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Woodhouse Estonia invites log house building professionals and enthusiast – craftsmen, engineers, architects, experts – to visit Estonia and participate at the International Log Building Conference: Revitalizing Heritage and log house building competition.Woodhouse Estonia and our good partners will organize a log house builders’ conference with pretour programme and championships in South Estonia (Räpina). The workshops and seminars will offer good advice on house building and sustainable renovation, as well as a chance to polish your construction skills.
International Log Building Conference is a part of Räpina Good Home Days and belongs to European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024 main programme.
MAY 22 - PRETOUR programme with various visits to factories and reference buildings
+ “Ancient and Modern“ @Tallinn: Visit to Estonian Open Air Museum, Estonian Timber Building Competence Centre, site visits in Tallinn and nearby, Pelgulinna State Gymnasium - Timber building of the Year 2023
+ “Mystery of smoke saunas“ @South Estonia: Tour of various smoke sauna constructions (focusing on notches and techniques), visit to Mooska Farm (smoke sauna traditions), Competence Centre for Ecological Building, true sauna experience
+ „Innovation in Timber Building“ @South Estonia: Factory tour at Arcwood (CLT production), site visits in South-Estonia, factory tour at Kodumaja (modular buildings), true sauna experience
MAY 23-24 - International Log Building Conference: Revitalizing Heritage at Hobbiton OÜ production facility
Key speakers and topics:
+ Patrick Moore (CA) „The Art and Science of Stereotomy“
+ George Fuller (NOR) – Scandinavian notches
+ Jackson DuBois (U.S) – reconstruction of the Spire of Notre Dame
+ Cathrin Berg-Heggenes (NOR) – Log building architecture in Norway
+ Renata Piazza (ITL) – Log houses in Japan from the social-health point of view
+ Matti Kuittinen (FIN) – Carbon footprint calculations (LCA)
+ and many other topics related building log homes at the factory and ecological building materials and techniques
MAY 25 - International Competition for Handcrafted Log House Builders at Räpina manor park
Event will provide lots of networking and knowledge sharing! Don't miss out also the gala night where You will experience true Estonian folk culture!
Sponsors: NorDan, Tervemaja, ABB, SENCO, AkzoNobel, ESSVE Estonia, Sansin
Partners: Vanaajamaja, Hobbiton, Centre of Rural Architecture of the Estonian Open Air Museum, Hiiumaa Vocational School, Weel OÜ, International Log Builders' Association (ILBA), Räpina municipality
Read more: https://woodhouse.ee/event/conference/
REGISTER HERE: https://forms.office.com/e/WpEu9UCR5F
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Võru mnt 14, Räpina, 64505 Põlva maakond, Võru maantee 14, Räpina, 64505 Põlva Maakond, Eesti,Räpina, Tartu, Estonia
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