PLEA 2024 International Conference in Wrocław
Maillages fertiles / Praille Acacias Vernets (PAV) © EPFL / LAST / N. Sedlatchek
The 37th edition of the international conference on Passive Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) took place from June 26 to 28 in Wrocław, Poland. On this occasion, the Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies (LAST) presented three conference papers on its research on the integration of sustainability criteria into the urban and architectural design process.
PLEA is an organization engaged in a worldwide discourse on sustainable architecture and urban design through international conferences, workshops, and publications. It has a membership of several thousand professionals, academics, and students from over 40 countries. PLEA is a renowned, highly regarded international annual conference to discuss and promote the development of bioclimatic design and the application of natural and innovation techniques for sustainable architecture and design.
Since 1982, PLEA has organized conferences and events across the globe. The annual conference of PLEA is highly regarded, attracting academics and practicing architects in equal numbers. Past conferences have taken place in the United States, Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, and Australia. For the first time since the creation of PLEA, the 37thedition of the conference took place in central Europe, at Wrocław, Poland.
With the theme “Rethinking resilience” and six tracks of “Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design – together for climate resilience”, “Architecture for human resilience and well-being”, “Re-thinking resilience through renovations and adaptations of buildings and spaces”, “Analysis and methods for resilience and sustainability”, “Building resilience with innovation and technology”, and “Together we can – think, learn, teach and take the leadership”, the conference explored the most actual and urgent topics related to the role of the built environment in the climate change mitigation and adaptation. It is the aim of the conference to network designers, academics, researchers, students, and professionals in the building industry in the pursuit of a better and more sustainable urban and built environment.
During this international conference, the LAST presented three articles on the results of the “Maillages fertiles” and “Rhodanie urbaine” research projects: