Urban areas are key places for sustainable development. Ecobuilding links the key aspects of sustainable urban development with energy efficiency.

Main objectives

• To identify urban sustainability issues.
• To analyze urban sustainable policies.
• To explore new solutions in building technologies improving energy efficiency and savings, avoiding heat dispersion and offering at the same time better life conditions.
• To focus on topics of special interest: ecobuilding, energy efficiency, participatory approach.

Topics

• Ecological Urban Planning
• Agenda 21 and Public Participation
• Ecobuilding and Energy Efficiency
• Environmental Performance Indicators
• Urban Waste Management