World Sustainable Building Conference 2014 (SB14)

The World Sustainable Building Conference 2014 (SB14) is dedicated to different aspects of sustainable building, including:

• Innovation in technology, products and processes, regarding
  • Adaptation and improvement of traditional systems
  • Construction materials, elements, technologies, on a building or urban scale
  • Technical knowledge transfer between countries and regions
  • Improvement and efficiency of management processes, both in buildings and on the urban environment
• Sustainability indicators (economic, social and environmental) and rating tools for
  • Buildings, including new construction, retrofitting, management, etc
  • Materials and processes, including life-cycle analysis and rating system
  • The building sector as a whole, envisaging a critical assessment of the challenges put forth, on a national or regional scale
  • Neighbourhoods, including new area developments or urban regeneration or renovation
• Governance models and tools
  • Community empowerment
  • Policies and strategies on sustainability in building on a sectoral scale
  • Participation processes in defining, follow-up and achieving environmental goals

Who should Attend

Researchers, practitioners, stakeholders, policy makers, investors, users and others interested in sustainable building.