Last 20th June, Giovanni Fabris, president of Apta Vitae trust, and Juan Gallostra, president of First Q, signed a two-year cooperation agreement for the promotion of studies, research and dissemination in the field of personal well-being. Apta Vitae is a partner of the International Well Being Institute (IWBI) for the promotion and development of WELL…
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“Intelligent technology is no longer just for real estate, it’s for humans too!” Idea of being human centric was the main theme in the Nordic Smart Building Convention that was held in Helsinki 6th–7th June 2018. The event brought together industry pioneers to discuss and experience the future of smart buildings. FIRST Q Network…
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First Q has produced its first technical document, explaining how to define and create a smart building for investors and clients. The document is the result of the work of one of First Q technical groups, the smart buildings group, and its intention is to give our clients a guideline on how to implement…
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First Q Engineering Network has got together last 3rd and 4th of May in Bengt Dahlgren headquarters in Gothemburg (Sweden) for its spring meeting. The meeting served to put together the developments within the group and among its members. The consolidated figures of group continue to grow, expecting a total staff of 2.544 professionals…
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Last 17th April, four First Q members gave in Berlin (Germany) a very interesting overview of our Low or Zero Carbon strategies in different projects across Europe. Mirjam Borowietz (ZWP Ingenieur) explained the strategy for the upgrading of the energy network for the Muenster hospital campus (660.000 m2). Helen Payne (BWB Consulting) shared their research…
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Four First Q Network members (Bengt Dahlgren, BWB consulting, ZWP Ingenieur and JG Ingenieros) will produce a combined presentation at the next Greenbuild Europe 2018 conference, organized by the U.S. Green Building Council in Berlin from the 17th to the 18th of April. The presentation will provide a comparative view on challenges of Low…
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First Q Network will be present at MIPIM 2018 (the international real estate exhibition), in Cannes (France), from the 13th to the 16th of March. First Q Network (www.firstqnet.com) is a network of mechanical, electrical & building physics consultants from 11 European countries (Finland, Sweden, Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Portugal, Germany, Ireland and…
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A new initiative has started in First Q: the exchange of engineers from one office to another one. The objective of the project is to give our Engineers the opportunity to; work in various countries across Europe, experience new cultures and new ways of doing things, meet new people and fellow members of…
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Last 16th and 17th November we held our bi-annual First Q Network meeting in the offices of our Belgian partner (Ingenium) in Brugge. The offices are in a fantastic manor house in the outskirts of the city, totally refurbished with beautiful garden views. Nicolas Vyncke is the General Manager of Ingenium and was a great…
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Last 19th October we attended, as First Q Network, the conference on WELL certification system, co-organized by our Italian member, Manens-Tifs. From First Q there were Fabio Viero and Daniele Guglielmino (Manens-Tifs), PJ Ryan (Ethos) and Juan Gallostra (JG Ingenieros). We had a very interesting meeting with Mr. Rick Fedrizzi, president of IWBI (International Well Building Institute),…
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