The history and appearance of our cities has been shaped by epidemics: the plague in the Middle Ages; smallpox in the 17th century; and cholera and yellow fever in the 19th century. And the [...]
Faced with a future where urban growth will necessarily go hand-in-hand with the fight against climate change, Think Wood, an initiative launched by the North American timber sector, asked [...]
Building energy efficiency and health: the new regulations back up our bio-passive construction model
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Late 2019 saw the publication of the amendments to the Spanish Technical Building Code (CTE in its Spanish initials), aimed at adapting it to EU energy efficiency directives. They refer in [...]
Although the use of wood in building has experienced a sharp hike in recent years, some people continue to associate the use of this material in construction with traditional log cabins located [...]
Right from the start of our activity, here at House Habitat we have built wooden structure homes that are sustainable and healthy, with either passive or practically zero net energy, providing a [...]
This bio-passive home in Bellaterra (Barcelona) is a building with a difference. This very special project is designed not only for residential use, but also features an area created for business [...]
The climate emergency has forced the architecture sector to reconsider its traditional formulas and adopt new models intended to down the rate of damage inflicted on our planet. Measures that [...]
The international community has caught onto the need to halt global warming and promote a low-carbon economy. The European Union has established a binding target for 2030 to cut greenhouse effect [...]
We recently attended the second meeting of the KnoWood European project, held at the main campus of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary, Canada. The second work session [...]
Society is becoming increasingly aware of the problems caused by environmental pollution. Europe’s major cities are introducing measures to curb a problem that is the cause of more than half a [...]