Casa Alemana: Contributing to the public awareness of sustainability.

The Casa Alemana event successfully took place in Escazu, Costa Rica in March 2011.  The German/American Architect Christian Kienapfel of PARAVANT Architects was invited by the German Costarican Chamber of Commerce (Deutsch-CostaricanischeIndustrie- und Handelskammer) to speak on the topic of “Impact of Sustainable Design on Construction, Gestalt and the User, International Rating Systems: LEED, DGNB, CalGreen,…”.  The following images are of the traveling "Casa Alemana" pavilion.

PARAVANT | SHANGHAI

PARAVANT ARCHITEKTUR has opened its new branch office in Shanghai, China. This new office location will help to better serve our clients in the Asian market. You can reach PARAVANT at shanghai@paravantarchitects.com. The office is located at 1-403 Guangfu Road | 200070 Shanghai | P.R. China.

3rd Energy Efficiency Symposium | German American Chamber of Commerce | UCLA

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa opened the 3rd Energy Efficiency Symposium and welcomed the German Delegation. Mayor Villaraigosa speaks about the responsibility the City of Los Angeles has in regard to Climate Change. The mayor predicts a great future for "Green-Tech-Companies" in LA.

The Symposium was organized by the German American Chamber of Commerce and took place at the UCLA Campus on Monday April 26, 2010. The event is part of the Export Initiative supported by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. PARAVANT ARCHITEKTUR a member of "Energie Effizienz made in Germany" participated in business matchmaking meetings after the conference.