Solar Capsule – Energy Saving Days
1812, 2014

Solar Capsule – Energy Saving Days

We are pleased to invite you to the Solar Capsule event, a structure built entirely based on high energy efficiency principles, to become part of a the 2 day event dedicated to ‘Energy Saving through better Energy Efficiency’. The activity is currently taking place in the outdoor premises of QTU (Qendra Tregtare Univers) on December 18 (today) and 19 (tomorrow).

Given that the capsule has been constructed based on entirely energy efficient materials and principles, you as visitors will have a chance to learn on practical ways you can improve energy efficiency in your homes. Whereas for all the curious people who would like to construct something similar, a special session will be held by the authors of the solar capsule who will be explaining in detail the design and the technology that was used.

Kapsula Energjitike – Ditët e Kursimit të Energjisë
1812, 2014

Kapsula Energjitike – Ditët e Kursimit të Energjisë

Ju ftojmë të njiheni me Kapsulën Energjitike, një strukturë e ndërtuar tërësisht nga materiale me eficencë të lartë energjitike dhe të bëheni pjesë e aktiviteteve 2-ditore dedikuar ‘Masave për rritjen e Eficencës së Energjisë’. Aktivitetet po zhvillohen në oborrin e Qendrës Tregtare Univers (QTU) sot dhe nesër (19 Dhjetor).

Duke qenë se Kapsula është ndërtuar bazuar në parimet e eficiencës së energjisë në banesa, ju si vizitorë do të mund të njiheni me këshilla praktike për të rritur eficencën e energjisë në shtëpitë tuaja. Ndërsa për të  gjithë kureshtarët që duan të bëjnë diçka të ngjashme, në një sesion të veçantë autorët e kapsulës do të shpjegojnë në detaje teknologjinë që kanë përdorur për ndërtimin e saj. 

2910, 2014

Manaxhimi i Integruar i Mbetjeve Urbane në Qytetin e Tiranës

Co-PLAN, Instituti për Zhvillimin e Habitatit në bashkëpunim me Bashkinë Tiranë dhe International Finance Corporation (IFC) organizuan sot Tryezën e Rrumbullakët “Manaxhimi i Integruar i Mbetjeve Urbane në Qytetin e Tiranës”. Kjo tryezë synoi prezantimin e studimit të fizibilitetit që është kryer për manaxhimin e integruar të mbetjeve në qytetin e Tiranës, dhe hapjen e një diskutimi me aktorët e interesit, organizatat e shoqërisë civile dhe bizneset për të diskutuar zgjidhjet më të përshtatshme për manaxhimin e integruar të mbetjeve urbane në qytetin e Tiranës.

2110, 2014

Announcement for Postgraduate Courses – Applications Accepted

Co-PLAN, Institute for Habitat Development, in cooperation with POLIS University, the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS) in the Netherlands, and USAID’s PLGP project, offer for the fifth year running postgraduate courses in spatial planning. The objective of the course is to build capacities of the public and private sector and civil society organisations for formulating and implementing spatial plans and land management instruments. The courses will be

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2909, 2014

Forumi i Kryebashkiakëve për Transformim Urban

Për herë të parë organizohet në Tiranë “Forumi i Kryebashkiakëve për Transformimin Urban”, për të mundësuar diskutimin e hapur mes pushtetit qendror, njësive të qeverisjes vendore dhe profesionistëve. Aktiviteti Kombëtar është organizuar nga Ministria e Zhvillimit Urban dhe Turizmit dhe Agjencia Kombëtare e Planifikimit të Territorit, në bashkëpunim me Projektin e USAID “Për Planifikim dhe Qeverisje Vendore”(PLGP) dhe Universiteti Polis, në kuadër të “Javëve të Arkitekturës në Tiranë 2014”. Forumi zhvillohet më 29 dhe 30 Shtator në orën 09.00 në Universitetin Polis.

1706, 2014

Co-PLAN at ACT NOW

Tirana, June 2012 – Co-PLAN joined in the US Embassy [in Tirana] Call to encourage the citizens to come together and speak up. ‘Bëj të dëgjohet zëri yt’ marks the first step of this new initiative undertaken by the US Ambassador in Tirana, Mr. Alexander A. Arvizu, entitled ‘ACT NOW – Albanian Citizens Together Now’. At first, Ambassador Arvizu introduced his initiative to representatives of civil society, notable personalities in the country and media representatives in a meeting held at the National Theatre. He stressed the importance of the citizen knowing his rights and responsibilities, as well as becoming a proactive part of city-making and decision-making.

1706, 2014

Dialogue among the SEE Cities

Tirana, June 2012 – 90 participants from eight different South-East Eauropean (SEE) states were brought together to a workshop on Urban Planning and Land Managementwith a focus on modernizing legal and regulatory framework for spatial and land use planning in SEE. The workshop was organized by the World Bank Institute, as part of the City-to-City  (C2C) Dialogues, which is an incentive under the WB-Austria Urban Partnership Program (UPP) launched  in December 2011. The overarching objective of the C2C is to facilitate a dialogue and peer-learning among city practitioners.

1706, 2014

Reappropriation of the City

Tirana, September 2012 – POLIS University in collaboration with Co-PLAN, Institute for Habitat Development, and the Municipality of Tirana are organizing for the first time the ‘Tirana Architecture Weeks’. In this line, a series of activities, exhibitions, urban actions, workshop, and a four-day-conference on Re-appropriation of the city will be held. The regional-conference is organized by Co-PLAN in collaboration with POLIS University, EXPEDITIO and Kor-CSD, and will focus on the transformation of City Squares, as one of the key events of the Tirana Architecture Weeks.

1706, 2014

Fiscal Decentralization Conference

Tirana, October 4, 2012 – Today, the USAID Planning and Local Governance Project in Albania” (PLGP) holds the Conference on Fiscal Decentralization. Working both at the national policy level and at the local level, PLGP aims to promote an inclusive dialogue and help build a bipartisan consensus on issues of strategic importance to local governments. Attendees include: the US Ambassador Alexander Arvizu, the Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha, Mayors of PLGP partner LGUs, representatives from Ministries of Interior and Finance, donor community working in local governance and NGOs.

1706, 2014

The Story of the 4 Apartments

Four stories of four apartments in Tirana, two from the communist period, 1950/90’s and two constructed after 1990’s, were at the center of an exhibition organized in the premises of Polis University, displaying and analyzing functional changes, how they have influenced on the users quality of life and how are they related with the general conditions in the society in that period. This exhibition is a section of a broader research: “Quality of life change the quality of space”, conducted in cooperation with Co-Plan Institute for habitat development, through the project of research studies on the topic of “The Typology of Albanian Housing in its Balkan Context”.