Sustainable Building
NEWS
Climate action: Bosch to be carbon neutral worldwide by 2020
Bosch is to be fully climate-neutral as early as next year. This will make Bosch the first major industrial enterprise to achieve this goal....
Iberdrola begins construction on the El Pradillo wind farm in Zaragoza
Iberdrola has begun construction on the El Pradillo wind complex in Zaragoza, with an installed capacity of 23 MW. The project, developed in conjunction...
First zero emissions Winter Olympic Games kicks off in South Korea
The 23rd Winter Olympic games will be one of the most sustainable events in the tournament’s history. The games, taking place in PyeongChang, South...
Mexico, United States and Canada: working together on research for the...
Mexico is collaborating with the United States and Canada in R&D to drive the energy transition, particularly the appropriation, capture and use of carbon...
ARTICLES
The CIne building: self-generation and energy independence with renewable energy
Spanish renewable technologies company Norvento has unveiled its Norvento Energy Innovation Centre (CIne), one of the most advanced in terms of self-generation and energy independence by means of renewable energy. Situated in Lugo, CIne...
The Red Eléctrica Campus in Tres Cantos. Energy refurbishment using geothermal energy
Last 14 March, the Chairman of Red Eléctrica de España, José Folgado; the Corporate Director of Resources, Ángel Mahou, and the Manager of the Human Resources area, Jose Antonio Vernia, presented the awards for...
Olot’s Smart Power Grid. An urban restructuring project with renewable energy and an important...
The DHC network project in Olot town city arose from the need to reduce consumption in the construction sector and its associated emissions. This urban restructuring project, which goes by the name of Xarxa...
REPORTS & SPECIALS
PRODUCTS
Saint-Gobain Glass brings together CLIMALIT manufacturers at its Annual Convention in Zaragoza
Over fifty manufacturers of the SGG CLIMALIT and SGG CLIMALIT PLUS double glazing brands from Saint-Gobain Glass attended the 2015 Convention that took place in Zaragoza on 21/22 March.
During the working session, Saint-Gobain...
European SWIP Project: small wind energy in cities
The Energy Resources & Consumption Research Centre (CIRCE) is coordinating the European SWIP project to drive development and expansion of small wind energy in urban and suburban surroundings. As well as a new design...
EVENTS
Digital Energy at HANNOVER MESSE
Many sectors – industrial production, building systems and mobility, to name but a few – have yet to achieve the full benefits that digitization of energy management can offer. From 1 to 5 April,...
Green Solutions Awards : the 2017 edition is on!
This international competition of sustainable buildings, districts and infrastructures is supported by ADEME and the Global Alliance for Buildings & Construction. It aims to widely disseminate innovation in order to accelerate transition to a...
