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

September 12, 2014
by Apolline Faure
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Head in the stars, but feet kept on the ground : a sustainable way of preserving environment and reducing electric consumptions

Mantet, one of the municipalities which are leading a pilot-project under MountEE, tries to be exemplary on several issues. Worried of preserving its environment and reducing its energetic consumptions, the village has just become the first and unique “Starry Village” … Continue reading

July 4, 2014
by Jakob Ebner
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What can Sweden learn from Europe?

This was the question at a seminar on sustainable buildings in Dalarna in june 2014. Mats Rönnelid from the University of Dalarna presented the pros and cons on the building sector in Dalarna concluding: In Dalarna exist a good cooperation … 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

May 20, 2013
by Ylva Sarden (Lansstyrelsen Norrbotten)
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Opportunities and constraints for the development of sustainable industrial timber constructions

Climate change, urbanisation and resource constraints have emphasised the need for a discussion about sustainable urban development. The construction and property sector is a large consumer of natural resources in the urban society and hence, an important stakeholder to incorporate … Continue reading

March 20, 2013
by Angela Sanchini (ARES)
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Sustainability certification of buildings: international overview of the main schemes

Within an international context increasingly focused on “green” choices, the housing market is paying attention to solutions designed to minimize the use of energy for the maintenance of the conditions of thermo-hygrometric comfort inside the building. In the world there … Continue reading