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…
Continue ReadingBi-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…
Continue ReadingBi-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…
Continue ReadingSigning 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…
Continue ReadingSigning 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…
Continue ReadingSustainable 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…
Continue ReadingOfficial 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…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Hamburg hosts Build4People Proposal Writing Workshop, February 2018
From 27-28 February 2018 the Build4People project consortium met for a Proposal Writing Workshop in Hamburg. In the presence of Tep Kuntheara from our main project management partner, the Cambodian Institute of Urban Studies (CIUS), the Build4People team intensively discussed how to best prepare for the application of the Definition…
Continue ReadingBuild4People at Phnom Penh City Hall, February 2018
Project coordinator Dr. Michael Waibel introduced the Build4people approach to Phnom Penh’s Vice-Governor Dr. Aunny Ieng and his staff. Consequently, our project received official support from Phnom Penh Capital Administration.
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