March 15, 2012, Lithuania A keen mix of people met at the Radisson hotel in Vilnius, from architects and engineers to investors and building services installers. The presentations were two case studies, one from Gothenburg and another from Vilnius certainly gave some food for thought to the audience. The case study of Bengt Dahlgren´s headquarters […]...
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Nordic Green Building Council Conference
February 9-10, 2012, Oslo, Norway To be honest I had ulterior motives to attend the conference; the chance to interview a couple of people for the next SAA Simply book.…...
Are you interested in the energy efficiency of your building, i.e. how energy efficient are you?
Go iServ! iSERVcmb (Inspection of HVAC systems through continuous monitoring and benchmarking) There are many types of certifications for air handling components, such as Eurovent or Passivhaus certification, most of…...
Simple design is the way to go!
Design of tall buildings with case study of 20 Fenchurch Street. Presented by Vince Ugarow, speaker of the Swegon Air Academy for CIBSE West Midlands in Birmingham. Vince´s presentation was…...
REHVA seminar in Brussels on the regulation of ventilation products
REHVA Technical Seminar, October 28, 2011, Brussels, Belgium Air conditioning product regulations with input > 12 kW is another major preparatory study of the Ecodesign Directive ENTR Lot 6, which…...
Brussels on the regulation of energy labelling
REHVA Technical Seminar, October 28, 2011, Brussels, Belgium Not surprisingly, the greatest environmental impact of used energy in various products occur in the use phase, the production and end-of-life phases…...
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REHVA seminar about policy development on energy efficiency in buildings
REHVA Technical Seminar, October 28, 2011, Brussels, Belgium In Brussels, October 28, 2011, information on the energy efficiency in buildings in the European Union (EU) was presented by Michaela Holl…...
SAA seminar about high-rise buildings in Istanbul
November 15, Istanbul, Turkey The view of Istanbul city from the Asian side offers a beautiful panorama, which is slowly being punctuated by the increase of high-rise buildings. Whether the…...
The Finns; what are their views on passive houses and nZEB?
The idea of a net Zero Energy Building (nZEB) is greatly discussed in Finland. By definition, the nZEB has zero net energy consumption which is based on the balance of…...
Building Standards in China
In China, there was an increase in energy consumption of 46% in 2009 due to the further urbanization of cities and improved living conditions, accompanied by a high growth of…...