European Conference on Sustainable Renovation of Buildings: The Conference will be held on 16 – 17February 2012 in Karlsruhe (Germany) and will bring government leaders, businesses, architects, engineers, energy advisors… to discuss key emerging issues such as climate change, environmental degradation, greening of building stocks, opportunities and challenges facing the building industry, innovative solutions, best practises, etc. Please find below the link to download the conference brochure: http://etechgermany.com/ECSR_2012.pdf

Energy Efficiency Watch: Nearly Zero Energy Buildings: In the framework of the annual “World Sustainable Energy Days”, the energy agency of Upper Austria organised a conference entitled “Energy Efficiency Watch: Nearly Zero Energy Buildings”. Several topics will be discussed, such as the criteria and performance requirements for nearly zero energy buildings, latest technology trends and financial solutions. The conference will be held in Wels, Austria, on 1 – 2March 2012. For more information and registration, go to: http://www.wsed.at/en/programme/nearly-zero-energy-buildings/

Bauhärepräis OAI 2012: The prize is for distinguished achievements in which the "client/ designer" partnership has been particularly fruitful. To ensure the uniqueness of this award, the OAI Council only grants it every 4 years. Candidates can register online until the 24February. More information (in French only) is available at: http://www.oai.lu/fr/135/oai/accueil/actualites/

 

International Design for All Foundation Awards 2012: The Design for All Awards 2012 recognises the efforts of private companies, not-for-profit organisations and public bodies all over the world to ensure that environments, products and services respect and take into account all aspects of human diversity, promoting the participation of all people in the construction of our society under equal conditions. The deadline for submission of applications is the 29February 2012. To learn more about the award, go to: http://www.designforall.org/en/awards/awards2012.php

The 2012 AZ Awards for Design Excellence: The AZ Awards is an international competition open to designers, architects, landscape architects, students, (etc.) for work completed before the 31 December 2011. To receive the call for entries, register at: http://awards.azuremagazine.com/. Submissions deadline is the 1March 2012. Winners will be published in the Awards Annual.

 

International VELUX Award 2012: “Light of Tomorrow” is the overall theme of the 5^th edition of the International Velux Award, which is open to students of architecture worldwide. By choosing this theme, Velux wants to encourage and challenge students to explore daylight in its widest sense and create a deeper understanding of this specific and ever-relevant source of energy and light. The deadline for registration is March 2012 and projects should be submitted by May 2012. For more information, go to: http://iva.velux.com/ar-JO/Documents/PDF/Award%20briefs/IVA2012_Award-brief.pdf

 

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