Program Conference on Foundation Decarbonization and Re-use 

Tuesday March 21

8.15 hrs       Registration 

9.00 hrs       Welcome and opening – Gerald Verbeek, Allnamics (conference chair) 

Gerald Verbeek

Allnamics (conference chair)

9.10 hrs       Opening by KIVI – Patrick IJnsen, KIVI (moderator)   

Patrick IJnsen, Van 't Hek Group

Member of DFI Sustainability Committee en de NVAF Sustainability Working Group

Maurice Bottiau

General Manager of Franki Foundations, Brussels, Belgium

9.20 hrs      Presentation ‘The foundation of this conference’ – Gerald Verbeek & Marcel Bielefeld (Allnamics)
9.35 hrs      Keynote session 1: Process to accommodate extra load on the piled foundation plate – Jan-Jacob van Blijswijk (Shell)

Jan-Jacob van Blijswijk, Shell

Lead Civil Engineer at Shell International

10.15 hrs    Coffee- and tea break + visit exhibition

10.45 hrs     Decarbonization and Reuse of Steel Foundations – Roel Bijlard (ArcelorMittal)
11.00 hrs     Risks associated with reuse and remediation of foundations – Pawan Sethi (Tetra Tech Coffey and University of Sydney)
11.15 hrs     Using the piles of a building demolished decades before as the foundation of a modern building – Péter Turai (HBM)
11.30 hrs     Improving the inspection tool for wooden foundations and its significance for carbon sequestration – René Klaassen (SHR)

11.45 hrs     Q&A session 1: moderated by Gerald Verbeek 

12.30 hrs     Lunchbreak + visit exhibition

13.30 hrs     Keynote session 2: Marcel Bielefeld (Allnamics) 

Marcel Bielefeld

Managing partner of Allnamics Geotechnical & Pile Testing Experts

14.10 hrs    Existing Piles Hwy 9 Greenock in Canada – Tony Sangiuliano (Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, Canada)
14.25 hrs    Testing and reinforcing of existing foundations for conversion of industrial to residential buildings – Jan Verstraelen (Smet F&C)
14.40 hrs    The inspection and testing of existing foundations to assess their suitability for reuse and extended use – Maarten Profittlich (Fugro)

14.55 hrs    Coffee- and tea break + visit exhibition

15.25 hrs     Assessment of masonry arch bridges with a shallow- or pile foundation – Thomas Harrewijn (Royal HaskoningDHV)
15.40 hrs     Reuse of existing steel piles through integrity assessment – Paolo Lopriore and Maria Carmela Romano (Technip) 

15.55 hrs     Investigation program for the reuse of an existing pile foundation system in Budapest – János Szendefy (Eferte)

16.10 hrs     Q&A session 2: moderated by Gerald Verbeek

16.50 hrs     Closing day 1, Patrick IJnsen, KIVI

17.00 hrs     Drinks and networking

18.00 hrs     End

Wednesday March 22th

8.15 hrs        Registration

9.00 hrs        Welcome and opening Gerald Verbeek, Allnamics (conference chair)

9.10 hrs        Keynote session 3: The role of investigations in effective risk management for foundation re-useHenry Tayler (ARUP UK)

Henry Tayler, ARUP

Geotechnical engineer at Arup

9.50 hrs       Sint Sebastiaansbrug in Delft, The Netherlands – Rodriaan Spruit (City of Rotterdam Engineering)
10.05 hrs     Cost and carbon implications of different foundation solutions – Siamak Feizi (NGI)
10.20 hrs     Pile installation fatigue damage from impact driving records: A case study of offshore monopiles – Michele Orlando (HVR Engineering)

10.35 hrs     Coffee- and tea break + visit exhibition

11.05 hrs      Engineering considerations when considering foundation reuse – lessons learned – Martijn van Delft (Allnamics)
11.20 hrs      The use of integrated geotechnical software to optimize material quantities in the deep foundation industry – Thomas Zwaenepoel                                           
(CloudPiling)
11.35 hrs      Introduction to the EFFC-DFI carbon calculator – Luke Deamer (Keller)

11.50 hrs      Q&A session 3: moderated by Gerald Verbeek

12.30 hrs      Lunchbreak + visit exhibition

13.30 hrs      Keynote session 4: 2023 “Decarbonization of structures and projects in practice:”  Recycling, Reduction, Substitution, and the                         Energy Transition – Patrick IJnsen, KIVI

Patrick IJnsen, Van 't Hek Group

Member of DFI Sustainability Committee en de NVAF Sustainability Working Group

14.10 hrs      Geothermal activation of geotechnical elements using the mixed-in-place technology – Hursit Ibuk (Bauer)
14.25 hrs      Launching the EFFC circular economy guide – Luke Deamer (Keller)
14.40 hrs      LB16 unplugged (zero emission machine) for concrete piles with re-used concrete – Roland Nöstler (Liebherr) and Lena Naessl (PST                                          Spezialtiefbau Süd)

14.55 hrs     Coffee- and tea break + visit exhibition

15.25 hrs     Jetgrouting for foundation strengthening – a step towards a more sustainable solution – Peter Freitag (Keller Grundbau)
15.40 hrs     Effective ways to reduce the carbon footprint in a deep soil mixing solution – A case study from Singapore – Calvin Tang (Keller                          Foundations)
15.55 hrs    Energy Sheet Piles double the beneficial use of a foundation – Jacco Haasnoot( CRUX Engineering)

16.10 hrs     Q&A session 4: moderated by Gerald Verbeek

16.50 hrs     Closing day 2, Maurice Bottiau, DFI & Patrick IJnsen, KIVI

17.00 hrs     End

19.00 hrs     Dinner