Summer School – International Workshop on Earth and Wood

Project leader: University of Applied Sciences Campus Wien, DI Aida Santana Sosa
Project support: DI Elena Mitrenova, Ao. Univ. Prof. DI Dr. Andrea Rieger-Jandl
Project Team: Craterre – Julien Hosta; Young Earth Builders – Stefanie Pamer, Martin Stockreiter; Strabag – Matthias Doubek
Type of Project: Summer School
Funding: MA 23, Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Statistik
Duration: Feb. – July 2025
Links: www.suscool.eu; www.greenbuildinglab.at; www.instagram.com/greenbuildinglab_hcw

25 participants from 16 different countries unlocked their potential and explored the world of sustainable, bio-based and recyclable building materials. Students, experts and teachers took part in a unique hands-on learning experience as they planned, built and experimented with new techniques, materials, and approaches, and learned with and from each other. The summer academy fostered the creativity, collaboration and know-how-sharing needed to create a knowledge community and advance the field of sustainable building materials.

Procedure and didactic concept

The summer school is part of a wider, MA23 sponsored project. It is a nomadic academy that will be held twice in Vienna at the University of Applied Sciences Campus Wien in the summer semesters of 2025 and 2026, and then hosted at other partner universities. It is as an elective design course, with a preparatory virtual part in the summer term and an on-site, 3 weeks workshop in July. The acquired knowledge is to be applied and tested on-site using innovative methods such as problem-based learning (PBL) and integral planning.

Main Objectives

• Experimental, hands-on testing of different approaches and construction techniques for bio-based building materials
• Development of an academic curricula for circular constructions with bio-based and renewable materials. The aim is to transfer knowledge of sustainable building for teachers and students.
• Europe-wide expert networking, know-how exchange and creation of a knowledge community on renewable, bio-based materials.
• Transformation of the construction sector into a more green, circular, and sustainable future

Images:
Amina Sarac
Aida Santana Sosa
Andrea Rieger-Jandl

 

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