The second edition of CoNaPE – National Conference on Building Pathologies took place in Bologna on 9 April, at the Congress Center of the Savoia Hotel Regency, which confirms itself as a reference event for the construction sector and for all professionals involved in the diagnosis, prevention and management of building defects.
After the debut in 2025, the 2026 edition also recorded widespread participation and strong interest, consolidating the conference’s role as a moment for technical discussion and professional updating. 300 participants took part in the day, including engineers, architects, surveyors, companies and public administration technicians.
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A rich program including plenaries and thematic workshops
The day began with the opening plenary, which offered a systemic vision on the topic of building diseases, addressing their economic, social and safety implications. Subsequently, the program was divided into 9 vertical workshops, dedicated to the most current issues in the sector: from maintenance of the building envelope to damage from water and humidity, from energy efficiency to indoor air quality, up to the sustainability of materials and problems related to the design and management of buildings (>> this was the complete program).
A broad and concrete training offer, designed to provide operational tools to professionals and promote an increasingly prevention-oriented approach, a key element for improving the quality, safety and durability of the building heritage. Overall, the event provided over 15 hours of training.
Qualified speakers and comparison between the protagonists of the sector
Among the strong points of the 2026 edition, the presence of 27 speakers, including experts, technicians and representatives of the academic and professional world, who brought highly qualified contributions and concrete application cases.
The conference thus confirmed itself not only as a moment of technical updating, but also as a real discussion table between the main players in the construction supply chain, encouraging the exchange of skills and experiences between professionals, companies and institutions.
Also contributing to the quality and success of the event was the involvement of numerous associations, professional orders and sector entities, including: Healthy Building Experts, Experts in Radon Remediation Interventions, National Association of Women Surveyors, Order of Engineers of Bologna, Order of Engineers of Ferrara, Order of Engineers of Turin, Order of PPC Architects of Bologna, Provincial College of Surveyors and Surveyors Graduates of Bologna, Order of Industrial Experts of the Provinces of Bologna and Ferrara, AAEPFMC (Agrupació Arquitectes Experts Pericials Forenses y Mediadors del Collegi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya), ANTEL – National Association of Local Bodies Technicians, ASSIMP – Association of Italian waterproofing companies, Cortexa, Assopatologi Edili, ISI – Italian Seismic Engineering, Assorestauro and PML – Liquid Membrane Producers, who sponsored and supported the initiative, confirming its technical and cultural value for the entire construction chain.
Alongside the scientific contents, the Expo Area also aroused great interest, where these technical partners and some companies in the sector – in particular Kerakoll, Uretek, Volteco, Icobit and Indra CMC – presented innovative solutions for the prevention and management of building diseases, helping to strengthen the dialogue between research, design and industry.
Towards the 2027 edition
During the event, video interviews were carried out with some of the protagonists, which collected the points of view, experiences and reflections of the various actors involved and which will be published soon here on Ediltecnico.it and on our YouTube channel. Furthermore, all sessions have been recorded and will be made available to subscribers, who will then be able to review them on demand.
The success of this second edition confirms the growing attention towards the topic of building pathologies and the importance of moments of qualified discussion: the appointment is already set for 2027, for a new edition that will continue to develop content, relationships and updating opportunities for all construction professionals.
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