#eco-design

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EU conference for buildings professionals committed to sustainability
The European Commission DG Environment is inviting those working in the built environment sector to join an online conference (...)

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IPCC report: how can innovation help fight climate change?
The latest IPCC report focuses on existing solutions to fight against climate change. This article aims to highlight existing (...)

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5GDHC in practice: recovering heat from abandoned mines
Bochum and Heerlen are two cities using abandoned coal mines to implement fifth-generation district heating and cooling grids (...)

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Half of urban trees are outside their "comfort zone": future plantings must consider climate resilience
Trees growing in cities world-wide may be at risk from climate change. Urban greening must use species that can cope with (...)

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How new technology of modular buildings can help in emergency medical care?
The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the deadliest in human history, claiming the lives of over 15 million people worldwide (...)

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Level(s) and the New European Bauhaus: support EU efforts to build a sustainable future
A new European Commission publication shows how buildings professionals can contribute to the New European Bauhaus movement (...)

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Level(s), a free EU tool for better sustainability performance assessments for construction professionals
To help the buildings sector achieve its net zero ambitions, the European Commission has created Level(s), a common language (...)

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Public housing in Tarm
69% less CO2 footprint than the Danish building regulation requires These buildings is a climate-optimized passive house (...)

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The Danish Nature Agency's official residence in Thy
A wood building in the forest Near the scenic Klitmøller in Thy, is built a residence for the Danish Nature Agency. The local (...)

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Rådhuslunden_City hall grove
Flexible public housing How do you convert an older town hall into public sustainable housing? Both above, inside and next (...)

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Dubai Expo 2020 - UAE Pavilion
The UAE Pavilion is an iconic structure located at the Expo 2020 Dubai site, representing the United Arab Emirates at the (...)

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Fjord View - energy efficient social housing
“Fjordudsigten” is the name of these houses. It is located on the west coast of Denmark and includes 80 terraced houses. (...)

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Louly's Canteen
En français The Louly canteen, a "work-school La Cantine de Louly is a project that was set up in parallel with our architect (...)

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ShowPass
ShowPass is an EnerPhit-Step-by-Step precertified building from beginning of 20th century. It is also certified as a CO2 (...)

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Re:Crete Footbridge
In French This project won a "Technical Challenge" mention for the category "Outside the framework" of the Trophées Bâtiments (...)