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Walk & Talk: Join us for a guided visit and a policy debate 'Making Sustainable Architecture Work' - 29/09

15.09.2022

On Thursday 29 September (afternoon), as part of the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), the Architects’ Council of Europe is organising a « Walk & Talk » event, which will consist of:  
- a GUIDED TOUR around the site of Tour & Taxis (Brussels),   
- a POLICY DEBATE, on the legislative and policy levers needed to enable architectural design to accelerate the decarbonisation of the EU Building stock and create lasting cultural and quality change in the built environment.

Programme
Walk & Talk "Making Sustainable Architecture Work"
Thursday 29 September, Gare Maritime, Brussels

GUIDED TOUR
14h00 - 15h30: Guided Tour around the site of Tour and Taxis

Meeting point at 13H50 at the reception desk of the Dépôt Royal

POLICY DEBATE
15h30 - 16h00: Welcome Coffee, Maison de la Poste

Tour & Taxis, Rue Picard 5/7, 1000 Bruxelles

16h00 - 17h30: Policy Debate with officials from the EU Commission, Maison de la Poste
Welcoming words/introduction by Judit KIMPIAN, Chair of the ACE Sustainability Work Group
Presentation by Peter Andreas SATTRUP and Judit KIMPIAN, Chairs of the ACE Sustainable Architecture Work Group followed by a policy debate with:

- Josefina LINDBLOM, European Commission, Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV), Policy Officer in the Unit "Circular Economy, Sustainable Production & Consumption"

- Philippe MOSELEY, European Commission, Directorate-General for Internal Market (DG GROW), Policy Officer in the Unit "Sustainable Construction “
- Thibault ROY, European Commission, Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER), Policy Officer, Unit "Buildings and Products"

Vera WINTHAGEN, European Commission Joint Research Centre, Policy Officer- Designer, Unit "New European Bauhaus"

DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAMME OF THE POLICY DEBATE

THE POLICY DEBATE WILL BE LIVE STREAMED THROUGH THE ACE WEBSITE

17h30 - 18h30: Cocktail, Maison de la Poste

REGISTRATION
PARTICIPATION IN THE TOUR AND POLICY DEBATE IS FREE OF CHARGE UPON REGISTRATION (LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE). After your registration via this google form, you will receive a confirmation e-mail from ACE (within a few days).

Please note that you can register for the Guided Tour and / or for the Policy Debate. If you register and ultimately cannot be present, please inform us immediately so we can give your place to another person

 


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