Sneak preview of ongoing research work in WP#4 Spatial analyses of cities require an extensive knowledge of the prevailing land cover. The practice of remote sensing allows researchers to record up-to-date datasets of land cover by carrying out a semi-automated land cover classification. In March 2020, the WP4 local research…
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Analysis of the spatial distribution of the “Urban Heat Island” in Phnom Penh
Joint research of WP#4+WP#5: To study urban climate and the influence of building design on thermal comfort weather stations are installed in the city as well as in rural places. This is to evaluate the urban heat island effect. The instrumentation was set up from the Royal University Phnom Penh…
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Virtual Workshop “Green Economy in Practice”
From 2nd to 5th June 2020, the virtual workshop “Green Economy in Practice” was carried out by the Otto-von-Guericke University in Magdeburg, on behalf of the EU-funded Erasmus+ project EGEA ”Enhancing Green Economy in 3 countries of Asia”. The main goal of the EGEA project is to promote “green” economy and sustainable…
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Online Publication of the Build4People Exhibition 2020
Proud to announce that the final design of the Build4People Exhibition 2020 “Green Buildings and Sustainable Neighbourhoods” has been published at flickr: Curator of the exhibition has been the team of Work Package #3 “Sustainable Neighbourhoods” EMP (Eble Messerschmidt & Partner) with support from the overall coordination at Hamburg University.…
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Long-term monitoring equipment installed as part of WP#2 measurement campaign
In collaboration and with the support of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia the measurement campaign was launched in March 2020, the monitoring equipment was installed and put into operation in 8 residential buildings in the metropolitan area of Phnom Penh. During our stay…
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Publication of the 4rth video clip of the Build4People project
This video clip published via YouTube is a documentation of our successful Build4People Ecocity Transition Lab at Phnom Penh City Hall, Cambodia, from 01-06 March 2020. The Phnom Penh based company Studio4 under the guidance of the Build4People consortium leader, the University of Hamburg, Germany, has produced it. More information…
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Build4People supports Architectural Guide Phnom Penh
Build4People through Hamburg University supports the publication of the Architectural Guide Phnom Penh published by Moritz Henning and Walter Koditek because we firmly believe that it contributes to the re-discovery of the values of bio-climatic architecture much needed to increase sustainability practices in Cambodia’s construction sector. That is why we…
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Research Workshop discussing the concept and measurement of Urban Quality of Life at RUPP, Phnom Penh
On 10 March 2020, the Build4People Research Workshop on “Urban Quality of Life” took place at the Cambodia-Korea Cooperation Center on the campus of the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP). The main objective of this workshop was to discuss the Build4People Household Survey which is the most important empirical research…
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Intense meeting with representatives of Phnom Penh Capital Administration, 09 March 2020
Very intense but fruitful meeting at Phnom Penh City Hall to discuss further cooperation within Build4People project. This is a a cumbersome procedure but much needed for a successful future joint work. The patience of all of the representatives of Phnom Penh Capital Administration (PPCA), first of all Vannak Seng,…
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Successful Presentation Day of Build4People Ecocity Transition Lab
On 06 March 2020 the first results of the Build4People Ecocity Transition Lab got presented at the Phnom Penh City Hall. In the presence of the Vice-Governor of Phnom Penh Capital Administration, H.E. Nuon Pharath, and the General Secretary of Phnom Penh Capital Administration, Vannak Seng, the Build4People introduced the…
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