invitAtion - BioBased Economy

invitAtion
policy EVEnt
27 february 2015
BATIBOUW - BRUSSELS
www.grow2build.eu
PROGRAM
12:30
Welcome and lunch
13:00
Opening and introduction of the Grow2Build Project
Ir. John Verhoeven, project coordinator Grow2Build, WUR
13:15
13:45
Political Challenges
Dr. Achim Boenke, Principal Administrator European
Commission
Market, policy and R&D perspectives for flax/hemp
building products
Michael Carus, director Nova Institut and EIHA
14:15
Interactive discussion on:
• Certification and standardization
• Legislation
• Communication/promotion
• Knowledge and awareness
• Agriculture
Peter Thoelen, director VIBE and board member natureplus
16:00
Concluding remarks
Ir. John Verhoeven, project coordinator Grow2Build, WUR
16:30
Reception in Hall 10 on stand of VIBE & Grow2Build
(stand 10.005), with:
• Demonstrations & exhibition of biobased building materials based on flax and hemp
• Visit to the Grow2Build airstream
• Drink
SUBSCRIPTION
This is a free event. Entrance ticket for Batibouw, lunch
and drink are included.
Participants of this event will be: policy makers (European/National/Local), commercial companies, advice organizations, branch organizations.
Register online here before 20 February 2015.
MORE information
VENUE
Batibouw Brussels, Belgium’s biggest building fair (www.
batibouw.be)
Brussels expo – Ambassador room
Place de Belgique, 1 - 1020 Brussels
The Brussels Expo exhibition centre is easily accessible
by car, underground, train and by plane (only 10 minutes
away from Zaventem international airport).
CONTACT
For more information please contact Veronique De Mey:
E veronique.demey@inagro.be | T +3251 27 33 90
PROJECT
In 2013 the Interreg IVb project ‘Grow2Build’ was
launched. The objective of the project is to support the
supply chain of flax and hemp building materials from production of raw material to the production and implementation of end products.
To this end, 11 organisations from Belgium, France, the
UK, Germany and the Netherlands have formed a consortium with a wealth of expertise in construction and biobased building materials. The consortium aims to contribute to the integration of hemp and flax in the construction
industry and to improve the product value chain. For more information about the project and partners
please visit: www.grow2build.eu.
PARTNERS