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From EP to EEP

A new blog has been uploaded, entitled: From energy performance (EP) to embodied energy performance (EEP) (picture: low materials impact  facade renovation) see the blog page

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tallest wooden building

The higher the building , the net floor area reduces and materials investment per m2 increases. So its not by definition the best sustainable solution . But its impressive to see this tower going up: completely from wood: nearing the highest point, as tallest wooden building in the world. Its in Bergen, Norway, left on…
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‘0-energy’ should be building requirement

Opinion in national building and construction newspaper -Cobouw,  (in Dutch) . http://www.cobouw.nl/nieuws/duurzaamheid/2015/06/25/geen-kilowattuur-maar-nulenergie-eis-na-epc

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Judge commands Dutch government to reduce emissions

This morning the court in The Hague came with the verdict in the “climate case”: the NGO Urgenda sued the state for doing to little to protect citizens against climate change. And the case was won: the Dutch state is ordered to increase measures to lower emissions to at least 25 % compared to 1990…
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bamboo frame construction

After overcoming many problems, like malfunctioning equipment, calibrations, late material deliveries etc etc, we finally could start testing the bamboo beams . They are known as SWB5G : strand woven bamboo 5th generation. Its from our partners in China, and the process is in summary: crushed bamboo poles are compressed into plates and beams, and…
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