<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Dear Colleagues,<div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv4907919821"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><div class="yiv4907919821y_msg_container"><div id="yiv4907919821"><div><div
style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><div class="yiv4907919821y_msg_container"><div id="yiv4907919821"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><div style="" class="yiv4907919821"><br style=""></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:13.3333px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;" class="yiv4907919821">I am writing to inform you that
full papers are being accepted for review until
September 29, 2014 for the CIB-MENA International Conference on "Smart Sustainable and Healthy Cities", which will be held in Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates, December 14-16, 2014. <br style="" class="yiv4907919821">
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The CIB-MENA conference web site is <a rel="nofollow" style="" class="yiv4907919821" target="_blank" href="http://www.adu.ac.ae/cibmena">www.adu.ac.ae/cibmena</a><a rel="nofollow" style="" class="yiv4907919821" target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecitcglobal%2Ecom&urlhash=V6-F&_t=tracking_anet"></a>. Here you can find the complete paper topics, abstract guidelines and submission directions. <br style="" class="yiv4907919821">
</div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:13.3333px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;" class="yiv4907919821"><br style="" class="yiv4907919821"></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:13.3333px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;" class="yiv4907919821">The conference is being jointly organized by Abu Dhabi University (ADU) and T<span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;">he International Council for Research and
Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB)</span>.<br style="" class="yiv4907919821">
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The important dates for the conference are:
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</div><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;"> Full paper submission<span class="yiv4907919821" style=""> </span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""> </span>Monday, 29 Sept 2014</span></span>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-indent:.5in;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;">Notification of full paper acceptance<span class="yiv4907919821" style=""> </span>Tuesday, 21 Oct 2014</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-indent:.5in;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;">Camera-ready (revised) paper submission <span class="yiv4907919821" style=""> </span>Monday, 10 Nov 2014</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-indent:.5in;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;">Conference starts<span class="yiv4907919821" style=""> </span>Sunday,
14 December 2014</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-indent:.5in;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;">Conference ens <span class="yiv4907919821" style=""> </span>Tuesday,
16 December <span class="yiv4907919821" style=""> </span>2014</span></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:13.3333px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;" class="yiv4907919821">
</div><div style="" class="yiv4907919821"><br style="" class="yiv4907919821"></div> <div class="yiv4907919821" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"> <div class="yiv4907919821" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><br style="" class="yiv4907919821"><div style="" class="yiv4907919821"><div style="" class="yiv4907919821" id="yiv4907919821"><div style="" class="yiv4907919821"><div class="yiv4907919821" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:14pt;"><div class="yiv4907919821" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:14pt;"><div class="yiv4907919821" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande,
sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv4907919821" style="" target="_blank" href="http://www.adu.ac.ae/cibmena"></a><div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><br class="yiv4907919821" style="" clear="none"><div class="yiv4907919821" id="yiv4907919821" style=""><div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><div class="yiv4907919821" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><div class="yiv4907919821" style="">
</div><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv4907919821" style="" ymailto="mailto:ahmad.okeil@adu.ac.ae" target="_blank" href="mailto:ahmad.okeil@adu.ac.ae"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:#1F497D;"></span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""></span></a><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:#1F497D;"> </span><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;"></span></span>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy;"> </span><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;"></span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy;"> </span><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;"></span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;" align="center"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><b class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:22.0pt;color:#993300;" lang="EN-GB">Smart, Sustainable and Healthy Cities</span></b></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><b class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:#993300;"> </span></b><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;"></span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;">First
International Conference of </span><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;"></span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;">The
CIB Middle East and North Africa Research Network </span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;">(CIB-MENA
2014)</span><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;"></span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;"> </span><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;"></span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;">Hosted
by:</span><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;"></span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;">Abu
Dhabi University, UAE</span><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;"></span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><b class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;">14-16 December
2014 </span></b></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""></span><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv4907919821" style="" target="_blank" href="http://www.adu.ac.ae/CIBMENA/"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:10.5pt;">http://www.adu.ac.ae/CIBMENA/</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""></span></a><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;"></span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""></span><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv4907919821" style="" ymailto="mailto:cib-mena2014@adu.ac.ae" target="_blank" href="mailto:cib-mena2014@adu.ac.ae"><span class="yiv4907919821" style="">cib-mena2014@adu.ac.ae</span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""></span></a><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><b class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:#1F497D;"></span></b></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:16.0pt;color:navy;" lang="EN-AU">Theme</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.5pt;" lang="EN-GB">Cities in the
Middle East and North Africa, like cities in other parts of the world, are
experiencing an unprecedented wave of urbanization. This urbanization is
forecast to continue and intensify in the next decades. Many old cities
are mushrooming to incomprehensible sizes and are forecast to approach or
exceed 40 million people in the coming decade. In other cases instant
cities have emerged and developed from wilderness to full urban status within a
single generation.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.5pt;" lang="EN-GB">This rapid
development poses a great challenge for all those involved in the design,
planning, construction, and management of the built environment in order to
provide sustainable, livable, equitable, and viable cities for all people.
These challenges are so diverse and range from retrofitting existing building
stock and infrastructure to the design and construction of new developments.
They are also so diverse that they requires innovative interventions at
different levels starting from urban and infra-structure planning on one end of
the scale to interior design and material science on the other end of the scale
with many other levels in-between including architecture, civil engineering,
urban design, and landscape architecture. The challenges are also so
diverse that sustaining cities will not be possible without interdisciplinary
efforts. Decision makers will need to involve multidisciplinary teams of
planners, architects, engineers, environmentalists, scientists and economists to
sustain the growth of these centers that are shaped by global factors, and
aspire to retain local identities.<span class="yiv4907919821" style=""> </span>This
conference will provide an excellent opportunity for everyone involved in the
design, planning, construction, and management of the built environment to
share<span class="yiv4907919821" style=""> </span>international best practices,
experiences, technologies, and policies applicable, and offering solutions to
the challenges of cities in the 21st century.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:16.0pt;color:navy;" lang="EN-GB">Topics
of Interest:</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1F497D;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.5pt;" lang="EN-GB">The conference
encourages submission of papers on topics including but not limited to the
following:</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></div>
<table class="yiv4907919821" style="width:8.8in;margin-left:.2in;border-collapse:collapse;" border="0" width="845" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody class="yiv4907919821" style=""><tr class="yiv4907919821" style="height:45.15pt;"><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" class="yiv4907919821" style="width:282.6pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:45.15pt;" valign="top" width="377">
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;background:white;">Planning</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Mixed-use Urban Development.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Urban Sprawl and Density Optimization.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Rehabilitation of Damaged Sites.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Public Transportation.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Low Energy Transportation.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Mitigation of Heat Island Effect.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">City Climate.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Building Codes and Regulations.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Spatial Planning and Infrastructure Development.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Urban Resilience.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Sustainability</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;background:white;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;background:white;">Management</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Construction management and organization</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Lean Construction.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Construction Procurement</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Construction Business Management</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">E-business in construction</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">International Construction</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Construction Innovation and Management</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Health and Safety</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Construction Education </span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Construction Industry Development</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="margin-left:39.0pt;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-family:Symbol;color:black;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style="">·<span class="yiv4907919821" style="font:7.0pt;">
</span></span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" dir="LTR" style=""></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;background:white;">Design Management and Integration</span><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:#1F497D;background:white;"></span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Design and Management of Critical Infrastructure.</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;background:white;"></span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="margin-left:39.0pt;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style="">·<span class="yiv4907919821" style="font:7.0pt;">
</span></span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" dir="LTR" style=""></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Facility
Management</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;"></span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;background:white;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;background:white;">Energy/Water Efficiency</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Commissioning of Building Energy Systems.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Optimization of Energy Performance.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Refrigerant Management.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Building Integrated Renewable Energy.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">On-site Renewable Energy.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Offsite Renewable Energy.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Monitoring Energy Consumption of Building.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Water Efficiency in Buildings and Landscape</span></span></div>
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<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;background:white;">Ecology</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Habitat Protection and Restoration.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Water, Air, Soil, Light Pollution Reduction.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Construction Activity Pollution Prevention.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;background:white;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;background:white;">Waste Management</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Stormwater Management.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Wastewater Management.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Waste Management</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Construction Waste Management.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;background:white;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;background:white;">Building Materials and Components</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Rehabilitation, Reuse, Remanufacturing and Recycling in the
Construction Industry.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Embodied Energy of Building Materials.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Building Materials Stewardship and Environmental
Certification.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;background:white;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;background:white;">Human Comfort and Health Issues</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Livable Cities</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Thermal Comfort.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Visual Comfort.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Indoor/Outdoor Air Quality.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Passive Design Strategies.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Natural and Mechanical Ventilation.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;background:white;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;background:white;">Assessment Methodologies</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Post Occupancy Evaluation.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Environmental Impact Assessment.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Life Cycle Assessment.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Ranking Systems.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;background:white;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;background:white;">Economics of Sustainability</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Business Case for Sustainable Design.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Greenwashing in the Construction Industry.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Incentives as a driver of Sustainability.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Affordability and Sustainability.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;background:white;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;background:white;">Information Technology</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;">
</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Intelligent and Responsive Buildings</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;"> </span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Smart and Sustainable
Built Environment </span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-align:left;" align="left"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;">·</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:7.0pt;"> </span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;">Building Information
Modeling</span></span></div>
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<div class="yiv4907919821" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""> </span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:justify;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:16.0pt;color:navy;">Paper
Submission</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:justify;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;">Two types of
papers could be submitted: papers that describe well-developed or completed
research (max 7000 words, or 16 pages of our template) and short papers that
describe research in progress (max 3000 words, or 7 pages of our template).
Abstract submission must be in English with no more than 500 words. Submissions
should be sent in Word Document Format DOCX or Rich Text Format RTF.<span class="yiv4907919821" style=""> </span>All Submitted papers will be reviewed by a
double-blind (at least three reviewers) review by members of the International
Scientific Committee. This will support the selection process of those that
will be accepted for their presentation at the conference and publication in
the book of proceedings.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:justify;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:16.0pt;color:navy;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:justify;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:16.0pt;color:navy;">Important
Dates</span></span></div><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;"> Full paper submission<span class="yiv4907919821" style=""> </span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""> </span>Monday, 29 Sept 2014</span></span>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-indent:.5in;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;">Notification of full paper acceptance<span class="yiv4907919821" style=""> </span>Tuesday, 21 Oct 2014</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-indent:.5in;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;">Camera-ready (revised) paper submission <span class="yiv4907919821" style=""> </span>Monday, 10 Nov 2014</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-indent:.5in;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;">Conference starts<span class="yiv4907919821" style=""> </span>Sunday,
14 December 2014</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="text-indent:.5in;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;">Conference ens <span class="yiv4907919821" style=""> </span>Tuesday,
16 December <span class="yiv4907919821" style=""> </span>2014</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:justify;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:16.0pt;color:navy;">Technical
Visit</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.5pt;" lang="EN-GB">The conference will
conduct a technical trip.<span class="yiv4907919821" style=""> </span>Buses will
take participants through the city to give an opportunity of seeing the rapid
urban development of Abu Dhabi city at firsthand. Starting from Qasr Al Hosn, the oldest stone building in the city </span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:11.5pt;" lang="EN-GB">(1793)</span></span>, the visit will proceed to the
most recent major projects in Abu Dhabi, including Masdar City, one of the
first experimental sustainable cities of the 21st century, The Central Souq, Manaret Al
Sadeyat, Yas Island, Ferrari World, The Capital Gate Tower and Al Bahr Towers
and The Grand Mosque.</span></span></div>
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<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;" lang="EN-GB">On behalf of the CIB-MENA2014 organizing committee</span></span></div>
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<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;" lang="EN-GB">Prof. Ahmad Okeil</span></span><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;"></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:#1F497D;"> </span><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;"></span></div>
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<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:#1F497D;">Ahmad Okeil, PhD</span><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;"></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:#1F497D;">Professor of Architecture and
Design</span><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;"></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:#1F497D;">College of Engineering</span><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;"></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:#1F497D;">Abu Dhabi University</span><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;"></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;">P. O. Box 59911</span><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;"></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:#1F497D;">Abu Dhabi, UAE</span><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;"></span></div>
<div class="yiv4907919821" style=""><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:#1F497D;">Office:
+971-2-5015739</span><span class="yiv4907919821" style="color:black;"></span></div>
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