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World Green Infrastructure Congress WGIC 2023

World Green Infrastructure Congress WGIC 2023

The World Green Infrastructure Congress WGIC 2023 will take place from the 27th – 29th of June 2023 in Berlin (and online): 2 days of specialist congress plus 1 day of excursions. The congress preparations are in full swing, the main focus now is to complete the program and prepare the accompanying trade exhibition. Lectures/program With the greetings of the Federal …

AIPH World Green City Awards 2022 Category Winners

AIPH World Green City Awards 2022 Category Winners

The six category winners of the inaugural AIPH World Green City Awards were selected by the jury and announced at a gala dinner on the 14th October 2022 as part of the IUCN‘s Leaders Form in the Special-Self-Governing Province of Jeju, South Korea. The category winners were: Living Green for Biodiversity: Reverdecer Bogotá, Bogotá D.C, Colombia Living Green for Climate Change: Mexico City’s Environmental …

The EFB welcomes ASESCUVE

The EFB welcomes ASESCUVE

The EFB welcomes ASESCUVE The EFB welcomes ASESCUVE and now proudly counts 16 members within the European Federation. The Spanish Association of Green Roofs and Vertical Landscaping (ASESCUVE) became part of the European Federation of Green Roof and Wall Associations as an extraordinary member. The EFB counts now 16 members from all over Europe. For the European Federation of Green ...

Waterproof Membranes took place on 7-9 November 2022 in Cologne

Waterproof Membranes took place on 7-9 November 2022 in Cologne

The building and civil engineering industries face challenges relating to climate change and the demand for energy and water conservation for a growing population in a world that is quickly developing. However, they also seek to introduce new designs and applications, from showcase buildings and structures defining the pinnacle of architectural imagination through to unseen waterproof barriers that prevent ecological …

Fire Regulations for Green Walls

Fire Regulations for Green Walls

FIRE REGULATIONS FOR GREEN WALLS As part of the online seminar series, the webinar Fire Regulations for Green Walls took place on November 16, 2022. This webinar gave the participants an insight into fire testings and research projects within Austria and Germany. The webinar aroused considerable interest among the audience. The following topics were discussed: Austria „History“ of fire tests of facade ...

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The conference “Green roofs for more resilient cities 2022” took place on September 29 in Bratislava, Slovakia

The conference "Green roofs for more resilient cities 2022" took place on September 29 in Bratislava, Slovakia On September 29 the conference "Green roofs for more resilient cities 2022" was held in Bratislava, Slovakia. 135 participants mostly from the ranks of developers, architects, city representatives, and manufacturers of materials for green roofs, but also implementers of more sustainable construction met ...

The 2022 Green Roof competition in the Czech Republic has a winner

The 2022 Green Roof competition in the Czech Republic has a winner

The 2022 Green Roof competition in the Czech Republic has a winner At the end of the conference Green roofs and facades – trends and synergies in Prague, the results of the Green Roof of the Year 2022 competition were announced. One of the ways to bring nature back to cities and the countryside is the greening of roofs. That is why ...

Green Roofs And Facades - Trends And Synergies Conference took place in Prague

Green Roofs And Facades – Trends And Synergies Conference took place in Prague

Green Roofs And Facades - Trends And Synergies Conference took place in Prague The Czech Green Roof Association under the Czech Landscape Gardening Association in cooperation with the Faculty of Environmental Sciences of the Czech University of Life Sciences organized an international conference Green Roofs and Facades - Trends and Synergies. The conference took place on September 8, 2022 in ...

EFB Webinar series on Green Roofs and Living Walls

EFB Webinar series on Green Roofs and Living Walls

EFB Webinar series on Green Roofs and Living Walls Webinars  introducing various topics related to green roofs and walls The European Federation of Green Roof and Living Wall Associations (EFB) and its national members actively gather the knowledge and experience of 16 member Associations from all over the Europe and promote the use of green roofs and green facades – the technologies ...

New MOOC, October 2022 – Nature-based Urban Regeneration!

New MOOC, October 2022 – Nature-based Urban Regeneration!

New MOOC - Nature-based Urban Regeneration! MOOC = Massiv Open Online Course The next Nature-based Urban Regeneration course is starting on the 3rd of October 2022 on edX. The course gathers the best practices of the proGIreg Living Labs and will introduce participants to collaborative design, implementation and evaluation of nature-based solutions (NbS) for urban renewal with local communities and shares knowledge ...