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World Construction Forum 2019: Buildings and infrastructure resilience

Organizer(s) University of Ljubljana World Federation of Engineering Organizations Slovenian Chamber of Engineers
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Cankarjev dom – Cultural and Congress Centre
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The World Construction Forum (WCF2019) will be held in the Cankarjev dom – Cultural and Congress Centre in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 8 – 11 April 2019 under the honorary patronage of His Excellency Mr. Borut Pahor, President of the Republic of Slovenia. The WCF2019 overall theme is "Buildings and Infrastructure Resilience from Climate Changes to Disaster Risk and Facility Management."

The World Construction Forum 2019 is also dedicated to selected themes that will contribute to the promotion of key role of construction engineers and civil engineers in general in improving life quality and sustainable development. The WCF 2019 will by supporting exchange of knowledge, expertise, practices and visions in construction engineering contribute to achievement of several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The WCF2019 has the following sub-themes: 

  • Energy in 21st Century – Resources efficiency of built environment
  • Construction 4.0 – Advanced construction engineering
  • Cultural heritage in a digital world
  • Disaster risk management & governance for resilient communities
  • Engineering capacity building
  • Facility & asset management, BIM lifecycle

Practicing engineers and architects, policy makers from administration bodies of all levels, researchers and scientists, university professors and students, construction industry representatives, developers and investors are all invited to join.

Source
https://www.wcf2019.org/

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