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A full day course focused on understanding the availability, benefits, legislative requirements and specification considerations for using Sustainable Construction Materials in construction project. Important green design concepts such as "cradle to cradle" and embodied energy were presented.
Topics included: principles of energy management, alternative resources and technologies, environment protection and strategies for energy end-use management. The 4 hours workshop was optional and was delivered by Emilia-Cerna Mladin Ph.D.
A full day course focused on the principles of green building design. Topics included solar orientation modelling, natural daylighting and ventilation, and success tips for sustainable construction projects. This course was a required course for those seeking the "Romania Green Building Professional" certification.
A full day course focused on Sustainable Landscape Design and related topics. Sustainable Landscaping is an important component for building projects seeking internationally recognized green buildings certifications such as LEED, BREEAM or DGNB certificates. Topics included: site analysis, design considerations, plant selection, and installation for successful results and maintenance.
A meeting of the European Green Building Council Network Steering Committee took place in London to coincide with the EcoBuild conference. The RoGBC was represented by Steven Borncamp. Please contact him directly with any questions or ideas to be raised.
A full day course focused on best practices for managing successful green building projects. The course covered, among other topics, key sustainable construction principles including "Integrated Design", obtaining optimal performance results from project partners,and the proper commissioning of completed building projects. Course participants were exposed to very ambitious but achievable performance goals including the "plus-energy" concept where buildings contribute more energy than they consume; a critical concept for the near future due to the approaching EU legislation and concerns about rising energy prices and scarcity.
We were pleased to invite you to participate in a landmark event for the Romanian FM: the First ROFMA workshop dealing with modern Building Management Systems topic. The aim of this workshop was supplying to participants of professional knowledge relating to the most recent developments and trends, as well as effective applications in the area of building automation technologies and systems – BMS. This workshop was targeted to professionals such as property managers, facility managers, Property and FM company managers, landlords and tenants as well as various other specialists active in the Property and Facility Management fields.
This course had the same stucture with the one held on March 10, in Bucharest.
This workshop was intended for those who are new to green building and looking to learn the basics of green building and LEED. The workshop offered an introduction to USGBC, green building principles and the fundamentals of the LEED Rating System. It included topics on climate change and building impacts; motivators for green building; and conventional versus integrative approaches - and the associated benefits - to building design, construction and operations.
This workshop was a great overall course about LEED and good prep for the Green Associate Exam. It was intended for anyone who wants more than a basic understanding of LEED - including those with a stake in their company's or community's building practices, those directly involved in green building projects, and those pursuing GBCI's LEED Green Associate credential. The workshop provided essential knowledge of sustainable building concepts that are fundamental to all LEED Rating Systems.
A half a day course to advise and prepare the participants on in force and impending European and National legislation and emerging international building rating / certification tools that is dramatically changing how buildings are designed, constructed, operated and deconstructed. Among other legal topics, the course covers European legislation including the upgraded Energy Performance for Buildings Directive and Construction Waste Directive as well as national legislation changes.
The RoGBC invited you for a discussion about the changing needs of the business environment as we transform to a more sustainable construction industry and built environment. We provided some interesting case studies from Romania and beyond including an ambitious green project in the Carpathians by Building the Future, a Founding Member of the RoGBC Transilvania chapter.
RoGBC was partnering up with Business Review within the "Focus on Renewable Energy" conference and delivered a presentation on "How do green buildings related to green energy?".
The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games is a $30bn investment project in the infrastructure of this Black Sea resort and mountain skiing complex. There are over 200 investment projects including hotels, sports facilities, transport infrastructure (new international airport, high speed rail links, road links etc). Russia is committed to ensuring that these projects are as "sustainable" as possible - these commitments have been made to the International Olympic Committee.
Topics include: principles of energy management, alternative resources and technologies, environment protection and strategies for energy end-use management. The 4 hours workshop was optional.
We received an invitation from the Ministry of Environment to participate at the EcoTehnoNet event, which is part of the ECOEMERGE project, aiming to showcase innovative eco-technologies from seven different technology field, in a series of regional events across Romania.
The annual event where we evaluated the activity of the RoGBC in the past year and appointed the new Board of Directors as elected by memebers.
The RoGBC was organizing a round-table discussion with the RoGBC members and other stakeholders (representatives form banks, public institutions and academia will be invited) to discuss about existing financial structures / incentives for green buildings in Romania and initiate a constructive debate about new mechanisms and structures that could be considered.
Get ready with your green building and sustainable company submissions!
Romania Green Building Council was partnering again with Europa Property magazine to present the "Romania Green Building Council Awards".
The Romanian Lighting Convention 2011 - one of the most comprehensive lighting events in the region - brought together lighting technologies from all sectors and stages of the supply chain together under one roof; providing access to the knowledge and solutions people need. This year’s convention included a conference on “Green Retailing” organized by the Romania Green Building Council. It was a meeting place for lighting companies, architects, retailers, and public authorities.
RoGBC was an official partner of the third edition of the Romanian Energy Performance of Buildings Conference held in Bucharest, on 26 and 27 of May 2011.
This course tought design techniques and the use of materials of technology and materials to minimize water usage in the construction and operation of buildings. The course included information on appliances, fixtures, and solutions that contribute toward points scored on voluntary building certification schemes such as LEED, BREEAM and DGNB.
A full day course to educate professionals on the importance of selecting a proper site for the purposes of constructing and operating green building. Investors need to have a clear understanding of the requirements of green buildings before they make their land purchases. While increasingly desired by investors, the internationally recognized green building rating tools (such as LEED, BREEAM, DGNB, etc.) penalize those who are developing building sites without regard to the biodiversity value and other ecological impacts, public transit availability, and other sustainable siteing and management considerations.
The course structure and description is the same with the one in Bucharest, held on May 31, 2011
This course teaches design techniques and the use of materials of technology and materials to minimize water usage in the construction and operation of buildings. The course includes information on appliances, fixtures, and solutions that contribute toward points scored on voluntary building certification schemes such as LEED, BREEAM and DGNB.
A half day workshop to equip real estate developers and investors, valuers, financiers, facility managers, architects, engineers, project managers and other stakeholders with a better understanding of the ways in which sustainability affects the level or risk, and subsequently the value, associated with a green building. The trainers will highlight the key business case value factors for the various stakeholder groups and will explain how sustainable buildings provide benefits in each instance.
RoGBC Transilvania and the Research Laboratory for Lighting was pleased to announce the “LIGHT & LANDSCAPE” workshop. The two day summer school was opened to all students, architects and landscape designers and discussed about the key elements for landscape design and lighting controls. The course was both in Romanian and in English and was held by Ms. Katja Perrey (landscape design) and Dr. Dorin Beu (lighting)
Gain essential knowledge of the LEED BD+C rating systems, including credit intents, key elements, main requirements, and referenced standards; synergies among credits; and foundations of the LEED certification process, including basic documentation considerations. This workshop addresses the following LEED rating systems: LEED for New Construction & Major Renovations, LEED for Core & Shell, and LEED for Schools. Throughout the day, a USGBC Authorized Education Delivery Partner engaged in discussions and interactive activities based on real LEED projects to enforce what you’ve learned. LEED 201: Core Concepts & Strategies was recommended prior to taking this course, but it was not required.
The Romania Green Building Council hosted experts from the Dutch Green Building Council who made presentations on their initiatives creating and implementing a national standard for rating the sustainable of buildings and communities. All members of the building community were welcomed to attend with priority seating going to members of the Romania Green Building Council.
The Romania Green Building Council in partnership with the Dutch Green Building Council and with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands organized a half a day workshop where we discussed topics like: sustainable construction market in Romania; sustainable construction market in the Netherlands; green Building Solution showcase; BREAAM rating tool;
We invited Green Building Councils in Central Eastern Europe on June 29 for a "Hands On" workshop for New Green Building Councils where we discussed ways to support the development of a GBC as we strongly believe the growth of these organizations will ensure significant rewards are realized sooner rather than later for those companies leading the green building revolution.
The Romania Green Building Council in partnership with the Dutch Green Building Council has organized specific actions to support the development of Green Building Councils in Central Eastern Europe. This event provided companies with direct access to Green Building Council leaders representing multiple countries that can help transform their market leadership into more successful activity in growing green building markets.
A full day focused on the principles of green building design. This integrated course delivered a practical overview on sustainable building projects from Mr. Emilio Miguel Mitre's experience worldwide. The topics included the basics on bioclimatic and sustainable architectural design and local case studies.
A full day course dedicated to understanding how to design, construct and operate green Workspaces. The course presented key information on various sustainable office solutions. It included developing a green office program as well as achieving internationally recognized green building certification. The event was useful for executives, architects, product designers, technologists, engineers, academics, students, and others interested in exploring ways to benefit from the important shift toward energy efficient and environmentally responsible design principles.
A full day course explaining the principles of lighting design and the integration with Building Management Systems to create high-performance green buildings. This course is a required course for those seeking the "Romania Green Building Professional" certification.
A full day course focused on understanding the availability, benefits, legislative requirements and specification considerations for using Sustainable Construction Materials in construction project. Important green design concepts such as "cradle to cradle" and embodied energy were presented.
The 2011 edition of the international architectural contest / competition "Archetypes" is approaching it's final stage. 13 cities, 29 locations, over 800 participants from 15 countries that have signed 121 projects were evaluated by an international jury. The competition continues its mission to improve urban public space in Romania.
A full day course focused on Sustainable Landscape Design and related topics. Sustainable Landscaping is an important component for building projects seeking internationally recognized green buildings certifications such as LEED, BREEAM or DGNB certificates. Topics include: site analysis, design considerations, plant selection, and installation for successful results and maintenance.
A half a day course to advise and prepare the participants on in force and impending European and National legislation and emerging international building rating / certification tools that is dramatically changing how buildings are designed, constructed, operated and deconstructed. Among other legal topics, the course covers European legislation including the upgraded Energy Performance for Buildings Directive and Construction Waste Directive as well as national legislation changes. In addition, participants will learn about the internationally recognized building rating tools that are increasingly demanded by investors, developers and building owners in the domestic, regional, and international markets.
World Green Building Week is celebrated annually to draw attention to the importance of creating greener, healthier more sustainable buildings and communities.
GBC members interested in EU level policy and interacting with other GBC members are highly encouraged to attend. More information about the event is available here.
Are you interested in visiting the "Green Building Project of the Year", awarded within the Romania Green Council Awards Gala? RoGBC and Swan Office Technology Park invites you to discover the sustainable solutions and technologies implemented within the construction project.
We are please to invite you to this event to celebrate together World Green Building Week and RoGBC's Transilvania first anniversary. The event is held in Cluj - Napoca.
As the insatiable demand and uses for data bandwidth grows, the financial, energy and environmental considerations grow. Conference presentations in the event will provide useful information about the opportunity and importance of a more environmentally responsible approach to designing, renovating, and operating technology intensive buildings. Information technology use, of course, is supplying us with powerful tools to solve our environmental and energy challenges; provided we move quickly to utilize the best solutions.
RoGBC has partnered with AAEC within the 5th National Conference: Energy Efficiency Action Plan published this Spring establishes the synergie between all EU decuments that aproach the building sector as the first priority for action towards the achievement of the 20/20 targets of energy consumption and GHG emission reduction. The current energy crysis is in fact a knowledge crysis that imposes the search and research for new solutions, allowing for the sustainable development of human society.
A special event designed to inform members of the media.
PRISPA team, Romania's representative in the Solar Decathlon contest was happy to invite you to their home for a presentation of the PRISPA project. They are at the middle of their journey and they wanted to let you know what they did so far, so that they can continue together and arrive victoriously to Madrid next year.
Mr Steven Borncamp, President Romania Green Building Council will deliver a presentation on "The business case for green buildings" within the panel: "Green buildings: from corporate trend to tenant reality. Where does Bucharest stand? What makes a tenant choose a green building".
The CONTRAST Exhibition is a fragment of the DIALOG WITH THE VISIBLE PROJECT and the first of a series of temporary concept stores that will occur in the fall of 2011, in Bucharest. CONTRAST’s first edition will take place between the 3rd and the 6th of November 2011, in partnership with Odeon Theatre Bucharest. Also during this event, Romania Green Building Council will exhibit one of their projects, ecoBiblioteca, concerning the authentication of Living Building Challenge. This is the first European project of its kind.
A half day workshop to equip real estate developers and investors, valuers, financiers, facility managers, architects, engineers, project managers and other stakeholders with a better understanding of the ways in which sustainability affects the level or risk, and subsequently the value, associated with a green building. The trainers will highlight the key business case value factors for the various stakeholder groups and will explain how sustainable buildings provide benefits in each instance
The RENEXPO (Renewable ENergy EXPOsition) SOUTH-EAST EUROPE Trade Fair will take place this year between 9th - 11th of November. RoGBC will be present at this year's fair with materials about the Council's activity and pilot projects. You will be able to find us at the media booth. We will also have a limited number of free invitations to the fair for the RoGBC member companies. Those interested in attending should contact us..
The Romania Green Building Council and Build Green Central Eastern Europe are collaborating with the Polish Green Building Council who have organized a symposium, expo and gala dinner.
Trainer: Emilia-Cerna Mladin Ph.D. is a professor at the Applied Thermodynamics Chair and UNESCO Chair of Engineering Sciences at the University Politehnica of Bucharest and the President of the Romanian Association of Energy Auditors for Buildings.
The debate will focus on the theme: Romania’s road to stability in the current volatile economic environment. The 10 Commandments list issued by the foreign investors community for navigating the 2012 shallow waters.
The conference is organized by RoGBC member compant, Immpuls. The event is free of charge but please note that seats are limited.
At this year's party the RoGBC team will welcome you with home made treats in a new, greener office and will present the story behind the sustainable renovation.
Topics include: principles of energy management, alternative resources and technologies, environment protection and strategies for energy end-use management. The 4 hours workshop is optional.
RoGBC Transilvania cordially invites you to celebrate together the end of 2011, with a Green Cafe and a Christmas Party.
The RoGBC invites you for a discussion about the changing needs of the business environment as we transform to a more sustainable construction industry and built environment. We will provide some interesting case studies from Romania and beyond.
Purpose: To inform RoGBC members and invitees about the benefits and possibilities for involvement in ongoing and planned demonstration projects. RoGBC members have first priority to register until 5pm on January 16 when registration opens to the general business community.
A half a day course to advise and prepare the participants on in force and impending European and National legislation and emerging international building rating / certification tools that is dramatically changing how buildings are designed, constructed, operated and deconstructed.
La inceputul viitoarei etape de programare Cradle to Cradle va porni intr-o noua etapa: una mult mai apropiata de implemetarea la scara mare. Avem o sansa sa modelam programele regionale, criteriile de evaluare si selectie pentru proiectele finantate din fonduri europene, precum si criteriile de eligibilitate pentru achizitiile publice, de a infiinta o noua categorie profesionala si de a incuraja dezvoltarea unui nou standard de calitate. Acestea sunt obiective ambitioase cu siguranta, dar unele dintre ele vor fi atinse si datorita eforturilor depuse de membrii retelei Cradle to Cradle.
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