Ecobuild 2018

It’s been a while since I last managed to visit Ecobuild, but finally this year I managed to wrangle a one-day visit. I had missed it! Ecobuild is one of my favourite construction events! I find it incredibly inspiring and it always renews my faith in the industry.

Ecobuild is the UK’s leading exhibition and conference for construction, design and energy in the sustainable built environment. This year it was bought by Futurebuild, so things have been changed a bit: it is now more compact and the thematic districts are different.

Off Grid Home in Extremadura by Ábaton

Off Grid Home in Extremadura
Architects: Ábaton
Location: Cáceres, Spain
Completed: 2013

I am always interested in projects that showcase reuse, sustainability and energy efficiency, and this house seems to have them all in spades. Here Ábaton transforms an old stone stable in a remote area into a completely self-sufficient family home.

Freiburg – the German eco-city

The City of Freiburg is often called Germany’s “ecological capital” and has been recognized internationally as one of the world’s most livable, sustainable and child-friendly cities. In 1993, IMCL awarded the City of Freiburg the IMCL (International Making Cities Livable) City of Vision Award. Since then, Freiburg has received numerous awards for its leadership in sustainable transportation planning, promotion of walking and biking, traffic calming mechanisms, human scale mixed-use development, renewable energy, protection of nature, and sustainability.

Ecobuild 2014

This week Ecobuild took place at the Excel way over in the Docklands. Ecobuild is as you can imagine a huge event/fair/conference/show that deals with sustainable and green technologies and development in the build environment in all possible permutations.