27th International conference on

Passive and Low Energy Architecture

Forum for discussion

Following from the last PLEA conference that was held in Quebec in 2009, we want this celebratory PLEA 2011 in Louvain-la-Neuve to provide a special meeting ground for architects, engineers and researchers to debate the theme of sustainable architecture and the different aspects of sustainable development that range from the scale of the city to those of materials and components. To animate these discourses our PLEA members were invited to nominate what they felt to be the most important issues for discussion and debate.

Three main themes were selected by the PLEA 2011 Organizing Committee out of those put forward and a number of experts were invited to address each of these themes. The invited experts presented their views in the course of three forums held over the three days of the conference to launch debates.

Day 1: On the collaboration of architects, engineers and researchers - The fusion of art and technique, from theory to practice.
Invited speaker: Sergio Los
Session moderator: Prof. André De Herde

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Day 2: Education for sustainable architecture
Invited speaker: Prof. Sergio Altomonte
Session moderator: Prof. Simos Yannas

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Day 3: Do current environmental assessment methods provide a good measure of sustainability?
Invited speaker: Bernard Deprez
Session moderator: Prof. Eduardo de Oliveira Fernandes

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