ARGE-SH
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ARGE-SH - Institute for Sustainable Constructions in Germany
is publishing specialised books on building-constructions and house-building since 1947.
(in German: “Arbeitsgemeinschaft für zeitgemäßes Bauen e. V.“)
Founded 1946 as a Research-Institute for Cob-buildings
and group-organized and subsidized self-help
-constructions of home-buildings in Kiel
, Germany
. (Schleswig-Holstein
)
ARGE-SH is an official Institute for Rationalization of housebuilding in Germany accreditet by the Ministry of Interiour of Schleswig-Holstein since 1972.
The main tasks are Consulting and research on sustainable and innovative constructions and building materials and the education and training of engineers, architects and companies of the building sector.
One of the current national projects is the Innovative Technologies of Thermal insulation
Network, in international projects for example ARGE-SH is partner of the BEEN-Project (Baltic Energy Efficiency Network http://www.been-online.net).
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
is publishing specialised books on building-constructions and house-building since 1947.
(in German: “Arbeitsgemeinschaft für zeitgemäßes Bauen e. V.“)
Founded 1946 as a Research-Institute for Cob-buildings
Cob (building)
Cob or cobb or clom is a building material consisting of clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to adobe. Cob is fireproof, resistant to seismic activity, and inexpensive...
and group-organized and subsidized self-help
Self-help
Self-help, or self-improvement, is a self-guided improvement—economically, intellectually, or emotionally—often with a substantial psychological basis. There are many different self-help movements and each has its own focus, techniques, associated beliefs, proponents and in some cases, leaders...
-constructions of home-buildings in Kiel
Kiel
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. (Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
)
ARGE-SH is an official Institute for Rationalization of housebuilding in Germany accreditet by the Ministry of Interiour of Schleswig-Holstein since 1972.
The main tasks are Consulting and research on sustainable and innovative constructions and building materials and the education and training of engineers, architects and companies of the building sector.
One of the current national projects is the Innovative Technologies of Thermal insulation
Thermal insulation
Thermal insulation is the reduction of the effects of the various processes of heat transfer between objects in thermal contact or in range of radiative influence. Heat transfer is the transfer of thermal energy between objects of differing temperature...
Network, in international projects for example ARGE-SH is partner of the BEEN-Project (Baltic Energy Efficiency Network http://www.been-online.net).