Conference Program

May 20, 2026 (Wednesday)

8:30-10:00 – Registration, CNK HALL
10:00-12:15 – Opening Session, Chair: Dorota Anna Krawczyk, Bialystok University of Technology, Poland
AULA CNK

10:00-10:30 – Opening, Chair: Dorota Anna Krawczyk
10:30-11:00 – Keynote Speech 1
Speaker: Pawel Wargocki, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
A future of healthy buildings. Are we there yet?
11:00-11:10 – Q&A
11:10-11:40 – Keynote Speech 2
Speaker: Manuel Alcázar Ortega, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain
Grid services in Smart Energy Systems provided by consumers: opportunities based on demand management strategies in buildings
11:40-11:50 – Q&A
11:50-12:10 – Platinum sponsor presentation,
Jakub Kieloch, Akces BK Sp. z o.o., Poland
POLYTECH – MODERN POLYSTYRENE CONCRETES. Polystyrene waste in the production of non-flammable thermally insulating structural materials
12:10-12:15 – Q&A

12:15-13:15 – Lunch, CNK HALL

13:15-14:50 – Plenary session, Chair: Eugenia Rossi di Schio, University of Bologna, Italy

13:15-13:35 – Plenary speech 1
Steven Peck, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
Biophilic design: theory, practice and significance
13:35-13:55 – Plenary speech 2
Tetiana Konchenko, European Federation of Green Roof and Wall Associations – EFB
From vision to reality: shaping a nature-positive built environment – roadmap to 2050
13:55-14:15 – Plenary speech 3
Paolo Valdiserri, University of Bolonia, Italy
The impact of climate change on energy consumption in buildings
14:15-14:35 – Plenary speech 4
Peter Gorder, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA
International Experiences in Engineering Education and Science
14:35-14:50 – Q&A

14:50-15:30 – Coffee break

15:00-15:30 – Workshop of Sankom Sp. z o.o., Poland
Cooperation of Audytor software suite with other applications within BIM technology.

15:00-15:30 – Poster session P1, CNK HALL
Posters 1-24

16:00-18:00 – Guided city tour, Starting point – Conference Hall
*Optional activities (for participants who selected this option in the survey)

18.00-20.00 – Dinner in the city center
Kawelin Restaurant, Legionowa 10, 15-099 Bialystok
*Optional activities (for participants who selected this option in the survey)

May 21, 2026 (Thursday)

9:00-10:15 – Session A 2: HVAC systems, Thermal Comfort & IAQ
room CNK
Chair: Pawel Wargocki

Environmental comfort in visitor-centre spaces: a qualitative contribution to indoor environmental quality research
Ghina Khamis
University of Girona, Spain
Adaptive comfortable space for living for a modern person: a puzzle of eco-solutions, traditions and natural elements
Diana Kaynts¹, Oksana Mykaylo¹, Giuseppe Cirella²
¹Uzhhorod National University, Ukraine; ²University of Gdansk, Poland
Indoor CO₂ Direct Air Capture (iCO₂-DAC): indoor air pollutants as renewable carbon source

Alba Cabrera-Codony, Luis R. López, Silvia Bolognesi, Dolors Balaguer, Sebastià Puig
University of Girona, Spain

Assessment of individual human sensations in an environment with variable parameters
Marta Daleczko-Gorzała, Edyta Dudkiewicz, Natalia Fidorów-Kaprawy
Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland
Indoor air quality and ventilation strategies in crowded classrooms: evidence from a field study in Ferrara
Eugenia Rossi di Schio¹, Paolo Valdiserri¹, Vincenzo Ballerini¹, Maddalena Coccagna², Matteo Bisi², Antonella Volta², Lorenzo Droghetti³, Sante Mazzacane²
¹University of Bologna, Italy; ²University of Ferrara, Italy; ³Liceo Classico Ludovico Ariosto, Ferrara, Italy

9:00-10:15 – Session G 2: Policy, Standards & Societal Perspectives
Chair: Lina Montuori

Cultural influence on the perceptions of the fall of a real estate empire (online)
Tsz Ching Li¹, Rita Yi Man Li¹, Rebecc Kechen Dong²
¹Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Hong Kong; ² University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Bridging the quantification gap: a comparative analysis of empirical vs. theoretical sustainability metrics in on-site construction processes
Jaume Font Basté, Jordi Soler Busquets, Joan Llorens Sulivera
University of Girona, Spain
Civic-led institutional innovation for recovery and resilience in wartime ukraine: the ecofortress: restoring together model
Serhiy Shevchenko
Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine
Sustainable traffic flow regulation during road reconstruction: a multi-criteria analysis (online)
Rita Plaipaitė-Nalivaiko, Regina Motienė
Lietuvos Inžinerijos Kolegija, HEI, Lithuania
Socio-technical transitions toward a circular economy in the water sector: collective imaginaries and legitimacy of resource recovery
Eleonora Ruiz
University of Girona, Spain

10:15-10:30 – Coffee break

10:30-11:30 – Session A 1: HVAC systems, Thermal Comfort & IAQ
room Aula CNK
Chair: Eugenia Rossi di Schio

Automated AHU diagnostics based on BMS data analysis
Rasa Džiugaitė-Tumėnienė , Violeta Motuzienė
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania
Impact of natural ventilation on dynamic energy model calibration in a nZEB educational building
Ana Paola Rocca Vera¹, Alice Bolzan¹, Dorota Anna Krawczyk², Paola D’Agaro¹
¹University of Udine, Italy; ²Bialystok University of Technology, Poland
A methodological review of AI-based advisory systems for HVAC management
Dalia Mohammed Talat Ebrahim Ali¹, Violeta Motozienė²
¹Lithuanian Energy Institute, Lithuania; ²Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania
Hybrid ventilated façade with integrated energy converter: experimental approach to energy-efficient building envelopes
Marcin Moczyński¹, Michał Rykaczewski², Joanna Zawistowska¹
¹Climatic sp. z o.o. sp. k., Poland; ²Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland

10:30-11:30 – Session G 1: Policy, Standards & Societal Perspectives
Chair: Edyta Dudkiewicz

Energy poverty assessment: an aggregated index for measuring urban vulnerability
Alice Renè Di Rocco, Maria Rosa Trovato, Francesco Nocera
University of Catania, Italy
MCDM/MCDA methods and the smart city concept – a review of applications and the case study
Karolina Ogrodnik
Bialystok University of Technology, Poland
Re-value European waterfronts: Rijeka’s struggle for a beach
Nika Jeromel
University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Decision support systems for urban water scarcity: gaps, barriers and pathways to integrate nature-based solutions – a systematic review
Shahid Ali¹, Joaquim Comas Matas¹, Ignasi Rodriguez-Roda^1,2
¹University of Girona, Spain; ²Catalan Institute for Water Research ICRA-CERCA, Spain

11:30-11:45 – Coffee break

11:45-12:45 – Session D 1: Retrofitting & Decarbonization Strategies
room Aula CNK
Chair: Lech Lichołai

Towards sustainable architecture and green infrastructure in the renovation of university buildings
Dorota Gawryluk¹, Miroslav Malinović², Ivana Pandžić², Anna Serra Salvi³, Maxime Perier-Muzet⁴, Alberto Cervesato⁵
¹Bialystok University of Technology, Poland; ²University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina; ³University of Girona, Spain; ⁴University of Perpignan, France; ⁵University of Udine, Italy
Comparative analysis of building energy performance using steady-state and dynamic simulation methods
Beata Sadowska¹, Paola D’Agaro², Giovanni Cortella², Dorota Anna Krawczyk¹
¹Bialystok University of Technology, Poland; ²University of Udine, Italy
Hygrothermal assessment of the use of recycled materials in internal insulation systems
Bożena Orlik-Kożdoń¹, Jakub Kieloch², Mateusz Kieloch²
¹Silesian University of Technology, Poland; ²AKCES BK Sp. z o.o., Poland
Life cycle assessment of pilot and full-scale constructed wetlands for low-carbon wastewater treatment
Cinthia Padilla¹, Serni Morera¹, Joaquim Comas^1,2, Antonina Torrens³, Ignasi Rodriguez-Roda¹
¹University of Girona, Spain; ²Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA-CERCA), Spain; ³University of Barcelona, Spain

11:45-12:45 – Session C 1: Renewable Energy Integration & Smart Systems
Chair: Manuel Alcázar Ortega

Energy and exergy performance of PEM type fuel cell – experimental study
Martyna Piasecka, Tomasz Mróz
Poznań University of Technology, Poland
Energy-exergy and techno-economic assessment of a solar thermal power plant under Rajasthan climatic conditions, India
Soham Mukherjee, Manoj Kumar Soni
Centre for Renewable Energy and Environment Development (CREED), Birla Institute of Technology & Science, India
Innovative energy efficiency, cyber-physical, and digital technologies for soil and crop quality monitoring
Tsvetelina Georgieva, Eleonora Nedelcheva, Stanislav Penchev, Plamen Daskalov
University of Ruse, Bulgaria
Best practices for using artificial intelligence in research laboratory “Digital Energy Systems 4.0.”
Seher Kadirova, Katerina Gabrovska-Evstatieva, Boris Evstatiev
University of Ruse, Bulgaria

12:45-13:30 – Lunch CNK

13:30-14:30 – Session D 2: Retrofitting & Decarbonization Strategies
room Aula CNK
Chair: Tomasz Mróz

Minimising spatial footprint in decentralised water treatment: a techno-economic evaluation of GO-functionalised MBRs
Nelson Luis Mecías-Herrera¹,Hèctor Monclús¹, Sebastià Puig¹, María Molinos-Senante²
¹University of Girona, Spain; ²University of Valladolid, Spain
Modelling a ground heat exchanger based on an existing facility as a model
Piotr Rynkowski, Michał Wysocki, Anna Justyna Werner-Juszczuk , Dorota Anna Krawczyk
Bialystok University of Technology, Poland
New ecodesign requirements for commercial space heaters and the decarbonisation process
Edyta Dudkiewicz, Natalia Fidorów-Kaprawy, Marta Daleczko-Gorzała
Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland
Global challenges in positive energy districts deployment and novel strategies for unlocking building-level energy recovery from wastewater
Lina Montuori
Technical University of Valencia, Spain

13:30-14:30 – Session C 2: Renewable Energy Integration & Smart Systems
Chair: Tsvetelina Georgieva

Digital twin-based control for dual-axis solar trackers in autonomous energy systems
Valeriy Martynyuk¹, Tomasz Kałaczyński², Oleksandr Sporyi¹
¹Khmelnitsky National University, Ukraine; ²Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Poland
The heat pump boreholes’ filling thermal conductivity influence on their required length
Natalia Fidorów-Kaprawy, Edyta Dudkiewicz, Marta Daleczko-Gorzała
Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland
Design optimization and modal analysis of helical savonius vertical-axis wind turbine composite blades
Sobhy M. Ghoneam¹, Taha S. Sherif^1,2
¹Menoufia University, Egypt; ²Menoufia National University, Egypt
A state of art on the application of nanofluids for the development of highly efficient solar collectors (online)
Bhuvanendra Siddella, Aditya Khandelwal, Harsheta Bhardwaj, Swathi S, Bibin B S, Edison Gundabattini
Vellore Institute of Technology, India

14:30-14:45 – Coffee break

14:45-16:00 – Session E: Sustainable Architecture & Green Infrastructure
room Aula CNK
Chairs: Dorota Gawryluk & Miroslav Malinovic

Integrating climate vulnerability into urban planning: prioritizing blue-green infrastructure and adaptation measures
Iwona Wagner^1,2, Robert Filipczuk², Mateusz Jachimiak², Agnieszka Mackiewicz², Urszula Nikołajuk², Nela Osmólska², Emilia Skłucka², Łukasz Soliwoda², Marta Wronka-Tomulewicz²
¹University of Lodz, Poland; ² PP Enviro, Poland
A conceptual design framework for rooftop gardens and well-being
Andrea Melinescu
University of Craiova, Romania
Urban fabric and opportunities to harvesting energy (online)
Gabriela-Dana Petropol-Şerb¹, Gabriel-Ionut Petropol-Serb²
¹University of Craiova, Romania; ²Konkret Re-gen Proiekt Craiova, Romania
GreenInCities in Nova Gorica: between the artificial and the natural
Nika Bronić
University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Landscape over Architecture. Environmental strategies and Nature-Based Solutions in the Urban Fabric of Buenos Aires (online)
Verónica Fabio, Sebastián Mouzo
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

14:45-16:00 – Session B: Building Energy Performance
Chairs: Beata Sadowska & Paolo Valdiserri

Importance of thermal bridges in wooden platform framing constructions
Dumitrescu Laura, Dumitraşcu Aurora Irina, Corduban Călin Gabriel, Panduru Radu Mihai
Technical University “Gh.Asachi” Iaşi, Romania
The influence of vertical planting on the surface temperature of a building in the mid-latitude band, a case study (online)
Ingrida Pliopaitė Bataitienė
Utenos kolegija, Lithuania
Adaptive façades: a review and a proposal for the classification of the existing solutions
Mohamed El Hakimy, Neri Banti, Cecilia Ciacci, Frida Bazzocchi, Vincenzo Di Naso
University of Florence, Italy
Digital 3D Visualization of laboratory spaces for enhancing education and safety
Sanja Tucikešić, Tanja Đukanović
University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Geometric compactness and the surface to volume ratio: A review of recent advancements in passive decarbonization
Jakub Michał Kropiewnicki
Bialystok University of Technology, Poland

16:00-20:00 – Free time

20:00 – Gala Dinner
Forma Restaurant (in the building of The Stanisław Moniuszko Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic), Odeska 1, 15-406 Białystok

*Optional activities (for participants who selected this option in the survey

May 22, 2026 (Friday)

10:00-11:15 – Poster Session for young researchers
– Enjoy morning coffee
Chairs: Peter Gorder, Anna Werner-Juszczuk & Piotr Rynkowski – selection of the best poster (award)
Posters 25-47

10:00-11:15 – Session F: Sustainable Materials & Circular Economy
room CNK
Chair: Marta Kosior-Kazberuk

Europe’s circular economy blind spot – rethinking e-waste circularity for critical raw materials security
Tom Hunger, Marlen Gabriele Arnold
Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
Reducing loss of energy by properly controlling friction in overall constructions’ planning and achieving
Adam Gadomski, Jacek Siódmiak, Karol Karpiński
Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Poland
Hospitality 360º: An operational circular economy model for sustainable and profitable hotel management
Janet Castro Milán
University of Girona, Spain
Self-healing epoxy-based vitrimer for sustainable and durable construction
Ahmed Mohamed Saleh¹, Daniel Sánchez Rodríguez¹, Jordi Farjas Silva¹, Alaitz Rekondo², Alaitz Ruiz de Luzuriaga², Pere Maimi¹, Josep Costa¹
¹University of Girona, Spain; ²CIDETEC, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Spain

11:15-11:45 – Farewell speech and future plans. Awarding certificates
Chairs: Dorota Anna Krawczyk & Eugenia Rossi di Schio

13:00 onward – Trip to Supraśl – Optional activity with local food tasting (for participants registered in advance)