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“What’s in the bags, Goldman?” On Climate Apartheid
Article by André Klaassen We are entering a climate crisis. As we struggle to find what it takes to survive, an investment banking firm has it all figured out. In 2012, as Hurricane Sandy paid a devastating visit to Greater New York, Goldman Sachs showcased impressive problemsolving capabilities by averting the storm from its New…
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Living with the effects of climate change: Cyclone Yasa
André Klaassen 26 December 2020 Last week, Fiji was struck by one of the strongest cyclones on record. Cyclone Yasa entered the Fijian Isles on Thursday the 17th of December carrying heavy rainfall and wind speeds measuring a soaring 345km/h. While the damage is yet to be fully assessed, at least 600,000 people in the…
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Study visit at Caracol architects
We visited the office of Caracol architects, in central Grenoble. We were presented with a variety of projects created during the last 10 years of this practiced, focused on wood, earth and plant construction. We learned how their architecture benefit from the different aspects of the material, and how the materials complement each other.
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Learn Bi0n number 2!
All partners gathered for a week start up meeting and a training session held by Sciences PO in Grenoble. The staff training focuses on the cooperative, the principals of a cooperative, identifying our resources and assets. This continued project, the second of the Bi0n has now evolved with two new partners; Sciences PO and Miga. …
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Merging knowledge
To find a relevant development path for the indigenous Fijian community on Moturiki island, indigenous values; knowledge and visions needs to be forming the strategy and lay the foundation of the Development plan. A development plan, with its roots in “western ways of doing things” will need to be reformed and restructured to meet its…
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Planning for resilience
We start the next chapter in our collaboration with the community of Moturiki. This time we hope to contribute to the local village planning with our mapping of the existing. We start with a pre-study in december, revisiting Moturiki. Through village dialogues we will map different aspects, from the physical to the intangible assets. Looking…
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Utställning och presentationer av BI0N
28 augusti, utställning och presentation av vårt 3 åriga samarbete BI0N, Building Impact Zero Network där vi utforskat lokala byggtekniker och co-creation practices inom arkitektur och samhällsbyggandet. Utställningen gav oss också en möjlighet att göra en insamling till vårt nästa projekt: En Resilient Development Plan för ögruppen Moturiki i Fiji. Vårt arbete kommer vara ett…
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Alla BIØN guides finns nu tillgängliga!
Nu finns alla guider tillgängliga för läsning, nedladdning och delning! Använder du guiden till ett projekt, ta gärna kontakt och berätta!
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Design and Build with 0km, Local and Recycled Materials
Nu finns Design and Build with 0km, Local and Recycled Materials att läsa och ladda ned. Materialet är skapat genom samverkans projektet BI0N, och materialet är skapat av våra partners ARCò – architettura e cooperazione
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Design and Build with Rammed Earth
Nu finns Design and Build with Rammed Earth att läsa och ladda ned. Materialet är skapat genom samverkans projektet BI0N, och materialet är skapat av våra partners Dehesa Tierra
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Design and Build with Cane
Nu finns Design and Build with Cane att läsa och ladda ned. Materialet är skapat genom samverkans projektet BI0N, och materialet är skapat av våra partners Canya Viva
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Design and Build with Cordwood
Nu finns Design and Build with Cordwood att läsa och ladda ned. Materialet är skapat genom samverkans projektet BI0N, och materialet är skapat av oss på AES tillsammans med Eko-Odlarna i Telje.
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Design and Build with Wattle-and-Daub and Light Earth
Nu finns Design and Build with Wattle-and-Daub and Light Earth att läsa och ladda ned. Materialet är skapat genom samverkans projektet BI0N, och materialet är skapat av våra partners AK0 – architettura a kilometro zero
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Design and Build with Compressed Earth Blocks
Nu finns Design and Build with Compressed Earth Blocks att läsa och ladda ned. Materialet är skapat genom samverkans projektet BI0N, och materialet är skapat av våra partners Oficinas do Convento.
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Self Building in the Social Field
Nu finns Self Building in the Social Field att läsa och ladda ned. Materialet är skapat genom samverkans projektet BI0N, och materialet är skapat av våra partners HE2B.
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Nu delar vi allt material!
Building Impact Zero Network har avslutats, och nu delar vi våra lärdomar från bygget! Vi släpper alla 8 guider på hur man kan bygga miljöanpassat, lågenergi byggen uppförda med förnybara resurser! 6 byggnader har uppförts i olika byggtekniker runt om i europa, gemensamt för alla projekt är ett socialt byggande med lokala byggnadstekniker. Här finner…
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28 augusti – LearnBIØN Travelling Exhibition
AW hos TIP! AES presenterar arbetet som gjorts med BIØN med den resande utställningen och allt material som sammanställts. AES presenterar även kommande projekt i Fiji och startar insamlingen till förstudien. Välkomna! AES Presentationerna startar vid 18.30. Vi visar upp resultatet från det treåriga samverkans projektet LearnBIØN, där 6 byggnader uppförts runt om i europa…
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Nyfiken på vad vi gör?
Nu finns våra verksamhetsberättelser tillgängliga online. Här kan ni läsa om våra aktiviteter och projekt som vi drivit igenom.
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2018 Årsmöte
29 maj, kl 18.30, Etsarvägen 1 Vi samlas för vårt årsmöte i TIP’s lokaler på Etsarvägen, nära Gullmarsplan. Mötet är öppet för alla, så bjud gärna in om du vet någon som är nyfiken.
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Read the documentation from the Cordwood workshop
DESIGN & BUILD WITH CORDWOOD 31 July- 27th August 2017 Design and Build with Cordwood, a four week building workshop in Östertälje, Sweden. We designed and built a cordwood building to suit the needs of the newly established social enterprise Eko-Odlarna. They cultivate organic produce on a small plot of land on the outskirts of Östertälje.…
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Poster submission to Degrowth Conference
We submitted 3 posters to the Degrowth Conference in Malmö, sharing the work from the BI0N network. Check out more information on their website. The 6th International Degrowth Conference for ecological sustainability and social equity will take place in Malmö, Sweden 21-25 August 2018, with two twin conferences taking place the same year – in Mexico City, Mexico (4-6…
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Next courses in the BI0N network!!
Our partners have opened their Workshops for international participants, if you are interested apply to the partner through following the links below. Or apply for the scholarship position AES holds for the workshops, as part of the BI0N network by sending us a letter of motivation to aesmejl@gmail.com. #4 Apply to Design and Build with…
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We have a Cordwood building – The finishing 4th week
The last week of the workshop, and plenty of things were completed. We started and finished laying the cordwood floors, using the cut up oak. All the walls were completed, all with its own pattern. The eastern wall made up by the windows placed as a V, and walls filled by chopped birch wood and…
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The cordwood walls and the design is starting to take shape
The third week started with making the first cordwood wall, starting with the southern facade. It was exciting to finally see some results from processing of the material. The roof was completed to the point of having a covered structure. The layers for planting will be done at a later stage. The design was taking…
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2nd week of building
The 2nd week started with a lecture by Cordwood DIY builder Olle Hagman, taking us through the history of cordwood building, the development of the technique and how it’s being used today. Olle also joined us on site with some valuable advice. The team now focused heavily on completing the wooden framework, both the floor…
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Starting our Cordwood Workshop in Östertälje
Finally we start our Learn BIØN workshop in Cordwood. We have 4 weeks to build a boutique for the Eco-farmers in Östertälje. Our team is made up by participants from 9 different nationalities, it makes us a great diverse team that can tackle all the project challenges. The first week main goal was to get…
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#3. Design and Build with Cordwood
Design and Build with Cordwood is a 4 week building workshop. During the workshop we will build a cordwood building to suit the needs of the newly established organic farmers in Östertälje. Cordwood is a building technique that uses the material and resources from the natural Swedish environment, with wood, clay, sand and straw as…
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In Portugal for the 1st BI0N Workshop!
AES has gone to Montemor-o-Novo to learn how to build with compressed earth blocks together with the experts in Oficinas do Convento. The 4 week workshop will focus on earth construction, and started out with a theoretical and practical framework understanding the material. The workshop will result in a 2 room residency for artists staying in Montemor-o-Novo.
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Cordwood: First Test 1:1
We left the city and spent the weekend at the coast in Sörmland, where we could do a 1:1 experiment in Cordwood building. We found all materials locally at the site. First excavating the clay from the ground, the dense former seafloor had made a layer of solid clay under the top soil. We used…
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Cordwood model making
We made some small models of a Lomax corner (load bearing), and wall-filling frames to experiment on possible designs. The small plaster models took our ideas one step further.
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Introduction and collaboration workshop
We would like to invite Newly Arrived Architects and others, to participate in planning, designing and building in Cordwood. A collaborative project with a practical building workshop during this year. Come and listen to the introduction and get creative with us!! We will present our organisation, our previous work, our current project and our future…
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Apply to participate in the first BIØN workshop
Join the BIØN building workshops, the application just opened! The first course is in Portugal, teaching the compressed earth block (CEB) technique. The workshop runs for 4 weeks in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal by Oficinas do Convento. This workshop is part of an ongoing european project, where we share and build knowledge on low-impact building techniques and co-creative practices.…
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Eco-farmers in Telje – Our new partners
We have been searching for a partner for our proposed workshop in the BI0N network, and we can now proudly introduce the collaboration with Eko-odlarna i Telje (Eco-farmers in Telje). Eco-farmers in Telje is a social enterprise that grows organic vegetables and supplies the municipality’s operations with organic vegetables. A great partner to work with as…
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Collaboration in Brussels
We are now in Brussels!! Our second staff training course together with our european partners, expanding our knowledge on participatory methods as well as co-creating a common ground for the BIØN network. Great to work with the university HE2B, to expand our interdisciplinary thinking and learn from neighbouring fields. We have also had the time to see some interesting projects…
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Rebuilding on Moturiki
Thank you all that contributed to support the island of Moturiki after devastating cyclone Winston! Here is the update of how the funds have been used. Sakiasi from Nasesara village on Moturiki island has now, together with all of the villages coordinated the support. The funds were distributed to all 10 villages, depending on needs.…
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BIØN startup meeting in Brussels
AES joined all our partners for the first meeting in Brussels to discuss the outline of the collaboration project that will continuously run until 2018. Each of the seven partners will create a workshops in their own country, using the knowledge of the built environment, materials and techniques that derives from each local setting. The workshops will…
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Building Impact Zero Network
We are happy to announce that finally we start a new project collaboration with 6 european partners, that will stretch over 3 years. We will work together with traditional building techniques, exchanging knowledge and experiences on how to support self-building initiatives. This will be an exiting exchange, with hands on experience from building with reeds, to compressed…
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Update – Stronger than Winston
We have now sent the first donation of 39.500 kr to Moturiki island. Our partner organisation Matakavou will use it to support the villagers in rebuilding their lives. We will keep you updated on what it was used for. We will keep collecting more money, for a second donation. Our initiative was also posted in…
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AW – Stronger than Winston
Thank you all for joining us during this evening dedicated to the pacific, and more specifically to raise money for Moturiki island, Fiji. Aaron Atteridge started the evening by giving us an overview of the South Pacific, the migratory paths of people and plants, and how we can interpret the region and its current situation.…
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AW – STRONGER THAN WINSTON
AW – STRONGER THAN WINSTON INFORMATIONSKVÄLL OM KLIMATHOTET FÖR STILLAHAVSÖARNA & STÖD TILL ÅTERUPPBYGGNADEN EFTER CYKLONEN WINSTON AW tisdag 22:e mars kl 17.30 Presentationerna börjar kl 18.00 Plats: Research & Development, Kvarngatan 14 Anmäl dig på facebook eller till aesmejl@gmail.com Den förödande cyklonen Winston med vindstyrkor på över 80 meter per sekund drog på lördagen…
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Årsmöte 2016
Nu är det dags!! Spara datumet 3 april i era kalendrar. Dagordning är utskickat och vi har flera spännande projekt på gång. Finns det nya medlemmar som vill engagera sig? Bjud med dem till mötet. Vi ses på Kolonien, Telefonvägen 30, Telefonplan kl 17.00 Hälsar AES styrelsen!
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INSAMLINGEN TILL FIJI
Vi behöver all hjälp vi kan få, sätt in ditt bidrag till återuppbyggnaden!! SWISH 123 510 17 12 Har du inte SWISH, misströsta inte. Du kan även sätta in pengar direkt på vårt bankgiro 228-2747. Pengarna går oavkortat till Moturiki Development Fund, Matakavou. En lokalorganisation för samhällsutveckling i östra Fiji. De kommande månaderna ligger de…
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AES in Montemor-o-Novo | Portugal
AES visited the CEB (Compressed Earth Brick) workshop in Montemor-o-Novo |Portugal organised by Oficinas do Convento and Touraterre. They had just completed making all the earth bricks and was now moving on to the constructing the foundation for the castle kiosk. The site is located on the castel grounds, a heritage site with amazing views and historical ruins.…
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Kubbhus (Cordwood) workshop in Ängbygård
AES team joined Sörmlandsmuseet cordwood workshop in Ängbygård, Björkvik. We learned from experts in the field about construction, mortar mix, historical examples, modern use and practical knowledge. Many thanks to Kjell and Olle for sharing the knowledge. Kubbhus used as a collective term for houses with walls constructed of cordwood cemented together with the fibers more or…
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Exhibition opening at Helsinki Design Week
The South of North Exhibition opened on friday in Teurastamo, at the Helsinki Design Week. The work presents 12 nordic architectural practices, our project experiences and perspectives on development. The South of North network have met in all nordic countries throughout 2013-2014, and this has been the result of our meetings.
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Sustainable Sanitation Alliance international Conference in Stockholm
Anna Sundman joined the conference and the 17th SuSaA meeting in Stockholm. Professionals in the field all gathered for the annual meeting for SuSaA. Interesting talks about the sanitation systems in the world, new sanitation research in the field and sharing successful ideas from the global society was exchanged. AES will hand in our own…
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