IETcc-CSIC researchers study the effect of green roofs installed in Porto on thermal comfort

Today, researchers from the “Building Systems and Habitability” group of the Eduardo Torroja-CSIC Institute installed sensors and instrumentation to measure the impact of the green roofs implemented in the pilot school in the municipality of Porto in the framework of the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project. The results will complete the studies already carried out previously at the … Read more

The final LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN Congress in Madrid brings together professionals working with Nature-Based Solutions for improving climate comfort in cities.

From 19 to 21 September 2023, the final congress of the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project took place in the facilities of the Royal Botanical Garden (RJB-CSIC) in Madrid. During the three days, more than 100 professionals from Spain and Portugal from academic, research, local, regional, national and European administrations, companies developing Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) and civil society … Read more

The school community invited to discover the “green solutions” of Falcão Elementary School

Last week, Falcão Elementary School hosted the first in a series of interpretive visits to Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) installed as part of the school’s redevelopment and expansion interventions, which stand out for their innovation and sustainability. The initiative is aimed at the educational community and local residents. Participants, including 29 teachers and 8 non-teaching staff … Read more

The English version of the online course “Nature-based solutions: the case of LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN” is now available

We inform about the recent publication of the English version of the online training “Nature-based solutions: the case of LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN”, part of the sub-action E2.2 of the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project. This training, which will be open to all audiences and has an estimated duration of about 4 hours, is available at THIS LINK. We remain at … Read more

Seminar on the management of the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project at the Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology of Salamanca (IRNASA-CSIC).

On Friday June 30 2023, Jesús Muñoz, Principal Investigator of the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project, delivered a presentation on the project and the results obtained to researchers and managers of the Institute of Natural Resources of Salamanca (IRNASA-CSIC). The project was presented as an example of participation in transversal European projects that allow consolidated research groups to … Read more

Second sampling event for the monitoring of biodiversity associated with the Nature-Based Solutions of the Gabriela Mistral school

Biodiversity sampling continues in the pilot buildings of the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project. On this occasion, colleagues from the Royal Botanical Garden (RJB-CSIC), the coordinating entity of this European project, have travelled to Solana de los Barros (Badajoz, Spain) to carry out the second biodiversity sampling in the Gabriela Mistral Primary School. Miguel Vega (RJB-CSIC) placing a … Read more

We launch the Spanish version of the online training “Nature-Based Solutions: The LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project”

After months of work, from the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project, we are pleased to share the Spanish version of the online training “Nature-Based Solutions: The LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project”. This training, which will be open to all audiences, is specially designed for people who have a day-to-day relationship with Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) in educational and social centres, such as … Read more

CIMAC visits several Nature-Based Solutions before starting the construction works in the school in Évora

The construction works of the third pilot building of the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project, located in the city of Évora (Portugal), are about to start. The coordination of these works for the implementation of Nature-Nased Solutions (NBS) is carried out by the Intermunicipal Community of Central Alentejo (CIMAC). In order to ensure the correct execution of the … Read more