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On 28 May 2025, a public lecture was held by the interdisciplinary research project Build4People at the Canopy Layer of Raintree Phnom Penh. It was prepared by the Build4People team in cooperation with the Cambodian Institute for Urban Studies (CIUS) led by Prof Tep Makathy, and the association Women in Architecture and Engineering of Cambodia (WAE)…

On 27 May 2025, the Build4People Science Workshop “B4P Transformation Toolbox” took place at the Cambodia-Korea Cooperation Centre (CKCC) at the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP). This vibrant gathering of Cambodian and international experts was jointly organised and hosted by the Build4People Work Packages “Behaviour Change”, “Sustainable Neighbourhoods” and…

On 26 May 2025 the Build4People team paid a site visit to the Phnom Penh Smart City Hub in the making. The building has a prime location next to Wat Phnom, a historical site that is part of the Khmer national identity. Its former use was that of an urban…

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,…