12:45 Date: 05/26/2016
Project Info: http://sdg21.eu/db/8-house-von-big-in-kopenhagen-dk
Keywords: Movies, Movies 11 to 45 Min, Media, News Blog Denmark, Mix of uses, Quarters, Housing, Residential, Aesthetics / Architecture / Building Culture
12:45 Date: 05/26/2016
Project Info: http://sdg21.eu/db/8-house-von-big-in-kopenhagen-dk
On the insulation market, so-called "natural" insulation materials such as wood wool, hemp, cork, granulates and co. are still niche products. However, they are on the rise throughout Europe, at least from the architects' point of view: According to a survey of 1,600 European planners, the use of natural insulation materials is likely to increase in seven out of eight countries. The future prospects for mineral wool, the market leader, are also favourable in this country. According to the architects' forecast, other insulation materials will have a much harder time.
Natural insulation materials are expected to grow strongly in Germany and most countries - which is certainly related to the trend towards sustainable building, which was also highlighted as a strong development by architects in the same study. Mineral wool is also seen as an insulating material with a future in Germany and most countries - this is certainly also related to the market position of the large mineral wool manufacturers in Europe. PUR/PIR systems, on the other hand, are somewhat weaker - in Germany, planners even expect a slight decline in demand.
In most countries, the architects surveyed do not believe that insulation with EPS/XPs currently has strong growth potential - despite the relatively long service life of polystyrene-based core insulation, which has made these insulating materials so economical and popular. The image problems of the materials, which have come under fire because of fire hazards and also do not seem to fit in well with the current trend towards sustainable building with their somewhat anachronistic "Styrofoam" image, are too high.
Exceptions here, however, are Poland and the Netherlands, where plastic-based insulation is still popular. The EPS industry has also managed to gain ground there in terms of sustainability: It is certainly no coincidence that the first large European recycling plants for EPS insulation materials were launched in the Netherlands.
Keywords:
Building materials / Construction, Climate protection, NaWaRohs, News Blog Europe (without DE), Resource efficiency, SDG 2030, Environmental policy, Thermal insulation
Short info: "How will our cities develop? And who actually determines this - the city administration alone or also the citizens? In three European metropolises the reportage City of the Future - Future of the City looks for answers: In London we get to know the concept of the city as a profit-oriented enterprise that has to prove itself in global competition with other metropolises. In Hamburg, we follow the transformation of a problem neighbourhood as part of the IBA 2013, while the residents of a small, still original artists' quarter create their own living space. In Madrid, the problems of a constantly growing city are becoming concrete: an illegally built district has emerged just 20 kilometres from the city centre, which the residents manage independently. The area has become economically interesting for the city of Madrid in recent years. So the authorities have houses demolished - leaving families on the street. But there is resistance."
Running time: 45 min.
Year of production: 2013
Media type: DVD
Language version: de, en
Authors: Irja Martens, Katja Grundmann
Production company: fechnerMEDIA: GmbH
Producer: Carl-A. Fechner
Director: Irja Martens
Link
http://shop.fechnermedia.de/katalog/filme/stadt-der-zukunft-zukunft-der-stadt
Keywords:
DE-News, Movies, Movies > 45 Min, IBA, City
39,- Euro | ISBN 978-3-946319-02-3, 310 pages with numerous colour illustrations, 19 x 25,5 cm, softcover - May 2016
Melting glaciers, floods and smog in cities are just a few visible signs of the need for sustainable development. Sustainable neighbourhoods can make a decisive contribution to this.
However, planning sustainable neighbourhoods is complex and requires a holistic view. For example, changing an urban planning parameter such as building density may have far-reaching consequences on other areas such as the efficiency of energy and transport systems, the utilisation of social infrastructure, the water balance, the urban climate and the well-being of residents. Suitable methods and tools are lacking for the holistic analysis of these interactions, especially in early planning phases, when essential decisions - such as the necessity or location of a project - are made.
The present work aims to close this gap. Based on the systematic analysis of the complex interactions of sustainable neighbourhood development, a method was developed that makes it possible to analyse the effects of different planning concepts at an early stage, to discuss them within the planning team and to arrive at more sustainable solutions in dialogue with all those involved.
Order: www.rohn-verlag.de/102.html
Keywords:
DE-News, Media, New books and studies, Quarters, Resource efficiency, Settlements, Tools, Life cycle assessment
Plan b broadcast, Seestadt Aspern from minute 15:30. video available until 1.6.2020:
No longer online; original link:
To the documentary website
www.zdf.de/gesellschaft/plan-b/
The series plan b uses the example of the Urban Lakeside Aspern in Vienna to explain what a "circular economy" can look like in concrete terms. The Urban Lakeside is one of the largest urban development areas in Europe. By 2028, high-quality housing for more than 20,000 people and almost as many jobs will be built in several stages in the northeast of Vienna in the 22nd district. A sustainable urban district is to be created.
It is shown how the city's building pit material is partly used directly on site as raw material for the concrete of the new buildings. Architect Thomas Romm is currently developing guidelines for innovative, environmentally friendly and cost-effective construction together with Thomas Mosor.
Link to the seaside town
www.aspern-seestadt.at/
Keywords:
Building materials / Construction, Movies, Movies 11 to 45 Min, Sustainable management, News Blog Europe (without DE), News Blog Austria, Recycling, Resource efficiency, Settlements, Vienna, Ecology