All researchers with the UNSW affiliation are invited to participate in the annual Built Environment Forum (BERF#3) by submitting NTRO statements or extended abstracts (up to 4 pages). The deadline will be 6 December, and the instructions for submissions will be communicated separately, once you are registered.

Why we submit an abstract:

All the accepted items will be published in the forum proceeding and/or an e-book (with an ISBN) available on Google Scholar to be citable. Due to individual URL/DOI, they can be shared via social media useful for team building or identity raising. Metrics on readership, citations, and mentions on social media can be tracked and available for authors. This can be beneficial to:
• Communicate the initial outcome or the progress of ongoing research projects related to the BE fields with our stakeholders;
• Demonstrate collaboration and track records, find potential team members and active researchers on specific topics.
• Document the BE projects if they are not fully published elsewhere (titles and abstracts should be different);
• Introduce investigators/researchers who are active in specific topics to academics with common interests;
• Address the need to communicate the outcome of ongoing projects via online platforms, if required by clients;

All the accepted abstracts are invited to be presented in one of the four technical sessions (3 minutes presentation): 3301 Architecture, 3303 Design, 3302 Building and Construction, and 3304 Urban Studies.

Please download the template and follow the instructions. Manuscripts prepared in Microsoft Word must be converted into a single file before submission. When preparing manuscripts in Microsoft Word, the Environmental Sciences Proceedings Microsoft Word template file must be used. Please insert your graphics (schemes, figures, etc.) in the main text after the paragraph of its first citation. Please note that figures and tables should be consistent with the font type and size as provided in the template. Within the abstract, the research reason should be acknowledged, such as if it is part of a course, research for a major thesis or independent research.

The submitting author, who is generally the corresponding author, is responsible for the manuscript during the submission and peer-review process. All co-authors can see the manuscript details in the submission system, if they register and log in using the e-mail address provided during manuscript submission.