University of Ljubljana’s Sustainable Heritage Summer School
The first University of Ljubljana’s Sustainable Heritage Summer School entitled Responsible Renovation of Cultural Heritage Buildings as the Basis of Sustainable and High-quality Living will take place between 21 and 24 June 2021, jointly organised by the Interdisciplinary and Interfaculty Institute of the University of Ljubljana and ICOMOS Slovenia, under the auspices of Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO.
The topic is focused on the current practice of improving the energy performance of 19th and 20th century residential buildings, representing an important potential of sustainable development as well as opportunities for effective implementation of circular economy in practice. As in many cases these buildings are an important part of architectural heritage, our focus will be on the questions of how to preserve the values of this heritage and how to introduce the qualities of contemporary living therein. The renovations must be comprehensive rather than merely involving the addition of thermal insulated envelopes. To achieve the sustainable development goals, thus creating a better life for everyone, we need to establish comprehensive solutions and draw together all stakeholders.
The summer school will include talks by renowned international and Slovenian experts. Dr. Ege Yildirim and Prof. Dr. Dipl.-Ing. Jörg Haspel will focus on presenting the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 and the significance of preserving the 20th-century architectural heritage; professors and researchers from TU Delft, Prof. Dr. Andy van den Dobbelsteen and Dr. Leo Oorschot, will present the Dutch experience in this field, and through the workshops the activities undertaken in the Netherlands in relation to efficient renovations and improving the energy performance of multi-dwelling buildings, in order to achieve the goals of a carbon-free society by 2050 and preserve the significant architectural heritage.
This summer school is intended for students as well as everyone dealing with the problems in question in practice: experts in heritage protection and energy performance improvement, apartment owners, and various decision-makers both in Slovenia and beyond.
The language of the summer school will be English, the workshops will be also held in Slovenian.
For their participation at the summer school, the students enrolled in the Master’s study programme will be awarded 3 ECTS, the students enrolled in UL’s PhD study programme in Architecture 5 ECTS, while ZAPS members will be awarded 8 points and IZS chartered and supervising engineers will be awarded 3 points for their participation.
All participants will receive a Certificate of Participation upon completion of the summer school.
The application deadline is 15 May 2021.
More information on the summer school and programme: link
Application form: link
Additional information: trajnostna.dediscina@fa-uni-lj.si