ActaReBuild – Acoustic and thermal retrofi t of office building stock in EU
ActaReBuild provides research and training in retrofit of office building stock in Europe by means a new generation of sustainable materials and building components. Doctoral candidates will learn how to improve and guarantee acoustic and thermal performance of buildings that undergo renovation processes while minimizing embodied carbon production. The training offers to 10 Doctoral Candidates interconnected through the network the research and transferable skills necessary for thriving careers in this burgeoning area. This goal will be achieved by a unique, interdisciplinary combination of specialized “hands-on” research training supported by high-quality joint PhD degree supervision; by performing of secondments at industrial partners; participation at courses and workshops on scientific and complementary “soft” skills facilitated by the academic and non-academic partners of the consortium. Thanks to network-wide interactions, DCs will get acquainted with a variety of novel building materials and solutions (bio-, nano-, meta-, recycled, 3D printed materials and multilayer structural skins), measurement techniques and assessment methods (such as life cycle analysis and sustainability
assessment, psychoacoustic methods, specialized thermal behaviour experiments and a variety of simulation techniques in acoustics, energy, hygrothermal behaviour).
Report of the kick-off meeting of the Interreg Maritime Italy France project “CLASTER”
On April 16th in Genoa, in the hall on the main floor of Villa Giustiniani-Cambiaso, the kick-off meeting of the Italy-France Interreg Maritime project “CLASTER – Compatibility and Sustainability of Port Noise” was held, followed by the first Steering Committee of the project itself. CLASTER aims to capitalize on the experience that the lead partner University of Genoa and other partners have gained thanks to participation in numerous projects of the previous 2014‑2020 programming. This report summarizes its purpose, technical-scientific contents and expected results.