ARGE-SH - the Institute for Sustainable Constructions in

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...

has been publishing specialized books on building construction and house building since 1947. (in German: “Arbeitsgemeinschaft für zeitgemäßes Bauen e. V.“) It was founded in 1946 as a Research Institute for Cob-buildings, and for group-organized and subsidized

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-construction of home buildings in

Kiel Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021). Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the Jutland ...

. (

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sc ...

) ARGE-SH is an official Institute for Rationalization of housebuilding in Germany accredited by the Ministry of Interior 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''

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''Network'', in international projects for example ARGE-SH is partner of the ''BEEN-Project'' (Baltic Energy Efficiency Networ

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References

Publications of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für zeitgemäßes Bauen e.V. in the German National Library
* Selk, Dieter rsg. ''50 Jahre Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Zeitgemäßes Bauen e. V.'', Kiel : ein Rückblick ; 1946 - 1996; Kiel 1996

External links

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Innovative Technologies of Insulation Network
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