Previous Conferences
LiderA 2019 Conference
Enhancing the pursuit of sustainability in construction
The LiderA 2019 Conference took place on February 6th, focusing on enhancing the pursuit of sustainability in construction (by developers and users), particularly in how decisions can contribute to this goal, as highlighted by the new version of LiderA.
Built environments represent a significant investment for both the public and private sectors, as well as for families. Decisions made regarding development areas, projects, and adopted solutions have long-term impacts on comfort, health, safety, and performance, often for many years. The design of a new building or even a renovation project has a time horizon that can extend up to 50 years.
The challenges, available solutions, and requirements have evolved, making it increasingly important to adopt solutions that consider the cultural and aesthetic dimensions, as well as environmental, social, and economic performance—that is, the pursuit of sustainability. Sustainability assessment and certification systems, such as LiderA, can play a key role in supporting decision-making when selecting solutions, determining the level of performance desired, and independently demonstrating this performance to the market.
The conference addressed the following four subthemes:
- Sustainability challenges for LiderA in rehabilitation and new urban developments;
- Comfortable, safe, high-performance, and resilient buildings;
- LiderA v.4 – the new version (products, buildings, developments, areas, and sustainable tourist destinations);
- Opportunities to create economic, social, and environmental value.
LiderA 2013 Conference
Sustainable urban acupuncture, in urban regeneration and tourism!
The LiderA 2013 Congress presented and analyzed interventions that, from the sustainability perspective, align with the logic of the mathematician/engineer Archimedes, who said, “Give me a lever and a fulcrum, and I will move the world.”
Thus, at a time when it is essential for interventions to contribute to driving the sustainable development dynamic, the theme of the congress was sustainable urban acupuncture, particularly interventions that create a dynamic in the pursuit of sustainability and help create and ensure value.
Throughout the congress, the following topics were discussed: (1) developments of LiderA between 2012 and 2013, (2) sustainable urban regeneration interventions, (3) tourism, creating sustainable destinations and ensuring clients, and (4) debating partnerships to create a dynamic of value through sustainability.
LiderA 2012 Conference
Eco-neighbourhoods and Sustainable Communities
On the 18th and 19th of June 2012, the fourth LiderA Congress took place at the Interdisciplinary Complex of the Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, following the 2009 LiderA Congress on the opportunities of sustainable construction, the 2010 LiderA Congress on creating value with sustainability, and the 2011 LiderA Congress on sustainable products and services.
The 2012 LiderA Congress featured over 30 speakers and 150 participants, with very positive feedback received.
The 2012 LiderA Congress was dedicated to the theme of Eco-neighbourhoods and Sustainable Communities, with a special focus on promoting solutions that create sustainability in the water cycle, energy, materials, and food, contributing to the search for and creation of more sustainable communities.
Its programme consisted of eight sessions outlining the event’s thematic areas, featuring presentations and discussions on: (1) the developments carried out by LiderA in the past year; (2) sustainability as a performance factor in tourism, and as a driving force for sustainable communities and eco-neighbourhoods; (3) good performance in the pursuit of sustainability; (4) sustainability in Portuguese-speaking countries (PALOPS); (5) the urban water cycle; (6) challenges for agriculture in eco-neighbourhoods; (7) good performance in the pursuit of sustainability from rural to urban areas, and from demand to certification; and finally, (8) how to contribute to bridging supply and demand for sustainability in eco-neighbourhoods.
LiderA 2011 Conference
Sustainable Products and Services
The third LiderA Congress was held on the 25th and 26th of May, following the LiderA 09 Congress on the opportunities of sustainable construction and the 2010 LiderA Congress on creating value with sustainability. The 2011 LiderA Congress featured over 40 speakers and 230 participants, with very positive feedback received.
The 2011 LiderA Congress focused on sustainable products and services for the built environment, with the following thematic areas: (1) the developments carried out by LiderA in the past year, (2) case studies on sustainable buildings and urban regeneration, (3) sustainable materials and products, and (4) other services in the built environment that contribute to environmental efficiency and sustainability.
LiderA 2010 Conference
How to Create Value with Sustainability
The LiderA 2010 Congress – How to Create Value with Sustainability was held from the 18th to the 20th of May.
The congress programme covered the following ten sessions: (I) Approach and application of LiderA 2009/2010; (II) Good performance in sustainability in public projects and their certification by LiderA; (III) Good environmental performance in private projects and their LiderA certification; (IV) Integrating the perspective in rehabilitation – reflection on new perspectives and challenges; (V) Creating value in real estate through sustainability; (VI) Financing and designing sustainability; (VII) Creating value through sustainability in products; (VIII) Challenges of revising the energy certification directive; (IX) Contribution of the components; (X) Workshop – “Nearly zero-energy buildings – what solutions to create value?”.
LiderA 2019 Conference
Opportunities of Sustainable Construction
The LiderA 09 Congress was held on the 27th and 28th of May 2009 at IST, under the theme “Opportunities of Sustainable Construction”.
The congress aimed to bring together advisors from the LiderA system, designers, developers, regulators, companies in the construction sector, and other stakeholders interested in discussing and identifying the opportunities that can arise for sustainability in construction.
The congress programme covered the following eight sessions: (I) Sustainable approach of LiderA; (II) cases certified by LiderA; (III) strategies and practices for promoting sustainability by the public and private sectors; (IV) investment and sustainability of the built environment; (V) good sustainable approaches in rehabilitation, as well as (VI) in new constructions; (VII) the new version of the LiderA system; and (VIII) the opportunities of sustainability.