In June this year the world will witness the first zero emissions building ever, Gamze Celikyilmaz from the Regional Environmental Center REC, told participants of Building Green CEE conference.
The Romanian government has only just started to involve itself in the green building concept but the new attitudes are gaining momentum. A host of Romanian public administration officials took the floor during the second and closing day of the Build Green CEE conference in Bucharest, Romania.
Use of unconventional energy resources in Romania in new buildings or in renovating new ones is still a pioneering activity, hence a correct design that can be replicated across other buildings is yet to be found, said architect Gabriela Tabacu, a professor at University of Architecture and Urbanism Ion Mincu, at Build Green CEE.
Romanian capital Bucharest will host the Build Green CEE Energy Efficient and Ecological Design for the Region conference on April 2324.
Bulgarian company Doverie Brico, which holds the rights of the French Do It Yourself DIY retailer Mr. Bricolage for Bulgaria, Macedonia and Serbia, announced plans to expand open new shops Serbia and Montenegro in 2009, Namnews said on April 15.
Real estate developer Globe Trade Centre GTC will invest 40 million euro in a new shopping centre in the town of Osijek in Croatia, consultant and leasing agent for the project Colliers International Croatia said on April 7.
Serbian real estate firm NBGP Properties has agreed to buy the property portfolio of International CG, which includes Belgrades fivestar Hotel Continental, real estate consultancy firm Colliers International Serbia said on April 4.
Although some European markets are marking growth, latest data on residential prices indicate that things in Europe, like in the United States, are slowing down, according to a survey published by Forbes magazine on April 1.
Equest Balkan Properties investment fund said it borrowed 25.675 million euro from Raiffeisen Zentralbank Austria to finance its Equest Logistics Centre project in Romania, investor.bg reported. The loan has a fiveyear maturity.
Prices of Montenegrin real estate rose abruptly after the country declared its independence on May 21 2006, which coincided with growing investor interest, Kapital weekly reported. For instance, property along the Adriatic coast gained 96 per cent on average during the first five months of 2007, as compared to the respective period in 2006