On Monday, 13 January 2020, InnoRenew CoE hosted the year’s first InnoRenew project partners meeting in Koper.

The meeting’s main purpose was to discuss Work Package 6 (WP6), which includes the project’s eight start-up projects: Advanced materials for cultural heritage storage; Evaluation of fire effluents with respect to ecotoxicity; Building Information Modelling; Innovative Connections for CLT Buildings; Ergonomic, adaptable, and active office furniture; Revitalisation of traditional industry: An open innovation framework for Slovenia’s furniture sector; Materials for Energy Efficient Buildings and Development of formaldehyde-free fibreboards. Each partner presented research methods and results with an indication of follow up research activities for the start-up projects.

Dr. Andreja Kutnar, InnoRenew CoE director, then gave an overview of WP6 and presented its upcoming deliverable.

Dr. Nejc Šarabon. Image: Amy Simmons

The day ended with a General Assembly meeting where work in all work packages was summarized and presented and the upcoming periodic technical report deliverable was discussed.