Arco opens the way for the “Living Buildings”. Living Building Challenge (LBC), created in 2006 by the International Living Future Institute (Seattle, WA), is a philosophy, an advocacy tool and a certification program. The LBC is the most advanced sustainability protocol for buildings and communities. A year has passed since the establishment of the Living … Continue reading “Casa SN”. At Arco the first LBC registered project in Italy
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REGENERATION rocks!
A "Rocky Station" for REGENERATION Good also the second one, one might say, after the conclusion of REGENERATION 2016 which repeats, after one year, the success of the European design competition by Macro Design Studio in collaboration with the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), that promotes the Living Building philosophy, the most rigorous standard in … Continue reading REGENERATION rocks!
The REGENERATION 2016 Conference.
A "different Saturday" ... that will change your minds. It's time to imagine a "Living Future" made of "living buildings." Living Building Challenge is a building certification program, advocacy tool and philosophy, suitable for projects that want to go beyond being simply "less harmful", to truly become "regenerative". The Challenge defines the most advanced measure of sustainability in … Continue reading The REGENERATION 2016 Conference.
Slow Construction.
Living Building Challenge meets Slow Food. "Slow Construction" can be defined as an approach in line with the principles of Slow Food and Living Building Challenge, which aims to tune the buildings with the local environment around them by using local materials, eliminating toxic products, adapting the design to the specific climatic and ecological conditions. … Continue reading Slow Construction.
REGENERATION. Reloaded.
After the excellent feedbacks of the 1st edition, REGENERATION will be repeated. Macro Design Studio in collaboration with the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) and the Living Building Challenge Collaborative: Italy is proud to organize REGENERATION, the 2nd edition | 2016, the European design competition entirely based on the LBC protocol. What It is a design workshop in which three teams composed … Continue reading REGENERATION. Reloaded.
L’autunno è green con il nuovo ciclo di convegni MDS.
Dopo il buon riscontro della prima edizione del 2014, ritorna l'appuntamento con "Sostenibilità e valorizzazione del patrimonio edilizio", il ciclo di 5 convegni organizzato da Macro Design Studio sempre il giovedì, nei giorni 08.10, 29.10, 12.11, 26.11 e 10.12.2015, presso Progetto Manifattura Rovereto, orario 14:00 - 18:30. Sulla base dei risultati del primo ciclo, ci sono … Continue reading L’autunno è green con il nuovo ciclo di convegni MDS.
REGENERATION. The Conference.
It’s time to imagine a living future and a world of living buildings. The Living Buildings Challenge is a philosophy, certification and advocacy tool for projects to move beyond merely being less bad and to become truly regenerative. The Challenge defines the most advanced measure of sustainability in the built environment possible today and acts … Continue reading REGENERATION. The Conference.
(Sognando un) Living Future.
L'intervista di Franz Magazine del 03.03.2015 a cura di Mauro Sperandio, su ReGeneration, Living Building Challenge e Macro Design Studio. Regeneration è il primo concorso di progettazione interamente basato sul protocollo Living Building Challenge™, un modo di pensare e costruire orientato alla sostenibilità, l'unico criterio intelligente per abitare il futuro. REGENERATION si svolgerà dal 15 al … Continue reading (Sognando un) Living Future.
ReGeneration
Macro Design Studio in collaboration with The International Living Future Institute (ILFI) is proud to organize REGENERATION, the first design competition in Europe entirely based on the LBC protocol. REGENERATION as the first "generation" of young professionals (architects, engineers) that can "regenerate" with their own ideas the built environment, getting the best possible performances for the building. … Continue reading ReGeneration
Learning with Rick Fedrizzi.
Rick Fedrizzi, president of the U.S. Green Building Council will visit today at 11 AM o’clock guided by Paola Moschini the primary school of Romarzollo-Arco, to launch a preview of the 27th Sep World Day dedicated to 'sustainable' schools The Green Apple Day of Service. Macro Design Studio has followed the certification process for this … Continue reading Learning with Rick Fedrizzi.