SBE series 2021-23 cycle is launched

Submitted by nlarsson on Sun, 02/16/2020 - 15:36

iiSBE focuses its efforts on issues related to Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) and as part of this mission iiSBE has been a leader in the development and management of an international SBE conference series since the year 2000. This work is carried out in partnership with four international organizations including:

International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB, www.cibworld.nl)
International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment (iiSBE, www.iisbe.org)
International Federation of Consulting Engineers, www.fidic.org
United Nations Environment Programme, www.unenvironment.org

Request for WSBE 2023 Expressions of Interest issued

Submitted by nlarsson on Sat, 11/16/2019 - 21:43

During the last week of October, the SBE Secretariat released a request for expressions of interest for the next global SBE conference, to be held in 2023. The selected conference proposal will be publicly announced at the WSBE20 conference in Gothenburg during June 2020.

iiSBE AGM to be held in Malta on 20 November

Submitted by nlarsson on Sat, 11/16/2019 - 21:38

Te iiSBE Annual General Meeting for 2019 will be held in Malta on November 20, the day before the two-day SBE Malta conference is to take place. We are trying to emphasize the role of videoconferencing this year, to reduce our travel emissions. We are expecting 9 iiSBE members to attend in person and about 10-12 more to link in via Skype.

Update on the SBE Conference Series

Submitted by nlarsson on Fri, 07/26/2019 - 11:28

Much has happened since we last reported on the Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) conference series.

This year, our colleagues have organized very successful regional events in Brussels, Scilla (Calabria), Helsinki, Prague, Tokyo, Milano, Graz, Cardiff, Temuco and Thessaloniki. You can see summary reports of most of these events as prepared by the organizers.

Richard Lorch launches on-line open access journal

Submitted by nlarsson on Thu, 07/25/2019 - 07:36

As you are probably aware, Richard Lorch has been a valuable advisor to iiSBE and SBE as well as having a major international reputation from his past role as Editor-in-Chief of the Buildings Research & Information (BRI) journal.