The Sustainable Buildings and Construction Summit 2026(20-22 April, Lausanne, Switzerland) convenes government officials, academics, private sector leaders, financiers, and civil society to advance building sector climate action. Co-organised by EPFL and UNEP-hosted Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction, the Summit aims to accelerate the transition to a resilient built environment worldwide, with particular focus on emerging markets and developing economies. Built Buildings Lab is co-leading two sessions:
On April 21, our workshop Culture, Heritage, and Social Sustainability: Foundations for a Sustainable and Resilient Future, co-led by Climate Heritage Network and Architecture 2030, will bring together stakeholders across the buildings and construction value chain to share successful examples of cultural and social sustainability across regions and scales, identify common barriers for scaling this work, and brainstorm how to share knowledge and apply best practices across global contexts.
On April 22, Built Buildings Lab, through Climate Heritage Network and the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, is convening a meeting on Advancing Culture and Heritage in the UNFCCC Global Climate Action Agenda to bring together a growing coalition of organizations, practitioners, and members of the public to build momentum around cultural heritage as a core strategy for built environment decarbonization.