On 25 October, Olivier Gaujard (France), the founder of the design bureau Gaujard Technologie (France), gave an open lecture on “Wooden construction. Balancing between different processes and species diversity”.

Applicants for specialities (educational programmes) of the Educational-Scientific Institute of Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction joined the lecture:

• 022 Design (Environmental Design),
• 131 Applied Mechanics (Mechanical Engineering Technologies, Computer Aided Design Systems),
• 131 Applied Mechanics (Welding Technologies and Equipment),
• 133 Industrial Engineering (Industrial Engineering),
• 187 Woodworking and furniture technologies (Woodworking and furniture technologies),
• 191 Architecture and urban planning (Architecture and urban planning),
• 192 Construction and Civil Engineering (Construction and Civil Engineering),
• 193 Geodesy and Land Management (Geodesy and Land Management),
• as well as speciality 101 Ecology (Ecology) of the Educational and Research Institute of Environmental Management and Humanities.

The students received valuable information on the possibilities of using local wood species, national and local standards, and the specifics of technologies in the construction of various buildings and structures both in France and in other countries. The lecturer gave many examples of interesting architectural and construction solutions and completed projects using such eco-friendly materials as straw, hemp, etc.

We thank our French partners and the Department of Welding and Construction Technologies of the Chernihiv Polytechnic National University for organising the lecture.

We would like to remind you that this is only the first meeting of a series of lectures in the field of green construction.

Therefore, we are happy to invite everyone to the next meetings