NOCMAT 2022: The International Conference on Non-conventional Materials and Technologies 2022 Virtual June 7-23, 2022

NOCMAT is the international forum for researchers and practitioners who seek apply non-conventional materials and technologies in the service of providing safe, sustainable, and affordable construction in a manner that respects local customs and promotes ecological harmony.  Given the continuing international pandemic, NOCMAT 2022 will be a virtual conference for the dissemination of research and growth of a community of practice related to NOCMAT.  Further details for registration, schedule, a venue are at https://nocmat.lasaweb.org/.

Submission Guidelines

Authors are invited to submit an original article to be presented at the conference; presentations shall be no longer than 15 minutes.

Papers should be prepared in English, should be well organized, and include appropriate graphics and citations.  No length restriction will be imposed.  Please download this template as a MS Word doc for paper formatting.  For bibliographic references, please provide the DOI or other permanent URL when available.

Conference Themes

The NOCMAT Conference covers applications of nonconventional construction materials and technologies, with the overall objectives of reducing environmental/climate change impact, providing safe affordable construction, and promoting social and commercial acceptability. Specific conference themes include:

• Applications of bio-based and natural building materials and composites, including those fabricated from bamboo, hemp, straw and other natural fibres

• Earth-based construction and materials including fired and unfired clay, adobe, cob and rammed earth;

• Other non-conventional materials which may include vernacular materials, materials recovered from the waste stream and innovative materials such as mycelium;

• Delivery of appropriate technological solutions for the construction industry focusing on non-conventional materials and technologies;

• Socio-technical dimensions, such as social acceptance, circular-economic models, community engagement, and promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion; and

• Educational and curricular approaches and initiatives.

Special Sessions.  The conference organizers inivite proposals for special sessions that attend to these themes and related topics.  Please direct such proposals to the conference organizers at NOCMAT2022@maestromeetings.org.  Based on recent feedback, a special session is expected to be organized around Educational and Curricular Approaches and Initiatives.

Committees

Organizing Committee

• Kent Harries, University of Pittsburgh
• Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

Scientific Committee

• Felipe J. Acosta University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
• José Barroso Aguiar, University of Minho
• Lola Ben Alon, Columbia University
• Juan F. Correal, Universidad de Los Andes
• Daniel Mauricio Chacon, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
• Hanan El Nouhy, Housing and building national research
• Beatriz Garzón FAU UNT - CONICET (Tucumán, Argentina)
• Guillaume Habert, ETH Zurich
• Kent A Harries, University of Pittsburgh
• Said Kenai, University Blida
• Dan Maskell, University of Bath
• Luisa Molari, Università di Bologna
• José María Monzó, Universitat Politécnica de Valencia
• Ayman Mossallam, University of California, Irvine
• Ian Nettleship, University of Pittsburgh
• Pierre Ohayon, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
• Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
• Holmer Savastano Junior, University of São Paulo
• Bhavna Sharma, University of Southern California
• O. Marcelo Suarez University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
• Humberto Varum, University of Porto
• Ernesto Villar Cociña, Central University of las Villas, Cuba
• Pete Walker, University of Bath

Venue

The conference will be held virtually from the conference hub https://nocmat.lasaweb.org/.

Contact

Further information including conference schedule, registration and announcements may be found at conference hub https://nocmat.lasaweb.org.  Inquiries about submissions or other conference-related issues should be directed to NOCMAT2022@maestromeetings.org.