Growing urban populations and rising energy demand have increased the importance of reducing the environmental impact of buildings. At the same time, new technologies and management approaches have created opportunities to lower operating costs, improve building performance and support the transition towards more sustainable cities.

Held over two days at Le Meridien Petaling Jaya, the conference examined the development of smarter and greener buildings through energy management, Internet of Things devices, cloud monitoring, data analysis, 5G applications and more efficient building systems. It connected technology decisions with practical considerations around sustainability, indoor environments and building operations.

The programme covered emissions-efficient and net-zero buildings, 5G applications for the built environment, distributed pumping for chilled-water systems, healthy indoor air quality, sustainable cooling, carbon accreditation, energy efficiency towards zero consumption, buildings of the future, and the roles of ESG, cyber security, health and well-being in smart-building strategies. The event concluded with practical discussion on how organisations could begin planning their own smart-building journey