Nested Phoenix Launch - 20.06.2023 - UCLouvain, Belgium

Recording of the launch of Nested Phoenix , a bottom-up, parametric, spatialised and dynamic computer model with a python backend used to quantify the material stocks and flows of buildings and infrastructure assets, and their energy, greenhouse gas emissions and water use, across the embodied, operational and mobility-related dimensions, throughout their life cycle. The launch even took place on the 20th of June 2023 at the UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. It was moderated by Dr. Damien Trigaux (KULeuven/VITO), and featured two keynote speakers, Dr. Verena Göswein (ETH Zurich/FREO Group), and A/Prof Alexander Hollberg (Chalmers University). Nested Phoenix is led by A/Prof André Stephan and has involved a broad team of researchers throughout the years. The model shown here is the direct work of A/Prof André Stephan, Dr. Katarina Slavkovic, Ir. Gildas Mulders, and Arch. Roberto Bosco. Contributors to Nested Phoenix across the years include: Prof. Robert H. Crawford Dr. Sareh Moosavi Dr. Arististide Athanassiadis @MetabolismofCities Dr. Victor Bunster A/Prof Georgia Warren-Myers Dr. James Helal Ir Tangy Vaessens and in spirit: Late A/Prof Graham Treloar Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 03:58 - Keynote Speech by Dr Verena Göswein - Next Generation Urban Metabolism 20:48 - Keynote Speech by A/Prof Alexander Hollberg - Tools and Beyond 41:20 - Q&A A/Prof Alexander Hollberg 47:05 - Nested Phoenix Presentation 49:08 - NP Timeline 54:28 - NP concept 57:34 - NP challenges and theoretical framework 1:00:02 - Scope of NP 1:01:08 - Geometrical and quantity calculations in NP 1:02:44 - Embodied flows in NP 1:04:57 - Operational flows in NP 1:05:42 - Mobility flows in NP 1:06:11 - Carbon sequestration in trees and soils in NP 1:07:36 - Experimental flows in NP 1:08:24 - Scenario modelling in NP 1:10:14 - Forecasting and evolution of parameters through time in NP 1:10:58 - The NP code 1:13:27 - Case study used to illustrate NP 1:17:32 - Archetypes for the NP case study 1:20:07 - Nested modelling of a window assembly 1:23:03 - Live demo of Nested Phoenix - Databases 1:26:00 - Live demo of Nested Phoenix - Analysis 1:26:35 - Live demo of Nested Phoenix - Line chart 1:28:34 - Live demo of Nested Phoenix - Spatialisation 1:29:43 - Live demo of Nested Phoenix - Age pyramid of materials 1:31:45 - Live demo of Nested Phoenix - Sankey diagram 1:34:28 - Data accessibility in NP 1:35:32 - Limitations of NP 1:37:54 - NP: where to from here? 1:38:51 - Conclusion of the NP presentation 1:39:47 - NP Q&A