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Climate-Adaptive Building Materials: From Innovation to Application

17 September 2026

Join stakeholders from across the construction and materials ecosystem to explore market needs, innovation opportunities and future collaborations around climate-adaptive building materials.

Why attend?

  • Explore practical solutions for climate-adaptive building materials.
  • Contribute your expertise during interactive roundtable discussions.
  • Meet potential partners and explore collaboration opportunities that may lead to future ICON research projects.

Programme

Accelerating the adoption of climate-adaptive building materials: from innovation to application

Part of the MateriNex Project Accelerator series

Thursday, 17 September 2026

13:00 -18:00

Language: Dutch

13:00 – 13:30 | Registration and Refreshments

13:30 | Welcome Address

13:35 | Opening Keynote – The Climate Challenge: Urgency and the Need for Adaptation

13:55 | Keynote – From Materials to Market: Why Science and Implementation Must Go Hand in Hand

14:00 | Introduction to the Interactive Roundtables

14:10 | Inspirational Keynote by Joost Declercq (Archipelago)

14:25 | Interactive Roundtables – Round 1

  • Table 1: From Availability to Adoption – What Is Missing?
  • Table 2: From Societal Challenges to Material Needs

15:15 | Refreshments and Networking

15:55 | Interactive Roundtables – Round 2

  • Table 3: Turning Needs into Innovation 

16:40 | Plenary Reflections and Closing Remarks

17:00 – 18:00 | Networking Reception

This is a joint initiative by MateriNex, VITO and KeyMotion.

For more information, please contact:
contact [at] keymotion.be (contact[at]keymotion[dot]be) | info [at] materinex.be (info[at]materinex[dot]be)

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