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SASBE 2024 Auckland

International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, held in Auckland from 7 to 9 November 2024 and chaired by Professors Ali and Amirhosein GhaffarianHoseini.

7 to 9 November 2024Auckland, New Zealand164 peer-reviewed papers
AUT City Campus, Auckland
Programme

Three Days in Auckland

The full programme, as issued to delegates in November 2024, is preserved below.

Thursday 7 November

Formal Welcome

Arrival, registration and the formal welcome by the Conference Chairs, Prof. Ali GhaffarianHoseini and Prof. Amirhosein GhaffarianHoseini, with Prof. Charles Walker, Dr Mahesh Babu and Janie van Woerden, followed by networking and drinks.

Friday 8 November

Opening and Keynotes

The SASBE 2024 opening by the Conference Chairs and Prof. Charles Walker, keynote addresses, parallel paper tracks, technical workshops and the CIB Task Group 125 panel.

Saturday 9 November

Keynotes, Tracks and Closing

Further keynotes and paper tracks, closing with the best paper and best presenter announcements by Prof. Derek Clements-Croome and the Conference Chairs, followed by the SASBE 2024 gala dinner.

Keynote Addresses

  1. 1
    Construction 5.0: State-of-the-Art and Research Challenges for the FutureProf. Mirosław Skibniewski, University of Maryland, USA
  2. 2
    Thriving Through Change: Resilience in the Construction IndustryProf. Suzanne Wilkinson, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
  3. 3
    Sustainable Architecture in New ZealandHuia Reriti, Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects, New Zealand
  4. 4
    Digital Twin Serving as Information Backbone for Digitalizing Construction Safety, Health and Well-BeingProf. Jochen Teizer, Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
  5. 5
    iSafe: Transforming Construction Safety with Emerging Digital TechnologiesProf. Chansik Park, Chung-Ang University, South Korea
  6. 6
    How Climate Changes Require Us to Design Buildings Differently: Nanotechnologies for Building Resiliency and CompetitivenessProf. Umberto Berardi, President of the International Association of Building Physics
  7. 7
    The Future of UrbanizationSam Wiffen, Reveal & Smart Cities Council, New Zealand
  8. 8
    A Carbon Neutral Future for New ZealandAndrew Eagles, New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC), New Zealand
  9. 9
    You Might Not Believe in Climate Change, but Your Insurance Company Does!Prof. Robyn Phipps, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
  10. 10
    AI with BIM and Digital Twin for a Greener and Safer Built EnvironmentProf. Jack Cheng, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  11. 11
    Intelligent Sustainable Liveable Buildings for the 21st CenturyProf. Derek Clements-Croome, University of Reading, UK
15

Parallel Paper Tracks

Tracks A to O, each led by its own session chair.

4

Recorded Presentation Sessions

For authors unable to travel, with the same standard of review.

3

Technical Workshops

Generative design and AI, inclusive built environments, and research complexity.