But we also follow the brief you give us: stringent, tried and tested management techniques, organisation, keeping to deadlines, control of construction costs, and quality control of the work at every stage of its execution.

The following is our outlook on an

"ECOBIOLOGICAL ARCHITECTURE"

construction concept, or in other words, building
in accordance with living criteria

We, as builders, are being asked to change our outlooks and habits, and to act in accordance with an approach that, in addition to purely mathematical and environmental aspects relating to energy and heat balances (among other things), takes into account the biological aspect; namely maintaining vital energy.

The challenge is to build a habitat that reflects the nature of the people who use it. We have to bear in mind the accomplishment of this overall vision in the course of our work. Life is inseparable from our environment.

Currently we can see that existing construction approaches are leading us to a dead end in terms of both quality of life and the environment.

Our main intention is therefore to

• Maintain the life cycle, sustainability and diversity
• Ensure that each step of the process is interconnected and that they form a progression
• To meet the needs of life.

To achieve this, we are going to:

Integrate the concepts of geobiology by analysing the site (the support), which entails determining its subtle energy, and whether water, radon, faults, terrestrial systems or cavities are present; Study the parameters of the bioclimatic environment, the level of exposure to sunshine, winds, the orientation, slope, and lines of sight; Analyse the programme for the planned building project, with qualitative optimisation that is in line with the customer’s needs and budget; Study the functional and flow plans whilst taking into account the fluid nature of the shapes and proportions – architectural creation; harmonics;

Select organic materials and structures that are recyclable, and are environmentally friendly and user friendly, as well as which allow the building to “breathe”; As far as the heating, ventilation, plumbing and electrical installations are concerned, check their locations, distribution circuits, and that they are linked to renewable energy resources (water recovery, active and passive solar energy), as well as essential maintenance of the air and water quality cycle, and ensuring energy savings;

Give priority to equipment and services that have low environ-mental impact, and also make sure that these installations only create weak electromagnetic fields, adding earthing devices to them that reinforce the equipotentiality of masses with the ground; Carry out construction that does not pose any hazards to human life, with good management of the worksite, waste and water usage; Enable a good external living environment through landscaping native plants to enable insects, birds, and other animals to interact with their ecosystem.

• Planning that is adapted to your needs.
• People and environmentally friendly paints, woods treated using processes that are not harmful for the environment and are from sustainable sources, people and environmentally friendly insulation materials, cutting-edge solutions, and the application of Swiss Federal Directives relating to the use of renewable sources of energy and the avoidance of creating wastes.
• Generally speaking, no use of toxic products, paints with high levels of solvents and heavy metals, treated woods, particle boards containing formaldehyde, foam with CFCs, glues, vinyl, and PVC.
• Heating, ventilation, plumbing and electrical installations with environmental pollution such as electromagnetic fields being reduced to a minimum.
• People and environmentally friendly earthing.

• Any uncoordinated planning without clear objectives or any project that is not suited to your basic needs. Furthermore, we do our utmost to avoid consuming a surfeit of grey energy and non-renewable energy, producing electromagnetic and microwave pollution, lowering water and air quality, and contributing to the loss of essential raw materials or the creation of toxic wastes.