Building (for) the future

Climate change and the resulting need for changes in the building and housing sector pose new challenges for our society. To master them requires not only a transformation of the construction industry, but also of the economic system: Endless economic growth and profit maximization often come at the expense of the environment and future generations. Which measures do we need in the construction and economic sector to drive change towards sustainability? And which of them are already put into practice?

This year’s Grand Opening of the summer universities Alternative Economic and Monetary Systems and Green.Building.Solutions. will introduce these topics in key notes, followed by a concluding panel discussion.

Program

16:30 Registration

17:00 Welcome and Introduction

• Guenther Jedliczka, CEO of OeAD student housing
• Carina Kamptner, Organizational Head of the AEMS Summer University
• Barbara Mayr, Organizational Head of the GBS Summer University

17:30 Presentations:

• Keywan Riahi, Program Director of the Energy, Climate and Environment (ECE) Program at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
• Doris Österreicher, Architect and university professor for integrative building technologies and digital construction technology at the University of Stuttgart
• Anika Dafert, Environmental activist at Fridays For Future Austria

18:30 Coffee break

19:00 Panel discussion with Keywan Riahi, Doris Österreicher and Anika Dafert

Moderation: Eric Frey, Der Standard

20:00 Group pictures

• AEMS students
• GBS students

Buffet with organic food from Gaumenfreundinnen

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Technische Universität Wien, 13 Karlsplatz, Wien, Austria