13 June 2013 | 18.00 | Crawford Art Gallery, Cork

The Southern Region Committee of the RIAI, supported by the Wood Marketing Federation are pleased to present this lecture with Christoph Duenser.

Christoph Duenser will be presenting on two very exciting projects: the recently completed research project LCT1 (Life Cycle Tower 1) low energy office building with expressed timber construction, and the under-construction Passive House office project IZM (Illwerk Zentrum Montafon), on both of which he was project architect.

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Exploring the benefits of using natural and recycled materials for construction and retrofit of houses

25 June 2013 |  14.00 | Cork Centre for Architectural Education

We all want to combat climate change by promoting energy efficiency. But just how energy efficient are the products that we are using for this purpose? The NEES (Natural Energy Efficiency and Sustainability) Project believes that it is possible to save more energy and reduce the carbon foot-print of house construction and retrofit if we look at the Life Cycle of materials and buildings and not just their use-phase. The NEES European Sustainable Energy Week Seminar will explore this question, as well as looking at Best Practices in natural products and services that enhance energy efficiency and originate from the Northern Periphery of Europe.