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The leading Green Institutions met in ‘Green Institutions Conference’
15 December 2009 15:48
As ASMAZ Timber Frame Buildings; we were invited to the Faculty of Architecture of ITU to conduct a seminar about Timber Engineering and Timber Frame Buildings.
Özcan Büyükaydın, Asmaz IT Web Designer, has won the Best Website Award granted by Diyalogo.com…
One of the England's leader company of the wooden frame house and variants which is our solution parthner Gang-Nail UK has started a GN TALK weekly published newsletter for the market and inside the company.
What is biogas?
A combustible gas created by anaerobic digestion of organic material and composed of approximately 60% methane, 40% carbon dioxide and some trace elements. The CO2 is not new, as it has been previously sequestrated by plants. Biogas is principally produced by anaerobic digestion (AD) which is a natural biological process carried out by bacteria in the absence of air, by which organic material is broken down into stable fertiliser and useful biogas. Biogas is also produced at landfill sites (“landfill gas”) and sewage treatment works (“sewage gas”). Together these sources are at present equivalent to 1% of UK’s total gas demand.
Cultural sustainability in construction means to acknowledge and respect the building traditions of the past whilst at the same time considering the requirements of the residents. Cultural sustainability in Finland can be witnessed in several building projects, such as the Modern Wooden Town project and the Compact and Low Rise project.
A modern wooden town on a human scale
The Modern Wooden Town project is a national project devised to offer examples of how buildings in wood can provide a pleasant and exemplary milieu for housing in various parts of Finland. The goal is to acknowledge the Finnish traditional methods of building from the past and adapt those methods to meet modern requirements, whilst at the same time utilising the latest research on construction in wood.
Wood is a renewable resource building material
Wood as a 100% renewable resource building material, is unique. Wood in Europe is not a threatened natural resource. The carbon balance is positive and the amount of timber growing is more than the amount harvested.
Finnish forests are certified
Forest certification is a system that ensures the purchaser of timber products, or products from a paper producer, that the raw material originates from sustainably managed forests. The criteria for sustainable management are based on internationally approved methods of forestry that meet ecological, social and economic standards.
A healthy home is one that incorporates healthy design elements, non-toxic building materials, and proper construction techniques. It "breathes", emits no toxic gasses, and is resistant to mold.
All of the homes offered in our collection feature the basic design elements of healthy home construction (no bedrooms above the garage, good air flow, abundant natural light, etc.). And we offer our plan customers a very special price when they purchase a copy of our Healthy Construction Guidelines, which will enable your builder to locate and purchase the best non-toxic materials available today, and to employ healthy building techniques to guard against mold and dangerous man-made and natural gasses.
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