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New builds to meet tough climate requirements by 2020
by zopemaster published Nov 24, 2009 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , ,
From 2020 new builds in the EU will have to comply with tough energy balance requirements. Last week representatives of the European Parliament and EU states agreed that new builds should in future have virtually zero greenhouse gas emissions. Any remaining energy requirements should also be met essentially from renewable sources. These stipulations are to come into force two years earlier for public buildings.
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Discovering common ground
by zopemaster published Jul 08, 2010 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM — filed under: ,
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
by zopemaster published Nov 01, 2010 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM — filed under: , , , ,
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
by zopemaster published Mar 29, 2011 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM — filed under: ,
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
by zopemaster published Mar 29, 2011 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM — filed under: ,
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
by zopemaster published Jun 20, 2012 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:07 AM — filed under: , , , ,
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
by zopemaster published Nov 15, 2012 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM — filed under: , ,
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
by zopemaster published Jan 17, 2013 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM — filed under: , , ,
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”
by zopemaster published Apr 08, 2013 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM — filed under: , , , ,
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!
by zopemaster published Aug 14, 2013 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM — filed under: , ,
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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