ENERGY GEOSTRUCTURES: ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

Course at EPFL from 6-8 Nov 2023

A course for professionals such as civil and energy engineers, architects, urban project managers or geologists and scientists who want to acquire knowledge on the energy, geotechnical and structural performance of energy geostructures will be held at EFPL from 6-8 November 2023 in hybrid format.

The application of environmentally friendly technologies that exploit renewable energy sources is key to follow international agreements for the development of low-carbon buildings and infrastructures.

Energy geostructures are an innovative, multifunctional technology that can be used to address the aforementioned challenge. By coupling the role of the ground structures with that of the geothermal heat exchangers, energy geostructures can serve as structural supports as well as heating and cooling elements for buildings and infrastructures.

How can energy geostructures be analysed and designed from a geotechnical and structural point of view? What will be the energy performance of energy geostructures over time?

OBJECTIVES

• Understand the thermal and mechanical behaviour of energy geostructures, with reference to the latest scientific achievements
• Be able to perform the energy, geotechnical and structural design of energy geostructures
• Learn how to exploit current standards available at the European level (e.g., the so-called “Eurocodes”) for the design of energy geostructures
• Experiment with practical exercises all the key steps involved in the analysis and design process of energy geostructures
• Learn on some practical examples of recent projects worldwide by course lectures of international experts including the contribution from Amberg Engineering by Antonia Cornaro on "Underground means new Perspectives"

More info on the course: http://www.formation-continue-unil-epfl.ch/en/formation/energy-geostructures-analysis-design/#

Find here the detailed programme:  PDF