Sustainable Places 2022 arrives in Nice (France) from the 6th to the 9th of September. Each year, Sustainable Places is open to all topics related to building sustainability and most often reflect priorities of the European Commission. Register and join the two plenary sessions (on the 6th & 7th). BUILD UP will attend and cover the conference as a partner. Stay tuned!

Conference Scope

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 our transport and energy infrastructures. Renowned for showcasing results coming out of the EU Horizon 2020 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 in a more sustainable way.

Conference Concept

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. SP2022 will be held over four days in a hybrid (digital + in-person) event format. Between opening and closing keynote sessions, parallel technical sessions and project-organized workshops will explore the various conference themes. Given world events we encourage submissions on technology transfer, renewable energy implementations and energy security with the aim of facilitating actions that increase the rate of renovation and renewable energy implementations.

Conference Themes

Each year, Sustainable Places features topics that are shaping how we think about buildings and the built environment. Across all editions, Sustainable Places is open to all topics related to building sustainability and most often reflect priorities reflected in the European Commission Societal Challenges and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. 

For SP2022, the following list of themes are non-exhaustive and the conference program will be created according to accepted proposals received.

• Sustainable Construction & Renovation
• Smart Cities, Smart Grids and Urban Transition
• Digitalization, Smartness & Artificial Intelligence
• Facilitating the energy transition: Policy, Finance, Training
• Sustainable Urban Renewal & Cultural Transformation
• Renewable Energy Technologies
• Decarbonization & Circularity
• Resilience and Energy Security

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Plenary Opening (6 Sep) | "Innovate with France"

An invitation to partner with French innovators, alongside  Region Sud, and Nice Côte d’Azur. With keynotes from the European Commission, the French Ministry of Sustainable Development, the Mayor of Nice as well local and regional industrial innovation clusters, this session will include an Info Day to present a relevant selection upcoming EU funding opportunities through Horizon Europe and LIFE calls. 

The event will be followed by a networking session and welcome cocktail, allowing the international Sustainable Places community to connect and  co-create research and market opportunities within the vibrant French clean-tech and sustainability ecosystem.

Plenary session (7 Sep) | "Innovate with Monaco"

As a destination committed to sustainable development for decades, the Principality of Monaco has pursued a strong policy on sustainability-related issues both nationally and internationally. This “Innovate with Monaco” session will highlight the long-term commitment of the Principality to help meet the Sustainable Development Goals, invite a selection of Monegasque SMEs to pitch their sustainable innovations and showcase progress from digital twin and artificial intelligence SMEs acting on urban scale challenges similar to Monaco.

Sustainable Places is a conference organised by R2M Solutions, with a partnership with BUILD UP (which will also attend and cover the conference) and ORE.