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Where the German Embassy was once planned, a sustainable landmark now rises: the Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh City, designed by gmp von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects and driven by German innovation. It brings together German companies, AHK, GIZ, and others under one ultra efficient, tropical-proof roof. 🌱 Green highlights…

On May 28, 2025, the Build4People Presentation Conference was held at the Vattanac Tower Rosewood Phnom Penh. It was organised by the Build4People project, in close collaboration with Phnom Penh Capital Hall, its main implementation partner, and with the Cambodian Institute of Urban Studies as local project management partner. Funded…

On 25 May 2025, there was the final presentation session within the course „Sustainable Urban Transformation” done by the first batch of students of the newly established Master Program “Urban and Regional Planning” at the Faculty of Land Management and Land Administration of the Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) led…

Build4People is proud to announce that another PhD degree has been awarded to a member of Build4People research team: On 24 May 2025 Dr. Bunleng Se from Royal University of Phnom Penh successfully defended his PhD thesis with the title „Implications of Urban Heat Island Dynamics under Urbanization on Precipitation…

Build4People is thrilled to announce the 8th video clip of its online exhibition “Cambodia’s Green Pioneers”, introducing Uddam Pen, a visual storyteller with a focus on environmental topics. Uddam Pen is the renowned illustrator behind Penkuro and the Art Director at Prosob Media ប្រសព្វ based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He…

Build4People is thrilled to announce the 7th video clip of its online exhibition “Cambodia’s Green Pioneers”, introducing Monorom Tchaw, Founder and Co-Director of Leng Dei (formerly known as “Compost City”). The rationale behind Leng Dei are the huge amounts of organic waste generated in Phnom Penh, everyday, which are overwhelmingly…

Build4People is happy to announce the publication of the third B4P Snapshot Interview Clip dealing with Steven Petit, Creative Director at OMGEVING, based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Steven’s has a deep experience in designing blue-green infrastructure (BGI) across continents. His passion lies in helping cities reconnect with nature…

We are happy to announce that a peer-reviewed publication of team members of the Build4People Work Package “Urban Climate” led by the Institute for Energy and Climate Concepts (INKEK), Germany, and the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), Cambodia, has been published at a regular publication, the International Journal of…

Build4People is happy to announce the publication of the second Build4People Snapshot Interview introducing about Annika Freudenberger from Impact Hub Phnom Penh, a social enterprise that supports entrepreneurs, youth leaders, content creators, and other innovators across Cambodia to kickstart and scale their impact. Annika’s academic background is in urban planning,…

Build4People is thrilled to announce the 6th video clip of its online exhibition “Cambodia’s Green Pioneers”, introducing Thary Vorn, CEO & co-founder of SUDrain Co., Ltd.  Her company SUDrain provides innovative and sustainable wastewater treatment solutions by recycling coconut waste into biofilm filters. This innovative easy-to-install technology delivers highly efficient pollutant…