ICOMOS Estonia conference “European Heritage Homes in Green Transition” 

Hybrid Conference “European Heritage Homes in Green Transition”

28-29 October 2024, Tallinn, Estonia,  zoom and FB livestream. Conference language is in English, with simultaneous translation into Estonian.

Organisers: ICOMOS Estonia in cooperation with ICOMOS European National committees, Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Climate, National Heritage Board, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonian Academy of Arts,  Estonian Museum of Architecture and Estonian Open Air Museum 

Conference is part of the  LIFE heritageHOME  project co-funded by the European Union. More about the aims of the project https://www.kul.ee/en/heritagehome

Aims: 1) to highlight current trends and strategies for cultural heritage in green transition in Europe and in Esronia ; 2) to exchange experiences from ongoing research and development programmes on energy renovation and heritage; 3) to share challenges and success stories of improving energy efficiency via concrete examples of historic homes.

Format: hybrid, zoom and FB livestream https://fb.me/e/55eKr7tTD, with simultaneous English-Estonian translation

Locations:  Estonian Museum of Architecture and Open Air Museum, Tallinn. FB livestream, zoom

For participation with or without the presentation at the conference (in presence or in zoom), please register here (presentations until 20.09.2024, participation until 20.10) https://forms.gle/Z8hXPJVgVxn6G4Zj9. Organisers cover the costs of the travel and accomodation for the invited presenters.

October 28th, 2024Conference. Presentations and panel discussion 

  • Estonian Museum of Architecture 9.30-17.00

9.30 morning coffee

10.00-12.00 Keynote speeches on international strategies for green transition and cultural heritage

12.00-13.00 lunch

13.00-15.00 National case studies and positive examples of cultural heritage in green transition

15.00 coffee

15.30-16.00 Panel discussion – challenges for heritage homes in green transition.

October 29th, 2024 – Roundtable discussion and networking 

Estonian Museum of Architecture

9.30 morning coffee

10.00-13.00 – Roundtable discussion on concrete solutions of Green Transition for Historic buildings in Europe

14.00 – 17.00 Networking for participants and ICOMOS experts in the Centre of Rural Architecture, Estonian Open-Air Museum. Presentations on sustainable energy solutions for historic buildings.

For the participation in the conference, please register here https://forms.gle/Z8hXPJVgVxn6G4Zj9.

Full programme and registration will be launched latest 1.10!

Contact:

Ave Paulus, President of ICOMOS Estonia, estonia@icomos.org, +3725239404

Photo collage of UNESCO old town Tallinn facades. Author: Toomas Tuul