Day: September 1, 2019

River flow pioneer Dr Jackie King wins 2019 Stockholm Water Prize

Stockholm (28 August 2019) – Dr Jackie King received the 2019 Stockholm Water Prize on Wednesday for her pioneering research on water flows. Her work has led to a new kind of tools to help decision-makers assess actual costs and benefits of alterations to rivers. The prize was presented to Dr King by H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Patron of Stockholm Water Prize, at a Royal Award Ceremony during World Water Week in Stockholm. (more…)

Transforming the built environment: IBEW 2019 galvanises industry to create smarter, more sustainable people-first cities

Exciting line-up for new all-in-one tradeshow platform revealed including cutting-edge industry showcases, expert seminar series and exclusive site tours

SINGAPORE, 26 AUGUST 2019: To meet the pressing and diverse needs of Asia-Pacific’s built environment industry, the International Built Environment Week (IBEW 2019) organized by the Building Construction Authority of Singapore (BCA) will feature four dynamic anchor tradeshows from 4-6 September 2019. The new all-in-one tradeshow platform will cover the entire built environment value chain. The shows have been specially curated to showcase the industry’s technological prowess and accelerate the transformation towards a more sustainable, smart and efficient built environment.

Tradeshows include: BEX Asia covering the sustainability and integrated design and planning space, Innobuild (IB) Asia focusing on construction 4.0, Mostra Convegno Expocomfort (MCE) Asia zooming in on energy efficient solutions and renewable energy, and Smart Cities and Buildings (SCB) Asia featuring the latest digital advances in the construction sector.

To welcome over 550 exhibiting companies showcasing cutting edge solutions (more…)