Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
The Report of the U.N. Brundtland Commission, Our Common Future, 1987
"If there are to be problems, may they come during my life-time so that I can resolve them and give my children the chance of a good life."
Kenyan proverb
"History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives"
Invited lecture: Prof. Qiuwang Wang : AI and Thermal-Resistance-Guided Hetero-Design of High-Efficient Heat-Exchangers
Invited lecture: Prof. Şiir KILKIŞ - Avoiding Increments of Global Warming Through Integrated Mitigation Action in Urban Areas with Co-Benefits
Panel: Getting published in an International Journal, perspectives of the publisher and the editors-in-chief
Moderator: Prof. Hrvoje Mikulčić
Prof. Annamaria Buonomano
Prof. Soteris Kalogirou
Prof. Ruzhu Wang
Invited lecture: Prof. Kathleen Aviso - Process Systems Engineering for Integrated Carbon Management and Trading Networks: A Systems Pathway to Industrial Decarbonization
Invited lecture: Prof. Benedetto Nastasi - Multi-scale and cross-domain Smart Energy Systems for the Built Environment
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