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Our project partner, the Impact Hub Phnom Penh, has created a new video clip which shows interviews with the participants, young aspiring entrepreneurs, of the amazing Build4People Sustainable Building Incubator.  See their transformative experiences as they share insights, challenges, and key lessons from the 4-month entrepreneurial program focusing on making our…

This clip shows some impressions from the 2nd Build4PeopleSustainable Building Arena (SBA) which took place at Impact Raintree, Penh on 20 April 2023.  Around 50 frontrunners in the field sustainable building collaborated in an inspiring participatory workshop prepared by Ravi Jayaweera, Build4People Work Package “Sustainable Urban Transformation” with support from Mélanie…

Thanks to a grant from the University of Hamburg Open Access Fund, a recent detailed analysis on Phnom Penh’s building system written by Ravi Jayaweera of the Build4People Work Package “Sustainable Urban Transformation” as lead author, has been published as open access publication at the renowned journal Geoforum (impact factor: 3.926)…

On 20 April 2023, the second Build4People Sustainable Building Arena took place at Raintree Cambodia. Around 50 frontrunners in the field sustainable building collaborated in an inspiring participatory workshop prepared by Ravi Jayaweera, Build4People Work Package “Sustainable Urban Transformation” with support from Melanie Mossard from Impact Hub Phnom Penh.  Building…

The Build4People team is very proud of the publication of a video clip documenting the Build4People Ecocity Transition Lab 2023, a transition management approach involving multiple stakeholders over a period from 25 February till 03 March 2023. This was the first time for Build4People to enter an innovative alliance with…

The Build4People team is very glad about the publication of a video clip documenting the Build4People Exhibition Opening “Green Buildings and Sustainable Neighbourhoods”, at Bophana Resource Center, Phnom Penh on 01 March 2023. The development of the exhibition panels was coordinated by Build4People Work Package #3 “Sustainable Neighbourhoods” led by…

This clip shows the Pitching Night of the Build4People Sustainable Building Incubator (SBI) at Impact Hub Phnom Penh on 28 February 2023. In the course of the pitching night, five teams of young aspiring entrepreneurs presented their exciting business ideas in the field of sustainable building. In the end, the…

The Build4People team is very happy about the publication of a video clip documenting the Build4People Urban Climate Conference 2023 at Sunway Hotel, Phnom Penh on 24 February 2023. The rationale behind this event is that global climate change will increase heat and flooding problems in cities. Therefore, it is…

To start the wrap-up meeting of the Build4People team after an intensive and successful on-site phase in Phnom Penh, all Build4People members positioned themselves in a Mood Meter. The Mood Meter, originally created by the YALE Center for Emotional Intelligence (YCEI; https://www.ycei.org/), to developing emotional intelligence over time, has become a…

On the 07 March 2023, the 4th Science Workshop of WP2 “Sustainable Building” took place at the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC). This workshop was a continuation of the 3rd workshop on 29 September 2022 where questions about what is a sustainable building in Cambodia and what are the most important environmental…