GLOBE Ordinary Meeting, November 2023 Berlin

Venue: BAM, Berlin

Agenda:

Tuesday, November 14

Morning Session 1

Welcome by Dr. Andreas Rogge, Head of Dep. 7., BAM, Germany
Dr. Wolfram Schmidt, BAM, Germany – Brief introduction to the programme – African leapfrogging potentials
Ian Minjire, Melanin Kapital, Germany – Investors’ perspectives for green technologies in Africa
Dr. Patricienne Malengo Ngonga, DR Congo, Office Congolais de Controle – Challenges and potentials in construction safety in Central Africa and DRC
Uyanga Gankhuyag, UNDP, ACP-EU – The ACP-EU Minerals Development Programme
Q&A with the speakers

Break

Morning Session 2

Prof. Kolawole Olonade, UNILAG, Nigeria – Nigeria – Innovation hub in West Africa
Dr. Bright Asante, BAM, Germany – Exploring timber concrete composite: a sustainable approach to modern construction in Africa
Eufrásia Nsiona, ISPTEC, Angola – New best practice vs. CO2-emissions
Pheladi Tlhatlha, BAM, Germany – Sustainable urban construction from a female perspective
Dr. Alice Titus, EPFL, Switzerland – Potentials for more sustainable construction technologies in East Africa
Q&A with the speakers

Afternoon Session 1

Introductions
Summary of Globe Consensus so far, introduction of objectives of the meeting
Report from past JCGC Board meeting
Action: Protocol for CO2 benchmarking in buildings (Presenters: Martin Röck, Michael Haist, Karen Scrivener)

Break

GLOBE-related activities and opportunities – in China, South America, North America, Africa, and Europe.
• Wolfram Schmidt: Senegal, Africa and future plans
• Michael Havbro Faber, China and South America
• Others
Discussion and exploration of ways to launch new actions
ACI’s perspective on steps toward sustainability
Closing remarks and end of Day 1

Wednesday, November 15

Morning

fib Special Activity Group on Sustainability – Discussion on the interaction between Globe Consensus and fib SAG
Reports on GLOBE-related activities from the LC Associations

Break

Global ABC perspective, activities, and synergies
Other subjects of interest proposed by attendees
• Characterizing the (historical) building stock development for (future) emission mitigation, Gang Liu
• Uyanga Gankhuyag (UNDP), EU-ACP Minerals Dev. Programme
• Boudewijn Piscaer (SUSTCON), Morocco Earthquake Recovery/Game Changer Discussion
Identification of upcoming meetings/conferences to plan sessions of JCGC
Plans for next plenary meeting
Closing remarks and end of Day 2