Events

Seminar
Thursday 12th June 2025 from 16:00 to 17:45
Resilience of buildings and public spaces to heat waves
Limited places

The 4 errors are:
- The green parasol absorbs 60 % of heat when exposed to the sun.
- An elderly person is sitting in direct sunlight without any protection.
- The colour and length of clothing amplify the absorption of solar heat.
- The windows are not fitted with blinds, which increases exposure to the sun.
With heat waves on the increase, how can we guarantee thermal comfort in our buildings and public spaces without systematically resorting to air conditioning? What levers are there to improve the thermal resilience of our built heritage?
We invite you to a day of reflection and discussion with experts from the building, urban planning and health sectors, to identify practical solutions that can be applied to your projects.
This seminar will give you a better understanding of the climate and regulatory issues, enable you to discover innovative and tried-and-tested solutions, discuss with experts in the field and witness a real-time demo of how to use the EPIQR+ tool.
The aim of this event is to bring together the various players involved in this issue to share their perspectives, have a round-table discussion with participants, and explore together the scale of current and future challenges, possible solutions, and ways of effectively coordinating efforts.
We look forward to welcoming you to the event and to continuing the discussions at the convivial aperitif that will bring the event to a close.
Preheat: CoolingVent Webinar (5th June from 11:30 to 12:30) : Climate context and research results of the OFEN (Swiss Federal Office of Energy) CoolingVent project - what will the summer of 2060 be like in Switzerland?
Download the event materials:
Summer comfort: an underestimated design issue - Benoit NguyenEstia SA - Download the document
Summer comfort strategies for the building stock of the Vaud cantonal administration - Anne GinszState of Vaud -Download the document
Solutions for transforming heat islands into cool islands: concrete examples from Nicosia, Sion, Vevey and Geneva. Flourentzos Flourentzou, Estia SA –Download the document
How the renovation of the roof of the Pierrier sports hall has made it more resilient after 50 years of overheating - Fabien Vuadens, Town of Montreux –Download the document
Making an office space liveable without air conditioning: feedback - Yves Loerincik, Cantonal Office for Sustainability and Climate - Download the document
Demonstration of the costing of renovation measures to improve the resilience of existing buildings using EPIQR+ -. Edouard PhilippeEPIQR Rénovation - Download the document