Summary of SB14 Barcelona & iiSBE AGM (Part: 2)
 On October 27, 2014, the team conducted a survey of downtown and attended the iiSBE AGM in the afternoon. The location of the morning survey was the Sagrada Familia designed by Antoni Gaudi, which is famed globally for its unique design. Sagrada Familia is also the sole uncompleted architecture to be listed as an UNESCO World Heritage Site in the world; the east, west and south facade of the building are: Nativity facade, Passion facade and the yet to be completed Glory facade. Inspired by the form of Mother Nature's flora and fauna, Gaudi also incorporated scenes from the Holy Bible into the overall architectural structure and the presentation of details in order to create the remarkable architecture. In the afternoon, the team split into two groups to conduct meeting and survey activities. TSSBE President Su, Secretary General Li Yen-yi, Chairpersons Chou Po-cheng and Chang Kuei-feng attended the iiSBE AGM, which saw participation from 35 delegates from around the world. The meeting was presided over by iiSBE President Luis Braganca and the agendas included annual report, financial report and the election of directors. Nils Larrson's annual report on iiSBE included the following key points: (1) There is a significant progress in the collaboration between iiSBE, WGBC and UNEP. (2) Donations were made in aid of the Philippines typhoon disaster, and 2 local chapters were established in Malta and Brazil. (3) Collaboration between CIB, UNEP-SBCI and FIDIC. (4) SB17 conference will be held in Hong Kong and renamed as WSBE17. (5) Currently, nations confirmed to host SB16 district meetings include: Germany, Malta, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland and Egypt; countries still to be confirmed include Sweden, Portugal, Turkey and Philippines. In terms of other chapters, Canada, Taiwan, Italy, Czech Republic, Malta, South Korea and Spain all presented reports. This year's TSSBE annual report was conducted by TSSBE Secretary General Li, Yen-yi, who briefed the audience about TSSBE’s achievements and experiences in promoting sustainable building development in Taiwan in 2014, especially the proactive cooperation with the government to promote diversified, sustainable policies and technologies. Furthermore, the sustainability of the future generations is examined from a broad sense of education. |
