Build4People Work Package #2 “Sustainable Building” Science Workshop at Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC): “Sustainable Building Dimensions & Solutions for Phnom Penh and Cambodia”

On 29 September 2022, there was the 3rd Science Workshop of WP2 “Sustainable Building” which took place at the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC). The purpose of this workshop was to promote knowledge exchange between the German and the Cambodian side of the Build4People project and try to answer the…

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Build4People presentation at sbe22 Berlin Conference “Built Environment within the Planetary Boundaries”, TU Berlin

On 22 September 2022, Ravi Jayaweera, research associate of the Build4People Work Package “Sustainable Urban Transformation” presented a joint paper at the sbe22 Berlin Conference “Built Environment within the Planetary Boundaries”, at Technical University of Berlin. The paper introduces the Build4People Sustainable Building Arena (SBA), a transition governance approach that…

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Installation of another automatic weather station by Build4People Work Package #5 “Urban Climate” member Bunleng Se from Royal University of Phnom Penh

This posting to inform you on the recent installation of another automatic weather station at the compound of the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), Campus I. The data collected from this weather station will contribute to develop urban climate map of Phnom Penh Capital which will support the development…

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First meeting of informal group of sustainable city and building innovators, facilitated by Future Forum Cambodia and Build4People

On 01 September 2022, the Build4People project co-organised a first session of an informal group of sustainable city and building innovators together with Future Forum Cambodia. This group firstly came together during the Build4People Sustainable Building Arena in March 2022. The group involved architects, researchers, real estate developers, etc. In…

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Build4People Science Workshop of Work Package #2 Sustainable Building: “Energy-Efficient & Sustainable Building Design for a Tropical Climate”, 18 August 2022

On 18 August 2022, the WP#2 “Sustainable Building”  2nd  Science Workshop took place within the one day seminar on “Sustainable Development, Sustainable City, Smart City, Cambodia “ at the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC), Phnom Penh. The main aim of this workshop was to facilitate the exchange with local sustainability research projects…

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Publication of the CKS-Build4People webinar “Time for Change – The Role of Environmental Psychology in Promoting Sustainable Urban Environments” at the Build4People YouTube channel

We are very happy to announce the publication of the CKS-Build4People webinar “Time for Change – The Role of Environmental Psychology in Promoting Sustainable Urban Environments” which took place on 24 June 2022 with inspiring presentations at the Build4People youtube channel. The whole Build4People team would like to express its…

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Build4People representation at the networking session “Science Meets Policy” of the World Urban Forum, 26–30 June 2022, Katowice, Poland

Build4People is very happy to announce, that our project got represented at the most recent World Urban Forum (WUF11), the premier global conference on sustainable urbanization. The WUF was established in 2001 by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanisation…

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VOD News publishes an insightful article about the approach of the recent Build4People Sustainable Building Arena (SBA)

On 13 June 2022, VOD News published an insightful article about the rationale behind and the approach of the Build4People Sustainable Building Arena (SBA) at Impact Hub Phnom Penh in March 2022. The SBA is a Build4People activity led by Work Package #6 “Sustainable Urban Transformation” with support from Work…

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