Rebuilding the Future: European Bauhaus initiative with Circularity and Retrofitting in Construction

 

Thursday 25th September 3-4.30pm (GMT) online event

 

This webinar explores the urgent need to shift from a traditional linear economy—based on the “take, make, dispose” model—toward a circular economy that prioritizes sustainability and resource efficiency. While this transition is essential for meeting climate goals, it presents complex challenges that require innovative thinking and cross-sector collaboration.

Join leading experts and practitioners in circular construction as they share the latest developments, innovations, and challenges in transforming the built environment. The session will focus on integrating prevention and reuse into construction practices,  which is critical to reduce environmental impact and support climate policy commitments.

Attendees can look forward to insightful presentations followed by a dynamic discussion exploring the key challenges, emerging opportunities, and practical strategies shaping the future of sustainable construction.

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Moderator

Associate Professor of Environmental Psychology at Maynooth University

Dr Tadhg E. MacIntyre

Associate Professor of Environmental Psychology at Maynooth University

Dr Tadhg E. MacIntyre

Tadhg E. Maclntyre is an Assistant Professor in Environmental Psychology at Maynooth University. He is a member of the MU based Assisted Living and Learning Institute (All). Tadhg is a funded investigator with Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and a funded investigator with Insight Centre for Data Analytics. He is also a visiting Professor Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences and member of theTECHpa research group (2022-2025). He has been a visiting lecturer of Technical University of Munich (2019-2020). Tadhg has done his PhD in ‘Motor cognition in action: Exploring kinaesthetic imagery in sport’ in UCD (2007). During 2024 to 2028, Tadhg will be the Coordinator European Commission Horizon Europe HORIZON-HLTH-2023 ENVHLTH-02: GoGreenNext: Promoting Future Health in Cities which is awarded €6 million. He was the Coordinator European Commission Horizon 2020: LC-CLA-11 Visionary and integrated solutions to improve health in cities and GOGREEN ROUTES €10.48 million awarded (2020-2024). Tadhg also got other fundings from EASME: Erasmus +Sport Collaborative Partnership. Dual Career Athletes. BE LIKE AN ATHLETE (7 partner consortium and at UL: Dr MacIntyre & Dr Norma Bargary) (2020-2022) and EASME: Erasmus +Sport Collaborative Partnership. Ethics in Sport. FIX THE FIXING (8 partner consortium and at UL: Dr MacIntyre & Dr Deirdre O’Shea) (2016-2017). He also got reviewer ERC Consolidator Award 2019, Leverhulme Awards 2020, H2020 M-S awards 2021-2023. Tadhg got rich experience in NBS projects. He was a member of Network Nature task forces and a member of advisory board of RE-Nature Project. He was a contributor to proGIreg online MOOC material on Nature Based Urban Re-Generation and an invited expert for seminars and workshops for Connecting Nature project. Apart from that, Tadhg has got great editorial experience. He has been a member of Editorial Board of PLOS ONE and Associate Editor of International Review of Sport & Exercise Psychology since 2008. He is now a Guest Editor for Frontiers in Environmental Psychology and was an Invited Lead Guest Editor for Frontiers in Psychology for three years (2016-2017, 2019-2020, 2020-2021). Tadhg was an external examiner for 4 PhD candidates and has supervised 9 doctoral students to completion, currently supervising six PhDs, and all students had received scholarships.

 

Speakers

Managing Director of Interior Cluster Sweden

Anna Rosenqvist

CEO of Woodhouse Estonia

Annika Kadaja

Managing Director of Interior Cluster Sweden

Anna Rosenqvist

Anna Rosenqvist is Managing Director of Interior Cluster Sweden, a cluster organisation and innovation hub for the furniture and interior design industry. She works at the intersection of sustainability, circular design, and digital transformation, and leads international collaborations such as the GO Furniture Meta-Cluster and the New European Bauhaus Local Chapter “Woodland Living.”

Anna is actively involved in research initiatives focused on digital product passports and is currently preparing a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network application on green and digital innovation in the furniture industry, in collaboration with Linnaeus University.

CEO of Woodhouse Estonia

Annika Kadaja

Annika Kadaja is the CEO of Woodhouse Estonia, Europe’s leading exporter of prefabricated timber buildings, known for its innovative approach to modular and sustainable construction. Recognizing the growing demand for sustainable and efficient construction solutions, Annika is actively leading initiatives to expand Estonia’s success story.

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