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Conferences & recognition

Keynote lectures, workshops, scientific leadership, awards, editorial recognition and recorded talks from across B3.

LATEST CONFERENCE · 30 SEPTEMBER–2 OCTOBER 2026

Net-Zero Future · Darmstadt 2026

Net-Zero Future 2026 participants gathered in Darmstadt
Photo: Net-Zero Future Conference, via the organiser’s LinkedIn report.

Mahdi Kioumarsi co-chaired the third conference. The programme included Haidar Hosamo’s contribution with Christian Nordahl Rolfsen on quantum computing for building energy and comfort.

Read the B3 report and view the Darmstadt photographs

Original conference highlights on LinkedIn

NET-ZERO FUTURE

A meeting place for net-zero construction

The Net-Zero Future network connects research, education and practice. Mahdi Kioumarsi co-chaired the 2024 Oslo conference and the 2026 Darmstadt conference.

Net-Zero Future · Oslo, 19–21 June 2024. Four photographs from the official conference gallery. Use the player controls to pause or replay.
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Five Net-Zero Future conference organisers together outdoors in Oslo
Conference organisers · Oslo 2024
Net-Zero Future delegates at the Oslo City Hall reception
Welcome reception · Oslo City Hall
Net-Zero Future delegates gathered on a conference boat trip
Research networking · Oslo Fjord
A student presentation award ceremony at Net-Zero Future 2024
Student presentation awards · Oslo 2024

Photos: official Net-Zero Future 2024 gallery. Conference information: Darmstadt 2026 · OsloMet project profile.

Keynotes & workshops

JUNE 2026 · FREDRIKSTAD, NORWAY

Haidar Hosamo · SNUG Summer Research School

Opening keynote on moving from static assessments to dynamic decision support with digital twins. The school, hosted by Østfold University of Applied Sciences on 22–26 June 2026, focused on smart and sustainable building envelopes.

Read the organiser’s report

4–6 DECEMBER 2025 · JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA

Haidar Hosamo · ADRC workshop

Workshop leader at the Architecture and Design Research Conference (ADRC 2025): From Static Files to Living Documentation: Designing Ecosystems for BIM, Digital Twins, and Archiving. The conference focused on documentation in architecture and design.

Official conference programme

Awards & editorial recognition

30 APRIL 2026 · BUILDINGS, MDPI

Editor’s Choice article

Haidar Hosamo and Silvia Mazzetto’s paper, Performance Evaluation of Machine Learning Models for Predicting Energy Consumption and Occupant Dissatisfaction in Buildings, was selected as an Editor’s Choice article.

Buildings 2025, 15(1), 39. DOI: 10.3390/buildings15010039.

Publisher’s article and Editor’s Choice designation

2023 · ENERGY & BUILDINGS

Best Paper Award

Haidar Hosamo and co-authors Paul Ragnar Svennevig, Kjeld Svidt, Daguang Han and Henrik Kofoed Nielsen received the award for their 2022 paper on a digital twin framework for predictive maintenance of air handling units.

Publisher’s award certificate · University award record

2020–2021 · OSLOMET

Research Talent Development fellowship

Mahdi Kioumarsi was awarded an individual fellowship in OsloMet’s Research Talent Development Program.

Award and honours record

2014 · NORDIC CONCRETE RESEARCH

Publication Prize

Mahdi Kioumarsi received a Publication Prize from Nordic Concrete Research Journal, Department of Structural Engineering at NTNU.

Award and honours record

Scientific leadership & public engagement

Mahdi Kioumarsi

Conference co-chair, Net-Zero Future: Oslo 2024 and Darmstadt 2026. International collaboration on materials, structures and net-zero construction.

Conference committees

Dimitrios Kraniotis

Speaker in the AIVC, SINTEF and OsloMet webinar series Urban Home Ventilation, 19 May 2020. Topic: moisture buffering in modern timber constructions.

Watch the recorded lecture

Sarra Drissi

RILEM member since 2013 and active member of TC 309-MCP, which addresses accelerated mineral carbonation for construction materials.

Research community profile

Christian Nordahl Rolfsen

Conference presentation on HBIM and scanning in cultural heritage projects at ECPPM 2022 in Trondheim, 14–16 September 2022.

Conference presentation

Recorded talks

Moisture buffering in modern timber constructions

Dimitrios Kraniotis · AIVC / INIVE webinar · 19 May 2020. A research lecture on moisture control and timber buildings.

Watch on the INIVE YouTube channel · Webinar programme

Meet the group and postdoctoral alumni · Research & projects