WSBE 26 - Full Program
Last updated Wednesday 3 June, and subject to change.
Keynote / Plenary Presentations
Roundtable Session
Closed Session
Networking Functions
9:00 AM
Keynotes 1 & 2 · Plenary Room 105 & 106
Building Futures: Climate Action, Equity and Urban Resilience
Yves-Laurent Sapoval · Nadia Boschi
SDG 8SDG 10SDG 13SDG 17
10:30 AM
Morning Tea Break
11:00 AM
Plenary 105/106
Room 101
Room 102
Room 103
Room 104
Room 107
Room 108
Room 109
Room 110
Room 111
Room 112
Technical Session 2.1
SDG 7SDG 9SDG 11
Digital Futures: AI, Data and Digital Twins for Net Zero
Technical Session 1.3
SDG 9SDG 11SDG 16
Governing the Transition: Policy, Finance and SDG Delivery
Technical Session 2.2
SDG 7SDG 9SDG 11
Digital Futures: AI, Data and Digital Twins for Net Zero
Roundtable Session 2
SDG 11SDG 12SDG 13
Crisis Lab: Humanitarian Practitioner-Led Response & Reconstruction (Pt 1)
Roundtable Session 1
SDG 7SDG 9SDG 11
Decarbonising the Built Environment: Pathways to Net Zero
Technical Session 4.1
SDG 8SDG 11SDG 12
Circular Construction: Materials, Flows and Supply Chains
Technical Session 4.2
SDG 8SDG 11SDG 12
Circular Construction: Materials, Flows and Supply Chains
Technical Session 1.1
SDG 9SDG 11SDG 16
Governing the Transition: Policy, Finance and SDG Delivery
Technical Session 1.2
SDG 9SDG 11SDG 16
Governing the Transition: Policy, Finance and SDG Delivery
Technical Session 3.1
SDG 7SDG 8SDG 12
Measuring What Matters: Carbon, LCA and Circular Metrics
Technical Session 3.2
SDG 7SDG 8SDG 12
Measuring What Matters: Carbon, LCA and Circular Metrics
12:30 PM
Lunch Break
1:30 PM
Keynotes 3, 4 & 5 · Plenary Room 105 & 106
Beyond Buzzwords: Climate Risk, Resilience and Rethinking Sustainability in the Built Environment
Jill Riseley · Dongping Fang · Thomas Lützkendorf
SDG 9SDG 11SDG 12SDG 16
3:00 PM
Afternoon Tea Break
3:30 PM
Plenary 105/106
Room 101
Room 102
Room 103
Room 104
Room 107
Room 108
Room 109
Room 110
Room 111
Room 112
Technical Session 2.4
SDG 7SDG 9SDG 11
Digital Futures: AI, Data and Digital Twins for Net Zero
Technical Session 1.5
SDG 9SDG 11SDG 16
Governing the Transition: Policy, Finance and SDG Delivery
Technical Session 3.3
SDG 7SDG 8SDG 12
Measuring What Matters: Carbon, LCA and Circular Metrics
Roundtable Session 4
SDG 7SDG 9SDG 11
Mandating Carbon: Global Implications of the EU's Life-Cycle Requirements
Roundtable Session 3
SDG 7SDG 9SDG 11
Tipping Points for Sustainable Places: From Buildings to Convention Precincts
Technical Session 4.4
SDG 8SDG 11SDG 12
Circular Construction: Materials, Flows and Supply Chains
Technical Session 4.5
SDG 8SDG 11SDG 12
Circular Construction: Materials, Flows and Supply Chains
Technical Session 2.3
SDG 7SDG 9SDG 11
Digital Futures: AI, Data and Digital Twins for Net Zero
Technical Session 1.4
SDG 9SDG 11SDG 16
Governing the Transition: Policy, Finance and SDG Delivery
Technical Session 3.4
SDG 7SDG 8SDG 12
Measuring What Matters: Carbon, LCA and Circular Metrics
Technical Session 4.3
SDG 8SDG 11SDG 12
Circular Construction: Materials, Flows and Supply Chains
5:00 PM
Welcome Reception & Poster Session — Level 1 Foyer, MCEC
6:30 PM
Day 1 Close
9:00 AM
Keynotes 6, 7 & 8 · Plenary Room 105 & 106
Cities as Catalysts: Circular Construction, Digital Innovation and Equitable Retrofit
Xuemei Bai · Huub Keizers · Alex Boso
SDG 3SDG 7SDG 11SDG 12
10:30 AM
Morning Tea Break · Meet the Editors – various journal media partners
11:00 AM
Plenary 105/106
Room 101
Room 102
Room 103
Room 104
Room 107
Room 108
Room 109
Room 110
Room 111
Room 112
Technical Session 5.1
SDG 7SDG 9SDG 11
Net Zero Energy, Renewables and Systems Transitions
Technical Session 6.2
SDG 9SDG 11SDG 13
Climate-Resilient Cities: Adaptation, NbS and Urban Systems
Technical Session 7.1
SDG 3SDG 5SDG 10
People, Health, Equity and Human Experience
Roundtable Session 5
SDG 4SDG 7SDG 9
Technology-Driven Value Chain Decarbonisation
Technical Session 8.4
SDG 4SDG 9SDG 11
Learning, Practice and Capacity for Transformation
Technical Session 6.1
SDG 9SDG 11SDG 13
Climate-Resilient Cities: Adaptation, NbS and Urban Systems
Technical Session 5.2
SDG 7SDG 9SDG 11
Net Zero Energy, Renewables and Systems Transitions
Roundtable Session 6
SDG 4SDG 8SDG 12
Skills for a Circular and Sustainable Economy
Technical Session 7.2
SDG 3SDG 5SDG 10
People, Health, Equity and Human Experience
Technical Session 8.1
SDG 4SDG 9SDG 11
Learning, Practice and Capacity for Transformation
12:30 PM
Lunch Break
12:45 PM
BEAM Lunch Workshop: The Hong Kong's State of Sustainable Built Environment
Plenary Room 105 & 106
1:30 PM
Keynotes 9, 10 & 11 · Plenary Room 105 & 106
Beyond the SDGs: Housing, Green Infrastructure and Youth Transforming Urban Futures
Jill Riseley · Dongping Fang · Thomas Lützkendorf
SDG 4SDG 9SDG 10SDG 13
3:00 PM
Afternoon Tea Break
3:30 PM
Plenary 105/106
Room 101
Room 102
Room 103
Room 104
Room 107
Room 108
Room 109
Room 110
Room 111
Room 112
Technical Session 5.3
SDG 7SDG 9SDG 11
Net Zero Energy, Renewables and Systems Transitions
Technical Session 7.3
SDG 3SDG 5SDG 10
People, Health, Equity and Human Experience
Technical Session 7.4
SDG 3SDG 5SDG 10
People, Health, Equity and Human Experience
Closed session
Invite only
Roundtable Session 8
SDG 4SDG 11SDG 12
Action-Oriented Transformation for Circular Built Environment
Technical Session 8.3
SDG 4SDG 9SDG 11
Learning, Practice and Capacity for Transformation
Technical Session 6.3
SDG 9SDG 11SDG 13
Climate-Resilient Cities: Adaptation, NbS and Urban Systems
Roundtable Session 7
SDG 7SDG 11SDG 12
Driving Sustainability in Australia's Built Environment
Technical Session 7.5
SDG 3SDG 5SDG 10
People, Health, Equity and Human Experience
Technical Session 8.2
SDG 4SDG 9SDG 11
Learning, Practice and Capacity for Transformation
5:00 PM
Day 2 Close
9:00 AM
Keynote 12 · Plenary Room 105 & 106
Sufficiency: Reducing and Rebalancing Construction Between the Global North & South
David Ness
SDG 12SDG 15
9:30 AM
Room 101
Room 102
Room 103
Room 107
Room 108
Room 109
Room 110
Room 111
Room 112
Technical Session 3.5
SDG 7SDG 8SDG 12
Measuring What Matters: Carbon, LCA and Circular Metrics
Technical Session 4.7
SDG 8SDG 11SDG 12
Circular Construction – Materials, Flows and Supply Chains
Technical Session 5.4
SDG 7SDG 9SDG 11
Net Zero Energy, Renewables and Systems Transitions
Technical Session 7.6
SDG 3SDG 5SDG 10
People, Health, Equity and Human Experience
Technical Session 3.6
SDG 7SDG 8SDG 12
Measuring What Matters: Carbon, LCA and Circular Metrics
Technical Session 4.8
SDG 8SDG 11SDG 12
Circular Construction – Materials, Flows and Supply Chains
Technical Session 3.7
SDG 7SDG 8SDG 12
Measuring What Matters: Carbon, LCA and Circular Metrics
Technical Session 7.7
SDG 3SDG 5SDG 10
People, Health, Equity and Human Experience
10:30 AM
Morning Tea Break · Meet the Editors – various journal media partners
11:00 AM
Room 101
Room 104
Room 110
Roundtable Session 9
SDG 9SDG 11SDG 12
Advancing Circularity in the Built Environment: CIB W115 Progress Update
Roundtable Session 10
SDG 11SDG 12SDG 13
Crisis Lab: Humanitarian Practitioner-Led Response & Reconstruction (Pt 2)
Roundtable Session 11
SDG 7SDG 9SDG 11
Net-Zero by 2050: From Ambition to Implementation
12:30 PM
Lunch Break
1:15 PM
Panel Discussion — SDGs & SBE: What's NEXT? · Plenary Room 105 & 106
2:45 PM
Award Presentations & Closing Plenary · Plenary Room 105 & 106
3:15 PM
Conference Close
3:30 PM
Site Visits — Meet at the Registration Desk (Level 1, MCEC)