Call for Papers
The 20th Built Environment Conference to be held on the 13th and 14th of July 2026 at Premier Hotel Pretoria, Gauteng, seeks responses to questions related to current conversations, debates, and empirical research on the challenges of and opportunities presented by the theme Building on our Past, Creating our Future.
To aid researchers in identifying relevant research for the conference, the following sub-themes are provided.
Sub-Themes:
- Innovative use of technology
- Sustainable construction and environment
- Construction industry transformation and development
- Sustainable infrastructure design and delivery challenges
- Procurement innovation and transformation
- Smart cities and sustainable human settlements
- Innovative waste management
- Public and private sector procurement and contracting
- Legislative and regulatory challenges
- Labor challenges and issues
- Transformative education, training and skills development
- Construction health and safety innovation
- SME development
- Women in construction
- Government role in transformation and sustainability
- Project management in Construction
- Skills development
- Workforce diversity and development
- Nature-based solutions
- Near zero design and construction
The conference invites papers within the context of its theme & sub-themes that address, inter alia, in both the public and private sectors
- Current trends and developments
- Innovation
- Opportunities and challenges
- Policies and procedures
- Legislation and regulations
- Practices
- Case studies
Papers will be reviewed according to:
- Relevance to the conference theme
- Objectives and outcomes of the conference
- Originality of the subject matter
- Rigor and robustness of empirical research
- Research design and methods
Selected papers will be published as book chapters and indexed in Scopus
It is intended that these papers will contribute significantly to the existing body of knowledge relative to the science and practice of construction not only in South Africa but everywhere where the products of construction are produced.
CASH PRIZES FOR BEST PAPERS:
Top Paper: R6,000 • 2nd Paper: R3,000 • 3rd Paper: R1,000
IMPORTANT DATES
- 30 June 2026: Final Paper Submission
- 13-14 Jul 2026 : 20th Built Environment Conference
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