essential structural materials in large buildings. However, we have arrived to a special moment in history, where climate change is bringing about now environmental regulations which are imposed upon the building sector and bringing to question the way we have constructed until now. Constructive solutions in timber have the potential to revolutionize the building industry through high quality sustainable development, generating wealth and local economy, helping to minimize climate change.
WOOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT
WOOD AS A MATERIAL
• Wood is a renewable and undepletable resource, when correctly managed. • Wood alleviates climate change, absorbing atmospheric CO2 in its interior. • It is produced using sunlight, with no fossil fuel consumption. • Its residues are biodegradable, with no environmental impact. • Wood may be reused and recycled widely, and at the end of its life cycle produces clean energy. • Forests control soil erosion and contribute to the water cycle.
• It is lightweight and strong; it is the construction material which reacts better to fire. • It offers excellent physical proper ties: thermal insulation, acoustic and electric insulation... • It resists aggressive, salty and corrosive environments. • It promotes design, innovation and improves production and regard of nature.
THE WOOD CYCLE • From the moment a tree is born in the forest, it absorbs CO2 and generates O2. It generates an ecosystem with a high landscape and biological value. • Forest exploitation contributes to a sustainable development and maintenance of resources and ecosystems, promoting local and rural development. It keeps forests clean, reducing the risk of fire. • The material which the forest provides is a local produce. Its transformation requires very little energy, and its applications are uncountable.
WOOD IN CONSTRUCTION • Wood allows prefabrication and modular construction, developing most of the work in the workshop and greatly reducing the building process on site. • It helps regulate indoor humidity levels. • It generates comfor table, warm and friendly spaces, with a very low weight. • It responds exceptionally well to fire. • Wood buildings may last hundreds of years. • It allows to save energy in all phases of the construction process.
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““The XIXth century was the century of metal: the XXth of concrete and the XXIst will all be for engineering in wood”. Alex de Rijke, architect.
2. MISSION To bring together current knowledge on sustainable construction in timber, with the growing demand for this technology, at a professional level and a social level.
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3. VALUES WOOD IS HUMAN HISTORY AND A PROMISING FUTURE: Without wood, you and I would not be here. We would probably still be in the Paleolithic... Fire to cook or to cast metals would not have been possible, we would not have developed agriculture or navigation, there would be no ar t, or great constructions.
HONESTY Wood has been with us throughout human history as the most honest material. Texture, color, warmth, controllable evolution... wood remains alive every time we touch it with our hands. Wood is felt, is smelt, it allows good memories, and connects our most ancient tradition with the most sustainable future.
SUSTAINABILITY Against global climate change, more wood! Hundred per cent recyclable. The forest produces O2 and wood stores CO2 (CO2 and energy balance in its fabrication and use of main construction materials: to improve social conducts of positive bonding and respect towards nature, cooperation is a necessity.
COOPERATION AND CLUSTERING
TERRITORY
We work together to achieve complex projects, creating value systems with various sectors. The cooperation of different actors in a same project is the best way to innovate.
We work for Catalan Km0 Wood (local, traceable and sustainable). 67% of the Catalan territory is forest of every quality, use and possibility. In the last 10 years, the forests of Catalonia have grown 7%, and still expanding. The forests which are not adequately managed are the most likely to stage a forest fire. The whole of society and people living from wood must be informed and provided of this knowledge, offering a quality and upgraded education.
INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY We look to the past to imagine our future. Wood allows the most simple and classical of treatments to the most sophisticate uses. The path to creativity associated to wood continues with the eagerness of the people who innovate, design and invent new applications for wood, or in the hands of woodworkers who craft every day.
WORK AND BUSINESS Wood and the uncountable jobs linked to its production, transformation, distribution, placement, design, education, maintenance, restoration, etc., are the main available resources to activate occupation in our country. We are working to develop the CONSTA SEAL, a registry of companies engaged with good commercial practice and legal and transparent occupation. Wood enables an ample margin for business development and jobs in our territory in the near future.
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EDUCATION Young apprentices who will soon become great specialists. Excellent professionals who gather and conduct the talent of young people who want to work with wood in its multiple applications and possibilities. Between experience and creativity. Professional education and continued training, with the recognition of the high competence of the professionals in our country are par t of the strategy to promote a good future in the wood sector
4. STRUCTURE A) THE CONGRESS A1. MASTER LECTURES Local and international renowned speakers will explain for two hours about their specialty. There will be no questions from the public, even though they can be written so the person who moderates can read them publicly so the speaker can answer them. Star ting from these lectures, new themes and questions will arise which will begin or encourage the debate of the work groups. Note 1: Renowned speakers will attract interest in people related to construction and timber. Note 2: In the case of international speakers, they will be translated simultaneously.
A2. DEBATE AND WORK GROUPS Description: Coordinated work groups which are directed by an exper t on the subject who conducts the conversation. Method: There will be 5 simultaneous groups in each turn (1h30min turns), clearly differentiated from one another in the subject they adress. There will be an initial presentation/conference and after an open round for questions and debate. Par ticipants are limited to 30 persons. Once the debate is finished, thematic conclusions will be reached. note1: Option of a foreign language group? English? notae2 : Option of the expert conducting the debate being one of the lecturers.
Subjects: 1. THE FOREST AND ITS MANAGEMENT
4. FIRE AND WOOD
8. RENOVATION
• The tree as a raw material. • Tree species in our climate and their characteristics. • Forest management examples in Catalonia and Spain. Characteristics and methods. • Public management. • Subsidies and incentives for private management. • Forest owners. Options. • How to take care of forests? Cattle management and material exploitation. • Environmental impact: wood as a limited material. Danger of mass use and possible deforestation? How to manage the process.
• Prejudices on the matter. • Comparison of the behaviour of wood and other materials, taking into account the result of the fire tests realized at the Three Little Pigs staging. • Fire resistancy/Reaction to fire. • Prevention tools/techniques. • Fire extinction and prevention. • Relation to ear thquakes. Japan?
• Renovation of existing buildings. Use of wood. Advantages and inconveniences. • Traditional techniques/Contemporary techniques. • Examples of works (Ca La Dona, etc)
2. HEALTH
• Eco-seals, cer tifications, energy seals. • Material life cycle. • Sustainability criteria before construction. • Adaptation to sustainability criteria. 6. THE ENERGY EFFICIENT HOUSE
• Healthy environments and vital experience. • Building health. Human point of view. • Behaviour of wood facing electromagnetic fields. • New illnesses derived from these effects. • Chemical reactions. • Bio-architecture and holistic architecture. • Prevention tools and strategies. 3. WOOD AS A MATERIAL • Characteristics of wood. • Breathable wood. Humidity. Proper complementary materials and placement order in the design solutions. • Durability. Wood life cycle and ageing. • Maintenance. Indoor/Outdoor. How to take care of wood? Treatments? • Existing regulations. • Cer tifications: safety guarantees. • Construction detailing?
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* Note 3: could be after the FIRE TEST at the Three Little Pigs. It should be held on Saturday? 5. SUSTAINABILITY
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Criteria for energy efficient building. Responsible or self-sufficient architecture? Passive building strategies/tools. Examples in timber.
7. CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS IN TIMBER • Introduction to diferent options and advantages and disadvantages. • CLT: cross-laminated timber. • Structural point of view. • Light-weight frames. • Solid mass solutions. • Laminated timber. • Thermal and acoustic solutions: insulation, compatible materials, position in walls.
9. TIMBER CONSTRUCTION PHENOMENON • Prejudices against wood. • S.W.O.T. analysis. • Present situation in our country and surroundings. Data. • Comparison with the situation in other countries. Data. • Possibilities for action. Open debate. 10. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN THE WOOD SECTOR • Introduction to all the actors in the process of transformation and application of wood. • Initial training. • Universities • Teaching depar tments.
A3. SOCIAL SPACE
B) THE MARKET
Debates, open discussions, communicative clips, broadcasting for people unrelated to construction or wood, guided by exper ts.
B1. EXHIBITION AREA
3.1 False myths related to wood. Prejudice. 3.2 Encounters between timber house owners and people interested in timber construction.
A4. WORKSHOPS FSimultaneous workshops, throughout the other events, for a non-specialized public. Exploration and discovery of the material. Directed and carried out by an exper t on the subject. Association? Cooperative? 4.1 For children: wood houses. 4.2 Build our own home. 4.3 Temporary construction of dismountable prototypes. Note: Previous registration could be necessary to control attendance, or they could be open and simultaneous to allow attendants to enjoy more than one.
A5. INTERACTIVE AREA Running parallel to other activities, there can be dynamic information points which explain the subjects to be addressed, show projects, a construction process or its result. Free and open access. 5.1 Videos. 5.2 Speaker’s corner.
Small exhibition spaces for different businesses related to woodworking and timber construction. 1.1 Timber element production companies (CLT, wood frames, mechanisms...) 1.2 Construction companies with exclusive building systems. 1.3 Prototypes. 1.4 Forest management Note: This area will serve as funding for the event.
C) CONGRESS STATEMENT With the lectures. With the work group conclusions.
D) CONSTRUCTION IN TIMBER COURSE Friday 14th the 2nd Construction in timber Course will be begun in the Vic Congress space.
5.3 Educational boards, renders...
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5. AUDIENCE Throughout the history of construction, wood has been one of the main materials. As time went on, other materials have displaced it and the once common use material has become an interesting unknown which many dismiss for fear of lack of knowledge. This event intends to be a meeting place for all kinds of people, from enthusiastic exper ts to curious beginners who decide to enter the world of timber construction, searching to bring this natural resource to the whole of society. It is because of this that this should be a significant event which addresses technical and also social acts, which can attract a wide audience.
TECHNICAL EVENTS • • • • • •
Architects Interior designers Engineers Carpenters Woodworkers Building companies
SOCIAL EVENTS • People who are already involved in the wood sector (timber house owners) • People who are interested in its use • Children • Government • Universities
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# To share, discover, experiment, learn, debate, know, teach...
6. FUNDING THE EVENT IS SELF-FUNDED • With the suppor t of exhibiting businesses. • With the par ticipant’s registration and entries. • With the donation of goods from VIC EXHIBITIONS (location and basic infrastructure). We will also search for the economic collaboration of the involved administration to reduce costs. THE WOOD AND FURNITURE WORKER’S GUILD of Catalonia acts as a guarantee for the economic viability of the event.
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7. MANAGEMENT ORGANIZES
PROBALBE COLLABORATING ENTITIES
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COORDINATES
8. RESOURCES FOR LECTURES Amphitheatre (sound system, projection, simultaneous translation).
FOR WORK GROUPS Medium and small sized spaces (15 - 30 people, with projector).
FOR THE COMMUNICATION AREA Open space with sound system and chairs
FOR THE MARKET Open space with tables (could be the same space as the communication area, at different times).
FOR THE SOCIAL AREA Visits to timber constructions (coach and guide provided).
FOR THE WORKSHOPS Open space (could be the same space as the communication area, at different times).
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