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Europe’s Buildings: Energy Performance Today and Tomorrow
As a part of the European Sustainable Energy week, April 13th the conference ‘Europe’s Buildings: Energy Performance Today and Tomorrow‘ takes place in Brussels. Here members of the Europen Commision’s Concerted Action will discuss with the European stakeholders the plans … Continue reading
World Renewable Energy Congress 2011- Sweden
The World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC) is an international scientific conference that provides an excellent opportunity for discussion and knowledge exchange for scientists, policy-makers, engineers and other specialists with an interest in issues related to renewable energy. WREC 2011 will … Continue reading
European Conference on Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Architecture and Planning
The second edition of the European Conference on Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Architecture and Planning deals with the issues of the urban regeneration under three perspectives: sustainable architecture and energy efficiency; sustainable city and social planning; sustainable urban economy. … Continue reading
4th Nordic Passive House Conference
PHN11 Helsinki conference is the 4th conference in the Nordic series of seminars on passive houses. The first conference was held in Trodheim (Norway) 2008, the second in Gothenburg (Sweden) 2009 and the third in Aalborg (Denmark) 2010. The themes … Continue reading
Cost Effective Energy Efficiency
The Institute for Building Efficiency has recently issued a brief called; European Union: Cost Effective Energy Efficiency in Buildings. Among other things, the brief addresses an interesting issue between the implementation of energy efficiency at micro and macro level. In … Continue reading
Survey Spain wins the AIPP award
Against considerable worldwide competition, Survey Spain Network WON the AIPP (Association of International Property Professionals) Award 2011 for ‘Most Outstanding Example of Customer Service’ (Associate). John Wolfendale of Eco Vida forms part of the Survey Spain Network. Survey Spain:- * … Continue reading
EU Sustainable Energy Week
April 11-15 2011 is the official EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW). This is a yearly event focusing on how we can reduce energy consumption and increase the use of sustainable energy sources. Brussels is the centre of the event with … Continue reading
In Denial – Climate on the Couch
Something strange is happening to the climate – the climate of opinion. On the one hand, scientists are forecasting terrible changes to the planet, and to us. On the other, most of us don’t seem that bothered, even though the … Continue reading
Architecture for Humanity Helps 81,000
Architecture for Humanity just posted their 2010 Year In Review “In 2010 over 81,000 people benefited directly from our work – not just inspired or influenced by the power of good design – but actually living, healing, learning or working … Continue reading