2/12/2026 Stakeholder Meeting 'Sustainable Materials for Future Housing'
Wednesday, 2 December, 9h-12h, Holland College
Programme
9:00 Coffee/registrations in Garden Room
9:30 Start programme in the Refectory
- 9:40 Katrien Rycken on ‘Leuven 2030’
- 10:00 Presentation by working group on ‘Sustainable future materials’ (Pedro Fardim, KU Leuven)
- 10:20 First round of questions
- 10:35 Presentation by Elke Meex (OVAM, Team ‘Construction)
- 10:55 Panel discussion
- 11:40 Conclusions
12:00 Sandwiches and drinks in the garden room
Panel
Karen Allacker, Architectural engineering, KU Leuven
Katrien Rycken, Director of Leuven 2030
Pedro Fardim, Chemical engineering, KU Leuven
Elke Meex, Team construction, OVAM (Flemish Public Waste Management Authority)
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