Open Class Sustainable Construction and Environment

Lusófona University - Porto University Centre, through the FCNET, is hosting an Open Class on 15 May 2025 dedicated to the theme “Sustainable Construction and the Environment”.

This initiative aims to raise awareness among the academic community and the general public about the importance of adopting more sustainable practices and materials in the construction sector, while also promoting energy efficiency, public health, and environmental preservation.

The programme features several leading organisations that will present eco-products and innovative technical solutions with a direct impact on indoor air quality, waste management, thermal and acoustic insulation, urban regeneration, and energy efficiency. Highlights include mineral wool insulation systems, ecological fibre cement, thermal mortars, aluminium and low-carbon steel solutions, and technologies for water heating and building climate control.

Programme

14:30 | Opening

• Prof. Cândida Manuel, ULusófona - CUP

14:40 | Sustainable Construction and the Environment

• PCS

14:50 | Mineral wool insulation for thermal and acoustic efficiency and indoor air quality in buildings

• Knauf Insulation

15:10 | Ecological fibre cement solutions and asbestos roof removal for environmental and human health protection

• Fibrolite

15:30 | Water and wastewater management and the environment

• Premier Tech

15:50 | Q&A Session

16:00 | Break

16:20 | Thermal and ecological mortars: building and rehabilitating while preserving the environment

• SECILTEK

16:40 | Aluminium and low-carbon steel systems for efficient and sustainable transparent building envelopes

• Reynaers Aluminium and Forster Profile Systems

17:00 | Energy efficiency and resource saving in solutions for domestic hot water production and building climate control

• Vulcano

17:20 | Q&A Session

17:30 | Closing