UK Passivhaus Conference. London, 24-25 October 2011

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This conference offered a comprehensive review of the uptake of Passivhaus in the UK covering the standard, its suitability in the UK, leading edge case studies and practical delivery of the first Passivhaus projects in the UK. The first day examined policy, regulations and projects, including talks from leading national and international speakers. The second day focused on technical workshops and seminars covering costs, procurement, design, supply chain and other issues. Presentations are available online.

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47th ISOCARP Congress: Liveable cities – urbanizing world. Wuhan, China, 24-28 October 2011

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The theme of the 47th Congress is “Liveable Cities – Urbanising World, Meeting the Challenge”. This theme reflects the central problem of the acknowledged world wide phenomena of the exponential and inexorable inward flow of people to cities and the consequent rapid expansion of urban development. The city of Wuhan, with its ever increasing population base, has acknowledged the importance of this Congress theme especially with regard to learning how their particular range of urban, transportation congestion and spatial problems are being dealt with sustainably across the globe. The Congress contains four workshops exploring the major theme in terms of low carbon environments, sustainable networks, all transportation pathways including waterways, recreational provisions, heritage and the green environment. Click on “Paper platform” link on the left of the page to access papers.

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Climate Research in Service to Society. Denver, 24-28 October 2011

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This World Climate Research Programme event The WCRP OSC provided an exclusive opportunity to assemble the international scientific community working to advance understanding and prediction of variability and change of the Earth’s physical climate system on all space and time scales. Presentations from the event are available online. To access most look for “click here for more details”.

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Effective urban waste water treatment: a key prerequisite for successful implementation of the Water Framework Directive. Brussels, 25 October 2011

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This annual European Water Association conference provides an opportunity to take stock of implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive and its contribution in achieving its goals. Presentations are available online.

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Information technology for construction. French Riviera, 25-28 October 2011

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The 28th International Conference of CIB W078 “Computer Integrated Construction” jointly organised with the 7th CIB W102 “Information and Knowledge management in Building was dedicated to the latest broad achievements in research, development, standardisation and industrial implementation of advanced Computing, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Knowledge Management (KM) in the Construction sector and the Built environment. Information is available from the event, including papers covering topics that included: Managing ICT strategies; Standards and interoperability policies in a web based organisation; Integral design and knowledge development; Management of knowledge along the building life cycle; Product/Process Modelling based on Building Information Modelling (BIM); e-Government and regulation regarding the building and construction; Knowledge management stories in building and construction covering the following areas: energy efficiency management; performance based & client driven solutions; communities of practice; collaborative workspaces and virtual teams for construction projects; ICT for energy efficient / low carbon buildings; ICT for facilities management and risk management; ICT supporting smart buildings; ICT for sustainable and smart districts and cities; assisted living and building design.

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Informed Cities Forum 2011: Rio+20, local performance and the role of research. Naples, 26-27 October 2011

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This event brought together local policy makers, researchers working on urban sustainability and the representatives of the institutions behind the main European local sustainability schemes to take stock of local governments’ achievements so far and outline a new vision for local sustainability, in preparation for the Rio+20 UN conference in 2012. Presentations are available online.

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International Conference on Tourism and Management Studies. Faro, Portugal, 26-29 October 2011

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The aim of the event was to stimulate research and dissemination of scientific knowledge in the areas of tourism and leisure studies, as well as tourism and hospitality management, encouraging inter-disciplinary and comparative approaches. Papers of the plenary sessions and abstracts of papers are available online.

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Perspectives for European SD Policy & Governance in the context of recent EU policy strategies and Rio+20. Berlin, 27-28 October 2011

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This 7th European Sustainable Development Network Workshop was hosted by the ESDN in cooperation with the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. In total, the workshop drew 45 participant from 16 European countries and spurred very lively discussions. A full workshop documentation, including the background paper, the workshop report, presentations, and the participant list, are online.

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Green buildings and the future of urban development. Freiburg, 27-28 October 2011

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The fourth conference of the Local Renewables Series focused on green buildings and the future of sustainable urban development”. Organised by ICLEI, the conference looked at the evolving role of renewable energy in sustainable buildings and addressed the issue of energy efficiency, both from a technological and city development point of view. Issues covered in the conference included: the political framework for sustainable construction and urban planning from a European, national and regional perspective; upgrading options for the existing building stock;  best practice examples of zero emission districts across Europe; cutting-edge technologies and clever design for energy efficient  solutions; district heating and cooling; financing models and mechanisms, in particular, the new Energy Efficiency Fund; and challenges in the value chain of energy efficient building. Presentations are available online, together with presentations from the previous three conferences in the series.

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World Sustainable Building Conference. Helsinki, 18-21 October 2011

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This conference addresses new opportunities for improving quality of life, mitigating effects of climate change and making new business. 51 Scientific Sessions and 10 Special Forums covering all the themes of the conference. A large number of presentations, a conference report and videos of the event are available online.

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