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16.08..2010

First certified Passive House Hotel in the Upper Allgäu ready for occupancy in December 2010

Currently under construction in the Upper Allgäu is the first hotel, which is shown to satisfy the Passive house standard. The high standard of design and construction is assured by a neutral certification. This is a unique project worldwide and shows the basic attitude of investors to build both sustainably and economically. . ...[more]

02.04.2010

Steff Bell returns home to Scotland
with a wealth of knowledge from Germany

A great deal of work is underway in the country developing the Passive House Standard. (German energy standard for efficient building)

Weitnau / Edinburgh

Steff Bell has just spent four very instructive months working in Weitnau, Germany. The graduate architectural technologist from Edinburgh won the opportunity to take part in a trainee programme in Germany with the Passive House specialists Herz & Lang where he learned. ...[more]

01.10.2009

Herz & Lang’s Visitors from England

On the 1st and 2nd of October 2009 a group of six housing specialists from England travelled to Weitnau, Germany in order to visit projects and consult with Herz and Land GmbH about the potential use of Passive House standards for future housing projects in the U.K. ...[more]

22.08.2009

Competition Winners Allgau House
The top twelve after the jury's verdict in the Allgäu retrofits were presented at Energy Day on the Allgäu Festival "to the public, which awarded builders. This means that the large-scale construction and renovation competition "Allgäu house - from old to new" decision. Was initiated by him except eza! the Allgäuer Zeitung. The jury was composed of construction and architecture professionals, energy and climate experts.
It has awarded us for 3 projects ! ....[more]

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