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Session Description
This session will explore emerging research priorities needed to advance sustainable, low-carbon, and resilient buildings worldwide. It will focus on innovation in materials and systems, the role of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) within the built environment, and opportunities for durable carbon storage through design and urban systems.
Through short presentations, interactive polling, and open discussion, participants will identify key barriers to research–policy collaboration and reflect on how global research networks can strengthen knowledge exchange and implementation. The session aims to distil common themes and next steps for building a coordinated international research agenda on sustainable construction.
Agenda
| Item | Presenters | Timing |
1. Introduction and Opening | Prof. Edeltraud Guenther, Director of the United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) | 5 mins |
2. Mini movie |
| 2 mins |
3. Research Perspectives: Materials & Systems | Prof. Viktor Mechtcherine, Professor and Director of the Institute of Building Materials at TU Dresden (TUD) | 10 mins |
4. Perspectives: Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) and the Built Environment
| Nico Fairbairn, Head of Partnerships, State of CDR | 10 mins |
5. Audience Engagement: open questions/reflections to the audience | Facilitated by Prof. Edeltraud Guenther, Director of the United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) | 10 mins |
6. Panel Reflections / Open Discussion | Prof. Viktor Mechtcherine, Professor and Director of the Institute of Building Materials at TU Dresden (TUD) Prof. Edeltraud Guenther, Director of the United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) Nico Fairbairn, Head of Partnerships, State of CDR | 15 mins |
4. Closing Remarks and Next Steps | Prof. Edeltraud Guenther, Director of the United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) | 5-7 mins |
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