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  • Benchmarking of Resource Use and Embodied C02 in Buildings

    EPFL Ecublens, Switzerland

    The increase in frequency of extreme weather events is building up the political pressure and raising the bar for C02 mitigation goals. Buildings are known to contribute over their service life for around 40% of the anthropogenic emissions. Building structure is the single highest contribution to the embodied C02. It is estimated that building design and, particularly, building structural design, have a potential to mitigate 20 - 50% of the embodied C02 of buildings embodied […]

  • Risk, resilience, and sustainability informed integrity management of infrastructure systems

    Online

    With the contributions of the speakers and the strong support of the audience, this webinar series has received significant attention and interest. Now, the webinar series has come to the final stage – namely the Panel Discussion. For the Panel Discussion we have invited some of the speakers from webinar together with some of the participants. The goal is to jointly identify gaps between current industry practice and academic research, challenges and potentials in related […]

  • GLOBE Ordinary Meeting, March 2023 Copenhagen

    Venue: COWI Copenhagen Agenda: 1. Opening and welcome 2. Short introduction to the JCGC 3. Past and on‐going activities of the JCGC 4. The JCGC Strategy and Actions Document (SAP) 5. Coffee break 6. Technical presentations Vanderley John - Benchmarking of CO2 from building construction – summary from the recent workshop at EPFL. Pedro Castro Borges - On the Alconpat and the PREVECCII activities and how these initiatives may be coordinated with GLOBE. Carlos Massucato […]

  • 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 […]

  • GLOBE Consensus – Online ordinary meeting

    Join us for an online town-hall meeting on November 21st. This meeting will be used to introduce the new Chair and Senior Advisor, provide updates on GLOBE actions, and make some presentations from within the organization, as well as provide a forum for open discussion. The meeting link will be distributed directly to members. If you are not yet a member of GLOBE and would like to attend, please join our mailing list here.

  • GLOBE Consensus – In-person ordinary meeting – Day 1

    Lausanne, Switzerland Lausanne, Switzerland

    GLOBE members are invited to join us in Lausanne, Switzerland for two half-days of collaborative workshops and presentations on the theme of sustainable construction. A detailed agenda and registration link will be circulated to GLOBE members closer to the date. If you are not yet a member of GLOBE and would like to attend, please join our mailing list here.  

  • GLOBE Consensus – In-person ordinary meeting – Day 2

    Lausanne, Switzerland Lausanne, Switzerland

    GLOBE members are invited to join us in Lausanne, Switzerland for two half-days of collaborative workshops and presentations on the theme of sustainable construction. A detailed agenda and registration link will be circulated to GLOBE members closer to the date. If you are not yet a member of GLOBE and would like to attend, please join our mailing list here.  

  • Sustainable Construction in Africa 2025

    This conference provides a platform for academia and industry to come together to build a sustainable future in Africa. Architects, engineers, ministries and investors, your input is essential for scalable and affordable housing and infrastructure solutions in Africa. Come and participate in keynotes, panels, workshops and exhibitions to contribute to sustainable urban development. Join us as we explore sustainable materials, scalable structure, and policies with experts in academia, industry, and planning. This event will take […]

  • Shaping the fate of low-carbon cement science

    The conference aims to bring together experts from the cement chemistry, physics, materials science and civil engineering domains to discuss on the outstanding fundamental scientific challenges limiting an effective, widespread deployment of low-carbon cements and concrete. The conference will bridge fundamental science with practical, application-oriented outstanding challenges of low-carbon cements and concrete. The ultimate goal is to provide a roadmap of critical scientific work still required to fulfil the current roadmap towards a net-zero concrete […]