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October 2017
European Week of Regions & Cities
The context In 2017, the European Week of Regions and Cities will reach its 15th birthday. It is a moment of both looking back and looking forward, whilst tackling the challenges that the EU regional and urban policy should be addressing, as of today, and over the coming years. The debate on Europe's future was kick-started by the Rome Treaties' anniversary (in March) and will continue to unfold throughout 2017. The European Week of Regions and Cities will be an…
Find out more »November 2017
WEF 2017 | World Engineering Forum
The National Council of Italian Engineers is honoured to organise the World Engineering Forum, due to take place from 27th of November to 2nd of December, 2017, at the Congress Center “La Nuvola”, in Rome (WEF2017 – www.wefrome2017.com). The main topic of the Forum will be: “Safeguarding Humankind’s Heritage”. Engineering’s commitment is to help material wealth within a sustainable development perspective. Technological research and smart applications should support countries in safeguarding material, social and cultural heritage of each community of people. Engineers…
Find out more »Analysis of the Property & Construction Industry
The present and future situation of the property and construction industry will be analysed in detail during an upcoming conference being organised by the Property Malta Foundation. During this intensive half day event, the recent Property and Construction Industry Study commissioned by the Malta Developers Association from KPMG will be published and discussed. “We commissioned this study to determine the true factual realities of our industry and dispel some common misconceptions and assumptions we often hear banded about without any…
Find out more »February 2018
Choosing AdoRes to Finance Energy Efficiency: Making the Business Case for Property Owner
ABRACADABRA is the acronym of a title summarizing the project’s strategy: Assistant Buildings’ addition to Retrofit, Adopt, Cure And Develop the Actual Buildings up to zeRo energy, Activating a market for deep renovation. In fact, ABRACADABRA is based on the prior assumption that non-energy-related benefits play a key role in the deep renovation of existing buildings. In particular, ABRA actions focus on the creation of a substantial increase of the real estate value of the existing buildings through a significant energy and architectural…
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STRIP me down, build me up.
STRIP is an annual debate aimed at bringing together the minds of individuals from different fields and ideas to tackle the major issues prevailing in Malta at the time. This year, in collaboration with the Malta International Shipowners Association, the event will focus on the current development situation in Malta: the extent to which our heritage is being protected while simultaneously catering for economic demand, and how we can improve upon it. The panel of speakers shall consist of a…
Find out more »March 2018
ZeroCO2: Promotion of Near Zero CO2 Emission Buildings due to Energy Use
The final regional conference of the ZeroCo2 - Interreg Europe Project will be held at the University Residence, Lija, Malta on 28 March 2018 starting at 9:30 a.m. At 12 noon, a press conference that will be addressed by Hon. Dr. Aaron Farrugia, Parliamentary Secretary for EU Funds and Social Dialogue. Programme 09:30 – 09:45Overview of the Interreg-Europe Project: ZeroCO2, Dr. Charles Yousif, ISE 09:45 – 10:15Market Needs Report for Near Zero Carbon Emissions Buildings, Ing. Damien Gatt, ISE 10:15…
Find out more »May 2018
Engineering Sustainability & Sustainable Energy 2018
The Chamber of Engineers is organising this joint conference in collaboration with the Institute for Sustainable Energy of the University of Malta. As technological advancements are being made in all societal levels and the quality of life has increased, unprecedented pressures on the planet have resulted in weather anomalies, resource depletion, wildlife habitat loss and an increased potential for human conflict. Engineers and Scientists have now found themselves in a unique position of responsibility, where they need to seek inspiration…
Find out more »June 2018
16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering
The organisers of the 16th ECEE Conference to be held in Thessaloniki between 18 and 21 June 2018 will be covering the following topics: 1. Seismic Hazard, Engineering Seismology and Strong Ground Motion 2. Soil Dynamics 3. Site Effects and Microzonation Studies 4. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering 5. Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction 6. Performance-Based Design of Structures 7. Laboratory, In-Situ Testing and Structural Health Monitoring of Structures 8. Large Scale Facilities for Earthquake Engineering purposes 9. Seismic Design and Analysis of Reinforced Concrete…
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