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If you are wondering about what an investment concept is and how the European City Facility can help you develop one, don´t miss this webinar.
The new European City Facility (EUCF) provides hands-on expertise and simplified financial aid (up to €...
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What is comfort? The notion of comfort is a concept with a variable parameter that requires us to specify the context.
For example, we can talk about the hygrothermal comfort that will be related to the impact of temperature and humidity inside a...
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Fortum Tartu is investigating new possibilities and solutions for developing the low temperature concept developed by RELaTED project in Tarkon, a selected part of the existing district heating network. The main idea is to investigate whether it is...
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The theme of the 2019 UP STRAW YEARBOOK is ’the straw experience to learn in’. It aims to inform and inspire you about the application of straw as a building material in schools and educational buildings. The article we highlight today comes from...
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Around the world, more people are living with more space at home than at any other time in history.
This may be surprising – cramped, dingy rooms are as familiar in Shanghai as they are in London. But on average, the space per person in Chinese...
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Prefabricated straw bale construction systems use a natural, low carbon, renewable product, providing high levels of thermal insulation. This modular approach appeals to the creative side of architects and can make life much easier for builders.
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The RE4 project has reached its end. The research project funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program. The RE4 project was based on a collaboration of 13 partners from science and industry.
The main goal was...
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The theme of the 2019 UP STRAW YEARBOOK is ’the straw experience to learn in’. It aims to inform and inspire you about the application of straw as a building material in schools and educational buildings. The article we highlight today comes from...
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Straw building techniques that use straw bales will, inevitably, give a minimal wall thickness related to the bale size. In the sports hall renovation project at Tilburg, with 1 000 m² wall, this could lead to higher costs and performance than...
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Despite strong initial reluctance to the innovative retrofitting of their flats, residents in a Valladolid district (Spain) are now enjoying improved comfort and lower fuel bills as they head towards winter, all thanks to an EU-funded project,...