Sustainable renovation of existing building stock
Examples of sustainable modernizations and refurbishments of existing buildings and districts, modular retrofitting solutions
Industrial heritage regeneration
Industrial heritage in urban context, adaptive reuse, industrial heritage tourism, regeneration initializing activities
Sustainable urban development
Urban regeneration and development strategies, spatial planning tools and methods
Building design process
Design strategies for energy efficient and environmentally friendly buildings, design optimization tools, examples of utilisation of integrated design
Materials, technologies and components for sustainable buildings
Low-tech and high-tech materials, sustainable production and use of building materials, integration of new technologies improving sustainability of buildings
Decision-support tools and assessment methods
Building sustainability assessment methods, benchmarking and regional aspects, social, economic and environmental indicators of built environment, life cycle costing
Sustainable building in education
Implementation of sustainable building principles into curricula at various levels, lifetime education, public awareness and dissemination