South Vancouver Island Mycological Society (SVIMS) https://svims.club *** EVENTS ARE MEMBERS ONLY*** March 2024 events: === March 12, 2024 Regular monthly meeting - in person (possibly also Zoom) Speaker on Biofabrication Time and location: https://svims.club === March 16-17, 2024 Cultivation Workshop Registration information in members' email === March 23 (date tentative), 2024 Foray Details TBD ===
March 12 meeting - Speaker Lorena Polovina SVIMS monthly meeting Tuesday, 12 March, 2024 Time and location: https://svims.club. In person and on Zoom. 7:00 pm start, arrivals no earlier than 6:30 pm, ending 9:30 pm. Zoom link will be sent to members by email. Our speaker will be Lorena Polovina – Biofabrication in Architectural Applications Lorena Polovina is an interdisciplinary architecture student with a civil engineering background and professional experience in building science and structural design. She is a leader in the embodied carbon space and biogenic material research. She is currently a researcher at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Biogenic Architecture Lab where she researches mycelium biocomposites and their application as thermal insulators to replace toxic materials such as polystyrene. She was also a UBC Sustainability Scholar where she authored the “Rebuilding Better Guide” to inform local government leaders and policymakers on climate change mitigation and adaptation through a low carbon resiliency lens.
