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Integration of Renewable Energy in Buildings in India
2020-10-23 15:00 - 16:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | Online Live Webinar
The webinar is expected to discuss different technological options and the enabling regulatory and policy environment to ensure the effective implementation of the models developed under the project. The stakeholders/participants are required to provide inputs about the necessary steps to be taken to customize technologies suitable as per the local conditions before installation and how developers and technology providers should see the market potential for increased use of renewable energy technologies in buildings in India.
In India, Swiss Development and Cooperation (SDC) has been supporting a project named “Integration of Renewable Energy in Buildings in India”. The broad objective of the project is to design, showcase and monitor building integrated and innovative renewable energy technologies suitable to and affordable in the local condition and applicable for different categories of buildings, which are currently given a major push at the government level in India. Considering that the project is expected to demonstrate the technological interventions for building integrated renewable energy and provide capacity building support to government and private sector stakeholders in India to design and construct buildings and housing societies with increased integration of renewable energy technologies, the project is organizing a webinar with key stakeholders to achieve the following objectives: 1. What kind of technological interventions for building integrated renewable energy can be selected for demonstration of pilots to prove their suitability in different conditions. 2. What kind of models that the project should support for de-risking of investments for promotion of increased use of renewable energy in buildings.

Asia Clean Energy Summit
2020-10-27 - 2020-10-29 | online event
Asia Clean Energy Summit (ACES) is Asia’s leading event focusing on clean energy technology, policy and finance supported by leading government agencies, research institutes and industry in Singapore. ACES provides a common platform for regional thought leaders in both the public and private sector to collaborate on critical issues and opportunities in harnessing clean energy for the future. As the regional platform to share and co-create innovative clean energy solutions, ACES supports the vision to be a clean energy hub for Asia.
ACES also

Provides a platform to discuss, understand and experience Singapore’s “living laboratory” for solar adoption, the integration of renewable energy and electric vehicles, and learn how sustainable energy management is essential to liveable cities.
Helps shape the future of clean energy and smart-sustainable cities.
Explores collaboration and innovative clean energy solutions within a vibrant ecosystem of technology / service companies, research institutes and energy leaders.

IGBC Green Building Congress 2020
2020-10-29 - 2020-10-31 | online event
With a modest beginning of 20,000 sq.ft of green footprint in the country in the year 2001, today( as on March 2020) over 5,918 IGBC green building projects, amounting to 7.17 Billion sq.ft are adopting IGBC green building rating systems. This in turn has enabled India become one of the top 5 countries in the world in terms of largest registered green building footprint. IGBC aspires to facilitate 10 billion sq.ft of green building footprint by 2022 (75th year of India’s Independence).
To realize this vision and further advance green building movement in the country, IGBC has been organising its annual flagship event since 2001 onwards which has been evoking excellent response from the stakeholders. Over the years, the event grown significantly in terms of content, outreach and participation. Today, Green Building Congress has consolidated itself as India’s annual flagship event on green built environment. Leading national and international stakeholders will converge at the event to share, learn and explore new growth opportunities.
To further advance green building movement in the country, IGBC is organising its 18th edition of Green Building Congress during 29, 30 & 31 October 2020 on the CII HIVE Virtual Events Platform, India. In line with the global spotlight on people and health, the theme for this year is: ‘Hygiene, Health and Wellbeing’ in Green Built Environment. The annual Green Building Congress for this year has been conceptualised differently to pave way for new opportunities for the building sector, in view of the ongoing pandemic and the challenges ahead, The event has also been designed to be a platform to discover new ways of working for the sector.

NZEB Knowledge Series | Low energy cooling and ventilation strategies for tropical residences
2020-10-30 16:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | Online Live Webinar
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The webinar will present design and control of low energy cooling and ventilation strategies suitable for residences located in tropical countries. These strategies have been developed under the research project funded by the Engineering and Physical Research Council – Global Challenges Research Fund (EPSRC-GCRF) and is carried out by Loughborough University, UK and Centre for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy (CARBSE) at CEPT University. The webinar will explain the process of designing suitable ventilation openings for natural (NV) and mixed-mode (MM) residential buildings in tropical countries. The webinar will describe intelligent control algorithms that harness natural ventilation for residences to optimize indoor air quality and thermal comfort, whilst minimizing the use of air-conditioning. The webinar will also share the expected energy and comfort benefits of implementing the low energy cooling and ventilation strategies in tropical residences.
About the speaker:
Dr. Yashkumar Shukla is Technical Director (Energy Systems) at Centre for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy (CARBSE). He has more than fifteen years of international experience in building energy-efficiency research and serves as a lead on several energy-efficiency research projects at CARBSE. His current research includes calibration of simulation models, performance characterization of envelope and HVAC systems, net-zero energy buildings, and development of next-generation control algorithms. He has extensive experience in the building management systems, building energy analysis, HVAC system operation, component characterization facilities, development of test chambers, building simulation modeling, and energy efficiency control algorithms.
This webinar is part of ‘NZEB Knowledge Series’ – an initiative supported by USAID’s MAITREE program (http://maitree.edsglobal.com) to accelerate the discussions and catalyse actions on Net Zero Energy Buildings in India.

Residential rooftop solar - ready for take-off
2020-11-03 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | online event
BRIDGE TO INDIA hosted a webinar to discuss rooftop solar adoption by MSME consumers. The Webinar was graced by an eminent industry panel comprising Ravinder Singh (Chief – Solar Rooftop Business, TATA Power), Mr. Harsha Venkatesh (Director, Enphase Energy), Mr. Shravan Sampath (CEO, Oakridge Energy), Mr. KP Baiju (DGM, State Bank of India), Mr. Suyog Malviya (National Lead – BD, Bajaj Finserv), and Mr. Madhulal J (Sr. Project Manager, Kerala State Electricity Board).

International Passive House Open Days
2020-11-06 08:00 - 2020-11-08 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | online event
Live tours
– Panel discussions and Q+A sessions with professionals
– Info sessions focussing on specific aspects of a building, for example, comparing different mechanical ventilation strategies or different types of balcony thermal bridge detailing.
– Any other ideas you may have!

These events will be put into a programme for the International Passive House Open Days weekend so that the community can make the most of the events on offer!

Net Zero Live 2020 - Accelerating Climate Action
2020-11-10 - 2020-11-12 | online event
Net-Zero Live 2020 is aimed at uniting businesses, policymakers, investors, NGO’s, product and solutions providers around a common purpose: to spark new ideas and actions on the path to a sustainable future. This online event will include high-level keynote talks, interactive panel discussions, facilitated networking sessions and educational masterclasses, as well as virtual exhibition booths showcasing the cutting-edge net-zero technologies and services that will shape the decade ahead.

Greenbuild International Conference & Expo 2020
2020-11-10 08:00 - 2020-11-12 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | online event
Greenbuild is the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building.
The Greenbuild International Conference & Expo is moving its 2020 event to an all-virtual format. The capstone event will take place November 10-12. This cutting-edge virtual experience will include all the key elements attendees and partners have come to expect from our physical event. Interactive and collaborative education sessions, continuing education, virtual booths, future-focused keynotes from high-profile voices and valuable networking.

NZEB Knowledge Series | A Climate Based Approach to Carbon-Neutral design
2020-11-11 10:30 - 11:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | Online Live Webinar
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Energy-efficient zero carbon buildings can only be designed after first understanding climate and the design strategies that can be implemented to respond to it. This presentation will describe the Performance-Driven Design workflow at CallisonRTKL using different building simulation tools and applied research results with examples from practice. Research and analysis on carbon neutral design by students at Cal Poly Pomona in the United States carried out under the mentorship of Pablo La Roche will also be shared in the webinar.
About the speaker:
Pablo La Roche
Associate VP, Callison RTKL
Professor, Cal Poly Pomona University
Pablo La Roche is an associate vice president in CallisonRTKL’s Los Angeles office and a leader for the firm’s Performance-Driven DesignTM initiatives, focusing on sustainable design for the commercial practice group. His expansive portfolio includes sustainable buildings all over the world designed with state-of-the-art tools. A tenured professor of architecture at Cal Poly Pomona University, Pablo is also an accomplished author; he has written more than 130 technical papers for journals and conferences, and his book Carbon Neutral Architectural Design placed in the top ten in Amazon’s Energy and Buildings category. He is also past president of the Society of Building Science Educators and chair of the solar buildings division of the American Solar Energy Society.
This webinar is part of ‘NZEB Knowledge Series’ – an initiative supported by USAID’s MAITREE program to accelerate the discussions and catalyse actions on Net Zero Energy Buildings in India.

Net Zero Live
2020-11-18 13:00 - 2020-11-19 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | Online Live Webinar
Some of the topics that will be discussed through our two day programme are:

Delivering net zero – from construction techniques through to operational use
Designing for Embodied carbon – from material specification through to repair and maintenance
Managing and measuring whole Life-cycle carbon costs
What clients want? Costs, impacts and understand planner’s agenda
The Future of Net Zero buildings – what is the evolving picture?

UNFCCC RACE TO ZERO - NOVEMBER DIALOGUES ON THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
2020-11-18 14:30 - 20:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | online event
The full day event will facilitate dialogues on radical collaboration and on driving ambition by each actor along the value chain to enable each other to race to zero together. It will feature strategic approaches and tools which can drive sector transformation including the regional roadmaps.
Discuss with the CEOs of Saint-Gobain and Majid al Futtaim, the Minister of National Land Use Planning, Urban Planning, and Urban Policy of Morocco, UNEP’s Excutive Director, the Chile and UK High-Level Climate Champions, and many more, on the responsibility to transform this essential sector, and on the enablers needed to make it happen!

NZEB Knowledge Series | Personal Thermal Comfort Systems: Introduction and Overview
2020-11-27 16:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | Online Live Webinar
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Air-conditioned buildings are conventionally designed and operated to maintain homogeneous thermal conditions withing thermal zones. Maintaining the occupied and unoccupied thermal zones at the same thermal conditions lead to higher energy consumption. More importantly, homogeneous thermal conditions do not address the need for individual thermal comfort preferences of the building occupants. A personal comfort system (PCS) allows the occupants to create desired localized thermal conditions around workstations in the office environment.
In this webinar, Prof Rawal will deliberate on the approaches adopted for the PCS to deliver the desired conditions. It also will deal with investigative methods adopted to understand the impact of the PCS on achieving thermal comfort, energy, and well being of the building occupant. The webinar will include metrics and conditions prescribed by the literature to design and operate PCS in the buildings.
About the speaker:
Rajan Rawal
Executive Director, Centre for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy, CEPT University, Ahmedabad
Prof. Rawal is the Executive Director of Centre for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy (CARBSE). He is an architect and his work emphasizes on ‘energy performance of buildings and cities’ and ‘architectural science education’. He is involved in research and development activities at CEPT University and coordinates the activities of CARBSE. He is founder member secretary of India Chapter of International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) and also serves at IBPSA world committee. He has number of research papers, technical reports and three books to his credits. Prof. Rawal is a well known authority in the area of building energy efficiency and performance.
This webinar is part of ‘NZEB Knowledge Series’ – an initiative supported by USAID’s MAITREE program (http://maitree.edsglobal.com) to accelerate the discussions and catalyse actions on Net Zero Energy Buildings in India.

2020 Energy Efficiency and Climate Policy Forum
2020-12-03 | online event
ACEEE research has found that energy efficiency can halve U.S. energy use and greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. With growing interest in policies to address global climate change, as well as a new Congress and a new presidential term to begin in January 2021, ACEEE will be hosting the Energy Efficiency and Climate Policy Forum to discuss key steps and policies that will help the United States get on this 50% reduction pathway. The forum will feature keynote addresses by a congressional leader and an official associated with the next administration plus four sessions focusing on:

Buildings – improvements to existing buildings and opportunities for electrification
Industry – industrial carbonization strategies
Transportation – advanced vehicles and systems
Cross-cutting – state-led planning, clean energy standard, and carbon pricing

Behaviour, Energy & Climate Change Conference (BECC 2020)
2020-12-07 - 2020-12-10 | online event
The Behavior, Energy & Climate Change Conference (BECC) is the premier international conference focused on understanding human behavior and decision making and using that knowledge to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future. Currently, in its 14th year, BECC is associated with a growing set of allied conferences in Europe and Asia.
The BECC Conference is convened by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), California Institute for Energy and Environment (CIEE) at U.C. Berkeley, and the Environmental and Energy Policy Analysis Center (SEEPAC) at Stanford University.

The 12th GRIHA Summit - Rejuvenating Resilient Habitats
2020-12-15 - 2020-12-16 | online event
Annual conference on green buildings by The Energy and Resources Institute.
The 12th GRIHA Summit scheduled from December 15-16, 2020 has been themed around “Rejuvenating Resilient Habitats” and shall serve as a platform to deliberate on innovative technologies and solutions which shall help in creating robust mechanisms for developing sustainable and resilient solutions for the benefit of the entire community.
The world has been witnessing a number of natural calamities be it floods, droughts, and cyclones. All these calamities question the way we design our habitats which currently demonstrate rampant usage of resources and hold a complete disregard of nature unlike the buildings that used to be designed in the past. Thus, nature has been giving us signals time and again to change the ways of our operation so as to maintain harmony with the environment or else we would be witnessing some irreversible consequences that would not only affect us but our future generations as well.
Therefore, it is high time for us to change our designing and construction practices to be resilient. Resilience in terms of climate, health related issues, natural calamities, biodiversity, etc. Resilient Habitat is therefore an approach in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation which targets the most vulnerable communities. By restoring the traditional practices of building and cities construction, we wish to gear up the building construction sector for a vibrant and much fresher approach to the built environment, living symbiotically with all the components of the natural environment.

NZEB Knowledge Series | Net Zero & Low Carbon by Design - Bayalpata Hospital in Nepal
2020-12-15 18:00 - 19:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | Online Live Webinar
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Bayalpata Hospital in Achham, Nepal is a culturally-appropriate design that leverages local climate and on-site materials to minimize carbon in the construction process and building operation. Built from low-tech construction methods–primarily reinforced rammed earth–the complex minimized the cost-prohibitive transportation of building materials in this remote, mountainous region. The grid-hybrid solar hospital generates surplus energy due to the combination of passive design strategies–including natural light and ventilation–and a 100-kilowatt photovoltaic array integrated into the buildings’ south-facing roofs, resulting in an impeccable net zero design. This webinar will showcase the process and techniques that went into the making of this exemplary project.
About the speaker:
Tyler Survant
Tyler is an architect and Project Director at Sharon Davis Design, and was the project manager for the Bayalpata Hospital, a rammed earth medical campus in the Himalayas for Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population, completed in 2019. Formerly with SHoP Architects, Tyler lived in Gaborone, Botswana from 2014 to 2017 for on-site construction administration of the Botswana Innovation Hub, an $85 million USD tech incubator for the country’s Ministry of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology. Sharon Davis Design is an award-winning studio based in New York City with a focus on low-carbon, cost-conscious international projects for marginalized communities. The office prioritizes social justice, economic empowerment, and environmental sustainability, and has gained renown for its ability to deliver both aesthetic accomplishment and social benefit.
This webinar is part of ‘NZEB Knowledge Series’ – an initiative supported by USAID’s MAITREE program (http://maitree.edsglobal.com) to accelerate the discussions and catalyse actions on Net Zero Energy Buildings in India.

Urban ARC 2021 | Urban Imaginaries
2021-01-14 - 2021-01-16 | Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), India
The fifth edition of Urban ARC, the Annual Research Conference of the Indian Institute for Human Settlements, will be conducted between the 14 – 16 January 2021. The theme for this edition is ‘Urban Imaginaries: Past, Present and Future’. The idea of imaginaries holds a pivotal place in inquiry. Central to the very nature of knowledge production is the imagination of a better world. It is in keeping with this centrality of imaginations that Urban ARC 2021 invites papers and panels from a wide range of disciplinary spaces, situated in theoretical, methodological or practice-based approaches to the urban.
The conference aims to provide a critical and fruitful space for engagement across themes, sectors, methodologies and disciplines in order to enable an understanding and harness the potential of Urban Imaginaries. The conference will also host a special track focusing on post-COVID urban futures.
Dates and Procedures:

23 November 2020
Deadline for Submitting Abstracts

4 December 2020
Announcement of Selected Papers

5 January 2021
Submission of Completed Papers

14 – 16 January 2021
Urban ARC 2021

Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW)
2021-01-18 - 2021-01-21 | online event
Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) is a global platform for accelerating the world’s sustainable development. The week brings together a unique fusion of policy makers, industry specialists, technology pioneers and the next generation of sustainability leaders. Through its initiatives and events, ADSW is a catalyst for sharing knowledge, implementing strategies and delivering solutions to drive human progress. ADSW is committed to furthering our understanding of the major social, economic and environmental trends shaping the world’s sustainable development.
In response to the changing global landscape, ADSW is taking a holistic approach to sustainability to align more closely with the UAE Vision 2021 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The pillars of ADSW address Energy and Climate Change, Water and Food, Future of Mobility, Space, Biotechnology in Health, Tech for Good. Cutting across ADSW programmes and pillars include Artificial Intelligence, Youth and Community.

Three day workshop @MIT: Model Cities Anywhere – Pathways towards a Net Zero Urban Building Stock
2021-01-19 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
The Sustainable Design Lab at MIT has developed an new web app called UBEM.io to streamline the creation and analysis of urban building energy models (UBEMs). The resulting urban models can be directly used within MIT’s Urban Modeling Interface (UMI) to calculate operational building energy use along with savings from various retrofitting upgrades for hundreds or thousands of new or existing buildings. During this free, three day workshop we are looking for teams who want to develop a greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction plan for their jurisdiction.
When & Where?
The workshop will be taught remotely. Formal instructions will last from 10am-3pm EST every day from January 19th to 21st 2021. During the workshop, external groups of two will be teamed up with two MIT students to set up a prototype UBEM of parts of their city. The expectation is that external groups will continue working with the city following the workshop and ultimately share their findings with the instructors.
Eligibility Requirements
o Participants must demonstrate that they have existing, strong relationships with a municipal government agency responsible for implementing a GHG emission reduction plan. To demonstrate actual interest, a city representative is expected to participate during the first hour of the workshop for an overview (Jan 19 10am ET) as well as during the final presentation of preliminary results on Jan 21 at 1pm ET.
o At least one member of the team should have experience using building energy modeling software and be committed to continue working with the city on the UBEM past the three day workshop.
o Data requirements: A recent GIS shapefile and tax assessor data or other databases describing building heights (or stories) and program must be available to the team before the workshop.
o Software requirements: To initially generate our UBEMs, we will be using MIT’s new UBEM.io web app. For the actual energy simulations we will be using the Urban modeling Interface, a plug-in for Rhinoceros 3D (Rhino). Participants will need access to a newish Windows computer with Rhino on it.
Registration
To register your interest in the workshop, please fill out this form.

ETEnergyworld Smart Electricity Conclave
2021-01-19 11:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | online event
Digitalisation has fast permeated into the energy utilities too. Power plants, grid operators and electricity suppliers are adopting tools of the digital age to generate greater efficiencies across their operational business units, significantly improve customer experience, and accelerate innovation to stay ahead in rapidly changing markets. The Covid-19 pandemic has further hastened this trend as utilities look for newer ways to optimize delivery.
The ETEnergyworld Smart Electricity Conclave aims at providing a platform for digitalisation experts from around the globe to share best practices, chalk out a digital roadmap and act as a bridge between the industry and decision-makers for the success of Industry.

EDGE Discovery Workshop: Practical Steps to Zero Carbon Buildings – Online – Global
2021-01-21 12:30 - 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | online event
IFC is hosting a free workshop on Thursday, January 21 to learn practical steps for designing zero carbon buildings using EDGE: a fast, easy, and more affordable way to build and brand green.
The workshop will focus on concrete actions that developers, investors, building owners, and policy makers can take to design, build, and operate carbon neutral buildings. Climate science informs that all new buildings need to be zero carbon by 2030, while existing buildings will need to be retrofitted to be zero carbon by 2050.

GETTING TO ZERO: CARBON NEUTRAL CODES
2021-01-28 23:30 - 2021-01-29 00:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | online event
For decades, U.S. building energy codes have centered on kilowatt-hour savings in buildings. But urgency on climate change is pressing us to rapidly address and mitigate carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions from the built environment, which is responsible for 39% of operational and embodied carbon. Join us for a one-hour webinar on the opportunities for states and cities to leverage their energy codes in order to maximize carbon reductions and minimize costs including a broad overview of best practice strategies and approach in action. NBI staff will introduce new “decarbonization code language” that it is compatible with the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and can be adopted as an overlay option. The code language and supporting guidance, which will help adopting agencies move to carbon neutral requirements in newly constructed homes and commercial buildings, prioritizes efficient electric equipment and is designed so that it can be implemented to meet jurisdictions where they are.

World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2021
2021-02-10 13:30 - 2021-02-12 20:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | online event
The Summit series bring together governments, business leaders, academicians, climate scientists, youth, and the civil society in the fight against climate change. With the voices of women and youth at the forefront, these vital discussions from the Global South will contribute to the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties in Glasgow.
Since its inception in 2001, World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) has been a significant platform for showcasing India’s plans, policies, priorities and actions by identifying the most topical issues, of environment and sustainability.

5th Annual Smart Cities International Virtual Symposium
2021-02-23 09:00 - 2021-02-24 17:00 (America/Chicago) | online event
The 5th Annual Smart Cities International Virtual Symposium, February 23-24, 2021 brings together thought leaders and practitioners from around the world to explore the most recent technology advances, business models, and lessons learned to date in making the Smart City a reality. Expert speakers will examine the experiences of municipal governments who are pushing the envelope and moving toward actual implementation of the Smart City vision. The emphasis is on implementation strategy, case studies, best practices, and the development of compelling business models for transitioning to the 21st Century Smart City.
Topics to be addressed include:

Moving toward the post-COVID-19 smart city
Leveraging the smart energy grid for other municipal applications
Smart lighting advances, platforms and business models
Smart transportation and parking
Environmental monitoring and waste management
IoT applications and communications networks for enabling the Smarter City
Learning from the leaders: key smart city developments around the world
Market trends and growth drivers: challenges and opportunities
Phased, cost-effective approaches: efficiency measures that can fund additional steps
Building a culture of performance via data analytics and benchmarking
Enhancing sustainability, accessibility and livability
Key emerging technologies and applications
And more

CIBSE UAE Net Zero Conference
2021-03-10 08:00 - 2021-03-11 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | online event
The CIBSE UAE Net Zero Virtual Conference is a 2-day seminar that aims to provide a knowledge sharing platform for the general public to facilitate awareness regarding the growing trends in going net zero gaining GCC Regional and Global Perspectives from various stakeholders such as Academia, Green NGOs, Contractors, Consultants, and Technology Experts who would be presenting
• Net Zero Regulatory Trends,
• Academic research,
• Evidence based Case studies on Actual projects

The Economist's Sustainability Week
2021-03-22 - 2021-03-25 | online event
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C will require unparalleled transformations to businesses, industries and supply chains. Investors and citizens demand action. Firms are responding: with more and more signing on to bold targets grounded in climate science. But while sustainability is far from languishing on the corporate periphery, far more effort is needed―and fast.
Over four days, The Economist’s sixth annual Sustainability Week will provide actionable insights and solutions to help businesses on their path to greater sustainability. We will explore how firms can effectively measure, analyse, transform and scale their sustainability initiatives. How can sufficient investment be unlocked? How can good data be generated? What incentives are needed to stimulate innovation?
Who should attend?

Senior sustainability and CSR professionals – all industries
Impact investors / responsible investors
Charities and organisations with an interest in sustainability issues
Sustainability academics e.g. researchers and professors
Government bodies / departments who focus on the environment

6th Smart Cities India 2021 Expo
2021-03-24 08:00 - 2021-03-26 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India
Since its launch in 2015, Smart Cities India expo has developed into Asia’s largest trade fair and conference on this subject. The event is organised by the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) & Exhibitions India Group and is scheduled to be held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, from 24-26 March 2021. The expo will feature key verticals that make up the smart city framework of Smart Cities including Buildings, Solar, Transport, Water, etc.
6th Smart Cities India 2021 expo provides a platform that enables deeper communication and a more practical approach to resolving societal problems and offers business opportunities for organisations working towards making smart cities a reality.

IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit
2021-03-31 | online event
Top international energy and climate leaders from countries representing the vast majority of global GDP, energy use and greenhouse gas emissions will take part in the IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit on 31 March to accelerate the momentum behind clean energy and examine how countries can work together more effectively to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to net zero in line with shared international goals.
The Summit will be a critical opportunity to take stock of the growing list of commitments from countries and companies to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement, and to focus on the implementation actions necessary to start turning the growing number of net zero goals into reality. Participants will share insights on what has worked in the real world to help identify policies and measures that can deliver concrete results to achieve climate, security and affordability goals. s. This event will build momentum towards COP26 and inform preparation of the IEA’s upcoming Special Report “The World’s Roadmap to Net Zero by 2050”.

ASEAN Roadmaps Towards Sustainable and Energy Efficient Buildings and Cooling in Southeast Asia
2021-04-06 | online event
In 2019, ASEAN’s buildings sector accounted for 23% of final energy use and 24% of energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, excluding emissions from manufacturing building materials (IEA, 2020). While the ASEAN Member States (AMS) are at various stages of economic development and have access to different energy resources and energy consumption requirements, they share the common challenge of meeting rising energy demand in a secure, affordable and sustainable manner.
The International Energy Agency (IEA), in partnership with the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), the ASEAN Secretariat, and the Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation Sub-Sector Network, are implementing a new project to develop detailed roadmaps for buildings and space cooling in the region. The roadmap process is designed to assist the AMS in developing and implementing strategies, plans, policies and programmes to reduce the energy demand from buildings and cooling.
The workshop aims to bring together expert policy makers, academics, architects and engineers, and industry representatives from across Southeast Asia to share their knowledge and experience and provide inputs into the roadmap process.

NZEB Knowledge Series | Developing Urban Energy Models for Indian Cities: A case study of Ahmedabad
2021-04-09 16:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | Online Live Webinar
Urban energy models (UEM) are critical data-driven tools to support energy-efficient, climate-resilient city planning and its operations. They also play a key role in accessing the decentralised renewable energy generation potential within the city, which in turn help design and operate Net Zero Neighbourhoods. The development of UEMs depend upon the range of spatial and semantic details of the buildings, neighbourhoods and cities, UEM refers to the computational modelling and simulation of a group of buildings along with associated urban infrastructure. The webinar will introduce UEM fundamentals initially, explain methods and generic tools used for UEMs. Prof. Rawal will also share the UEM work currently underway for the city of Ahmedabad.
About the Presenter:
Rajan Rawal is a CRDF Professor at CEPT University and Executive Director of “Centre for Advanced Studies in Building Science and Energy” (CARBSE) at CEPT Research and Development Foundation. His research and education activities revolved around building envelop optimization, building performance simulation, thermal comfort and architectural science education. He serves on organizing the council of the Global Cooling Prize and on may other international committees He is the recipient of the Jeffery cook scholarship by the Society of Building Science Educators and is the first architect in India to receive the honour of ASHRAE Fellow. He is also Chair of Education at the International Building Performance Association (IBPSA).
This webinar is part of ‘NZEB Knowledge Series’ – an initiative supported by USAID’s MAITREE program (http://maitree.edsglobal.com) to accelerate the discussions and catalyze actions on Net Zero Energy Buildings in India.
