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EcoMaterials 5

Venue

Riobamba
Ecuador

Architects, urban planners, economists, specialists in shelter and settlement, solar energy and recycling, are already packing their bags.

Energie und Technologie (Symbolbild)
Image: Christoph Ritz

Just a week before the Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Human Settlements, Habitat III kicks off in Quito, a landmark meeting will be held in Riobamba city, setting the stage for sustainable construction.

The organisers of the EcoMaterials5 conference expect more than 200 participants and a dozen keynote speakers from industry, research, international organisations and civil society to present their unique perspectives on matters of the construction, maintenance and upkeep of habitat focusing on developing countries.

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