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

February 9, 2015
by Angela Sanchini (ARES)
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Protocollo ITACA is now UNI Practice Reference “Operational tools for the assessment of sustainability”

The Executive Council of UNI (Italian Organization for Standardization) approved the new UNI Practice Reference “Environmental sustainability in costructions- Operational tools for the assessment of sustainability” that allows to formulate a synthetic judgment on the overall performance of a building, … 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

December 12, 2014
by Jakob Ebner
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MountEE pilot – experiences from implementation

I am technical engineer and have the opportunity to work with one our Mountee pilots in Dalarna – the new primary school (7000 m2) in the small municipality of Älvdalen. In order to evaluate different technical solutions and reach our … 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

September 22, 2014
by Jakob Ebner
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Municipalities cooperate for sustainable buildings

In Dalarna, Sweden, a network of smaller municipalities has been formed in order to improve the client-role in construction projects. By sharing experiences with each other and utilize each other’s expertise, municipalities can increase their professionalism when ordering buildings, elaborate better procurement … Continue reading

August 29, 2014
by Jakob Ebner
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General certification systems needed for an effective construction

The Building Dialogue Dalarna, Sweden, gathering all members in the building chain of the region, is working on the introduction of a general certification system for sustainable buildings in order to raise quality and effectiveness in the building process. At … Continue reading