O2 Seminar - 26 October 2026 / 21.10.2026

On Monday, 26 October 2026, at 13:00, Dr Emina Kristina Petrović, Associate Professor at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, will give an O2 seminar entitled “From Materials to Mindsets: driving knowledge and behaviour change with building materials”. 

The lecture will explore the sustainability and toxicity of building materials, the transition towards biobased materials and circularity, and how knowledge and behaviour change can support more sustainable practices in the building industry.

Location: O2 lecture room
Online participation: Join via Zoom

About the lecture

The lecture will discuss the challenges of recognising the toxicity of building materials and defining what constitutes truly sustainable materials. It will address the importance of transitioning to biobased materials, achieving circularity, and considering the role of material assemblies. These topics will be examined through the Sustainability Transition Framework and other behaviour change theories, alongside a brief overview of research at the University and in the School of Architecture.

About the speaker

Dr Emina Kristina Petrović is an Associate Professor at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Her expertise lies in the sustainability and toxicity of building materials, considering their impacts from ecosystem health to the ethics of production. She has contributed to the development of a Sustainability Transition Framework and researches behaviour change in the building industry.