• Climate change mitigation
• Climate change adaptation
• Resource efficiency at the urban and building level;
• Relevant policies, programs regulations and standards;
• Renovation and performance upgrading of buildings and infrastructure;
• Issues related to nearly-zero lifecycle energy and emission performance;
• Cost, financing and taxation approaches for high performance;
• Economic and social externalities;
• Innovation in materials, products and systems;
• Environmentally efficient products and sustainable use of materials;
• Methods, tools and certification;
• Small urban area analysis, assessment or case studies
• Training and education to promote adoption of sustainable approaches.