Meeting the sustainability challenge in the post-2015 era – A vision for resilient nations, large and small. Geneva, 15 November 2013

Posted on: 21 November 2013
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This talk was organised by UNISDR and the embassy of New Zealand. A video of the event is available online.

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Conference on sustainable development of tourism in islands. Réunion Island, France, 11-13 September 2013

Posted on: 21 November 2013
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This event, jointly organised by the World Tourism Organization and the French government, addressed a whole range of relevant issues for island destinations, from the competitiveness and sustainability perspectives, identifying specific challenges and vulnerabilities and examples of relevant actions. A summary of the event is available online.

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BSRIA Briefing: Changing markets, new opportunities. London, 15 November 2013

Posted on: 21 November 2013
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BSRIA is a test, instruments, research and consultancy organisation, providing specialist services in construction and building services. The speakers at this event focused on customer satisfaction, data centre trends, changes in building practice and design decisions, smart technology leading the industry forward and the internet of things. Presentations are available online.

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CIB 2013 World Building Congress, Construction and Society. Brisbane, 5-9 May 2013

Posted on: 20 November 2013
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These are the 13 Proceedings from papers from the designated sessions that took place as part of the CIB World Building Congress, in Brisbane on 5-9 May 2013, under the responsibility of various CIB Task Groups and Commissions. For one event, several groups decided to merge together under the title “Architectural Management & IDDS; Improving Societal Performance of Architectural Design through Better Collaboration and Integration with the Aid of Information Technology and Knowledge Management.” This stream of the congress was organised on behalf of the following CIB Commissions: CIB W078 – Information Technology for Construction; CIB W096 – Architectural Management; CIB W102 – Information & Knowledge Management in Building; CIB’s priority theme Integrated Design and Delivery Solutions (IDDS). Other proceedings are available for: Disasters and the built environment; Energy and the built environment; Construction industry economics; Organisation and management of construction; Facilities management and maintenance; Education in the built environment; Procurement systems; Safety and health in construction; Construction in developing countries; Law and dispute resolution; Smart and sustainable built environments; Clients and users in construction.

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Housing 2013. Manchester, 25-27 June 2013

Posted on: 19 November 2013
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This is the annual conference of the Chartered Institute of Housing, focusing on four key themes: growth and markets; competition and commerciality; society; and workforce issues. Videos of the event are available online.

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Innovative ideas and how to take advantage of them. Stuttgart, 12-13 November 2013

Posted on: 19 November 2013
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The Transport Innovation Deployment in Europe (TIDE) project is developing a methodology to enable the systematic transfer of transport innovations from one city or region to another. This is the first in a series of three TIDE workshops that aim to demonstrate the method. Participants representing nearly 20 countries from across Europe met for an exchange of knowledge and experience on TIDE’s five thematic areas. Participants also learnt about analysing the impact of measures and about TIDE’s transfer methodology. Register to view presentations from the event.

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Energy efficient cities. Oradea, Romania, 6-7 November 2013

Posted on: 18 November 2013
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The 2013 annual conference of the European Urban Knowledge presented the main challenges and opportunities for cities to contribute to the energy efficiency targets. Presentations are available online.

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Warsaw Climate Change Conference. Warsaw, 11-22 November 2013

Posted on: 12 November 2013
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The 19th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC and the 9th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol. A large amount of documentation is available.

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Territorial Vision for Europe towards 2050. Brussels, 11 October 2013

Posted on: 29 October 2013
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The objective of this workshop was to raise awareness among all relevant stakeholders on the work that is done and to involve stakeholders in dialogue and cooperation on the development of a Territorial Vision for Europe towards 2050. Presentations are available online.

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Realising sustainability in the tropics. Singapore, 9-10 September 2013

Posted on: 28 October 2013
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The conference showcased built projects, on-going research and governance models that specifically address life in the tropics, paradigms, processes and tools that can help designers, developers and policymakers understand the exchange between people and buildings, buildings and neighbourhoods, cities and their surroundings, man and nature. These topics presented by industry leaders, top universities and leading research institutes also reflected diverse aspects of sustainable urbanism, regenerative design, socio-cultural vectors, life cycle assessment and materials reuse. Presentations and papers are available online.

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