Finalists 2018
The 2018 Livcom Awards takes place at JW Marriott Hotel Cairo, Egypt on 13-15 December. Up until November, a total of 17 cities and 27 projects from over 20 countries have been invited to the Finals; more than 30 papers will also be shared at the Finals.
This year, the “Whole City Award” of LivCom will be trialed not to categorize according to the population, which aims to focus on the city's own case to identify the best practices. The judges will not make comparison among cities. However, cities are still required to register according to different population categories.
The Finals Presentation will take place in 5 rooms. Cities presentation will be divided into 3 categories: Comprehensive Presentation and Case Presentation (40-55 mins); Single Presentation (15-20 mins). The time for the presentation of natural and built projects is no more than 35 mins; while the Technology and Solution Project is within 15-20 mins. The LivCom Finals Briefing will take place at around17:00 on 12th December. Please be further advised at the Registration Desk.
Finalists - Whole City |
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| Madinah | Saudi Arabia | Comprehensive |
| Sochi | Russia | Comprehensive |
| Cheonju | Korea | Case |
| Jihlava | Czech Republic | Comprehensive |
| Calgary | Canada | Case |
| Chrudim | Czech Republic | Case |
| Quzhou | PR China | Comprehensive |
| Kunming | PR China | Comprehensive |
| Odense | Denmark | Case |
| DaresSalaam | Tanzania | Single |
| Macerata | Italy | Single |
| Samarra | Iraq | Single |
| Cairo | Egypt | Single |
| Gaziantep | Turkey | Single |
| Mumbai | India | Comprehensive |
| Alexandria | Egypt | Comprehensive |
| Norwich | UK | Case |
Project Section |
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| Application of Bioenergy for Energy Systems or Materials and Environmental Sustainability | UK |
| A Novel High Capacity Thermochemical Heat Storage System for Existing Homes in Moderate Region | UK |
| Interdisciplinary Work: The Key to Sustainable Energy | Canada |
| Hybrid-Approach for Sinkhole Occurrence Risk Mitigation in Urban Areas | Poland |
| Sustainable non-formal housing areas with high density Project | USA |
| The Practice of a New Demonstration Town for Sustainable Development, Nanniwan | PR China |
| Urban Comprehensive Management System, Kunming | PR China |
| The Hamra’ al-Asad Neighborhood Improvement Initiative, Madinah | Saudi Arabia |
| The Development of Qubaa Boulevard, Madinah | Saudi Arabia |
| Removal of Patent Blue dye using Indian Bael Shell Biochar | India |
| Migration into Sustainable Development of Cities | India |
| Integrated Urban Mobility | India |
| Nitrate Removal from Aqueous Solution Using Adsorbent from Agricultural Residues | Algeria |
| Water scarcity between the requirements of quality of life and management of available resources | Algeria |
| The Assessment and Mapping of Urban Visual Pollution through an Assembly of Open Source Geospatial Tools | Pakistan |
| Empowering Women to achieve Sustainable Development | Ethiopia |
| Evaluation of Post-Processing Methods to Improve RegCM4 Simulations | Iran |
| Comparison of Thermal Loads of a Building in the Case of Normal Windows and Seamless Ones | Iran |
| Design of Solar Plant with Parabolic Trough Concentrators | Egypt |
| Upgrade of Conventional Activated Sludge WWTP to Moving Bed Bioreactor (MBBR) WWTP | Egypt |
| Bioclimatism through Vernacular Architecture as a Pass for New Sustainable Structure | Egypt |
| Unlocking the Potentials of Urban Architecture in Enhancing the Quality of Urban Life in Urban Poverty Areas through Community Projects | Egypt |
| Security and Privacy in Smart City | Egypt |
| IoT as an Intelligent System for Smart Homes ( Topic: Intelligent Systems) | Egypt |
| Towards Maximizing the Role of Building Materials to Achieve Sustainability in the Hardscape Level | Egypt |
| Applications of Nanomaterials in Architectural Design | Egypt |
| An Examination of the Practically of Heating Supply Water via Solar Energy and Refused Plastic Bottles in Informal Settlements |
Egypt |