Eco-tourism Projects in Norway: Some Examples for Cold Climates

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Ecotourism Projects in Norway:

some examples for cold climates

Frederica Miller

Global Ecotourism Conference

May 14 – May 16, 2007

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The BRICK LAYERS HOLIDAY HOMEStranda, Frogn, 1988BRA: 120m2, 24m2/unitHoliday home with 4 smallappartments, adaption to siteand climateHealthy materails, natural ventilation and compost toilet.

GAIA -Oslo as – Sustainable Architecture and Planning 2007

A20 Trysil

Toddebu

Ecological pilot project, TrysilFrederica Miller, GAIA Oslo arkitekter

superinsulated, Second home in the mountains, 119m2.Healthy, naturally ventilated house, well insulated.Finnish stove, wood heating. Local wastewater treatment.

Hytte og miljø

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KIRKENGEN HAGEBYGDKirkengen, Spydeberg 2000 - 02

18 recreational homes formed as a

small garden city.

Individual cottages are 50 to 60m2.

Adaption to site and climate.

Healthy materials, solar energy,

wood stoves, natural local

wastewater treatment.

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”Decomposable cabins”, ListaGAIA Lista architectsHealthy energy saving cabins, lifecycle analysis of all components, no toxicmaterials


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Cabins at Svanes, Egersund

GAIA Lista architectsHellvikhus

The Glencoe Visitor Centre

Sensitively integrated into an

awesome site, this award-winning

project of GAIA Scotland contains

an wide range of green solutions.

The design is based on a real

understanding of site ecology,

indoor climate, energy

conservation, non toxic materials,

water management. Green

solutions are integrated into an

architecture that expresses a

quietly modern, harmonious

regionalism.

The overall form is a group of small

building volumes, reminiscent of the

traditional regional clachans. There

is a deliberate mix of local

materials, including stone and

timber, and a variety which gives a

“village” feel to the visitor complex.


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GAIA International – Sustainable Architecture and Planning 2007

Healthy Materials 30

The ecology of building materials

Construction materials have effects on three main levels:- Indoor climate and health- Local environment- Global environmentOf these, the first is most important. But the effects on land, water use and energy requirements of producing building materials are one of the major factors in regional environmental damage and global climate change.The effects when materials are discarded or when they burn are also significant.

The GAIA group has worked with this issue for over 20 years, haspublished widely and contributed to new solutions for many areas of construction. Healthy and hygroscopic materials also contribute in a major way to managing humidity in buildings, and reduce the need for expensive ventilation systems.

GAIA projects such as Tollhouse Gardens in Perth (GAIA Scotland), the Low Allergy houses at Bygg for Fremtiden in Stavanger (GAIA Lista / Grimsæth, 1998) and the Eble schools and housing, have been forerunners in designing healthy indoor environments for all.

Lime plasters and even clay which have very small environmental effects and energy use, and outstanding humidity characteristics, are making a renaissance, and these products can now be bought in building stores in other European countries.

Timber is one of the healthiest materials as long as one considers the whole life cycle: forestry must be sustainable, transport distances should be reasonably short, and wood must not be impregnated with toxicchemicals or with artificial finishes which prevent it from breathing. A variety of new solutions are available for using exposed timber which is treated with natural oils or left untreated


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OUTDOOR SPACES AND WATEREBLE / ATELIER DREISEITL

Water features combined with ecological treatment of the water cyclesKamen Garden City / Prisma / Aspberg

GARDEN ARTLANDSCAPE FOR ALLGAIA Tjøme

Tusenårsstedet ved Verdens EndeMarianne Leisner, GAIA Tjøme


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SAIBEN: ECOLOGICAL URBAN BORDERGAIA JEA / Atelier Dreiseitl:

- creating wetlands

- increased infiltration

- stable run off water

-- improvement of water quality

SHARED OUTDOORHOUSING SPACES

GAIA JEA / Atelier Dreiseitl:

Aspberg

Culemborg

GAIA International – Sustainable Architecture and Planning

2006

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Ramme Gård – autumn 2006

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RAMME GÅRD – ”Diversen”, Hvitsten, 2003 -2004BRA: 280 m2

Organic farm, and visitors centre. Cafe with locally

produced ecological food.

Tower with 4 floors, timberframe structure, insulated with

straw bales and rendered with lime, and clay. Turf and

sedum roof. www.rammegaard.no

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Assembling the timberframe structure

The second floor is lifted in place


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The walls are insulated with straw bales

Rendered on the outside with lime


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The tower and cupola arrive

Tower builder -Anders Frøstrup

Timber as www.timber.no


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.…and are lifted in place 2.6.03

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”The crown” – a

sphere (the planet

earth) – star and

new moon – are

lifted in place


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The turf roof is laid in the traditional way, with 2 layers of turf,

grass down first, then grass up on top. The turf is held in

place by a log wrapped in birch bark, with juniper hooks

holding it on. The office roof in the second story has a

diamond shaped pattern with white and red sedum varieties.

”Takløk” = ”roof onion” was traditionally used on roofs

because they tolerate dry periods and protect against fire.

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The Clay Floor

The floor is a mixture of clay, sand,earth colour pigments and linseed oil. The floor is maintained with Biofa oil and wax.


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The wood chip powered Central

Heating – Local Renewable Energy

And the Hypocaust oven

– an efficient way of heating with

wood and also used for baking


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The Gallery was originally designed

as a henhouse.


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The Play Ground is made with logs

and creates an obstacle race for all

ages. There is a place for bonfires

in winter when the pond is iced over

and used a s a skating rink. The

star shaped flowerbed infront of the

cafe is sometimes in the summer

converted into a ”stage for stars”.


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