Outreach & Engagement
Events
5 conferences · 8 invited talks · 4 workshops & outreach
2026
2025
Conference
ICUC 2025 — 12th International Conference on Urban Climate
4 papers presented: campus as a living lab, urban climate modeling of Kent Ridge, solar-reflective pavements and façades, and sea breeze impacts on urban heat island.
Conference
CISBAT 2025 — The Built Environment in Transition
4 papers presented: digital twin-driven microclimate insights, vertical agrivoltaic systems, thermal walk microclimate mapping, and enhancing digital twin interfaces for thermal comfort planning.
Conference
DLA 2025 — Collaboration
Paper presented on integrating various dataset for building comprehensive greenery modeling in a BEAM Digital Twin.
Conference
SBE 2025 — Sustainable Built Environment Conference
Paper presented on microclimate-calibrated urban building energy modelling for campus decarbonization interventions.
Conference
PVSEC 2025 — 36th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference
Paper presented on low-carbon university student housing and campus-wide solar PV deployment policy.
Invited Talk
Cooling the Campus, Shaping Climate Resilience — AI Wednesdays at Lorong AI
Invited talk on BEAM's AI-driven approach to urban microclimate management and campus climate resilience.
Invited Talk
BEAM Framework and Digital Twin to Address Urban Microclimate Challenges — NUS & TU Delft Workshop
Invited presentation at the NUS–TU Delft joint workshop on sensing and modelling of the sustainable built environment.
Invited Talk
Urban Microclimates and Digital Twins for Climate-Resilient Campuses — Happy Hour at Hassell
Invited talk as part of the NUS Masterplan Sharing series, presenting BEAM's digital twin and microclimate findings to architecture and urban design practitioners.
Workshop
Urban Sustainability in Practice — University of Waterloo Faculty of Environment
Knowledge exchange session with Dr Peter Crank and students from University of Waterloo. Presentations on microclimate monitoring, digital twin interfaces, and data-driven urban planning by the BEAM and NUS Urban Analytics Lab teams.
Invited Talk
Geospatial Insights for Sustainable Cities: CoolNUS-BEAM Framework — GSTCE 2025
Presentation on urban microclimate and greenery insights through the BEAM geospatial framework.
Outreach
Research Showcase — NUS Visit by Vietnam General Secretary To Lâm and Delegates
CoolNUS-BEAM research was showcased to the Communist Party of Vietnam General Secretary and delegates during a high-level visit to NUS, demonstrating the campus living lab approach to climate resilience.
Invited Talk
Ang Yu Qian at COP30 — Singapore Pavilion, Carbon Markets & Cities
Asst Prof Ang Yu Qian represented BEAM and NUS at COP30, presenting on urban building energy modelling and campus-scale decarbonisation at the Singapore Pavilion.
2024
Conference
ASim 2024 — 5th Asia Conference of IBPSA
4 papers presented on digital twins, solar-reflective films, data-driven building simulation, and pedestrian walkability. Collaborative work with TUM, Takenaka Corporation, and TU Delft.
Invited Talk
Cooling Singapore — Heat Management: NUS BEAM Project — AlterCOP29
Invited talk on NUS BEAM's approach to heat management and urban cooling as part of the AlterCOP29 parallel programme on sustainable cities.
Outreach
Clean & Green Singapore Day 2024 & Inaugural Iceberg Series
Dr Marcel Ignatius joined the inaugural NUS Iceberg Series panel on "Campus as a Real-World Living Laboratory to Tackle Climate Change", presenting findings on tree canopy growth from 36% to 60% between 2019–2024.
Invited Talk
From Data to Action: Enhancing Campus Sustainability with CoolNUS-BEAM — NUS Cities Brown Bag
Invited seminar presenting the BEAM initiative's data-driven approach to campus sustainability at the NUS Cities Brown Bag Series.
Workshop
Green Campus Joint Workshop Series — NUS × BINUS University
Two-part workshop series: BEAM hosted BINUS delegates at NUS SDE for a 3-day programme on sustainable campus development, then Dr Marcel Ignatius travelled to Jakarta to present at BINUS's Green Campus Initiative Workshop with UAJY.
Invited Talk
Beyond Green: Navigating Campus Sustainability with CoolNUS — Singapore International Water Week 2024
Invited presentation at the NUS booth at Singapore International Water Week, on campus sustainability and the CoolNUS-BEAM framework.
