From March 27 to 29, 2026, the 10th International Conference on Energy and Environmental Science (ICEES 2026) was held in Shanghai. Co-hosted by Tongji University, Chongqing Jiaotong University, and Chongqing University, the conference brought together over 500 experts, scholars, policy researchers, and industry representatives from more than 30 countries and regions to engage in in-depth discussions on the frontier theme of "Energy Transition and Environmental Governance."

As a key international academic platform focused on sustainable development and the green environmental economy, the conference emphasized interdisciplinary research approaches, encouraging systematic analysis of sustainable development pathways and their practical feasibility from multiple dimensions including economics, management, engineering technology, and policy studies. Liu Weibing, representing the Bartlett School of Architecture at University College London (UCL), delivered a keynote report titled "A Comparative Study of Low-Carbon Building Technologies in China and the UK." Rigorous in its literature review and closely aligned with the conference theme, his presentation stood out among numerous high-level submissions for its fluent and confident delivery, earning him the ICEES 2026 Best Presentation Award.

In his report, Liu Weibing systematically reviewed and compared the development status, technical standards, and practical challenges of low-carbon building technologies in both China and the UK. Drawing on his academic experience at UCL's Bartlett School of Architecture and his years of research and practice in architectural design and sustainable urban-rural planning, he revealed, from a Science and Technology Studies (STS) perspective, the critical role of innovation mechanisms and governance models in the low-carbon transition, establishing a cross-national, cross-system comparative analytical framework for low-carbon technology adoption.

"Low-carbon architecture should not be a mere assemblage of technologies, but rather a co-evolution of institutions, culture, and technology," Liu emphasized in his report. As a scholar with a profound international academic background and extensive hands-on engineering experience, he has consistently advanced sustainable design research through systemic thinking. From proposing the TISE systemic methodology at ICEES 2025 to focusing on the comparative study of Sino-British low-carbon building technologies in 2026, Liu Weibing has, for two consecutive years, brought the professional vision and academic voice of Chinese architectural scholars to the international stage.