NON TOX DAY 2026 – Invisible Impacts of Materials
13 October 2026 | Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia
In person + online | Language: English | Participation: Free
A full day connecting health, science, architecture, materials, public decision-making, material choices, innovation, industry and implementation.
Programme Overview
Organiser’s Words – Petra Marinko, Architect, Founder of Non Tox Uni Kum and Non Tox Hub
The Non Tox Shift: Putting Health at the Table. How health can become a real criterion in decisions about materials, buildings and spaces.
Official Welcome Adress and Setting the Scene – Borut Cink, European Commision, New European Bauhaus
From European vision to real-world transformation: The New European Bauhaus framework as a guide for shaping beautiful, sustainable and inclusive future.
Opening Lecture – Dr Sinaia Netanyahu, WHO Regional Office for Europe / European Centre for Environment and Health
A broader perspective on the links between environment and health, followed by a presentation on the health impacts of contaminated-site rehabilitation, waste management and circular economy in urban settings.
Prof. Milena Horvat, Ph.D., Head of the Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute
Materials, chemicals, environmental exposure and human health, and why understanding these impacts matters for healthier built environments.
Shift Lecture – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mike Burnard, Senior Scientific Associate, InnoRenew CoE / University of Primorska
The Shift from Science to Reality
Translating research on materials, buildings and human health into better design, construction and real-world practice, with a New European Bauhaus perspective.
Leila Behjat, Material Expert, Co-Founder and Director, Healthy Materials Lab EU
Healthy materials and how material choices shape the environments we create.
Doc. Dr. Draško Veselinovič, Director and member of the management board – SBRA – Slovenian Business and Research Organisation
From EU Priorities to Better Places
Why health and quality of life matter for the next generation of European Projects
Datty G. Ruth, CEO, Smarter Habitat
Hemp, Popcorn and a House. From Innovation to Implementation.
How bio-based materials move from a bold idea to a real building product.
Ladeja Godina Košir, Founder and Executive Director, Circular Change / European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform
Lessons from a Transition. What the circular economy can teach us about how systemic change moves into strategy, business and practice.
Mag. Zoran Poznič, Mayor of Trbovlje, and Dr. Katarina Bebar, Mayor’s Advisor, Municipality of Trbovlje
The Trbovlje case: Integrating health as a value into municipal decision-making.
Panel 1: Health in Public Decisions
How can health become a real criterion in public buildings, schools and spatial decisions? Where are we now, where do we need to go, and what do we need to learn to decide differently?
Panel 2: From systems to practice
Materials, techniques and Implementation. What does it take to bring healthier, circular and responsible materials into real projects? What can already be done differently today, and how?
Throughout the Day B2B networking & material showcase · Non Tox artistic intervention – Making the invisible visible · KO-SI natural fibre experience · production visit · informal networking
Additional speakers and programme details will be announced shortly.
Participation is free. In-person places are limited.
ZAPS – Zbornica za arhitekturo in prostor Slovenije: 2 CPD credit points, Category C
ZT Kammer Sud, Austria, Recognised as professional continuing education “Forbildung”
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