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About the Event
This conference aims to bring together scientists, policymakers, industry leaders, educators, and experts in construction and building materials to exchange knowledge, explore cutting-edge research, and collaborate on innovative solutions for Ukraine's reconstruction.
Key themes include:
1. Sustainable Materials and Construction
Innovative approaches to the recycling and management of construction and demolition waste.
2. Infrastructure Rehabilitation & Development
Diagnostics of the technical condition of damaged buildings and structures, including methods for strengthening and restoring their functionality.
3. Urban Planning & Design
Strategies for rebuilding cities, integrating sustainable and resilient urban planning principles.
4. Environmental & Regulatory Considerations
Legal and policy considerations for rebuilding efforts, ensuring compliance with international standards and sustainable development goals.
Key dates
5 June 2025 — Call for abstracts
29 August 2025 — Registration opens
31 October 2025 — Abstract submission deadline
19 December 2025 — Notification of acceptance
13 February 2026 — Registration close
19 – 20 March 2026 — Conference in Lviv
Special Issue:
Selected papers presented at the conference will be invited for a Special Issue of “Low-carbon Materials and Green Construction” on “Recycled Materials and Construction in Post-Disaster Conflict and End-of-Life Infrastructureі”.
Lviv, Ukraine
Offline / Online
English Only
March 19-20, 2026
Join us for an international scientific conference bringing together researchers, policymakers, and experts to discuss and shape the future of Ukraine's reconstruction.
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Organising Committee:
Oleksii Hunyak
Lviv Polytechnic National University (LPNU)
Theodore Hanein
University of Leeds
Maurizio Guadagnini
University of Sheffield
Roman Puchko
ReThink NGO
James Shaw
University of Sheffield
Local Organising Committee:
Uliana Marushchak
Lviv Polytechnic National University (LPNU)
Pavlo Krainskyi
Lviv Polytechnic National University (LPNU)
Khrystyna Sobol
Lviv Polytechnic National University (LPNU)
Taras Markiv
Lviv Polytechnic National University (LPNU)
Scientific Committee:
Surendra Shah
Walter P. Murphy Emeritus Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, USA
Jianzhuang Xiao
Department of Structural Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, China
Thomas Matschei
Faculty of Civil Engineering, RWTH Aachen, Germany
Wolfram Schmidt
Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Germany
Priyadharshini Perumal
Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu, Finland
Yong Geng
China Institute of Urban Governance, School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Mohsen Ben Haha
Chief Decarbonization and Innovation Officer (CDIO) at Vigier Holding AG
Aniruddha Baral
Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Abdulkader Rashwani
Department of Chemical Engineering, Sham University, A’zaz, Syria
Leon Black
School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, UK
Rupert Myers
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, UK
Emilio Martínez-Pañeda
Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, UK
Nataliya Lushnikova
Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), The Netherlands
Iryna Lutsiuk
Department of Chemical Technology of Silicates, LPNU, Lviv, Ukraine
Vadim Zhitkovsky
Department of Building Elements Technology and Materials Science, National University of Water and Environmental Engineering, Ukraine
Oles Lastivka
Department of Building Structures and Products Technologies, Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Kyiv, Ukraine
Barbara Ksit
Institute of Building Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Transport Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Poland
Nediljka Vukojević-Medvidović
Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split, Croatia
Danuta Barnat-Hunek
Department of General Construction, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Lublin University of Technology, Poland
Anna Szymczak-Graczyk
Department of Construction and Geoengineering, Faculty of Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland
Tomasz Garbowski
Associate Professor Vice Dean for Research, Faculty of Environmental and Mechanical Engineering Department of Biosystems Engineeringul, Poznan, Poland
Conference Venue Details
The event will be held at Lviv Polytechnic National University in Lviv, Ukraine.
