• 'Miscellaneous Sketches'

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    An exhibition in Het Waalres Museum in The Netherlands shows a large number of sketches, done by ECOHB’s president Peter Schmid from March 28th until June 20th 2010, open Wednesday – Sunday 13:30 – 17:00 h. The exhibition ‘Wie tekent ziet meer’ = ‘One who is drawing is able to see more’
. Travel drawings, made by architects also contains drawings, done by Wolf Schijns, who was not only a PhD researcher of our president, but also an assistant professor at his chair at the Eindhoven University of Technology. Schijns’ drawings are dealing mainly with his research on Vernacular Architecture in Mali, Africa. The exposed oeuvre of Peter Schmid includes * Original travel sketches from seven European countries; * Two glass cupboards with illustrated books (on sustainable architecture) Peace Garden projects, three-dimensional (model) sketches, and drawing tools; * A digital projection of more travel sketches from all continents (28 countries); * A digital projection of miscellaneous drawings and sketches, such as design sketches for sustainable building technology and architecture, presentation drawings and ‘old’ overhead sheets, season greetings (since 1961), common groups drawings, abstract, or concrete sketches after dreams and meditation, and three-dimensional (model) sketches as well; * Another digital projection – actually gives an overview about the whole show together with some biographical information, and the explanation of the specially developed pictograms on the types of drawn motives and applied drawing techniques. The digital projections (also on DVD) are made by Gabriella Pal-Schmid. Het Waalres Museum, although located in a Dutch village – Waalre in North-Brabant, and relatively small, owns one of the world’s largest damask collections, containing more than 1000 pieces from 1550 up to 1950. 
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  • Michiel Haas-Good News

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    One of the founding member organizations of ECOHB is the Dutch or the ‘Netherlands Institute for Building-Biology and Ecology’ – ‘nibe’. As insiders know – the ‘birth’ of ECOHB took place in Desenzano sul Garda in Italy. The ETH (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule) Zurich architect – Michiel Haas was a representative as the director of the ‘nibe’ institute, at the Desenzano Constitutional Meeting of ECOHB in 1992.
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  • Heinz Frick-In Memoriam

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    HEINZ FRICK , Assoc.Prof. Dr.Ir. Arch. SIA, 15 NOVEMBER 1943 – 3 NOVEMBER 2009, IN MEMORIAM - Heinz Frick, a citizen of Liechtenstein, always ready to serve, belongs to the pioneers of both intensively sustainable architecture and bridging East and West. He learned various professions as carpenter, engineer, architect, researcher, teacher, and organiser, all from the basics up. He not only propagated a (w)holistic approach in building, but he practised it as well. Heinz regularly travelled – researching – throughout the world, mostly accompanied by Regula, his wife, who also assisted him.
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About

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ecohb-website-logo_v1The Global Network of Organizations for Environmentally-COnscious and Healthy Building – ECOHB was founded at Desenzano sul Garda on April 4th 1992. The members, and partners, are institutions and individuals with common objectives with respect to a better quality of life in relation to the whole built environment. Scientific, technical, artistic, and practical aspects are integrated.

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History

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The Global Network of Organizations for Environmentally-COnscious and Healthy Building – ECOHB, was founded at Desenzano sul Garda on April 4th, 1992. The members, and partners, are institutions and persons with common objectives with respect to a better quality of life in relation to the whole built environment. Scientific, technical, artistic, and practical aspects are integrated and considered for the health of humans and the planet.

More information of the history of the ECOHB to be posted in 2010.

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Mission Statement

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ECOHB MISSION STATEMENT-MANIFESTO

The Global Network of Organisations for Environmentally-COnscious and Healthy Building – ECOHB was founded at Desenzano sul Garda on April 4th, 1992. The members, and partners, are institutions and persons with common objectives with respect to a better quality of life in relation to the whole built environment. Scientific, technical, artistic, and practical aspects are integrated.

ECOHB aims to achieve the following nine topics:

1. Reformulation of the regulations affecting construction engineering and architecture, to incorporate aspects relating to health and environment.

2. Inclusion of principles of ecology and ‘building biology’ as well as requirements concerning human and environment in guidelines, standards, laws, orders, and rules, regarding subsidy.

3. Full declaration of the contents and (side-) effects of building materials and products, in order to avoid pollution, and to promote well-being and health in buildings, settlements, and cities.

4. Assistance with the development, production, and distribution of building products and technologies, designed to save energy, preserve resources, and promote health.

5. Implementation of joint research projects, dedicated to the foundation, development, and application of methods of construction that preserve environment and promote health.

6. International exchange of research work concerning built environment, that will satisfy human and ecological requirements.

7. Establishment and development of a network of databases.

8. International adjustment of the content of teaching, curricula, and qualification requirements for building experts.

9. Introduction and application of this manifesto into every area of building, which serves living activities and life itself.

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