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tainability is another key word of the research and peda-
gogical activity of the department. In fact, climate change and
its disastrous consequences are stimulating the transformation
towards sustainable development with its increasing econom-
ic efficiency, protection and restoration of ecological systems,
and improvement of human well-being.
»Today people spend most of their time indoors; our physical sur-
roundings are known to affect us. Therefore, creating healthy in-
door environments, such as work places, classrooms, living rooms,
dining rooms, and bedrooms, is an important aspect for healthy
living. Wood is an excellent building material because of its ex-
cellent strength to weight ratio and the variety of forms in which
it can be used with other materials.« explains Assoc. Prof.
Andreja Kutnar, PhD, coordinator of the new master’s pro-
gramme Sustainable Built Environments which will have
its first generation of students in the academic year 2017/18.
The programme offers a complete set of skills and knowledge
in the fields of engineering, wood, and architectural science
and will train graduates who will be able to solve complicated
problems and face challenges that arise in the field of the sus-
tainable built environment. Students will work in direct coop-
eration with the wood industry and the international team of
researchers of the new established Innorenew Center of Excel-
lence in Koper.
The Center was established in 2017 and it is co-funded the
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Un-
ion. In the next years it will strive to become an international
hub of scientific excellence in the field of renewable materials
and ensuring quality of life.
gogical activity of the department. In fact, climate change and
its disastrous consequences are stimulating the transformation
towards sustainable development with its increasing econom-
ic efficiency, protection and restoration of ecological systems,
and improvement of human well-being.
»Today people spend most of their time indoors; our physical sur-
roundings are known to affect us. Therefore, creating healthy in-
door environments, such as work places, classrooms, living rooms,
dining rooms, and bedrooms, is an important aspect for healthy
living. Wood is an excellent building material because of its ex-
cellent strength to weight ratio and the variety of forms in which
it can be used with other materials.« explains Assoc. Prof.
Andreja Kutnar, PhD, coordinator of the new master’s pro-
gramme Sustainable Built Environments which will have
its first generation of students in the academic year 2017/18.
The programme offers a complete set of skills and knowledge
in the fields of engineering, wood, and architectural science
and will train graduates who will be able to solve complicated
problems and face challenges that arise in the field of the sus-
tainable built environment. Students will work in direct coop-
eration with the wood industry and the international team of
researchers of the new established Innorenew Center of Excel-
lence in Koper.
The Center was established in 2017 and it is co-funded the
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Un-
ion. In the next years it will strive to become an international
hub of scientific excellence in the field of renewable materials
and ensuring quality of life.
