February 19, 2015
by Etienne Vienot (RAEE)
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Savoie in Vorarlberg!

Organized by the CAUE of Savoie and Metropole Savoie, the study trip SUSTAINABLE AND PARTICIPATIVE TOWN PLANNING gathered 24 people (elected people, managers of public services, architects, town planners and project leaders) for three visiting days in December, 2014. The … Continue reading

January 5, 2015
by Etienne Vienot (RAEE)
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Policy recommendations on European building regulation

CESBA stands for Common European Sustainable Building Assessment and represents a bottom-up initiative towards promoting a harmonization of sustainable building assessment throughout Europe. Mountee is part of this European approach, mainly developing service package for local authorities. CESBA welcomes the … Continue reading

October 1, 2014
by Etienne Vienot (RAEE)
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Vorarlberg’s Territorial strategy for sustainable construction, an inspiration for our territories

October 1st at 2pm, L’Isle d’Abeau welcomes an half-day of exchanges intended for elected officials and the actors involved in the definition and implementation of local sustainable building strategies in their climate plan and their vision of TEPOS in 2050. … Continue reading

August 27, 2014
by Etienne Vienot (RAEE)
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EU communication about sustainable buildings

On 1st of July, the European commission released a very important communication: “resource efficiency opportunities in the building sector”. Starting from the fact that there is “lack of reliable, comparable and affordable data, methods and tools on which the operators … Continue reading

July 10, 2014
by Etienne Vienot (RAEE)
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Supporting behaviour change in sustainable building

During the past June, 23rd and 24th, a training concerning awareness and supporting behavior change was given by Lara MANG-JOUBERT and Ludovic GICQUEL, from OXALIS. This 2-day training provides tools to facilitate transmission, awareness and support for changing sustainable building … Continue reading

March 6, 2014
by Etienne Vienot (RAEE)
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Study trip to an evaluation committee of sustainable buildings in BDM, Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur (Southern France)

Rhônalpénergie-Environment organized a study trip to attend an evaluation committee of sustainable buildings projects by BDM, the regional tool and approach of sustainable buildings in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region (South of France). The BDM approach was born in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur … Continue reading

October 14, 2013
by Etienne Vienot (RAEE)
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CESBA Sprint workshop, 21st-23rd of October 2013

Enjoy inspired working on sustainable buildings and neighbourhoods in a scenic mountainous location towards a harmonized assessment in Europe.You will work in small expert groups to develop concrete outcomes for the Common European Sustainable Building Assessment (CESBA) in only three … Continue reading

July 1, 2013
by Etienne Vienot (RAEE)
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Financials tools for sustainable buildings

Mountee partners have studied 18 financials tools implemented in various european regions. Three main types of tools are used: Optimization of services, tools and instruments: used to optimize the costs during the conception phase, such as advisory services, assessment tools, … Continue reading

February 22, 2013
by Etienne Vienot (RAEE)
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Mountee, a stone in the edifice of the energy transition in Rhône-Alpes

The project MountEE in Rhône-Alpes finds its place in the debate around energy transition. Through the technical support of pilot projects for sustainable construction in mountain municipalities, the development of local strategies and the mobilization of financial tools, MountEE aims … Continue reading