Sustainability targets and climate change objectives cannot be met without addressing buildings and the built environment at the building, district and urban scale to include energy infrastructures. Renowned for showcasing results coming out of the EU Horizon 2020 and EU Horizon Europe Framework Programme via the participation of cutting-edge research and innovation projects, the scope of Sustainable Places is captured directly in its name. It involves designing, building and retrofitting the places we live and work more sustainably.

Sustainable Places prides itself on being an ideal platform for the dissemination of research, the conduct of workshops, EU project clustering and networking between stakeholders of all types. SP2024 will be held over three days in a hybrid (digital + in-person) event format. Between opening and closing keynote sessions, parallel technical sessions and project-organised workshops will explore the various conference themes. Given world events we encouraged submissions on technology transfer, renewable energy implementations and energy security to facilitate actions that increase the rate of renovation and renewable energy implementations.

Conference Themes

• Energy Communities, Smart Cities and Urban Transition

• Renewable Energy Technologies

• Sustainable Construction & Renovation

• Decarbonisation & Circularity

• Climate Change mitigation and adaptation

• Facilitating the energy transition: Policy, Finance, Training

• Sustainable Urban Renewal & Cultural Transformation

• Digital Twins, Smartness & Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability

• Resilience and Energy Security