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Preikestolen Fjellstue, Stavanger, timber construction, Helen & Hard

PLUS to DETAIL Green English issue 2-2009 | Page 7

Preikestolen Fjellstue near Stavanger is a timber construction through and through: the walls and floors are all made of dowelled laminated plywood. The outer walls have a total thickness of 60 cm, which includes an additional 20 cm of cellulose insulation. The U value of the walls is 0.14 W/m2K. When compared to the old ...

Expressive forms, economical operation

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Expressive forms and a sustainable method of construction are the key features of this new community centre and home of the Chamber of Commerce in the Californian city of Palm Desert. Certified to LEED Gold standard, the 700 m2 building was designed by Narendra Patel as a cavity insulated construction of fair-faced concrete.

Minergie, Matterhorn, Peak Architekten, Lauber, IWISA

Minergie on the summit

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Thirty-eight of the mountains surrounding Zermatt tower above 4, 000 metres. Many of the mountain railway stations and viewing platforms also approach vertiginous heights. The “Matterhorn Glacier Paradise” tourist centre on the Klein Matterhorn is the highest viewing point in Europe reachable by cable car. The new building was ...

Wiederaufbau, LEED, Platin, Greensburg, Kansas, Dan Rockhill

New start in platinum

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On 4 May 2007 a tornado devastated almost 95 per cent of the small town of Greensburg in Kansas. In the reconstruction effort, the city authorities set themselves an ambitious goal: all new buildings that were publicly financed would strive to achieve LEED Platinum accreditation, the highest level within the certification ...

tallest, timber-framed, residential, building, London, Murray, Grove, Cartwright and Pickard

Saving 120 tonnes of CO2

PLUS to DETAIL Green Heft 2-2009 | Page 6

Probably the world´s tallest timber-framed residential building was completed in recent months in the suburb of Hackney, in East London. Stadthaus, part of the Murray Grove Housing Development, stands 29.75 metres high. Apart from the plinth, which is of reinforced concrete, the entire building, including the two lift shafts ...

Improving the energy efficiency of historic buildings

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Problems can occur in the case of historic buildings when the recommended energy-efficiency improvements conflict with preservation requirements. These are not insurmountable, but in some areas call for specialist skills in planning and execution.

Ultra-Slim Vacuum Glazing for Optimum Thermal Insulation

PLUS to DETAIL Green 01/09 | Page 64

Whereas the insulation effect at the transition from double to triple glazing is the outcome of greater system thicknesses, in the case of vacuum glazing a genuine qualitative improvement is achieved by obviating the thermal conduction caused by the gas in the cavity between the panes.

Integration of Photovoltaics in Membrane Structures

PLUS to DETAIL Green 01/09 | Page 61

Although suspended building elements are ideally suited for large-area structures like stadium roofs and airports, there was hitherto no way of incorporating photovoltaics in them. With its PV Flexibles, SolarNext AG has developed a form of photovoltaic technology that enables solar cells to be integrated directly into membrane ...

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