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Discovering common ground
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zopemaster
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Jul 08, 2010
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Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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ecological building,
construction
Liechtenstein is a small country, so you’re always bumping into people. And although everybody sort of knows everybody else, they don’t really. Energy-efficient construction is a bit like that. Or rather, it was until October 2009. It was then that CIPRA, which is better known for using its climalp project (see box) to circulate know-how on energy-efficient construction and renovation throughout the Alps, brought its own people together for a change.
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climalp video: living in a plus-energy house
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zopemaster
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Nov 01, 2010
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Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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ecological building,
construction,
households,
energy efficiency,
regional cycles
CIPRA's climalp project demonstrates that energy-efficient houses built using regionally sourced timber are highly beneficial when it comes to living comfort, the climate, and the regional economy. A recent video featuring the single-family home of the Götz family built in Switzerland's Rhine valley in 2004 illustrates what sustainable, climate-friendly building can look like in practice.
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Climalp/“Alliance in the Alps”: Infected with good ideas
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zopemaster
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Mar 29, 2011
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Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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Ideas spread like viruses. They infect someone, who in turn infects someone else, and if they are good and strong, they spread like an epidemic. Energy-efficient construction is one such viral idea. On 14 September 2009 one could observe how it leapt from Vorarlberg to the French department of Savoie. Austria’s westernmost federal province is widely regarded as a centre for innovative timber construction. Concentrated here are a strikingly large number of architects, sawmills and carpenters who use wood as a traditional building material but in an ecologically advanced way – a large-scale workshop for creating a forest-sourced living environment.
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Alpine Convention: Sense and Sensuality
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zopemaster
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Mar 29, 2011
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Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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construction
Climate change mitigation in construction and renovation is tantamount to providing for the future; it also makes economic sense. Better still, the Konstruktiv architecture award shows how sustainable construction can also become a sight for sore eyes. CIPRA co-initiated the award in order to publicise exemplary solutions. Imitations expressly permitted!
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In summer cool, in winter warm
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zopemaster
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Jun 20, 2012
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM
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ecological building,
construction,
ecological building,
construction,
renewable energy
The European Union Directive on the energy performance of buildings takes effect from July. Low-energy buildings will be mandatory as from 2021. The community centre of Saint-Jean-d'Arvey already meets these criteria. The building, made of regional wood, will open at the end of June - a first.
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MountEE Project starts: sustainable public construction in Europe
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zopemaster
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Nov 15, 2012
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Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM
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ecological building,
construction,
regional development
Municipalities have a duty to act as models, especially as regards construction and renovation work. The MountEE Project makes it possible for municipalities in five European mountain regions to optimise their construction and renovation strategies.
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Climate protection: Switzerland offers Alps-wide architecture prize
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zopemaster
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Jan 17, 2013
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Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM
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ecological building,
construction,
Architecture,
sustainable development
Building with sense and sensitivity: Switzerland is offering a prize of 50,000 euros for sustainable renovated and new buildings in the Alps. A brief description of the international architecture prize.
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“The Climalp excursion was a breakthrough”
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zopemaster
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Apr 08, 2013
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM
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ecological building,
construction,
timber construction,
wood sciences and wood engineering,
regional cycles
The local authority in Saint-Jean-d’Arvey decided to use local timber to construct an energy-efficient multipurpose building. In an interview with the Mayor Jean-Claude Monin, we learn how the idea was inspired by a CIPRA visit to Vorarlberg.
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Sustainable Buildings: contribute to the EU consultation!
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zopemaster
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Aug 14, 2013
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Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM
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ecological building,
construction,
energy efficiency
Sustainable construction means not only energy efficiency but takes environmental, social and economic aspects into account on a long-term vision.
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...And action! Building for the Future
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zopemaster
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Aug 23, 2013
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Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM
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ecological building,
construction
Municipalities in European mountain regions can act as pioneers for sustainable building, as shown by the short film "Building for the Future".
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