April 24, 2014
by Carole Piton (CIPRA)
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With their natural wool, sheeps don’t get cold in winter and stay fresh in summer. So should be the same for buildings Socrates allegedly already said. That this is possible also now, even without conventional heating systems and with ecological materials, … Continue reading
April 14, 2014 by Carole Piton (CIPRA) | 0 comments
Last week we had the opportunity to interview Dietmar Lenz and Rainer Siegele who are involved in testing the Module 5 “Energy maintenance” of the Service package “sustainable:building in the municipality” in the Region of Vorarlberg (Austria)
The module 5 aims to control and optimize the energy consumtion and the cleaning process – during the planing phase, during the buildings works and by the use of the building.
They answer to our questions:
Dietmar Lenz, from Umweltverband Vorarlberg
“What was your experience by testing the module 5 “Energy and Maintenance?”
“Could you see any saves of the energy consumption thanks to the Module 5?”
Rainer Siegele, Mayor of Mäder, Pilot building
“What is your practical experience?”
December 2, 2013
by Carole Piton (CIPRA)
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Wood is more and more quoted in the media as sustainable material. Here some article read this week: Wood and urban planning: This article from Swizerland (DE) says that wood is a great material for increasing building density without decreasing … Continue reading
November 21, 2013
by Carole Piton (CIPRA)
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Transfert of experience and training on sustainable construction are a tasks of the MountEE project. CIPRA International organized from 7th to 9th November 2013 a study trip in Vorarlberg (A) and Liechtenstein on “sustainable building and refurbishment”. Intelligent construction, renovation, energy … Continue reading
July 17, 2013
by Carole Piton (CIPRA)
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Construction and renovation of sustainable public buildings is a team-oriented process and requires audacity. This includes decision makers, architects, craftsmen, and of course the local population. The film shows how European mountain municipalities from Sweden, across the Pyrenees to the Alps … Continue reading
June 4, 2013
by Carole Piton (CIPRA)
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According the European Directive on Buildings, all new and renovated public buildings have to meet energetically high level standards by the end of 2018. Time is running! In this context, we have been invited in Bruxelles by the EACI (European … Continue reading
April 24, 2013
by Carole Piton (CIPRA)
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Learning by seeing, hearing and discussing. CIPRA International organizes from 7th to 9th November 2013 its first training activity in the framework of the MountEE project: a study trip on the thematic “sustainable building and refurbishment”. Intelligent construction, renovation, energy efficiency, … Continue reading
February 7, 2013
by Carole Piton (CIPRA)
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Do you have a question about sustainable and energy efficient buildings and renovation in mountain regions? Leave your question in the box on the right. An expert from France, Italy, Austria or Sweden will answer on this blog.
January 30, 2013
by Carole Piton (CIPRA)
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Construction, use and refurbishment of buildings account for about half the total energy worldwide consumption. In Europe, heating and cooling rooms represent most of the energy used in housing. Therefore construction and renovation have a large potential for energy-use reduction. … Continue reading