The Asia Pacific Conference on the Built Environment was formally organized by the Malaysia Chapter and Singapore Association of ASHRAE members as a biennial event. In response to growing technology in HVAC&R, the scopes of the Conference have been expanded and the Conference will be held and hosted by Taiwan chapter again in 2009. This international conference will provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to share ideas, information, experiences, new developments and future prospects in the area of HVAC&R and the built environment. In 2009, the conference will be held in Kaohsiung on Nov. 5-6.