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Erasmus+ UPWOOD project aims to improve work-based learning VET, by developing and making available educational resources to address current and emerging occupational skills needs for energy-efficient and innovative woodworking construction practices

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Photos from UPWOOD's post 14/04/2022



The national dissemination event in was organized virtually by Exelia on 15th March 2022. The project and results were presented, while external experts from the academic and business fields presented an overview of the sector in Greece, its opportunities and challenges.

42 external participants attended the event and were actively engaged in the discussions, exchanging ideas and experiences.

For more information on the agenda, please see our project website - https://www.upwoodproject.eu/information-day-greece-insights

UPWOOD project | Training scenarios 24/03/2022

Remember our scenario-based games for construction workers and apprentices in ? Well, now you can experience them in your native language! All four games and the instructions are now available in German, Latvian, Greek, Spanish and Finnish 🎮

Download the from our website and challenge yourself - https://www.upwoodproject.eu/training-scenarios

UPWOOD project | Training scenarios Erasmus+ KA2 project UPWOOD - up-skilling construction workers in wood construction methods for energy-efficient buildings: Training scenarios

10/03/2022

📣 Η ημερίδα UPWOOD κοντεύει!

📅 Save the date, Τρίτη, 15.03.2022, ώρα 14:00

Δραστηριοποιήστε στον κατασκευαστικό κλάδο, ως τεχνίτης οικοδομικών εργασιών, εργοδότης ή είστε μαθητευόμενος; Θέλετε να μάθετε περισσότερα για τις μεθόδους κατασκευής με ξύλο και τα ενεργειακά κτίρια;

Η Exelia σας προσκαλεί στην ημερίδα ενημέρωσης και δικτύωσης του Ευρωπαϊκού έργου Erasmus+ «UPWOOD – Up-skilling construction workers in wood construction methods for energy efficient buildings».

H ημερίδα απευθύνεται σε επαγγελματίες, ακαδημαϊκούς, σπουδαστές, και κοινωνικούς εταίρους του κατασκευαστικού τομέα.

Πάρτε μέρος για να συμμετάσχετε στην ανοιχτή συζήτηση με ένα πάνελ από ακαδημαϊκούς και επαγγελματίες του χώρου.

ℹ️ Η παρακολούθηση είναι ανοιχτή για όλους και θα δοθούν βεβαιώσεις συμμετοχής.

📍 Εγγραφείτε δωρεάν στον παρακάτω σύνδεσμο: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8716439843590/WN_SZF4VpTGTfGy8QqHTdJzsg

Photos from UPWOOD's post 01/02/2022

Hey!

project partners have developed 4 online scenario-based games for construction workers and apprentices to develop key competencies related to . You can check them out here - https://www.upwoodproject.eu/training-scenarios

See the Instructions to run the games.

Note that the training scenarios and the instructions will be also available in all the project partner languages shortly.

Follow us to stay updated!

Photos from UPWOOD's post 14/12/2021

The 5th project meeting took place online on 29th November 2021.

Partners discussed overall project progress, the development of the UPWOOD training game for on skills, the information days and upcoming tasks of the final semester.

Find more here https://www.upwoodproject.eu/news

Newsroom 23/11/2021

The advantages of in : health and wellbeing

Newsroom This article from the Beyond Zero Carbon team looks into the health and wellbeing benefits that timber, and natural products generally, can offer when used in buildings.

31/07/2021



The I International Congress on Sustainable Construction and Demolition (SCD 2021) will be held on 17 and 18 November 2021, in Valencia, Spain. This Conference will take place in a hybrid format, considering all prevention measures in accordance with the current health situation. All the lectures and presentations will be online on a digital presentation. The official languages of the Conference are English, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.

Objectives:
The SCD International Conference aims to disseminate knowledge at an international level for the management of sustainable construction and demolition industries. By way of this goal, it seeks to promote strategies and alternatives to accomplish efficient construction through the rational use of energy and the reduction and reuse of waste. There are three main topics in the Conference related to sustainable construction and demolition:

1) and : project, maintenance, and rehabilitation.
2) Technology, energy, and environment: regulations, certification, and healthy buildings.
3) Circular economy and life cycle assessment: analysis and planning, decommissioning, demolition, reuse, and recycling.

The Universitat Politècnica de València invites you to participate in the first edition of the Conference on Sustainable Construction and Demolition (SCD) and send your article if you are interested. The articles selected by the Scientific Committee will be proposed for publication in an extended version in the scientific journal Vitruvio International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability (free of charge) and the journal 3C Tecnología (with editing cost) and Sustainability. The Conference Organising Committee is studying the publication of the papers in other international journals.

Important dates:
▪ Deadline for sending articles: 6-09-21
▪ Acceptance notification of articles: 15-09-21
▪ Communication of selected articles for video presentations: 22-09-21

For more information visit https://www.upwoodproject.eu/congress-in-valencia

Photos from UPWOOD's post 09/06/2021

UPWOOD actively participated in the Fair in (Spain) which took place from May 26 to 28, 2021. The event was held at the ETSIE's main conference hall and could also be streamed live via TEAMS. This event represents a key annual event for the sector since it receives every year about 100,000 professionals from more than 140 countries.

In this 35th edition, the programme included a total of 54 technical conferences and discussions, which analysed success cases of entrepreneurial students (Hyperloop, Zeleros, Azalea, BeMore 3D, Clon Digital, SpanS), disruptive Valencian companies in industrialisation, collaborations with the professional association and innovative proposals in the international sphere, among other topics.

An interesting exchange of experiences took place at EXCO 21 with the participation of 57 universities from five continents (from Wuham to Cape Town via Sapporo or Florida), 9 departments and 8 research institutes: the Institute of Concrete Science and Technology (ICITECH); the Institute for Bioengineering and Human Oriented Technology Research (I3B); the University Institute of Heritage Restoration (IRP); the Institute of Materials Technology (ITM); the Institute of Energy Engineering (IIE); the Inter-University Institute for Molecular Recognition and Technological Development (IDM); the Centre for Physical Technologies, Acoustics, Materials and Astrophysics (CTFAMA); the Institute for Integrated Coastal Zone Management (IGIC); the Eduardo Torroja Institute of Construction Sciences, CSIC, and the Institute of the Italian National Research Council (CNR), L'Aquila (Italy).

Participating in this event was a great opportunity to raise awareness of UPWOOD to a great number of , and sector personnel.

More information on the event website: https://exco.webs.upv.es/en/conferences/

They can capture more carbon than they emit. So why aren’t wooden buildings mainstream? 31/05/2021

Wooden buildings capture more carbon than they emit!
Find out more here - https://horizon-magazine.eu/article/they-can-capture-more-carbon-they-emit-so-why-aren-t-wooden-buildings-mainstream.html #

They can capture more carbon than they emit. So why aren’t wooden buildings mainstream? Four storeys high and made almost entirely of wood, the ZEB Lab building in Trondheim, Norway, had, even before it existed, sucked as much carbon from the atmosphere as it would probably produce in construction. Now, thanks to its arboreal origins, as well as to the sleek expanse of solar panels on....

Photos from UPWOOD's post 12/05/2021

4th Project was hosted online on 5th May 2021 🇪🇺
Partners visited virtually, and discussed the overall project progress, the development of the UPWOOD training scenarios and other upcoming tasks of the 4th semester. 🇪🇸 🇫🇮 🇦🇹 🇱🇻 🇬🇷

Photos from UPWOOD's post 04/04/2021

Find out more about UPWOOD project outputs and 3rd semester activities

Take a look at the digital presentation or visit our website https://www.upwoodproject.eu/

Photos from UPWOOD's post 23/11/2020

The 3rd UPWOOD meeting was initially planned to be held in Liepaja, Latvia in Autumn 2020. However due to COVID-19 the meeting was organized virtually on 17th November. Partners discussed the most important activities & tasks to be developed during the 3rd semester, ensuring the meeting's success.

We also had the pleasure to have Mr. Intars Dicmanis, manager of MiTek Baltic with us, to share his experience on Production of the Wooden Trusses - Overview of the Baltic States Region

The Pine 18/09/2020

The first office property in the Baltics built of wood

The Pine Eastnine is planning to construct the first office property made of wood in Riga. The building, which is created by the international architectural studio Arrow from Denmark, is estimated to comprise 15,800 sq.m.

Photos from UPWOOD's post 12/06/2020

UPWOOD 2nd virtual project meeting was held on 20th May to discuss project progress and upcoming tasks

Initially the meeting was due to take place in Valencia, Spain in June 2020.

Despite the Covid-19 situation, constructive discussions and planning took place with the participation of all partners

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