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ECOCONSTRUCTION THURSDAYS - WEBINAR 1: Towards the standardization of the sector
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From Thursday october 16 2025 to Thursday october 16 2025
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4 PM / 5:30 PM
FFEM and AFD launch a series of three (online) Webinars dedicated to Ecoconstruction: "THE THURSDAYS OF ECOCONSTRUCTION"
They will successively address three key themes for its deployment and scaling up, by crossing perspectives from the South and the North:
1. Standardization, 2. Training, 3. Image Change
Webinar #1 in a few key words:
Define and characterize ecoconstruction and eco-materials;
Labelling and certification of materials, techniques and uses, the challenge of structuring a sector;
Development of open-source tools for impact assessment (carbon, life cycle, social co-benefits);
Accessibility of certifications to VSEs-SMEs and the role of good practice guides as a step towards standardization.
This webinar n°1 aims to bring together public & private actors, researchers and practitioners around the theme of Standardization of ecoconstruction and structuring a sector.
The speakers of Webinar No. 1:
Ada Yaya Bocoum – Vice-President in charge of training for the Francophone Architects' Federations of Africa (FAFA) and former President of the Order of Architects of Burkina Faso
Jonathan Duwyn – Project Manager, Building and Construction Portfolio, UNEP – Energy and Climate – Cities
Senegalese Agency for Standardization (ASN) – speaker to be confirmed
Ernest Dione – Co-Founder and President, BioBuild Concept Africa. National Coordinator TyCCAO for the Directorate of Environment and Classified Establishments at the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Senegal
Bernard Boyeux – Director of BioBuild Concept, co-leader of the CoCliCo project and program coordinator
Mattia Bertolini – Co-Founder of Chiwara Project
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