Last week we were in Nájera, La Rioja, learning more about lime mortars and other techniques by the hand of Laurent Coquemont, professional expert of traditional construction techniques, and the Museum of Cal of Moron, which is dedicated to the promotion and care of the lime from Morón, declared in 2011 by UNESCO intangible Cultural …
As we are finishing a sustainable refurbishment in Valencia, we would like to talk about the technique of installing the pavement. The system consists of the crimping pliers, wherein the thickness of the tile is indicated and the torque is set to this thickness. The bases which are placed below the pieces can be 1, …
On flat roofs , and therefore in the green roof , the leak test performed after waterproofing it is carried out . The water tightness test to detect or rule, before delivery to the customer, the presence of leaks in the roof, for later repair. The watertightness of the deck is a result of the …
Geobiology is part of green building and healthy home. Geobiology is the science that studies the influence of radiation of the terrestrial crust in the individual. In our projects AKTUA studies the radiation that exists in a place to check if it is suitable for the location of a home and distribute its stays. Our …
In the sustainable houses we execute the best insulation of the floor is to take distance from the terrain. Here we are going to talk about the recycled polypropylene unrecoverable formwork systems. This system creates an air chamber that separates the house floor from the terrain, making an insulation from the cold and the humidity of …
It´s Friday again, how quickly the time passes. The roof is finished in the rehabilitation of the Casa Abadía in Valencia and we would like you see the images. The system is precast composed by the filtron pavement that we have already used in other projects, and as a component of green roofs. Removable, reusable, …
The underfloor heating is a heating system very suitable for sustainable houses , in which energy savings and high comfort is sought. The underfloor heating system is a high thermal inertia system which works at very low temperatures . The advantages of underfloor heating installations over traditional radiator system for sustainable houses are among others: …
It is friday, we leave you some images of the good work of bioconstruction that AKTUA ‘ s team is making in the rehabilitation of the building Casa Abadía de San Martín in Valencia. As you know, AKTUA is rehabilitating the building la Casa Abadía de San Martín in Valencia. The building was built more …
AKTUA, advocates the use of eco-friendly paints . The ecological paints have the ecological label ecolabel. What Ecolabel means? We could described ecolabel as an organic certification granted to products with low environmental impact throughout their life cycle . Ecolabel paints benefits to the environment. . Low air pollution (less sulfur emissions and greenhouse gases …
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 …
