When: July 3rd - 4th, 2023

Where: Lisbon, Portugal - Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001

Registration: Registration is mandatory for attending the event.

Fee: EFFICACY Final Workshop (July 3rd, 2023) is free of charge. ESICC Conference (July 4th, 2023) attendance without abstract submission and talk does not require a fee. Attendance with abstract submission and talk (after abstract acceptance) costs 100 € both in presence and remotely. The fee will cover Book of Abstracts and proceeding papers publication costs in open access.

 We are looking for contributions on the following topics:

• surveys of database, guidelines, criteria, methods implemented in case studies and/or research on energy efficiency in buildings, energy upgrade or retrofit interventions, and in selecting thermal insulation solutions.

• case studies and/or simulations on seismic and energy retrofitting of existing and historic buildings. 

• case studies of energy retrofit projects involving National associations (e.g. GECoRPA, APRUPP, ICOMOS,…) that are working with upgrading of historic and existing buildings. 

• case studies of Integration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) during energy retrofit and upgrade projects of existing buildings. 

• condition monitoring, and structural integrity monitoring of historic structures (here included buildings and infrastructure) carried out with No Destructive Techniques to understand correct procedures to select the right technique depending on the sensitivity and status of the historic structure.  

• case studies which integrate energy upgrade of existing buildings and/or structural integrity monitoring with the simulation and study of the climate change impact.

• case studies on fire performance and risk assessments on the existing built environment.

PhD Students and case studies from professionals are very welcome as presenter to the event! 

We look forward to welcoming you in Lisbon!

 Mandatory Requirements for the participation to the event:

• Before the event (registration). Please mandatorily register REGISTRATION LINK by May 31st, 2023 for participating the event (both attendees and in presence/remote speakers).

• Before the event (abstract submission). In order to be a speaker to the event and give a talk (both in presence or remotely) in one of the three planned sections, please upload your contribution as an abstract with a maximum of 300 words ABSTRACT SUBMISSION LINK by June 6th, 2023. 

• Before the event (Fee Payment in case of abstract acceptance). After abstract acceptance pay the fee FEE LINK by June 15th, 2023 (Fee cost: 100 euro). The fee covers the cost of the  Book of Abstracts of the conference and of the proceeding papers publication in open access. 

• During the event (talk). After abstract acceptance – both the speakers in presence and remotely - HERE THE LINK FOR THE ONLINE PARTICIPATION - have to prepare a presentation not longer than 10 minutes included questions. NEW - ESICC 2023 PRESENTATION TEMPLATE!

• NEW - ESICC 2023 BOOK of ABSTRACT in Abs Book tab!

• After the event (proceeding paper). To the authors that had the abstract accepted, it will be required the submission of a proceeding paper based on their interventions. The contribution will be published in Procedia structural integrity (Elsevier).
  Deadline for proceeding paper submission: October 8th 2023

• NEW - ESICC 2023 proceeding paper TEMPLATE

• After the event (facultative). It will be asked to the speakers that have presented a contribution to video-record their presentations so that their contributions can be shared in the youtube channel of ESIS with a DOI-Digital Object Identifier.

 The EFFICACY final workshop (July 3rd, 2023) is organized with the support of:

• the EEA Granted EFFICACY project “Energy eFFiciency building and CirculAr eConomY for thermal insulating solutions” (grant n. FBR_OC1_114), promoted by IST and NTNU and funding by EEA Grants with the aim to reduce social and economic disparities in Europe and strengthen bilateral relations between donor countries and beneficiary countries.

The ESICC Conference 2023 (July 4th, 2023) is organized with the support of:

• CERIS — Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability — is an FCT-registered research unit operating in the Civil Engineering area. It is hosted by the Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Georesources of Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, with two additional hubs —the Nova Hub and the Coimbra Hub. The mission of CERIS is to create and disseminate scientific knowledge and to promote innovation in the Built and Natural Environment sector.

• the European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS) - Technical Committee TC-20 “structural integrity and condition monitoring of historical structures” that deals with studies and research activities devoted to the structural integrity and preservation of historical buildings and infrastructure, as well as with the monitoring of the climate changes impact evolution on past and recent structures mainly using No Destructive Technique.

• the European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS) - Technical Committee TC-13 “education and training” that deals with the management and planning of dissemination events dedicated to PhD students dealing with structural integrity and mechanical and civil engineering.

• The Italian Group of Fracture (IGF) and the Greek Society of Experimental mechanics of materials (GSEMM) spreading and promoting works and researches concerning the development of materials and structure testing standards and cooperating with foreign associations with the same intents

• The Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) is the national public agency that supports research in science, technology and innovation in all areas of knowledge. It is a public institute of special regime under responsibility of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education. 

• GECoRPA - Grémio do Património, is a non-profit association, with 25 years, of companies and professionals working in the field of building rehabilitation and heritage conservation. Intends to promote the rehabilitation of buildings, through the dissemination of good practices and specialized training, promoting the qualification of professionals in this sector. GECoRPA published twice a year the magazine “Pedra e Cal”, focus on heritage conservation and rehabilitation. 

• ICOMOS Portugal -  International Council on Monuments and Sites, is a worldwide non-governmental organization associated with UNESCO. Is dedicated to promoting theory, methodology and technology applied to the conservation, protection and valorization of monuments and sites.

• APRUPP - Portuguese Association for Urban Rehabilitation and Heritage Protection is a private non-profit association, based in Porto, founded in 2012, with the aim of promoting and disseminating the concept of urban rehabilitation as the main vehicle for safeguarding the identity and valorization of built heritage.

The EFFICACY final workshop (3rd July 2023) is financed with the support of 

Promoters and Partners of the ESICC Conference 2023 (4th July 2023):

 “Energy efficiency, Structural Integrity in historical and modern buildings facing Climate change and Circularity"