ECOWEEK 2010 in Athens offers an international conference and design workshops on passive solar and ecological building and a look at sustainability in local communities and societies.
Location: Athens on March 13-20, 2010
Registration: www.ecoweek.gr
Africa is now waking up to an international architecture. If South Africa is attracting attention because of the football World Cup and shows its new stadiums which are equal to those of western countries, Maghreb and black Africa have some remarkable and noted structures. Two projects in progress bear the signature of French architects.
The architect Francis Kéré from Burkina Faso, one of the five 2009 winners of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, uses local materials and labour. To adapt the technology of industrial countries to Africa.
Durability and safety are indispensible features in garage doors.
There are many factors to consider when choosing a garage door, whether it is for a new building, a renovated building or a replacement door. Buyers have to weigh up comfort, safety, durability, design, ease of maintenance and the price-quality ratio.
The Impressive Sound of SGG Stadip Silence
Saint-Gobain Glass is proving that it has the most modern range of products to meet today's glazing requirements, with the ongoing promotion of SGG STADIP SILENCE.
Knauf Insulation introduces de new generation durable mineral wool with ECOSE® Technology
Knauf Insulation, one of the leading and fastest-growing global insulation manufacturers, has recently launched a range of revolutionary new mineral wool solutions, which reduce the product’s embodied energy and delivers superior environmental sustainability using patented ECOSE Technology. With mineral wool insulation already considered the best performing insulation in terms of low environmental impact; this development extends the leading position of mineral wool as the most important insulation product of the future.
DLH - DLH obtains the first ISO 14001 Certification
DLH’ subsidiary Gabonaise Industrielle des Bois (GIB) in Gabon has obtained the first ISO 14 001 environmental certification for the DLH group.
Archi-Europe has the pleasure of announcing the winners of the Saie Selection 2009 Awards organized by BolognaFiere and Archi-Europe. 25 projects and concepts were selected presenting Low Cost and Low Energy sustainable housing. Please find hereunder the winners. The complete results are visible on the website www.archi-europe.com/archi-saie-awards/.
Credits: Strutture: ing. Giulio Terzini, Enco Engineering Consulting - Crema Impianti: Riccardo Coroneo, Milano Consulente energetico: Markus Reichert, Solar Gallura - Olbia Computo metrico: Giampiero Aresi, Studio 3 - Milano
Archi-Europe has the pleasure of announcing the winners of the Saie Selection 2009 Awards organized by BolognaFiere and Archi-Europe. 25 projects and concepts were selected presenting Low Cost and Low Energy sustainable housing. The complete results are visible on the website www.archi-europe.com/archi-saie-awards/.
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