May 20, 2025
GZS, Ljubljana

Representatives of the Association EPEKA, a social enterprise, will attend the National Conference: Green Transformation of Urban Roofs.

This professional national conference is intended to present innovative approaches, policies and good practices in the field of greening urban roofs and facades.

The conference is being held as part of the European project GREEN ROOFS – Green Roof Technician Training Programme (2022-1-PL01-KA220-HED-000086828), which aims to develop an educational programme and professional profile for green roof technicians and support the green renovation of cities. The event is organised by the Chamber of Construction and Building Materials Industry (GZS ZGIGM), which is also the Slovenian partner in the international consortium of the GREEN ROOFS project. The event is being held in cooperation with key experts, schools, companies and representatives of European initiatives (HYBRID EVENT!).

SCHEDULE:

11.30 – 12.00

Registration and reception of participants with refreshments

MASTERS BUILD

Presentation and invitation to the exhibition at the Venice Biennale

12.00–14.00

NEW KNOWLEDGE AND POLICIES

A systemic approach to greening through the lens of the New European Bauhaus – Non Tox Uni Kum, Petra Marinko

The New European Bauhaus initiative: NEB Facility and programme calls open in May 2025, Tit Neubauer NEB R&I NKT, European Horizon National Contact Point Network

Nature-based solutions (NBS) in spatial planning – Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, Manca Dremel

Rainwater and public services for drinking water supply and municipal wastewater collection and treatment – ZKGS, Iztok Rozman

Innovative financing of green private urban infrastructure and building renovation (green roofs as thermal insulation for buildings) with the upgrading and sale of new floors in multi-family buildings, GZS ZPN, Boštjan Udovič

New training base for green roof technology – GZS ZGIGM, Valentina Kuzma

The need for a new qualification ‘urban green infrastructure contractor’ – CPI RS, Barbara Kunčič Krapež

Discussion

14.00–14.15

BREAK

14.15–15.45

PRACTICAL EXAMPLES AND DISCUSSION

Examples of good practice from abroad UK & IT – MATODESIGN (London, UK) – presentation in English, Massimiliano Flauto

Technical challenges of roof renovation – SI contractors/manufacturers: MGING Miha Gorjanc, ACO Rup Darja, FIBRAN Primož Perko, MAPEI Tatjana BIzjak

How to transform the roof of an existing building step by step? – Example of the GZS building, GZS ZGIGM Alenka Bea Logar Pučnik, and the company GREEN TWIN, Boris Grivič

Discussion on the topic presented