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New publication “Empowering environmental entrepreneurs in the Global South? The case of a Sustainable Building Incubator in Phnom Penh” published at journal “Innovation and Development” Build4People is proud to announce about our new journal publication “Empowering environmental entrepreneurs in the Global South? The case of a Sustainable Building Incubator in…

As Cambodia celebrates Pchum Ben, a deeply spiritual festival honoring ancestors and the invisible connections between the living and the dead, we are reminded of a powerful belief rooted in many Khmer traditions: Nature is not inert. It is alive – with a soul, a spirit, and a place in…

Build4People is pleased to announce the publication of the Planning and Design Guideline “Sustainable Urban Mobility“, a key element of the B4P Transformation Toolbox, the central outcome of Build4People’s ongoing Research and Development Phase (2021–2025). Co-publisher is the Cambodian Institute for Urban Studies. The rationale behind the covering of this…

Build4People happily announces the publication of the fifth B4P Snapshot Interview. This time, we welcome Conrad Richardson, a renowned expert in the field of smart and sustainable urban mobility. As consultant within the SMMR project “Sustainable Design of Urban mobility in Medium-Sized Metropolitan Regions”, he was one of the contributors of…

Build4People is part of the funding measure “Sustainable Development of Urban Regions” (SURE), of the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR). The 2nd volume of science magazine “SURE Solutions”, edited by Katharina M. Borgmann, Jörg Rainer Noenning & Frank Schwartze, has just been released: https://www.sustainable-urban-regions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SURE_Solutions_2.pdf In the SURE…

Build4People is thrilled to announce the publication of the video clip documentation of the B4P Presentation Conference at Rosewood Phnom Penh, Vattanac Capital Tower, 28 May 2025. It was organised by the Build4People project, in close collaboration with Phnom Penh Capital Hall, its main implementation partner, and with the Cambodian…

Build4People is thrilled to announce that from 01 September 2025, its concluding two-year Implementation phase will begin. Under the guiding principle of the so-called Twin Transformation the Build4People project will use digital technologies and data purposefully to advance sustainability goals. More specifically, we aim to use the potential of digitalization to promote participatory, inclusive and…

Build4People is very proud to publish the fourth B4P Snapshot Interview. This time, we welcome Dr. Stephan Anders from the German Building Council (DGNB). He is the Director of Network and Consulting department at the DGNB, a non-profit organization and Europe’s largest network to foster sustainable building as well as sustainable…

Build4People is very happy about this milestone and would like to take the opportunity to sincerely thank all supporters of this meaningful project. To facilitate science-society transfer and to increase awareness among relevant stakeholders in the field of sustainable building and of sustainable neighbourhood development, Build4People has worked intensively on…

Build4People is thrilled to announce the publication of the video clip documentation of the Build4People Science Workshop “B4P Transformation Toolbox” which took place at the Cambodia-Korea Cooperation Centre (CKCC) at the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) on 27 May 2025. This vibrant gathering of Cambodian and international experts was…