Cluster: Integrated Urban Development

Documentations

More sustainable than demolition

24/09/2024 to 27/10/2024

Public buildings from the 1960s and 70s are a common feature of many cityscapes around the world. Today, they no longer…

 

Deep Dive: Heat in the city

04/03/2024 to 07/03/2024

As a second milestone of the Deep Dive process, a workshop was held in Nairobi from 4 to 7 March 2024. The workshop…

 

Climate-friendly construction with organic and recycled materials

13/11/2023 to 15/11/2023
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research , Potsdam, Germany

Steel and concrete are the most widely-used construction materials around the world, but producing and using them in…

 

Action for Cool Cities- Pathways for carbon reduction in buildings and improvement of outdoor thermal comfort

07/03/2023 to 09/03/2023

As a second milestone of the learning process ‘Action for Cool Cities - Pathways for carbon reduction in buildings and…

 

Water sensitive urban planning – how can heavy rain and storm water be better managed?

06/12/2022 to 08/12/2022

Heavy rain and storm water events such as those in the Ahr valley in Germany in 2021 or in Pakistan, Australia or South…

 

Action for Cool Cities - Pathways for carbon reduction in buildings and improvement of outdoor thermal comfort.

30/11/2022 to 01/12/2022

As the first step of the learning process ‘Action for Cool Cities- Pathways for carbon reduction in buildings and…

 

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