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…
Continue ReadingBuild4People 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…
Continue ReadingResearch 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…
Continue ReadingIntense 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,…
Continue ReadingSuccessful 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…
Continue ReadingInstitute of Technology of Cambodia becomes WP#2’s research partner
At March 2020 a meeting took place in the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC), followed by two more online meetings that established the terms of collaboration between WP#2 “Sustainable Building” and the schools of Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Architecture of ITC. An important step in establishing this collaboration…
Continue ReadingMonitoring urban green spaces in Phnom Penh: Ground-truthing using an innovative mobile mapping app
During field research in March 2020, our team, WP4 Urban Green as part of the Build4People project, surveyed and verified 630 out of proposed 724 “ground-truth points” randomly distributed over the city of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, testing the performance of an innovative mobile app. A ground truth point is a…
Continue ReadingThriving Opening of Poster Exhibition at META House, Phnom Penh
META House was packed during the opening of the first edition of our Build4People exhibition on “Green Buildings and Sustainable Neighbourhoods” on 03 March 2020. Particular thanks go to the numerous representatives of the Phnom Penh City Hall, who joined this event, first of all to the General Secretary Vannak…
Continue ReadingPromising Kick-off of Build4People Ecocity Transition Lab at Phnom Penh City Hall
On 01 March 2020, the Build4People Ecocity Transition Lab started at Phnom Penh City Hall in the presence of the General Secretary of Phnom Penh Capital Administration, Vannak Seng, and several representatives from relevant departments of the municipal and of the district level. The Build4People Ecocity Transition Lab is a…
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