2013年9月26日至27日考察團參加SB13 Graz國際會議，本次會議總共有300篇摘要、120篇報告及40篇海報等發表。
Between September 26 and September 27, 2013, the delegation attended the SB13 Graz. A total of 300 summaries, 120 papers and 40 posters were published at the conference.
本次會議聚焦節能建築並且透過BUSINESS MODEL加以推廣，第一天的會議主要討論Net Zero Energy Buliding，並發展出一套LCA評估系統，評估碳的排放量及其對環境的衝擊。所謂的Zero Energy就是最低耗能狀態，目前使用木頭材質似乎比較可能達到低耗能、低碳的狀態，並且希望未來可以複製成功模式並加以模組化。未來我們必須採用GREEN MATERIAL （綠色材料）創建一個SMART CITY（聰明城市），並且化為綠色政策，歐洲已有八個城市在構建聰明城市（SMART CITY）。目前實際案例就是格拉茲醫學大學，希望創建一個有永續建築及視野的醫學大學。
The focus of this conference was on energy-saving buildings and their promotion through business models. Day 1 of the conference was dedicated to the discussion of Net Zero Energy Buildings and a LCA assessment system developed to assess carbon emissions and their environmental impact. Zero energy means the state of minimum energy consumption. Right now, timber appears to be the best way of achieving low energy consumption and low carbon emissions. Successful cases can hopefully be reproduced in the future and modularized. In the future, we must use green materials to create a smart city and make it green policy. Eight cities in Europe are now developing as smart cities. One actual example is the Medical University of Graz that is now seeking to create a medical university with sustainable buildings and a vision of sustainability.
2013年9月27日大會閉幕後，黃秘書長隨即召開心得分享與交流會議，希望團員可以擷取國外經驗，比對祐生內涵，是否有符合且可予以接軌之處；但綜觀本次會議之結果，祐生的概念還是居於領先地位，而且還付諸實踐。此外各國都是使用了許多評估工具來做研究，而祐生的觀點就是要讓人進入空間感覺舒適，至於舒適指標要如何訂定，才能反映空間是沒問題的，此重責大任就落在負責設計規劃的建築師身上。
After the conference closed on September 27, 2013, Secretary General Huang immediately convened a meeting to share insights and exchange opinions so that the delegation can draw on the foreign experience and compare them to Archilife's own manifesto to see if there are any compatible areas to connect with. On the whole however, Archilife's concept is still in advance of the conference's results and has been put into practice as well. Additionally, while other countries use many different assessment tools in their study, Archilife's emphasis is on making people feel comfortable when they enter a space. And to define an indicator that reflects how comfortable a space is would be architect's responsibility while planning and design.
