Sustainable building 2011
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Sustainable Building PREMIUM SWISS QUALITY PANEL SYSTEMS FOR ARCHITECTURAL FAÇADE AND INTERIOR DESIGN

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Sustainable building Buildings are major contributors to energy and water consumption and to CO2 emissions. Therefore, environmentally responsible and resource efficient architecture is a major goal for designers and building owners who wish to minimize the impact of their buildings on the environment throughout their entire life cycle. Present practices to improve the sustainability of the building sector include efficiency in design, ventilation, water and energy consumption and the use of environmentally friendly materials. The innovative SWISSPEARL façade systems with advanced...

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Sustainable building Green labels and certificates Nowadays, many organisations declare that particular products or buildings are benefi- cial to the environment. Unfortunately, the as- sessment methods of these various labels or certificates are not yet consistent and cannot be compared. In addition, expectations and environmental awareness vary from one country to another. Thus, a reliable certifica- tion process accepted both in Europe and overseas will need more time. Europe is fa- vouring the life cycle assessment approach, but so far has not managed to define the stan- dards and...

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Lane Community College Steve Wanke SWISSPEARL Product CARAT Sapphire 7061, Onyx 7090 Certification Gold Further information SWISSPEARL Architecture Magazine Nr. 9 Cahill Center for Astronomy and Roland Halbe Fotografie, SWISSPEARL Product CARAT Coral 7030-R Certification Gold Further information SWISSPEARL Architecture Magazine Nr. 9 Multi-use complex Kommahuset Rune Backs SWISSPEARL Product CARAT Onyx 7091 with SIGMA8 System Further information SWISSPEARL Architecture Magazine Nr. 13 Switzerland Research + Development Center Cadosch&Zimmermann GmbH, Zimmermann Fotografie Zurich,...

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Sustainable building USA New construction of a full teaching health care centre specialising in nursing, emergency medicine and rehabilitation. The design goal was to create a „healthy building“ that is passively ventilated and cooled. A two-story „lung“, nestled between the laboratories and their support spaces, brings daylight and fresh air into the heart of the facility. USA "The facade is a significant component of the building 3 from an architectural and energy efficiency standpoint. It reduces the heat gain in the building enabling lower energy consumption to cool the interior. Day...

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Sustainable building Austria After its overhaul, this 30-year-old conference centre now has the form of a precious mountain crystal. The panels of the façade in different formats are arranged in horizontal layers that emphasize the monolithic character of the main building, which was brought up-to-date, both in appearance and in function. 1 SWISSPEARL Cement composite panel 2 Ventilation cavity 3 Thermal insulation, thickness 180 mm Italy For this multi-use complex consisting of residential and service buildings arranged around various open spaces, the outside façades of the plot are clad...

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Sustainable building USA The Pacific Plaza is a $35 million innovative design solution to the once deteriorating garage building. It incorporates multiple energy efficient and environmentally sustainable features. In particular, the annual energy use has been reduced by approximately 35%. This building received the LEED® Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). 1 SWISSPEARL Cement composite panel 2 Ventilation cavity 3 Thermal insulation 1 2 3 Sweden Built in 2004 to the high Swedish building standards, these individual houses have kept their original aesthetics over...

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Sustainable building Switzerland For the renovation of this facility, built at the end of the 1950s, the approach was to keep the general expression of the building and adjust it to a current architectural form. At the same time, the updated building shell significantly improves the technical aspects of comfort and reduces the operating costs. 1 SWISSPEARL Cement composite panel 2 Ventilation cavity 3 Thermal insulation 1 SWISSPEARL Cement composite panel 2 Ventilation cavity 3 Thermal insulation Denmark The concept was to create a commercial building that gives the site an architecturally...

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Sustainable building 1 SWISSPEARL Cement composite panel 2 Ventilation cavity 3 Thermal insulation Italy Children are sure to enjoy the time spent in this eye-catching new nursery 1 school that allies representative function and Mondrian-inspired architecture with a high-impact colour palette. 1 SWISSPEARL Cement composite panel 2 Ventilation cavity 3 Thermal insulation Slovenia One important goal of the design was to ensure pleasant living conditions through the orientation of the buildings, position of façade openings, and natural ventilation system, to name a few. Just as important are...

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Sustainable Building Fascination of Innovation Authorized Distributor PREMIUM SWISS QUALITY PA N E L S Y S T E M S F O R A R C H I T E C T U R A L FA Ç A D E Eternit (Schweiz) AG CH 88867 Niederurnen Phone +41 (0)55 617 13 07

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