Third meeting between Green Building Council Spain and the LIFE-mBiG project to discuss possible synergies

November 28, 2022 The LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN (LIFE-mBiG) project had a third meeting with the certification area of Green Building Council Spain (GBCe). The meeting took place on November 18 at the GBCe headquarters where the possibilities of joint collaboration were explored, deepening in the transferability and certification actions. During the meeting, GBCe explained the LEVEL(s), VERDE … Read more

The MISS Conference brings the LIFE-mBiG project to CONSTRUCTEC 2022, the leading trade fair for building materials and solutions in Southern Europe

November 25, 2022 Last Friday, November 18 2022, Jesús Muñoz (RJB-CSIC), Principal Investigator of the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project, presented the project, the Nature-Based Solutions already implemented and its first results during The MISS Conference event, from CONSTRUCTEC 2022, the leading trade fair for building materials, solutions and systems in Southern Europe. The event was attended by … Read more

The IETcc-CSIC gives the course “Design and construction of sustainable buildings” to staff of Madrid City Council

The Madrid City Council’s Department of Government, Works and Equipment is organising the course “Design and Construction of Sustainable Buildings” on November 18, 2022, given by staff from the Eduardo Torroja Institute of Construction Sciences (IETcc-CSIC), which participates in the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project. The staff teaching this course belong to the Construction Systems and Habitability in … Read more

Video: Evolution, characteristics and benefits from the Nature-Based Solutions implemented in a Spanish primary school

In the following video, different people involved in and/or affected by the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project explain the characteristics and benefits derived from the Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) implemented by the project in the Gabriela Mistral school from Solana de los Barros, province of Badajoz (Spain). During the video, it is possible to visualize the evolution of the … Read more

Diputación de Badajoz shows how to implement Nature-Based Solutions through an online workshop addressed to Municipalities from Badajoz

The “Nature-Based Solutions for building adaptation to climate change: LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project. Implementation in Gabriela Mistral school (Solana de los Barros)” online workshop, hosted by the Diputación de Badajoz on November 10, 2022, was aimed to discuss and share experiences on the work related to green areas and climate change this public institution is carrying out … Read more

CIMAC consolidates the use of Nature-Based Solutions in the climate adaptation strategy of municipalities in Central Alentejo (Portugal)

On November 10th, CIMAC held a meeting with the municipal technicians who make up the follow-up commission for the agreement on the principles of the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project and with those responsible for the development of the Municipal Master Plans. This meeting began with a general presentation of the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project, followed by the presentation of … Read more

Third biodiversity sampling event in Porto, led by the Royal Botanic Garden (RJB-CSIC) under the framework of the LIFE-mBiG project

On November 7, 2022, experts from the Royal Botanic Garden (RJB-CSIC) of Madrid collected and identified samplings of plants, animals and other organisms from the Falcão school, the pilot building in Porto where the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project, coordinated by the Royal Botanic Garden (RJB-CSIC), will implement Nature-Based Solutions in the following months. This sampling will be … Read more

The LIFE-mBiG project meets the Sustainable Edification Unit from the Spanish Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (MITMA)

Yesterday, October 27, there was a meeting in Madrid between the Sustainable Edification Unit from the Spanish Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (MITMA) and the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project (LIFE-mBiG). This meeting is part of the actions for governance and project transferability that are aimed to include the Nature-Based Solutions developed by LIFE-mBiG in legislation … Read more

Experts from the Royal Botanic Garden (RJB-CSIC) sample the existing biodiversity in the pilot buildings of the LIFE-mBiG project

The LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN (LIFE-mBiG) project coordinates two sampling events addressed to know the biodiversity associated with the schools from Evora (Portugal) and Solana de los Barros (Spain) involved in the project Last week (October 6 & 7, 2022) experts from the Royal Botanic Garden (RJB-CSIC) of Madrid collected and identified samplings of plants, animals and other … Read more

Oral presentation “monitoring of air quality and indoor environment in rooms occupied by houseplants” at AIVC 2022 conference

On 5 October 2022, the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project was present at the 42nd AIVC Conference on “Ventilation challenges in a changing world”, which took place in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Arturo Martínez was in charge of presenting the study “monitoring of air quality and indoor environment in rooms occupied by houseplants” based on the learnings obtained in … Read more