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                                           <updated>2026-04-20T23:35:29+02:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Celebrating and decoding the colors of the rainbow]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Color is not just a visual experience but a meaningful expression of identity, emotion, and culture. We strive to understand and celebrate the deeper significance behind each hue. The Pride flag is a perfect example of how colors can unite and inspire.]]>
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            <updated>2026-04-20T23:35:29+02:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[3 Ways Building Materials Improve Quality Sleep]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Sleep is crucial, especially during winter when our immune system faces heightened challenges. Adequate sleep plays a pivotal role in strengthening our immune system and defending against pathogens. Scientists at the Viva Research Park found out that...]]>
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            <updated>2026-04-20T21:49:20+02:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Research Kick-off: How Living Walls Can Tackle Urban Heat Islands]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Green facades, also known as vertical gardens or living walls, are one of the promising solutions to the increasing problem of urban heat islands and air pollution in cities. Tests in the VIVA park are starting to measure the effect.]]>
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            <updated>2026-04-20T17:10:59+02:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Blackout: Façade insulation makes a crucial difference]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[More leeway in the event of a heating failure, significantly more bearable temperatures in the event of a heat wave: solid houses insulated with an external thermal insulation composite system make it possible to bridge a 48-hour heating outage in winter.]]>
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            <updated>2026-04-20T22:55:18+02:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Does insulation protect against noise, too?]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[The thicker the insulation material, the better thermal and sound insulation – tests in the VIVA park in Wopfing, Austria, prove that ETICs makes life indoors more comfortable when it comes to sound.]]>
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            <updated>2026-04-20T17:27:48+02:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to make living in historical buildings comfortable]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[High ceilings, charming neighborhoods and stunning facades make living in historical buildings so appealing for many urban residents. Subsequent adjustments of the building material can help balance the indoor living quality.]]>
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            <updated>2026-04-20T13:48:13+02:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[The best building types to maintain Covid19 ventilation measures]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Ventilation is key to reducing the risk of transmitting the Corona virus if sharing an office with others. This can result in "temperature fights" among colleagues. Which building type does best in keeping peace and well-being?]]>
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            <updated>2026-04-20T13:48:11+02:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Color Series H: Joy of Living]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Why we like green, and why this is likely to remain the case in the future too. It has nothing to do with calculations, but more the result of empathy and emotions.The wide-ranging green colour range is a practical and plausible decision.]]>
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            <updated>2026-04-19T00:47:16+02:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Color Series G: Colorful Appeal]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[From baroque through to the day after tomorrow, considerable and sensual Goethe thought that yellow was close to light. That was not natural science, it was a humanistic statement. The warming appeal of the sunny tones drew entire populations from the dark north to the cheerful south.]]>
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            <updated>2026-04-20T02:53:49+02:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Color Series A: Return to Objectivity]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[The seemingly simple quite often conceals the greater values. When white and shadow tones create sublime legends.]]>
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            <updated>2026-04-20T17:35:30+02:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Color Series B: Authentic Functionality]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[This authentic colour range is based on a variety of the most varied of time flows and construction styles. On the one hand, the range is marked by dry brown and steel grey nuances, accompanied by light tin through to pale lilac greys; on the other hand, the style of flawless frost-flower tones.]]>
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            <updated>2026-04-20T01:02:54+02:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Color Series C: Infatuating Lightness]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Owners of functional buildings and private ensembles of any size – use blue high-tech visuals as marketing messages to convey future optimism. Don´t be afraid of blue. "If I had the choice, I would live in white today, blue tomorrow and the rest of the week multi-coloured."]]>
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            <updated>2026-04-20T14:35:48+02:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Color Series D: Room for Feeling Comfortable]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[In the country, in the village, in the city. Colors are programmati decision-making aids. We share most of their parameters on the regional, European and global level.]]>
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            <updated>2026-04-20T23:31:51+02:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Color Series E: Seductive Warmth]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Showing colour is one of the essential duties of architecture. Preventing it is questionable. The building landscapes constructed by humans should be designed with just as much of a zest for life as the mountains, valleys and even nature itself – as if created of its own volition.]]>
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            <updated>2026-04-20T15:43:54+02:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Color Series F: Signaling Power]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Colours with signalling power and charismatic meaning aren’t opposites, rather a unique quality of being derived from their individual meaning.]]>
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            <updated>2026-04-20T14:10:38+02:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[How does a heating outage affect the interior temperature?]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[The heating breaks down on the weekend and the technician is available only Monday. Which house is the most comfortable?]]>
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            <updated>2026-04-20T16:46:43+02:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Impact of External Shutters on the Indoor Temperature]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Find out for wich building types external shutters work the best and which impact they have on the indoor temperature.]]>
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            <updated>2026-04-20T17:07:08+02:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Do Historic Buildings Need Insulation?]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Or: What makes living in buildings comfortable?]]>
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            <updated>2026-04-20T23:28:26+02:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[How the Facade Color Affects the Indoor Temperature]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Colorful facades have enriched the look of cities and towns since forever. But does the selection of the color affect the indoor temperature?]]>
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            <updated>2026-04-20T20:39:42+02:00</updated>
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