During the New European Bauhaus Festival between 9th and 12th June in Brussels, InnovaWood was representing NEBA Alliance in which we collaborate as communication partners. Four members of the InnovaWood team – Florence, Claudio, Eva, and Oliver – took part in the event, supporting the organisation and content of the stand, the interactive activities for the general audience related to skills and knowledge of wood, as well as the NEBA Alliance workshop and panel.
On the opening day, the NEBA Alliance stand was visited by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa, who engaged in the stand’s activities.
On the second day, InnovaWood co-hosted a workshop together with the University of Primorska titled “NEB Academy worldwide: Building skills, knowledge and alliances for a regenerative future). Alongside Franklin van der Hoeven’s showcase of the platform’s functioning and Andreja Kutnar’s overview as project coordinator, representatives from the Nordic and Central hubs offered a deeper dive into their hubs’ contexts.
Finally, on the third day of the event, Andreja Kutnar represented the NEBA Alliance in the panel conversation “NEB Academy: How the NEB Learns, Tests, and Scales.” The NEBA workshop is available for replay here.
The stand hosted by the NEBA Alliance provided a space to showcase not only the work of the NEBA Alliance, but also outcomes including samples and progress on projects such as EcoReFibre, Inguma, WoodPop, Woodstock, and InnovaWood’s work as a network. In short, InnovaWood is involved in these projects in the following ways:
- We implement EcoReFibre‘s communication and knowledge-transfer activities, raising sector awareness of advanced wood-fibre recycling technologies in Europe.
- We support INGUMA by engaging stakeholders across the wood and construction sectors to accelerate the uptake of bio-based building materials.
- We contribute to WoodStock by supporting stakeholder engagement, dissemination and knowledge exchange to promote the use of underused wood resources and advance sustainable, circular wood construction in Europe.
InnovaWood’s team presence offered an opportunity for alignment among multiple projects and reconnecting with contacts, such as the NEB Junction and the WoodPop project.
