Energy geostructures: analysis and design 9-11 September 2025

9-11 September 2025

The application of environmentally friendly technologies that exploit renewable energy sources is key to following international agreements for the development of low-carbon buildings and infrastructures.

How can energy geostructures be analyzed and designed from a geotechnical and structural point of view? What will be the energy performance of energy geostructures over time?

Target audience

Professionals – such as civil and energy engineers, architects, urban project managers or geologists – and scientists who want to acquire knowledge on the energy, geotechnical and structural performance of energy geostructures.

Program

Day 1

9th Sept.
FEATURES AND PERFORMANCE OF ENERGY GEOSTRUCTURES
  • Geothermal and waste thermal energy: principles and opportunities
  • Energy geostructures in new and existing constructions
  • Installation and performance of energy geostructures worldwide – part I

Day 2

10th Sept.
FOUNDATIONAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN ASPECTS
  • Installation and performance of energy geostructures worldwide – part II
  • Thermal potential of sites and design parameters
  • Visit to an energy foundation at EPFL and its laboratory of Soil Mechanics

Day 3

11th Sept.
DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
  • Heat transfer, mass transfer, and deformation in the context of energy geostructures
  • Energy, geotechnical, and structural analysis of energy geostructures
  • Energy, geotechnical, and structural design of energy geostructures
  • Practical design sessions

Program Directors

Prof. Lyesse Laloui

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland

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Prof. Alessandro F. Rotta Loria

Northwestern University, Chicago, U.S.A.

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Our Experts

Elena Ravera

Chief Operating Officer, GEOEG, Switzerland.

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Nicolas de Varreux

Shallow Geothermal Subject Matter Expert, ENOWA District Energy, Saudi Arabia

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Luis de Pereda Fernández

Architect, ENERES, Spain

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Margaux Peltier

Founder and CEO, Enerdrape SA, Switzerland

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Reza Sohrabi

Geothermal Dept. Head, Grisoni Group, Switzerland

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Objectives

  • Understand the thermal and mechanical behaviour of energy geostructures, with reference to the latest scientific achievements
  • Be able to perform the energy, geotechnical and structural design of energy geostructures
  • Learn how to exploit current standards available at the European level (e.g., the so-called “Eurocodes”) for the design of energy geostructures
  • Experiment with practical exercises all the key steps involved in the analysis and design process of energy geostructures
  • Learn on some practical examples of recent projects worldwide

Course Participant Survey Results

Testimonials

The energy geostructures topic is one that I have followed for several years now – this course was an opportunity to go more deeply into the subject and to learn about recent case histories.

Great balance of course topics in covering (in just 3 days) some of the theoretical, design and practical challenges.

Impeccable organization and attention to detail.

Where
In-person (EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland) or online
Timetable
In-person: 3 day course, 8h00 – 17h00 CET from the 9th to the 11th of September
Online: Available between the 9th of September and the 3rd of October
Prerequisites
No specific experience with energy geostructures is needed.
Basic knowledge of soil and structural mechanics.

Participants should bring their own laptop (for use during the practical application exercises)
Fees
1900 CHF
Registration deadline
June 9, 2025
The number of in-person participants is limited (first come, first served)
Language
English
Contact
[email protected]

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