This 'Walk & Talk' event will aim to:

• demonstrate the crucial contribution of architecture to scale up the Renovation Wave and achieve quality in the built environment;
• discuss the necessary changes to the EU regulatory framework to support the architectural approach and achieve the New European Bauhaus ambitions.

In the spirit of the New European Bauhaus, which calls for a cross-disciplinary approach, the event will bring together representatives from various EU Commission’s Directorate-General, for a conversation with various stakeholders, researchers and professionals from the built environment on the legislative levers for greater quality in the built environment.

Confirmed speakers:

• Judit KIMPIAN and Peter Andreas SATTRUP, Chairs of the ACE Sustainable Architecture Work Group
• Elena VISNAR MALINOVSKA, European Commission, Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA), Head of the Unit “Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change”
• Josefina LINDBLOM, European Commission, Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV), Policy Officer in the Unit "Circular Economy, Sustainable Production & Consumption"
• Philippe MOSELEY, European Commission, Directorate-General for Internal Market (DG GROW), Policy Officer in the Unit "Sustainable Construction “
• Paula REY-GARCIA, European Commission , Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER), Deputy Head of Unit "Buildings and Products". 

Programme

GUIDED TOUR

14h00 - 15h30: Guided Tour around the site of Tour and Taxis
Meeting point at 13H50 at the reception desk of the Dépôt Royal

POLICY DEBATE

15h30 - 16h00: Coffee break

Maison de la Poste - Tour & Taxis, Rue Picard 5/7, 1000 Bruxelles

16h00 - 17h30: Policy Debate
Welcoming words/introduction by Judit KIMPIAN, Chair of the ACE Sustainability Work Group

Round table discussion with officials from the EU Commission

Presentation by Peter Andreas SATTRUP and Judit KIMPIAN, Chairs of the ACE Sustainable Architecture Work Group followed by a roundtable discussion with:

• Elena VISNAR MALINOVSKA, European Commission, Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA), Head of the Unit “Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change”
• Josefina LINDBLOM, European Commission, Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV), Policy Officer in the Unit "Circular Economy, Sustainable Production & Consumption"
• Philippe MOSELEY, European Commission, Directorate-General for Internal Market (DG GROW), Policy Officer in the Unit "Sustainable Construction “
• Paula REY-GARCIA European Commission , Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER), Deputy Head of Unit "Buildings and Products"
• Official from the NEB Unit of the Joint Research Centre (TBC soon)

17h30 - 18h30: Cocktail, Maison de la Poste

DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAMME OF THE POLICY DEBATE

The debate will be web-streamed from ACE website

Participation is free of charge upon registration via this link.