February 12, 2015
by Apolline Faure
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Learn from the Rhône-Alpes’s experience on energy and sustainable buildings issues

Within MountEE, the Regional Natural Park of Pyrénées catalanes had organized in late December an exchange with some actors from the Region Rhône-Alpes, one of the most dynamic regions in France regarding sustainable building and energy issues. The delegation, which … 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

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

May 12, 2014
by Apolline Faure
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The use of local wood in sustainable construction projects

Through MountEE pilot projects, the regional natural Park of Pyrenees catalanes promotes the use of local building materials. According to the Park, sustainable construction is also using local materials. It contributes to the integration of the building in its environment … Continue reading

April 2, 2014
by Apolline Faure
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Waste management in sustainable renovation projects

The quantity of construction waste generated by building construction and public works sectors is eight times more important than domestic garbage. Almost all waste (inert, not dangerous or  hazardous one) is produced by deconstruction, demolition, rehabilitation and new building construction … Continue reading