Management of SBE Conference Series changes hands

Submitted by nlarsson on Thu, 06/08/2023 - 21:45

The Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) series of conferences began in 2000, operates on a three-year cycle and is operated by a small number of 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, FIDIC, www.fidic.org;
* UN Environment Programme, UNEP, www.unep.org

Report on Izmir workshop on Turkish reconstruction

Submitted by nlarsson on Tue, 05/09/2023 - 13:39

The Izmir seminar on earthquake reconstruction took place during April 26-27 and ended with a full day student design workshop on temprary housing.

The sessions were organised and led by Dr. Ilker Kahraman, Head of Chamber of Architects İzmir Branch and Lecturer at İzmir University of Economics.

We attach a report on the issues related to sustainable reconstruction and also notes related to Chile's experience with recovery from major earthquakes.

Support for Izmir meetings on reconstruction

Submitted by nlarsson on Tue, 04/18/2023 - 22:25

iiSBE has been asked to help in organising a series of meetings in Izmir focusing on the sustainable reconstruction of earthquake-damaged areas in Turkey. The meetings will take place during the period April 26-29.

The principal organiser is Dr. Ilker Kahraman, who is Head of the Chamber of Architects İzmir Branch, lecturer at İzmir Univeristy of Economics and representative of İİSBE in Turkey.

Beta version of iiSBE Damage Assessment tool

Submitted by nlarsson on Sun, 01/29/2023 - 23:48

We attach a beta version of a damage assessment file we have been working on with our European colleagues. The file is intended to provide a way for building-sector professionals in Ukraine and adjacent European countries to develop approximate estimates of damage to urban areas or buildings caused by military action.

The system is also designed to allow damage assessments of earthquakes or climate change impacts, such as windstorms, wildfire areas, sea level rise, riverine flooding, urban heat islands.

iiSBE releases 2022 Annual Report

Submitted by nlarsson on Mon, 01/09/2023 - 16:10

Our Annual Report, which has been previously issued before the end of the calendar year, comes a month or so later than usual, but iiSBE has been busy and productive in 2022.

In this report you will read about some of our key activities and achievements in 2022 including:

* Support for sustainable reconstruction of Ukraine
* The WSBE and SBE Conference series
* The new CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) on TRAIN4SUSTAIN Competency Standard
* The WG on Research & Tools (WG R&T) and recent developments in SBTool and SNTool.