Casa Clima Class A Certification and LEED Gold Project “Castra Maiora” in Casalmaggiore
19 Jan 2011 Leave a Comment
in architecture and design Tags: Casa Clima, Castra Maiora, certification, Class A, Cremone, energy efficiency, GBC Italia, LEED, LEED Gold, sustainability
Since 2008, we have been part of the technical staff for Castra Maiora, a residential building project in Casalmaggiore (CR). The concept of this innovative project is to combine together for the first time in Italy an energy Class A certification from CasaClima with a LEED Gold environmental certification from Green Building Council Italia.
SAIE 2010 in Bologna, Italy
28 Oct 2010 Leave a Comment
in business and development Tags: 2010, Bologna, conference, construction, energy, expo, fair, GBC Italia, integration, SAIE, sustainability
The 2010 edition of SAIE in Bologna, Italy, will be held this week from October 27 to 30. This year’s theme is ‘Integrare per Costruire’ (translated on their website as ‘Integrating to Build’).
The exhibition is divided into ‘piazze’ (plazas), with each of the following shows holding their own events. We’ve selected the ones that we think look most interesting: More
GBC Italia | introducing LEED Italia
06 Apr 2010 Leave a Comment
in energy and environment Tags: certification, CMP, energy, environment, GBC Italia, LEED Italia, presentation

Mariana Pickering of Emu Architects Becomes a LEED Accredited Professional
13 Jun 2009 1 Comment
in business and development Tags: business, development, GBC Italia, impresa, LEED, LEED AP, sustainable architecture, sviluppo, USGBC
Last week Emu’s own Mariana Pickering took and passed the LEED AP exam at the Thompson Prometric center in Milan. Her trials and tribulations throughout the studing process can be viewed on her study blog – Somewhere Down the Line.
Now that USGBC has rolled out the new version of LEED, the next step for Mariana will be to complete enough CE credits to maintain a BD&C specialization.