3. Introduction
Our attitudes, business models, products, services and actions related to the design, build,
maintenance and transformation of our built environments have to change fundamentally.
New build, renovation, and restoration projects increasingly focus on energy efficiency,
renewable energy generation, sustainable building, water management and resource efficiency.
This is not so strange when you consider the implications of a growing global population and rise
in living standards. More and more resources will be necessary to meet global demand.
For a long time, we have treated natural resources as if they were infinite and the use of toxic
substances as something of little significance. Those times now seem to be well and truly over.

4. Introduction
From studies towards major turnarounds in our society by economists, we know that major
transitions occur when structural social changes meet major economic developments and new
disruptive technology.
Recent financial crises, a major increase of world population, growing resource usage, changing
demographics (e.g. aging & urbanization) in combination with the possibilities created by the
disruptive information and communication technologies is an indication that we are currently on
the threshold of such a period in history.
This presents major challenges to our society, the current built environment and consequently to
architecture, urban planning, and the construction sector.

5. Introduction
The built environment has a major impact on how we experience the quality of our daily life.
With a world population that is predicted to grow considerably, the demand for energy and
resources is likely to increase and not diminish.
Since the construction sector is currently responsible for 40% of energy consumption, 40%
resource usage and 40% of waste globally, it is one of the most important sectors in which a real
impact can be made to improve our ecological footprint.
This means architecture and urbanism are facing a major challenge. But then still, finding
answers in designing and realizing green objects and sustainable urban only will not be enough.
Addressing these issues successfully can never be done without considering how man
experiences the quality of the built environment.

6. Introduction
More than ever architecture and urbanism have the responsibility to include issues important to
ordinary people, e.g. the affordability of housing, the accessibility of the urban environment for
elderly, healthy and comfortable places to live, safe working conditions, new jobs and
maintaining the quality of life in regional areas with a shrinking population.
This demands an interdisciplinary approach for architects as well as urban designers and an
integrated supply chain to execute the developed plans.
The aim of this conference is to exchange knowledge and experience in ramping up the future-
proofing of new and existing dwellings and communities.

7. Conference Topics
1. Ramping up net energy zero buildings.
2. Future proofing and occupant satisfaction of net energy zero buildings.
3. Energy efficient urban areas.
4. Resource efficiency & circular processes.
5. Architecture & resilience on the human scale.
6. Water management in the built environment.
7. Design for change: the resilient city.
8. Maintenance for buildings.

8. Conference Topics
9. Building resilient environments.
10. Renewable energy generation.
11. Sustainability and resilience in the new urban world.
12. Architecture and urbanism.
13. Sustainable economy and well-being.
14. Adaptive landscapes: risk, ecology, and education.
15. Resilient infrastructures.
16. Green objects and sustainable urbanism.

9. Important Dates
Title Date
Abstract Submissions Deadline 16th January 2019
Last Notification for Abstract Acceptance 15th February 2019
Full Paper Submission Deadline 16th April 2019
Last Notification for Full-Paper Acceptance 16th May 2019
Early Payment Deadline 16th April 2019
Regular Payment Deadline 16th May 2019
Late Payment Deadline 15th June 2019
Letter of Visa (for delegates who need visa entry) 16th May 2019
Letter of Final Acceptance 16th May 2019
Conference Program 15th June 2019
Conference Launch 15th July 2019

10. Conference Venue
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

11. Conference Fees
Authors’ Fees
Author fees for Early Payment USD 400
Author fees for Regular Payment USD 500
Author fees for Late Payment USD 600
Regular Attendance Fees
Fees for Audiences (Co-authors, Learners, and Interests) USD 250
Fees for NON-Attending Co-Authors USD 50
Extra Fees
Conference Book (Hard copy + CD) USD 100

12. Publishing
- A proceedings book will be published in collaboration with 'Springer' containing Short papers
(4-5 pages long) submitted and presented in the conference.
- To publish your research in an online Journal or Book by 'Springer' and provide it with world-
wide visibility, authors must submit an extended version of their short papers that are 10 -12
pages long.
- Publication in IEREK Press:- Authors will be given the chances to publish in Resourceedings.
Selected Manuscripts:- A book Series by 'Springer'. Publication in the 'Springer' Book Series will
only be applicable to the selected papers that will be supervised by highly professional members
of an International Editorial Board to ensure a high-quality publication material.

13. Publishing
- Thus, such outstanding material will lead to the indexing of the series in well-known indexing
databases such as 'Scopus' and 'Thomson Reuters'.
* Full length papers are subject to submission into a rigorous revision process by a scientific
committee of experts before notice of acceptance/rejection for publication.
.: Book Number ( ISBN) : Online ISSN: 2537-0162 Print ISSN: 2537-0154 :.

14. Benefits of attending
Attending conferences is very beneficial on the professional level. Conferences are full of people
promoting new ideas which will expand your knowledge and undoubtedly help your career.
You not only get to hear presentations but also converse with other researchers from different u
niversities and even countries you may have only heard or read about. You learn from experts in
the field. It is a great opportunity to find more about your field and listen to ideas that could help
inspire research ideas of your own.
Not to mention, getting an overview of the place or city where the conference is being held and l
earning about its people and culture.
Conferences also can expand your resources by providing a great opportunity to promote gather
ed information on new technologies related to your research. Moreover, they let you test them
out, share teaching tools and techniques, or even obtain samples of textbooks.

15. Benefits of attending
It is an opportunity to engage with respectable professors and discuss with them the very latest
research projects they could be working on.
Delegates will have the choice of receiving the conference proceedings as either a hard cover
book or in digital format on a CD. The CD will additionally contain proceedings from previous
conferences in this series.
Indexing and archiving Papers presented at IEREK conferences regularly appear in notable
reviews, publications, and databases, including referencing and abstract.
Digital Archive All conference papers are archived online in the IEREK E-Library
(https://www.IEREK.com) where they are immediately and permanently available to the
international scientific community.
Journal participants may attend the conference to submit an enhanced version of their research
for possible publication in our journal on IEREK website.

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