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BVD'26 – 3rd International Conference on
Building, Cities and Sustainability 2026 – Fez, Morocco
Organized by UPF University, member of the Arizona State University-Cinatana Alliance, in partnership with Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah and Moulay Ismail Universities
June 25–26, 2026, UPF Fez, Morocco
About BVD’26
BVD’26, the Third International Conference on Buildings, Cities and Sustainability, will be held in Fez, Morocco, on June 25–26, 2026, hosted by the UPF University, member of the ASU–Cintana Alliance. The conference gathers experts to advance research and solutions for smart, sustainable, and resilient cities.
Where
UPF, Fez, Morocco
When
Thursday to Friday
June 25–26, 2026
Conference Presentation
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Over the past decade, the Kingdom of Morocco has demonstrated sustained growth momentum across most strategic sectors. From its inception, the national development strategy was designed to stimulate the Moroccan economy around two principal pillars: first, the restructuring and consolidation of the existing industrial fabric; and second, diversification toward high value-added industries, notably automotive manufacturing, aeronautics, telecommunications, industrial valorization of local resources, agriculture, and fisheries products.
Nevertheless, the successful implementation of this strategic orientation remains closely contingent upon the modernization and upgrading of national infrastructure, including buildings, road networks, and related sectors such as water management and environmental systems.
Within a global context characterized by increasing energy and environmental constraints, the integration of modern scientific advances into research and technological innovation now promotes approaches grounded in intelligent eco-design of buildings and optimized, smart management of natural resources.
The “Sustainable Buildings and Cities” Congress will serve as a privileged forum for exchange among academic and professional stakeholders. It will address recent scientific and technological developments related to the improvement, restructuring, and eco-design of national infrastructure, as well as the regulatory frameworks required for the effective implementation and dissemination of best practices at the industrial scale.
In this context, the Private University of Fez, member of the ASU–CINTANA Alliance, in partnership with the Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah and the Université Moulay Ismail, is organizing the third edition of the International Congress “Sustainable Buildings and Cities” dedicated to examining national and international advancements in this field.
Objectives
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• To provide a scientific platform for presenting recent research and innovations in building, smart cities, urban planning, and sustainable development. |
• To share best practices and innovative solutions for addressing building and urbanization challenges in diverse global contexts. |
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• To explore the social impacts of smart city applications and urban development. |
• To discuss improvements in research methodologies and conceptual frameworks for sustainable building and inclusive urban environments. |
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• To foster collaboration between academics, practitioners, and policymakers across the ASU–Cintana Alliance and beyond. |
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Conference Topics
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Intelligent technologies, Artificial Intelligence and urban regeneration. |
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Smart techniques and digital innovation in health services, urban mobility and urban well-being. |
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Intelligent entrepreneurship, management and development economics for sustainable cities. |
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Energy efficiency in buildings. |
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Energy systems and solutions for buildings and cities. |
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Clean and renewable energies for cities and sustainable development. |
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Greening, urbanism and Eco-cities. |
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Cities and social inclusion. |
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Urban planning, Connectivity, gentrification, and peri-urban development. |
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Urban mobility and innovations. |
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Cultural heritage and sustainable development. |
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Smart buildings, techniques and materials. |
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Smart embedded systems and applications. |
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Sustainable development goals, cities, and education. |
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Digitalization of supply chains within Industry 4.0 and environmental sustainability. |
Conference Publication
All submissions will be subject to double-blind reviews, and all accepted papers will be published in edited books (Springer or IOP Science according to the topic of the contribution). These publication series are indexed in Scopus and Clarivate/Web of Science..
Submit your paper
All contributions must belong to the topics of this event. The authors can submit their full paper written in English (6 pages maximum) via the online conference management system in PDF format before the deadline using Easy Chair platform.
*The main final texts for publication will be in English, ut presentations at the conference may be in either English or French.*
Please click on the Word logo below to download the communication template.
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Important dates
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April 15th, 2026→ April 30th, 2026 : Article (full text) submission deadline • June 1st, 2026: Notification to Authors
• June 8 th, 2026: Camera ready submission
• June 15 th, 2026: Registration deadline
• June 25–26, 2026 : Conference dates
Editorial Policies
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• Originality of Works:
All submitted proposals and articles must be original and unpublished, not previously published or submitted elsewhere.
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• Scientific Compliance:
Articles must adhere to the academic and methodological standards specific to their discipline, including complete and up-to-date references.
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• Selection Process:
Abstracts (maximum 500 words) will be evaluated by the scientific committee based on their relevance, originality, and contribution to the conference theme.
Authors of accepted proposals will be required to submit a full paper, which will undergo a double-blind peer review process.
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• Publication of Works:
The conference proceedings will be published as book chapters, indexed in Scopus, ensuring international visibility for the presented works.
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• Respect for Deadlines:
Authors must comply with the deadlines set for submitting abstracts and full papers. Any delay may result in exclusion from the editorial process.
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• Accepted Languages:
The main final texts for publication will be in English, but presentations at the conference may be in either English or French.
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• Format Compliance:
Full papers must adhere to the formatting guidelines provided by the organizing committee.
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• Ethical Commitment:
Authors are required to respect research ethics principles, including scientific integrity and the absence of plagiarism.
Any detection of plagiarism will result in immediate rejection of the submission.
*Details on submission guidelines and formatting requirements will be provided soon on the conference website.*
”BVD'26 Honorary Committee
- • Lahlou Mohamed Aziz, President of the Private University of Fez
- • Ijjaali Mostapha, President of Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez
- • Bouayad Aboubakr, President of Moulay Ismaïl University, Meknes
- • Ahaitouf Ali, Director of the Normal Superior School, USMBA, Fez
- • Lahrach Abderrahim, Director of the National School of Applied Sciences, Fez
- • Moubtassim Mohamed, Dean of the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences Dhar Mehrez, Fez
- • Bouzlafa Mohamed, Dean of the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, Fez
- • Belkassmi Mohamed, Dean of the Faculty of Sciences Dhar Mehrez, Fez
- • Karim Mohamed, Director of the Superior School of Technology, USMBA, Fez
- • Director of EST Meknes
- • Chalh Zakaria, Director of the Superior School of Technology, UMI, Meknes
- • Sedra Moulay Brahim, Director of ENS, UMI, Meknes
BVD'26 Scientific Committee
The conference will be overseen by an International Scientific Committee comprising experts from UPF, ASU, and other Cintana Alliance member universities, as well as external global experts in building and urban sustainability.
- • Ahaitouf Ali, USMBA, Morocco
- • Akdim Brahim, UPF, Morocco
- • Amakdouf Hicham, USMBA, Morocco
- • Ayacine Mouhcine, AEU, Morocco
- • Azough Ahmed, Pôle Léonard de Vinci, France
- • Benyoussef Abdelilah, UM5, Morocco
- • Berrada Mohammed, USMBA, Morocco
- • Boukil Naoual, UPF, Morocco
- • Bounoua Zineb, UPF, Morocco
- • Boussoufi Badre, USMBA, Morocco
- • Bulent Akinoglu, METU, Turkey
- • Dadah Omar, UPF, Morocco
- • E-zzahout Abderahmane, UM5, Morocco
- • El Alami Rachid, USMBA, Morocco
- • El Alaoui Mustapha, UM5, Morocco
- • El Amraoui Youssef, UMI, Morocco
- • El Fadili Hakim, USMBA, Morocco
- • El Hiri Meriem, UPF, Morocco
- • El Khadiri Karim, USMBA, Morocco
- • El Khattabi El Mehdi, UMI, Morocco
- • El Mallahi Mostafa, USMBA, Morocco
- • El Markhi Hassane, USMBA, Morocco
- • Errahimi Fatima, USMBA, Morocco
- • Es-sbai Najia, USMBA, Morocco
- • Fabrizio Enrico, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
- • Faquir Sanaa, UPF, Morocco
- • Gaye Salif, Université de Thiès, Senegal
- • Hajji Tarik, UMI, Morocco
- • Hakan F. Oztop, Fırat University, Turkey
- • Halkhams Imane, UPF, Morocco
- • Ben El Haj Fouad, USMBA, Morocco
- • Benomar Ikram, USMBA, Morocco
- • Dr. Cecilia SZIGETI PhD, Budapest Metropolitan University, Budapest, Hungary
- • Pr. Marianela Mora Valenciano, Architecture and landscape design, Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
- • Dr. Ir. Darmawan Listya Cahya, ST, MURP, PhD, Universitas Esa Unggul, Indonesia
- • Prof. Dr. Natia Zedginidze-Jishkariani; Executive Vice President, East-West University (EWU), Tbilisi, Georgia
- • Hammouch Zakia, UMI, Morocco
- • Helcio Orlande, FURJ, Brazil
- • Hemen Dutta, Gauhati University, India
- • Huovolia Pekka, VTT, Finland
- • Itahriouan Zakaria, UPF, Morocco
- • Jararweh Yaser, JUST, Jordan
- • Karmouni Hicham, UCA, Morocco
- • Kassoul Khelil, UNIGE, Switzerland
- • Kazantzidis Andreas, University of Patras, Greece
- • Kerouad Mohamed, UMI, Morocco
- • Kharbach Jaouad, USMBA, Morocco
- • Lafdi Khalid, University of Dayton, USA
- • Lakhili Ferdaous, UPF, Morocco
- • Lakhssassi Ahmed, UQO, Canada
- • Lima Celson, University of Western Pará, Brazil
- • Loqman Chakir, USMBA, Morocco
- • Maaroufi Mohammed Mouhcine, UPF, Morocco
- • Mahraz Mohamed Adnane, USMBA, Morocco
- • Mansouri Anas, USMBA, Morocco
- • Mekhilef Saad, University of Malaya, Malaysia
- • Motahhir Saad, USMBA, Morocco
- • Naouel Daouas, ENIM, Tunisia
- • Ouazzani Jamil Mohamed, UPF, Morocco
- • Praveen Agarwal, Anand of Engineers, India
- • Qjidaa Hassan, USMBA, Morocco
- • Rezgui Yacine, Cardiff University, UK
- • Rezzouk Abdellah, USMBA, Morocco
- • Ribeiro Thierry, UniLaSalle, France
- • Riffi Jamal, USMBA, Morocco
- • Sabor Jalal, UMI, Morocco
- • M’hamdi Mohamed, USMBA, Morocco
- • Benboubker Mounir, USMBA, Morocco
- • Diani Asmae, USMBA, Morocco
- • Sahraoui Bouchta, LUNAM Université, France
- • Sayyouri Mhamed, USMBA, Morocco
- • Senhaji Saloua, UPF, Morocco
- • Sébastien Poncet, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
- • Tahiri Ahmed, USMBA, Morocco
- • Tairi Hamid, USMBA, Morocco
- • Taleb Mustapha, USMBA, Morocco
- • Teodor Todorov, IBM, USA
- • Tounzi Abdelmounaïm, Lille University, France
- • Yahyaoui Ali, USMBA, Morocco
- • Yazami Rachid, NTU, Singapore
- • Zared Kamal, USMBA, Morocco
- • Zenkouar Khalid, USMBA, Morocco
- • Laaouane Mohammed, UPF, Morocco
- • Houari Abdelghani, UPF, Morocco
- • Alami Badreddine, USMBA & CHU Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
- • Maaroufi Mustapha, USMBA & CHU Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
- • Diani Asmae, USMBA, Fez, Morocco
- • El Hiri Abderrazak, USMBA, Morocco
- • Cherkaoui Abdeljabbar, UAE, Morocco
- • Ababou Meryem, UM1 Oujda, Morocco
- • Benomar Ikram, USMBA, Fez, Morocco
- • Lahlou Kassfi Habiba, UPF, Fez, Morocco
- • Akesbi Meryem, UPF, Fez, Morocco
- • Larbi Rania, UPF, Morocco
- • Filali Matei Ghita, UPF, Morocco
- • Akdim Hamid , USMBA, Morocco
- • El Mahi Taoufik , USMBA, Morocco
- • Ed-dahmouny Hicham, USMBA, Morocco
- • Qorchi Karima, UPF, Morocco
- • Jellouli Tarik, USMBA, Morocco
- • Tahri Mohammed Amine, ENSA, USMBA, Morocco
- • Tamimi Mohammed, ENSA, USMBA, MoroccoJellouli Tarik, USMBA, Morocco
- • Bencherqui Ahmed, ENSA, USMBA, Morocco
BVD'26 Organization Committee
- • Ouazzani Jamil Mohamed, UPF, Morocco
- • Akdim Brahim , UPF, Morocco
- • Amakdouf Hicham, USMBA, Morocco
- • Derouich Aziz, EST, Morocco
- • Boukil Naoual, UPF, Morocco
- • Bounoua Zineb, UPF, Morocco
- • Dadah Omar, UPF, Morocco
- • El Hiri Meriem, UPF, Morocco
- • El Khadiri Karim, USMBA, Morocco
- • El Khattabi El Mehdi, UMI, Morocco
- • Es-sbai Najia, USMBA, Morocco
- • Hajji Tarik, UMI, Morocco
- • Halkhams Imane, UPF, Morocco
- • Hammouch Zakia, UMI, Morocco
- • Kharbach Jaouad, USMBA, Morocco
- • Lakhili Ferdaous, UPF, Morocco
- • Motahhir Saad, USMBA, Morocco
- • Qjidaa Hassan, USMBA, Morocco
- • Riffi Jamal, USMBA, Morocco
- • Senhaji Saloua, UPF, Morocco
- • Sayyouri Mhamed, USMBA, Morocco
- • Tairi Hamid, USMBA, Morocco
BVD'26 Doctoral Students Committee
- • EL FALLAH Saad
- • BENKHALI Mohamed
- • ZOUAGHO Hajar
- • ZEHOUANI Nahid
- • EDOU Gabriel Yves Francis Victoire
- • GARBA CHIPKAO Mahamadou Roufai
- • SADAD LACHHEB Hamza
- • BOUTAHIR Omar
- • EL AOUANE Nada
- • RADI Chama
- • RAJIZ Othmane
- • REBBANE Kawtar
- • LAMOU Mouhammed
- • BERRADA Fatima Zahra
- • SAMOUH Ikrame
- • OUARDI Nasma
BVD'26 Keynote Speakers
Distinguished keynote speakers and invited experts contributing to BVD’26.
Pr. Dr. Rachid El Yazami
Professor of Electrochemistry, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Pr. Dr. Radouane Mrabet
Mohamed V University, Morocco
Keynote Title: Cybersecurity, Data Sovereignty, and Legal Challenges of Urban Digital Infrastructures
Pr. Dr. Benyoussef Abdelilah
Professor of Physics, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
Pr. Dr. Cecilia Szigeti
Professor of Business Administration, Budapest Metropolitan University, Hungary
Pr. Dr. Diani Asmae
Professor & Researcher in Management and Entrepreneurship, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
Pr. Dr. Zabadi Adil
Professor & Researcher, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
Pr. Dr. AZOUGH Ahmed
Full Professor of Computer Science, ESILV – Paris, France
Keynote Title: Designing Human-Centered Sustainable Cities through Generative AI, Computer Vision, Immersive Technologies, and Data Efficiency
BVD'26 Registration
Please complete your registration by bank transfer using the details below, then select the appropriate participation category.
Bank Transfer Details
| Account Name | UNIVERSITE PRIVEE DE FES |
| Bank Name | SGMB |
| Bank Office | Agence Saada |
| Account Number | 022 270 0 00193 00 050155 31 68 |
| Swift Code | SGMBMAMC |
Participation Fees
The registration fee covers the following:
- Documents
- Lunch
- Coffee Breaks
- Certificate of participation
The registration fee covers the following:
- Documents
- Lunch
- Coffee Breaks
- Certificate of participation
*After transfer, please keep your payment receipt. Registration confirmation will be sent by email.*
BVD’26 Programme (Provisional)
A two-day scientific event focusing on buildings, smart cities, and sustainability.
The schedule below presents the provisional structure of BVD’26, including keynote lectures, thematic sessions, and round-table discussions.
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Participants check-in and networking.
Opening Ceremony
Welcome remarks by UPF and ASU–Cintana Alliance representatives.
Keynote Lecture 1 Dr. Rachid El Yazami
New perspectives in energy storage and smart mobility.
Coffee Break
Thematic Session A
Smart Buildings, Materials & Energy Efficiency.
Lunch Break
Keynote Lecture 2 Dr. Radouane Mrabet
Digital transformation and AI for sustainable cities.
Thematic Session B
AI, Urban Regeneration & Smart City Services.
Networking & Poster Walk
Poster presentations and interactive discussion.
Welcome Coffee
Morning networking.
Thematic Session C
Urban Planning, Mobility & Inclusive Cities.
Coffee Break
Round Table
Sustainability challenges, policy perspectives and future research directions.
Lunch Break
Thematic Session D
Renewable Energy, Eco-Cities & SDGs.
Closing Ceremony & Awards
Best paper / best poster awards and final remarks.
Farewell Coffee
Final networking and departure.
*This provisional programme is subject to updates. The final schedule will be published soon on the conference website.*
Hotels in Fez
Selected accommodations offering comfort, accessibility, and high-quality services for BVD’26 participants.
Palais Faraj Suites & Spa
Luxury palace hotel overlooking the Medina with refined Moroccan architecture.
BVD'26 Organizers & Institutional Partners
BVD’26 is organized and supported by leading academic and institutional partners..
Organizers
Institutional Partners
Contact
For any inquiry regarding BVD’26, please feel free to reach out to us.
Address
Lotissement Quaraouiyine, Route Ain Chkef,
Fès 30000, Morocco
Call Us
+212 535 61 03 20
Email Us
bvd26@upf.ac.ma