How to Use Photovoltaics for Shaping Nearly Zero Energy Communities
European photovoltaic solar energy conference and e
9-12 June 2013 - Building Solar China - Exhibition and Conference - Guangzhou, China
Composed of a professional conference and an international exhibition, Building Solar China (Guangzhou) is the event to showcase integrated solar and smart technology solutions for bu
...3-12 September 2012 - Zero Energy Building Summer School
UIA-ARES member, Prof. Federico Butera and Politecnico di Milano are organising ZEBSS - Zero Energy Buildings Summer School - 1a Edizione.
...9-12 June 2012 - Building Solar China - Exhibition and Conference - China Import and Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou, China
Composed of a professional conference and an international exhibition, Building Solar China (Guangzhou) is the event to showcase integrated solar and smart technology solutions for buildings.
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Today, every conversation about architecture and urban planning contains, to a smaller or larger extent, the topic of natural environment in relation with energy saving issues. In the developed countries, environmental design is used as means to retain the existing quality of living while minimizing the negative effects of human activity on the environment (innovative technology/ecological materials); whereas in the developing countries it is used as means to deal with more fundamental issues such as housing, and infrastructure, aiming at an improvement of the existing living conditions (economical solutions/ecology). In each of these cases, architecture is called upon in order to provide solutions for a more sustainable development. In that framework, UIA-ARES Int. WP plays a major role in the promotion of energy efficient design with the use of Renewable Energy Sources.
The ARES WP started in 2002 and is supported by the Hellenic section of UIA and the TCG (Technical Chamber of Greece). It is partially self financed through participation in scientific research projects. The ARES WP is addressed to the 116 countries of UIA and to more than 1.300.000 architects. The main aim is to disseminate globally the idea of an architectural design based on the maximum use of RES.
WP ARES Director: Nikos Fintikakis, Architect
22 January 2013 - Global unemployment rising again but with significant differences across regions
Five years after the outbreak of the global financial crisis, labor markets remain deeply depressed. Unemployment has started to rise again as the economic outlook worsens.
OCTOBER, 30, 2012 - POWERFUL STORM KILLS AT LEAST 30 IN PHILIPPINES AND VIETNAM
As Hurricane Sandy lashes the East Coast of the United States with wind and rain, Southeast Asia is dealing with the trail of death and damage from a powerful storm that has killed at least 30 people in the region over the past few days.
OCTOBER, 30, 2012 - SUPERSTORM SANDY LEAVES 40 DEAD AND 6,2 MILLION POWERLESS
Sandy is winding down having spent much of its fury crashing into homes and trees, downing power and wrecking coastal cities.
OCTOBER, 06, 2012 - 1st PASSIVE HOUSE CONFERENCE, ATHENS, GREECE
The 1st International Conference for the Greek Passive House and Building Directives took place on Saturday, 6th of October 2012, in the Conference Room o
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 - PARIS, TOKYO, LAGOS, MELBOURNE & RIO DE JANEIRO FACING CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate Change brings the 5 major world capital megacities battling against natural disasters and high temperatures. The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group moves towards relevant actions.
AUGUST 29, 2012 - ABANDONED RAILWAY LINE TURNS ATLANTA GREENER
Architect Ryan gravel makes the Atlanta Belt Line revitalizing a 35-kilometer loop of abandoned railway line, transforming the land and adjacent brownfield sites into attractive new public spaces.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012 - OXYGEN PUMPS IN OCEAN “DEAD ZONES”
Aquatic "dead zones" are a tragic illustration of human beings' negative impact on the world's oceans, but the development of a number of technological solutions aims to bring the dead zones back to life.
JULY 9, 2012 - FLOATING TURBINE BUOYS OFFSHORE WIND POTENTIAL
Floating wind farms could soon be powering thousands of European homes after a prototype seaborne turbine sailed through technological trials off the coast of Agucadoura, Portugal.
JULY 7, 2012 - DEVASTATING INDIA FLOODS LEAVE 95 DEAD, MILLIONS HOMELESS
Flooding described by India's prime minister as the worst in recent times, has left at least 95 people dead and almost 2 million others homeless in the country's remote Assam state.
JULY 7, 2012 - SOUTHERN RUSSIA AFFECTED BY FLOODS
A Russian interior ministry spokesman told the official Itar-Tass news agency late Sunday that 171 people died due to the floods.
JULY 5, 2012 - JAPANESE PARLIAMENT REPORT: Fukushima nuclear crisis was 'man-made'
The nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan was a "man-made disaster" that unfolded as a result of collusion between the facility's operator, regulators and the government.
JUNE 20, 2012 - Rio+20
United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 20 - 22 Jun 2012 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
