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Annual Report 2010
by zopemaster — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:06 AM — filed under: , ,
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...And action! Building for the Future
by zopemaster — published Aug 23, 2013 — last modified Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM — filed under: ,
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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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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“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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Climate protection: Switzerland offers Alps-wide architecture prize
by zopemaster — published Jan 17, 2013 — last modified Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM — 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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MountEE Project starts: sustainable public construction in Europe
by zopemaster — published Nov 15, 2012 — last modified Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM — 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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In summer cool, in winter warm
by zopemaster — published Jun 20, 2012 — last modified Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM — 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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Swiss want to see fewer second homes
by zopemaster — published Mar 21, 2012 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM — filed under: , , ,
Most Swiss people have approved the "Stop the never-ending building of second homes" initiative, providing mountain communities with more protection for landscapes. But the building moratorium is not universally popular.
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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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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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