Sustainable Architecture

Cabanyal housing rehabilitation: transitional planning regulations

AKTUA is doing housing rehabilitation interventions in Cabañal-Cañameral district of the city of Valencia. The work of rehabilitation on the buildings consist of repair of damp from the ground, a common pathology in Valencia, housing and commercial reform and rehabilitation of  facades, returning to the traditional state of Cabanyal’s initial architectural and improving energy efficiency. …

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Green roofs, how do they work?

The green roof  is called the top that protects the building that consists of plant substrate and plants showing multiple variants in its execution. For Valencia ‘s Mediterranean climate , green cover brings great improvements in the comfort of buildings. What advantages does a green roof versus a conventional one? The values ??of thermal transmittance …

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Architects Castellón: urbanism forum

Castellón City Council has launched a digital publication FORUMS CASTELLÓN PLANNING OF THE CENTURY XXI. BUILDING THE FUTURE , resulting from the synthesis of the celebration of the forum , six meetings have been developed over the first half of 2013 that focused on the goals of city from the guidelines established by the Valencian …

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Sustainable architecture: water retention landscape, Tamera

To start the week we would like to share with you an example of sustainable architecture of an action in the landscape. Lots of you alredy know, it it the water retention landscape of Tamera, Portugal. This is more than a natural dam, Tamera is a peace investigation centre. Here you have all the information: www.tamera.org …

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Sustainable architecture: biomass boilers choice

When designing and constructing sustainable architecture, one of the most important challenges is the HVAC system . In sustainable architecture as important is the orientation, isolate well as producing heat / cool efficiently using a renewable energy source . Biomass boilers , they are particularly suitable for sustainable houses, for the production of heat. These …

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Sustainable works in Valencia

AKTUA, sustainable building, get the approval required by the Ordinance and Ditch Road Post Tastings in the City Council to carry out works in the municipal public domain. AKTUA, sustainable building, has filed and obtained approval required for the implementation and processing of construction of ditches and tastings in the town of Valencia. Such approval …

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AFRITECTURE, sustainable architecture in Africa

AFRITECTURE is an exhibition about sustainable architecture in Africa that you can visit at the Museum of Architecture at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich. The exhibition samples 28 social buildings (schools , clinics, hospitals , cultural centers , sports facilities ) built in Africa in which African, European and American architects, have worked with …

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BILL GATES BETS ON SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE

            Since 2011, the campus of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation rises in Seattle. It is a building built following all standards of sustainable architecture. The fundamental premise of Bill Gates to build his foundation was that the building would respect the spirit of Seattle, city committed to energy …

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