Cradle to cradle conference at VIA University

Wednesday, April 26, 2012, VIA University College, represented by Heidi S. Merrild, Andri Lehn and Per Christensen, was the host of an Energy Efficient Building conference approaching the innovative Cradle to Cradle Concept. The purpose of the event was to draw awareness upon the existing situation of material and energy usage and introduce other countries experience of C2C inspired building.

The Cradle to Cradle concept is based on gradually eliminating the concept of waste, celebrating diversity and anticipating evolution. Using the most pure fuel- the sun. Cradle to cradle approach could be the box that unfolds the architectural answer to circular systems.

Official conference banner
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Floating tram in Wuppertal

Probably every city is nowadays facing issues with the public transportation such how to accommodate the amount of people heading to work and back, how to solve busy streets and traffic jams etc. Town with 350 000 inhabitants, located in Germany, state Nordrhein-Westfalen had these problems solved 100 years ago. How? Simple solution: the floating tram.

The Wuppertal floating tram

The Wuppertal floating tram: imagine to travel to work with such experience

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Stockholm metro

Firstly opened in 1950 and with its 110 km long tunnels is the Stockholm´s metro being called “the longest art gallery in the world”. Visitors of Moscow´s subway might be against, but the prove for creativity of Swedish builders cannot be taken away!  The originality of the artistic approach towards the exposed rocks of the metro tunnels takes the breath away… Check it out yourself!

Stockholm subway
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