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Architectural innovation in collective housing in Barcelona
The Edificio Londres, a residential building in Barcelona, is an example of architectural innovation and where a variety of energy saving concepts can be applied. A holistic energy concept, which was then elaborated in a coherent design, combining innovative and low-tech features, has been applied.
Editorial Team
Sustainable wood elements in prefabrication
The German hybrid construction specialist has built a new concrete element plant. Due to the high level of prefabrication, assembly times were optimised. A building shell was implemented quickly while meeting strict standards of sustainability.
Editorial Team
Passive House residence in Roncq (Hauts-de-France)
These apartment houses in Roncq are Passive House certified and their thermal envelope and mechanical systems have efficient energy consumption results. Moreover, the buildings recover energy from grey water.
Editorial Team
Scalloped facade fronts in Parisian social housing block
This social housing block in Paris has been renovated by architect Jean-Christophe Quinton who has worked on the facade by making it more aesthetically appealing to destigmatise social housing. The facade indeed looks like waves of meringue.
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Energy rehabilitation of a social housing façade
This case study presents the energy rehabilitation of a facade of a social housing building located in Catalonia through the installation of an innovative, prefabricated, and modular facade system that integrates active and passive technologies and circular economy principles.
Acció Exterior
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