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About UNEP
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United Nations Environment Programme
Division of Technology, Industry and Economics
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Welcome!
The Sustainable Building and Construction Forum was set up to facilitate dialogue
and exchange of information among key stakeholders, and with their constituencies,
on issues related to sustainability in building and construction.

Introducing the Forum
Sustainable Building Information System
Dec 2002: Experts Meeting on Sustainable Building and Construction, Paris
Oct 2003: Experts Meeting on Sustainable Building and Construction, Washington DC
Oct 2003: The Building and Construction Sector: Moving towards Sustainability, Arendal
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( 3/16/2010 )
Industry and Environment Volume 26 N° 2-3 - Sustainable building and construction
An urban garden design permits sustainable horticulture in the city
AIA/COTE Selects Top Ten"Green" Projects
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ecoregen - Transforming derelict land into new assets
Arizona State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Association for Environment Conscious Building
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13-15 May 2003, SUSTAIN 2003, Amsterdam, Netherlands
4-6 June 2003, WASCON 2003 (5th International Conference on the Environmental and Technical Implications of Construction with Alternative Materials), San Sebastian, Spain
14-19 June 2003, Solar Energy for a Sustainable Future: ISES Solar World Congress 2003, Goteborg, Sweden
13-17 July 2003, Healthy Buildings 2003, Singapore
14-15 Oct 2003, 8th International Conference: Leading the Future in Construction Cairo, Egypt
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  • Major Projects
  • DEBRI Project
  • DEBRI Project
  • Iraqi Marshlands Project
  • Iraqi Marshlands Project
  • IETC's Tools
  • Environmentally Sound Technology Information System
  • ESTIS facilitates creation and management of websites on the Internet, sharing and searching of information across multiple ESTIS websites, publishing of information by non-web designers and decentralized management of content.
  • WiseWater
  • WiseWater is a spreadsheet application for projecting reductions in Water Consumption Patterns after application of Environmentally Sound Technologies. It is included as part of the publication "Every Drop Counts: Environmentally Sound Technologies for Urban and Domestic Water Use Efficiency".
  • Pamolare
  • PAMOLARE is an environmental modelling tool to forecast the changes in water quality leading to the eutrophication of Lakes and Reservoirs.
    The versatility of PAMOLARE allows for its use in decision making process as well as for training purposes.