Category: Sustainability (Page 2 of 10)

Isabel to Speak at Portugal Home Week

June 14, 2022 / Brian Kehoe / 0 Comments

Isabel will be speaking at this year’s Portugal Home Week. The international event will take place on the 21st and 22nd of June 2022 at the Alfândega do Porto – Congress Center.

The second edition of the event, held by the Portuguese Association of Furniture and Related Industries (APIMA) with the support of AICEP Portugal Global, will welcome professionals from over 40 countries to debate the future of the industries and show the world the latest innovations of the Portuguese House Row.

On June 22nd, Isabel will be speaking on the panel ” The Sustainable Design Market” at the Home Summit of Portugal Home Week. Isabel will be joined by Paulo Estrada, CEO of Sofalca, Pete Kercher, Ambassador of EIDD – Design for All Europe, and Nuno Sá Leal, Chair of Sustainable Design at University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro.

This year’s event will have two key spaces, Home Show and Home Summit, as well as a privileged forum for discussion on the future of the sector, where some of the main players in the world market will be present.

In addition, Pritzker-awarded architect Siza Vieira, Ingrid Abramovitch, Executive Editor of Elle Decor New York, and Mario Ortega, CEO of BIMObject LAM, Portugal and Spain, are also some of the confirmed speakers.

To find out more and attend the event visit: Portugal Home Week

Isabel Discusses a Zero-Carbon Future at AT Webinar

November 8, 2021 / Brian Kehoe / 0 Comments

UPDATE 23.11.2021: The webinar is now available on YouTube:

**Passive House, County Wexford, designed by Isabel Barros Architects**

As Architects, it is important to move forward with the times, not only to modernise design but to look at a more sustainable and environmental zero-carbon future.

Isabel will be joining Pat Barry, Chief Executive Officer, Irish Green Building Council, Daria Blanc-Mathieu, Senior Sustainability Consultant, Meehan Green. and David Murray, Head of Technical Affairs & Ireland Sales, MEDITE SMARTPLY on AT live webinar at 10:00 am on Wednesday 17th November to discuss intelligent specification for a zero-carbon future.

They will be covering a wide range of topics including:

Meeting the challenges facing the construction industry
Understanding government targets
Green Building Council incentive programmes
The importance of green building certifications
Making positive specification and informed material selection for sustainability, ethics and health
The importance of EPDs and how to use them
Building differently towards a carbon vernacular
Supporting specification in line with green build certification
Taking wider responsibility – delivering building fabric solutions with guaranteed and enduring performance

To join this discussion and learn more about what we can do to have a zero-carbon future Register Here .

Form to Follow Planet

March 8, 2021 / barros / 0 Comments

The New European Bauhaus initiative connects the European Green Deal to our living spaces. It calls on all Europeans to imagine and build together a sustainable and inclusive future that is beautiful for our eyes, minds, and souls.

The New European Bauhaus wants form to follow planet. The goal is to create a design movement integrating three dimensions: sustainability (including circularity), quality of experience (including aesthetics) and inclusion (including affordability). Showing that creativity is in finding affordable, inclusive and attractive solutions for our climate challenges.

This initiative is a creative and interdisciplinary movement in the making, and you can be part of it. The New European Bauhaus team will present the initiative and the opportunities to contribute to it. Follow this link to join the live stream on the 11th March 2021 and ask your questions.

The New European Bauhaus explained (click to download document).