In preparation of the Build4People project launch and conference, scheduled for 26 November 2019, the coordinator Dr. Michael Waibel discussed the Build4people approach with Phnom Penh’s Vice-Governor his Excellency Nuon Pharat, his deputy Tema Vichekal, the General Secretary Vannak Seng, several department leaders and further staff on 04 November 2019.
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Bi-lateral exchange in Stuttgart, October 2019
Project Manager Dr. Michael Waibel discussed the Build4People project with Dr. Stephan Anders, Director DGNB Certification of the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) at DGNB’s head office in Stuttgart, Germany. DGNB is Europe biggest network for sustainable building. Stephan is member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Build4People project…
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Preparation meeting with CIUS, Phnom Penh, October 2019
Project Manager Dr. Michael Waibel discussed the Build4People project with Dr. Tep Makathy, Director of the Cambodian Institute of Urban Studies (CIUS), the CIUS staff members Declan O’Leary and Tola Mach and the local Build4People coordinator, Dr. Susanne Bodach, at Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia on 16 October 2019. The meeting…
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University of Hamburg hosts Build4People Kick-off Workshop, October 2019
From 30 September to 2 October the Germany-based Build4People project members met for a kick-off workshop at the University of Hamburg. The group was joined by Dr Heike Bauer and Thilo Ringler from the DLR Project Management Agency. Project manager Dr Michael Waibel presented the project approach and gave an…
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Bi-lateral exchange in Madgeburg, September 2019
Project Manager Dr. Michael Waibel discussed the work package (WP) #1 “Behaviour Change” with Prof. Ellen Matthies, Dr. Anke Blöbaum and Research Associate Annalena Becker at a meeting at Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg. WP#1 focuses on the motives and constraints for pro-environmental everyday behaviour of the population of Phnom Penh. The standardized…
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Bi-lateral exchange in Eberswalde, September 2019
Project Manager Dr. Michael Waibel discussed the work packages 4 “Urban Green” with Prof. Dr. Jan-Peter Mund and research associate Amelie McKenna at a meeting in Eberswalde. Work package 4 focuses researching structures of “urban green and open spaces” and how do green and open spaces affect the urban climate…
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Signing of MoU with Royal University of Phnom Penh, August 2019
Project Manager Dr. Michael Waibel discussed the Build4People project with colleagues from Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) Within Build4Project RUPP cooperates with three Work Packages: WP#1 “Behaviour Change”, WP#5 “Urban Climate” and WP#6 “Sustainable Urban Transformation”. The talk is followed by signing an official Memorandum of Understanding between Build4People…
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Signing of MoU with Cambodian Institute of Urban Studies, August 2019
Project Manager Dr. Michael Waibel discussed the Build4People project with Dr. Tep Makathy, General Director of the Cambodian Institute of Urban Studies (CIUS). CUIS is the main project management partner of the Build4People project in Cambodia. Dr. Tep Makathy also serves as Dean of the School of Architecture and Urban…
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Sustainable Buildings for People: Presentation at European Climate Diplomacy Weeks in Phnom Penh, August 2019
Project Coordinator Dr. Michael Waibel gave a presentation with the title “Sustainable Buildings for People: Can Cambodia Learn from the Case of Germany? ” at the EU Delegation in Cambodia in the context of the European Climate Diplomacy Weeks, 28 August 2019, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It would followed by a vivid…
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Official notification of Build4People funding support, June 2019
On 26 June 2019, the Build4People project consortium members received official notification of funding support from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Official project start is 01 August 2019. Duration of the Definition Phase is 18 months till January 2021. We are all very happy about this…
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