[ecrea] CFP - Living and Sustainability: An Environmental Critique of Design and Building Practices, Locally and Globally

*[CFP] International Conference "Living and Sustainability: An 
Environmental Critique of Design and Building Practices, Locally and 
Globally"*


*Place:* London South Bank University

***Conference Dates: *09 – 10 February 2017

*ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: *_30th OCTOBER 2016._


Estimates of the building industry’s contribution to world carbon 
emissions reach as high as 30% worldwide – with figures on energy 
consumption in the region of 40%. The need for alternative low energy 
approaches to building, construction and design are obvious. However, 
key to a sustainable future are also related social questions.Badly 
planned developments can not only lead to the destruction of habitats, 
they bring unaffordable housing, displaced communities and negative 
effects on physical health.

Hosted in London, this conference is concerned with sustainability from 
a variety of perspectives. Some include but are not limited to: 
sustainable construction; Eco-retrofitting; Resilience; Adapting to 
climate change; Building sustainability assessment tools; Construction 
Engineering; Eco-materials and technologies; Life cycle analysis etc.

In the context of a housing crisis and various government initiatives to 
massively increase housing provision across the UK and elsewhere, it is 
interested in how this can be done in a sustainable manner.

The conference welcomes international contributions from across sectors, 
such as: environmental engineers, sustainable architects, urban 
planners, infrastructure designers, building technologists, policy 
makers, media and communication studies scholars, community 
representatives, artists, and others.


*More info*: (admin /at/ architecturemps.com) <mailto:(admin /at/ architecturemps.com)>

*Organisers*: London South Bank University / AMPS

*Key note speaker*: **

*Paul Allen*, Project Coordinator, Zero Carbon Britain, Centre for 
Alternative Technology.

Full details and submission forms: http://architecturemps.com/london-2017/

Host University site: 
http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/conferences/living-sustainability-built-environment

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