A massive energy storage system that includes new and used electric vehicle (EV) batteries has just been switched on at Amsterdam’s Johan Cruijff Arena, the home of Dutch football club Ajax.
July 18, 2018
Category Archives: Building energetics
August 16, 2017
25 Years Passive House – Interview with Dr. Wolfgang Feist
Passive House is a building standard that is truly energy efficient, comfortable and affordable at the same time. Passive House is not a brand name, but a tried and true construction concept that can be applied by anyone, anywhere.
September 28, 2016
Ground-breaking energy efficiency financing project aims to create benefits for homebuyers
Homebuyers across the EU could be offered better borrowing rates on mortgages in return for purchasing more energy efficient homes or committing to implement energy saving work within properties, under a ground-breaking project being pioneered by a unique partnership of banks, property valuers, energy efficiency businesses and utility providers.
August 24, 2016
Gigant greenhouse in Rotterdam
When Helly Scholten and her partner Mark de Leeuw learned about Rotterdam University’s experimental CHIBB House, an oversized greenhouse that doubles as a home, they immediately applied to live in it.
July 18, 2016
Amazon is building indoor tree houses for its employees in downtown Seattle
Amazon is building a greenhouse in downtown Seattle that’s meant to be a refuge for office employees.
June 1, 2016
The Impact of Green Buildings on People and Profit
The construction and operation of buildings has a huge impact on resource use and the natural world, and therefore, green building represents a great opportunity to positively address environmental challenges such as climate change. The Impact of Green Buildings on People and Profit report is an output of WorldGBC’s Better Places for People campaign.
February 2, 2015
Dynamic Building Envelopes
As architects and engineers search for ways to make buildings more energy efficient and comfortable for inhabitants, focus turns increasingly towards dynamic building envelopes.
October 21, 2014
Efficient Buildings Days
The “Efficient Buildings Days: Open up!”/NZB2021 project funded by the European Union through its Intelligent Energy Europe programme was launched in August 2012.
September 11, 2014
Heidelberg’s District of the future is growing
It’s green. It’s family-friendly. It’s diverse. And it’s right in the center of Heidelberg. Bahnstadt is much more than just a new district. It is the attractive future of many people in the heart of Heidelberg – be it as a home, a workplace, or a place for leisure, education, science or business.
August 18, 2014
The world’s first water house
The world’s first water house was shown to professionals on Saturday in Kecskemet, a city in central Hungary, Hungarian News Agency MTI reported.
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