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• Timber & Climate Resilience Forum 2026

  V dňoch 24. – 25. septembra 2026 sa v Terchovej, v rezorte Vŕšky, konala medzinárodná konferencia o drevostavbách a klimatickej odolnosti Timber & Climate Resilience Forum 2026 pre vzdelávanie, prax a partnerstvá pod sloganom „Pridajte sa k nám a spoločne budujme budúcnosť drevostavieb aj komunitu klimaticky zodpovedných odborníkov, architektov, projektantov a stavebníkov“. Cieľom konferencie bola výmena informácií, praktických skúseností, ale aj inšpirácia pri súčasnom navrhovaní, výstavbe a obnove klimaticky odolných drevostavieb .

  Organizátormi podujatia popri Katedre pozemného staviteľstva a urbanizmu Stavebnej fakulty Žilinskej univerzity v Žiline boli aj Slovenská vedecko-technická spoločnosť, Slovenská rada pre zelené budovy a Centrum adaptácie a odolnosti.

  Konferencia bola tematicky zameraná na architektúru a dizajn, požiarnu bezpečnosť v drevostavbách, stavebnú fyziku drevostavieb, klimatickú odolnosť a kvalitu prostredia. Rozdelená bola na tri sekcie: Drevostavby, Adaptácia na klimatické zmeny a vedecká sekcia s názvom Meranie premenných ovplyvňujúcich trvanlivosť dreva, ktorá bola zorganizovaná v rámci riešenia projektu APVV SK-PL-25-0120 Prepojenie výskumu v oblasti predikcie hydro-termálych vlastností interiérov implementáciou výpočtovej dynamiky fluida (MADAM-RL).

  Na konferencii sa zúčastnilo 270 registrovaných účastníkov, odznelo 33 príspevkov od prednášajúcich zo Slovenska, Česka, Poľska, Talianska a Kanady. Súčasťou konferencie bola aj putovná výstava s postermi architektonicky významných realizácií „Salón drevosavieb“. Za Stavebnú fakultu sa aktívne formou prednášok zúčastnili: prof. Ing. Jozef Štefko, CSc., doc. Ing. Jozef Gocál, PhD., doc. Ing. Radoslav Ponechal, PhD., Ing. Michal Poljak, PhD. a Ing. arch. Michal Diviš. Členom organizačného tímu bol popri nich aj Ing. Adam Šangala.

  Konferencia bola zorganizovaná aj vďaka generálnym partnerom, ktorými boli Zväz spracovateľov dreva SR, Saint Gobain a Kontrakting – člen skupiny DMC Group, ako aj ostatným partnerom a vystavovateľom, ktorí sú uvedení na domovskej stránke konferencie: https://www.adaptuj.com/en/timber-and-climate

  Konferencia tak poskytla príležitosť na prezentáciu výsledkov výskumu, nadviazanie nových odborných kontaktov a výmenu skúseností s výskumníkmi a odborníkmi z celého sveta.
  
  
  

  On 24–25 September 2026, the international conference on timber buildings and climate resilience Timber & Climate Resilience Forum 2026 for education, practice and partnerships was held in Terchová, at the Vŕšky Resort, under the slogan “Join us and let us build together the future of timber buildings and a community of climate-responsible professionals, architects, designers and builders”. The aim of the conference was to exchange information and practical experience, as well as to provide inspiration for the contemporary design, construction and renovation of climate-resilient timber buildings.

  In addition to the Department of Building Engineering and Urban Planning of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the University of Žilina, the event was also organised by the Slovak Scientific and Technical Society, the Slovak Green Building Council and the Centre for Adaptation and Resilience.

  The conference focused thematically on architecture and design, fire safety in timber buildings, building physics of timber buildings, climate resilience and environmental quality. It was divided into three sections: Timber Buildings, Climate Change Adaptation, and a scientific section entitled Measurement of Variables Affecting Timber Durability, which was organised as part of the implementation of the project APVV SK-PL-25-0120 Linking Research in the Prediction of Hydro-Thermal Properties of Interiors through the Implementation of Computational Fluid Dynamics (MADAM-RL).

  The conference was attended by 270 registered participants, with 33 presentations delivered by speakers from Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Italy and Canada. The conference also included a travelling exhibition featuring posters of architecturally significant projects, entitled “Salón drevostavieb”. The Faculty of Civil Engineering was actively represented through presentations by Prof. Ing. Jozef Štefko, CSc., Assoc. Prof. Ing. Jozef Gocál, PhD., Assoc. Prof. Ing. Radoslav Ponechal, PhD., Ing. Michal Poljak, PhD., and Ing. arch. Michal Diviš. Ing. Adam Šangala was also a member of the organising team.

  The conference was organised with the support of its general partners, the Association of Wood Processing Industries of the Slovak Republic, Saint-Gobain and Kontrakting – a member of the DMC Group, as well as other partners and exhibitors listed on the conference homepage: https://www.adaptuj.com/en/timber-and-climate

  The conference thus provided an opportunity to present research results, establish new professional contacts, and exchange experience with researchers and professionals from around the world.

   

• Changes at DBEUP

  Since September 2026, several changes have taken place in the personnel and organisational arrangements of the Department of Building Engineering and Urban Planning at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Žilina.

  Ing. Marek Chabada, PhD. has taken over the position of department administrator, Ing. Daniela Jurášová, PhD. has become the new study advisor, and Ing. Michal Poljak, PhD. will be responsible for the administration of final theses at the department.

  At the same time, we would like to thank Ing. Marek Bartko, PhD. for his work and service at the department to date. We look forward to continuing our cooperation with him in his capacity as an external collaborator.

   

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