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Building Materials – A Hidden Heavyweight for Climate Action The “embodied carbon” in buildings comes primarily from the energy-intensive production of cement, steel, aluminum, glass and insulation materials. The Programme for Energy Efficiency in Buildings has published a working paper presenting practical strategies to reduce embodied carbon in buildings. In 2022, the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction will use advocacy and research to elevate building materials and embodied carbon on the global agenda. By Anna Zinecker, PEEB (Bonn/GIZ), and Jérémy Bourgault, PEEB (Paris/AFD) An era of massive construction is currently underway, with a new area the size of Paris...

100 percent for climate protection Biomass-balanced EPS boards from Sto In the past, the binders of the coatings in the ecological façade insulation system were partly based on renewable raw materials (pine oil). In the future, these can be combined with an insulation board, the production of which is based on the exclusive use of renewable raw materials. (PresseBox) ( Stühlingen ,03/23/2022) The basic materials of the new Sto insulation board "Top32 Biomass" for facade and interior insulation systems consist of 100 percent renewable raw materials, obtained from organic residues from agriculture and forestry. During production, the certified ecological thermal...

Hase Bikes again relies on Schlichtmann for the new production hall Production hall with an area of ​​2,450 square meters/modern building with climate floors and energy concept/completion after seven months of construction High quality standards and good visibility - Schlichtmann has already built the third hall for Hase Bikes. (PresseBox) ( Heek ,03/23/2022) All good things come in threes: The bicycle manufacturer Hase Bikes is already having the third hall built by Schlichtmann Hallenbau at its company headquarters in Waltrop. A 2,450 square meter area for the storage and production of special wheels was created within a construction period of...

Vaillant enters into cooperation with FLECK Medium-sized family company from the Ruhr area meets international traditional company from the Bergisches Land   The technical manager at FLECK, Fabian Ewald (l.), and product manager Peter Nowack (r.) are pleased to be able to present another innovation to the market with the horizontal roof duct. (PresseBox) ( Dates ,03/23/2022) The origins of the Vaillant Group go back to 1874 - today the company is known worldwide as the market and technology leader for heating, ventilation and air conditioning. In the search for a manufacturer for a horizontal roof passage that can be...

Tower in Ontario becomes world's tallest retrofitted Passivhaus structure ERA Architects has refurbished a postwar social housing building in Hamilton, Ontario, making it the largest residential building in the world to achieve Passivhaus EnerPHit certification. ERA used the North American elaboration on European Passivhaus standards for energy efficiency to retrofit the Ken Soble Tower, an 18-storey apartment building constructed in 1967. Ken Soble tower is the tallest retrofitted Passivehaus in the world. Photo by Codrin Talaba The firm also added elements that address issues of social welfare for the elderly and changing health requirements since the coronavirus pandemic. The largest public...