ReSBE 2026 _ 20-23/10/2026 Thessaloniki, Greece

ReSBE 2026 (ReShaping the Built Environment through Sustainability and Circularity) is an international conference dedicated to advancing sustainability and circularity in the built environment that brings together researchers, practitioners, innovators, and policymakers to explore transformative solutions for a regenerative future. Expect insights across circular design & construction, digitalisation & innovation, lifecycle assessment & metrics, climate adaptation & resilience, policy & governance, market transformation, and society & education.

The conference will take place in Thessaloniki, Greece from 20 to 23 October 2026.

The abstract submission is now open! Submission deadline: 30 November 2025

Accepted papers will be published by Springer Nature in Tracts in Civil Engineering (indexed in Scopus).

Conference Topics (include but are not limited to):

1. Circular Design & Construction: design for adaptability, reuse, and disassembly; material passports; modularity and standardisation.
2. Sustainable Buildings, Infrastructures & Cities: sustainability assessment frameworks, sustainable design, construction, operation and management; synergies across scales.
3. Lifecycle Assessment, Metrics & Monitoring: whole-life carbon, embodied energy, circularity indicators, benchmarking frameworks, multi-criteria decision-support methods, and AI/IoT-enabled lifecycle monitoring.
4. Digitalisation & Automation: BIM-based approaches, digital twins, digital passports, AI-powered tools, and decision-support systems.
5. Climate Adaptation & Resilience: climate-responsive design, resilient infrastructure, and nature-based solutions.
6. Energy & Performance: net-zero energy, carbon-neutral buildings, renewable energy integration, and smart grids.
7. Materials & Innovation: bio-based and regenerative materials, advanced composites, and secondary raw materials through industrial symbiosis.
8. Urban & Regional Perspectives: circular cities, heritage regeneration, and urban mining.
9. Financing & Market Transformation: circular business models, green financing, and innovative procurement strategies.
10. Policy & Governance: regulatory frameworks, certification systems, and leadership for circularity.
11. Stakeholders & Collaboration Models: roles, interactions, and governance mechanisms for systemic change.
12. Societal & Educational Dimensions: awareness, equity, skills, and capacity-building for sustainable transitions.

The ReSBE 2026 Organising Committee: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University of Minho, COST Action CircularB.

More info at the website: https://resbe2026.web.auth.gr/