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The Build4People project is proud to support the Khmer language edition of the Architectural Guide Phnom Penh which is regarded as a key publication to disseminate knowledge on sustainable building types in Cambodia. As part of this sponsorship the Build4People project will receive 200 special edition copies to be distributed…

To demonstrate care about health issues in times of the global corona pandemic the Build4People project has commissioned the production of nose and mouth protection masks. These masks will be distributed among the researchers and supporters of the Build4People project as well among relevant local stakeholders. Of course, the incorporation…

On 28 October 2020, an inception meeting organized by UNDP jointly with UNEP took place, which is the first of a series of activities to support Cambodia’s Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) in developing a national roadmap to achieve zero-emissions and resilient buildings and construction in…

We are proud to announce that the Khmer language edition of Build4People exhibition on “Green Buildings and Sustainable Neighbourhoods” has been published online at flickr. Past project experience has shown that by means of the use of Khmer language a much larger audience can be reached and be made aware…

Always seeking to push for a better sustainability performance, the Build4People team member Eble Messerschmidt Partner (Work Package#3 “Sustainable Neighbourhoods”) wins a prestigious competition with an outstanding sustainable design. The project we-house Baakenhafen in Hamburg’s Hafencity, which is part of the Build4People Exhibition “Green Buildings and Sustainable Neighbourhoods”, features an…

One of the most prominent newspapers in Cambodia, the Khmer Times, published an article informing the general public on various aspects of green buildings. This piece has been written by Dr Susanne Bodach, local coordinator of the Build4People project.

The third meeting of the inter-ministerial Sustainable Cities Technical Working Group (SCTWG) took place at Hotel Cambodiana, Phnom Penh, 06 August 2020. The SCTWG was established in 2019 with members from relevant government ministries and agencies, NGOs and civil organizations within Cambodia, and it is host under NCSD. The chief…

On 31 July 2020, our Build4People team successfully submitted the project proposal for the upcoming four-year Research and Development phase with the title “Build4People: Enhancing Quality of Life through Sustainable Urban Transformation”.  Based on our experiences of the ongoing Definition phase and intensive internal discussions, we have been able to…

 The inner city is mostly covered by built-up areas and sealed surfaces and only sparse, strongly fragmented patches of urban green are visible. The brown areas indicate burned crops, which are land parcels where farmers practice peri-urban agricultural methods, underlying seasonal changes. It is obvious that the selected classifier partially…