Valbowal wraps up a successful first cycle: 74 partners, 57 funded projects, and a Walloon wood industry that is more innovative, sustainable, and connected to European networks.
From July 27 to 31, 2026, San José (Costa Rica) will host the PLEA (Passive and Low Energy Architecture) conference. Valbowal will be present with two scientific papers by researcher Aline Romboux, focusing on bio-based materials.
Murielle Schmitz, a young architect who graduated in 2023, joins the team to report on the 2025 mission to Vorarlberg. On the agenda: descriptions of the projects visited and interviews with all those involved. Welcome Murielle...
Having already written a thesis on the potential for reusing structural timber dating back to the Ancien Régime, Ophélie Noël is delving deeper into the subject and embarking on a doctoral thesis in line with Valbowal's objectives. Interview...
L'équipe de Valbowal au grand complet – Sophie Trachte, Isabelle Rausin, Cécile Caulier et Tom De Mil – vous souhaite de joyeuses fêtes de fin d'année et une très heureuse année 2026...
Valbowal, together with Filière Bois Wallonie, Ateliers de l'Avenir and Wood.be, took part in a DIS 1 workshop to reaffirm the key role of the forestry-wood industry in Wallonia.
In October and November, Liège Creative is presenting a very interesting program perfectly in line with Valbowal's objectives. Our co-leader, Tom de Mil, will be taking part in one of these conferences.
Some forty eco-construction projects featuring biosourced and geosourced materials such as stone, earth and plant fibers. Sophie Trachte will represent Valbowal at a round-table discussion.
The SBE conference in Zurich welcomed a delegation from ULiège at the end of June: Sophie Trachte, Ophélie Noël and Aline Romboux presented the results of their research. They were awarded the Best Poster prize...
GreenWin invites you to its Summer Camp... The aim? To prepare for call for projects #46, to be finalized by the end of the summer. On the menu, a subtle blend of efficiency and relaxation...
The aim was to exchange ideas between Walloon and Austrian players in the timber industry, to gain a better understanding of how this industry has structured itself to support an ecological, social, economic and sustainable transition.
Materia is dedicated to architecture in earth, stone and plant fibers. Sophie Trachte, leader of Valbowal and professor at the University of Liège's Faculty of Architecture, was a member of the Materia Award 2025 selection panel.
