The green recipe: How urban development influences cognitive health
deutsche Version nachfolgend - We have already made the case for a green city in several articles. Natural spaces in the city are good for the climate and enable a high level of biodiversity, which has no chance of survival in agricultural "natural spaces". Current...
The green recipe: How urban development influences cognitive health
deutsche Version nachfolgend - We have already made the case for a green city in several articles. Natural spaces in the city are good for the climate and enable a high level of biodiversity, which has no chance of survival in agricultural "natural spaces". Current...
Life Cycle Assessment – Lebenszyklus von Baumaterialien
(deutsche Version nachfolgend) When building, the choice of materials has a direct impact on our environment. As we plan our buildings for the next 50, 75, or even more years, we cannot just focus on the energy used in production and transport, because we also bear...
2226 Lustenau – Take 1 – A lesson to learn – Ein Lernbeispiel
(deutsche Version nachfolgend) Easy to understand, sustainably built, a project from which we can learn. In 2013 Baumschlager Eberle built a mixed-use building without heating and without mechanical ventilation - an innovation. The innovation of the project lies,...
2226 Lustenau – Take 2 – Thermal stability – Thermische Stabilität
(deutsche Version nachfolgend) The materialization of 2226 not only supports the energetic concept but rather is integral to making it possible. This concept, as described in Take1, relies on achieving high insulation values, and providing as much mass with high...
2226 Lustenau – Take 3 – Flexibility for 200 years – Flexibilität für 200 Jahre
(deutsche Version nachfolgend) The energetic concept of building 2226, as described in Take 1, requires materials with a high heat retention capacity. These materials, in this case brick and concrete, require much more energy in their production than other materials...
A contemporary aesthetic is sustainable
(deutsche Version nachfolgend) In recent years the internal densification of existing urban areas has become one of the most significant challenges in planning and construction in Switzerland. With densification as the goal countless buildings are demolished in order...
Take off completed
Am 25. Oktober 2018 war es endlich soweit. Das Atelier for mindful architecture wurde offiziell ins Leben katapultiert. Um die Diskussion der Plattform zu starten, waren drei Personen eingeladen, die sich seit langem intensiv mit Fragen zur Nachhaltigkeit im Bauwesen...
Kick-off
Wir laden Sie herzlich ein, gemeinsam mit uns die Diskussion zu beginnen. am 25. Oktober 2018, um 18 Uhr, bei uns an der Pfingstweidstrasse 31a, in 8005 Zürich Drei interessante Referate erwarten Sie. So spricht Frank Thesseling von KEOTO über Digitalisierung und...
Social responsibility in the building process – Soziale Verantwortung im Bauprozess
(deutsche Version nachfolgend) An average construction project of CHF 20 million usually involves more than 1000 people; they work in material extraction, material production, material transport, material fitting and planning. Investors, authorities and state control...
Cristaleria Planell – Take 1 – natural ventilation – natürliche Belüftung
(deutsche Version nachfolgend) In Barcelona, air conditioning units are placed on almost every building façade. The Cristalerias Planell Civic Center by Harquitectes is one of the few exceptions and a good example of how the potential of passive energy can be used....
Cristaleria Planell – Take 2 – on materiality – Materialität
(deutsche Version nachfolgend) The optimization of the project’s natural ventilation concept is the driving force behind how materials were chosen for Cristalerias Planell. Precast concrete and brick are highly efficient at storing and exchanging energy over a short...
Cristaleria Planell – Take 3 – on flexibility – Flexibilität
(deutsche Version nachfolgend) A key decision in the design process of Cristalerias Planell was the allocation of two patios (atriums) with intermediate greenhouse climates, as they form an integral part of the ventilation concept, as described in Take 1. The fresh...
sustainable decisions in the construction industry – Nachhaltige Entscheidungen im Baugewerbe
(deutsche Version nachfolgend) Everybody involved in the construction industry claims a high degree of sustainability in their actions, but looking at the reality it most often doesn’t go beyond the statement itself, and it seems less relevant the higher the...