Smart Skyscrapers Summit will explore sustainable innovations when it gets under way in May (16 to 17) in Dubai, UAE.

At the summit, Christopher Brown, design director of Woods Bagot, the design director of global architectural and consulting practice Woods Bagot, will elaborate on the topic of ‘Sustainable Innovations in Building Facades, Design & Technology’.

The summit, to be held at Sofitel Dubai The Palm Resort & Spa, comes at a time when developers across the globe are promoting sustainable growth by incorporating top-of-the-line energy-efficient technology, solar-powered systems, wind turbines and innovative structural techniques that allow natural ventilation, according to the event’s organiser Expotrade.