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1.1 Key-people identified:
- Alex Langini – President of the National Committee of ICOMOS-Luxembourg.
- Carlo Posing, Entrepreneur – Owner of Active.lu, in Luxembourg, building wooden structure with earth finishes.
- Michael Thönnes, builder – Owner of DRUWID building company located in the east of Belgium, near Luxembourg. The company built and renovated several earthen dwellings in Luxembourg.
- Annette Thönnes – Manager of DRUWID building company located in Belgium.
- Andrea Rumpf , Art Historian - Director for the Fondation de l'Architecture et de l'Ingénierie (Foundation of Architecture and Engineering)
- John Voncken - Service des Sites et Monuments Nationaux
1.2 Key-institutions identified:
- Di Cato Construction Company - applied earthen plasters in several new buildings.
- DRUWID - constructed several earthen buildings in Luxembourg (rammed earth, CEB, adobe, etc.).
- CLAYTEC - Benelux – importer of CLAYTEC products in Belgium and Luxembourg area.
- ICOMOS - Luxembourg
- SSMN - Service des Sites et Monuments Nationaux
- Company Active.lu - Building wooden houses with earth finishes.
1.3 Key-people contacted:
- Alex Langini – President of the National Committee of ICOMOS-Luxembourg.
- Carlo Posing, Entrepreneur – Owner of Active.lu, in Luxembourg, building wooden structure with earth finishes.
- Michael Thönnes, builder – Owner of DRUWID building company located in the east of Belgium, near Luxembourg. The company built and renovated several earthen dwellings in Luxembourg.
- Annette Thönnes – Manager of DRUWID building company located in Belgium.
- Andrea Rumpf , Art Historian - Director for the Fondation de l'Architecture et de l'Ingénierie (Foundation of Architecture and Engineering)
- John Voncken - Service des Sites et Monuments Nationaux
1.4 Sites identified:
- Ettelbruck - two semi-detached houses with earth plasters.
- Roulingen, Canton de Wiltz – house
- Nocher-Route, Canton de Wiltz - interior renovation.
- Winseler, Canton de Wiltz - family house
1.5 Sites visited:
- Munshausen, Duerefstrooss, Canton de Clervaux
1.6 Contributors to the cartography:
- Mariana Correia, Architect
- Jacob Merten, Engineer
- Michael Thönnes, Builder
- Annette Thönnes
1.7 Notes:
- On June 8th 2011, Active.lu will organize a conference on contemporary ecological constructions, with pure wood and clay, in the new "deichhall" in ettelbruck. the conference will be followed by a visit to the construction site of 2 buildings.
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