French architect Jean-Christophe Quinton has decorated a Parisian social housing project built on the site of a demolished police station with a curvy limestone facade.
Post date: 4 Dec 2022
Type: Case
Our bodies need good rest and sleep as part of regular recuperation to enable us to perform our normal activities in life. Sleep is an integral part of human life and the importance and significance of good bedroom IAQ, indoor air pollution, ventilation as well as bedroom thermal environment during sleep cannot be emphasized more. Yet, there is a paucity of information in the scientific literature in this regard, especially pertaining to IAQ in sleeping environments and sleep quality. Are our bedrooms adequately ventilated at all times to maintain good IAQ?
Post date: 1 Dec 2022
Type: Event
Innovation and entrepreneurship are the main drivers of urban regeneration. In Historic Urban Areas (HUAs), the key factor is to foster innovation while conserving the historic natural, cultural and social sites. This is the aim of the EU-funded HUB-IN project. It will form a network of Hubs of innovation and entrepreneurship (Hubs) in eight HUA city partners.
Post date: 1 Dec 2022
Type: Link
With spiralling energy costs and unprecedented heatwaves, rapid scale up of retrofit has never been more urgent. And, as an industry, we must come together and share learning if this is to be successful. Which is why we’re excited to be sharing our first performance report – detailing the performance of 69 homes retrofitted using the Energiesprong whole house retrofit model across six UK social housing schemes.
Post date: 30 Nov 2022
Type: Publication
Transparent solar cells in windows are already possible. But up to now, they have not been sufficiently effective in converting sunlight into electricity. The EU-funded CITYSOLAR project aims to change this by combining two photovoltaic technologies in a tandem configuration.
Post date: 29 Nov 2022
Type: Link
Conference Scope As we spend most of our time in commercial and residential facilities, it is important for our society to look at how these spaces impact the environment and the people in them. This task is important for building and facility managers, maintenance managers, energy managers as well as expert and researcher concerned with adopting sustainable and healthy practices for an organization.
Post date: 29 Nov 2022
Type: Event
Building facades are designed to meet energy efficiency requirements but these are insufficient for seismic hazard zones. Facade damage can occur even during low seismic activity and represents a potential threat to safety and economy. SAFE-FACE will develop an innovative practice-oriented tool, an advanced optimisation-based tool, and an innovative probabilistic-based method.
Post date: 28 Nov 2022
Type: Link
Promoting a more circular production paradigm, engaging communities, and promoting urban and community development can be achieved through collaborative production in cities.
Post date: 28 Nov 2022
Type: Link
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Post date: 25 Nov 2022
Type: News
Main facts: Project type: Renovation of the thermal envelope and incorporation of photovoltaic panels Building type: Multifamily social housing Building location: Block A of the complex Ronda Arraona 29-31, Sant Quirze del Vallès (25 km from Barcelona, Catalonia) Floors/Height: Ground floor + 3
Post date: 23 Nov 2022
Type: Case