Summary of iiSBE AGM & SB13 Graz
iiSBE年度理事會議暨SB13 Graz國際會議考察團紀要 ![]() To continue Archilife's internationalization and monitor global developments in SB, between September 23 and October 2, 2013, a delegation was sent to attend the iiSBE Annual General Meeting and SB13 Graz International Conference in Graz, Austria. Archilife has previously attended the Sustainable Building (SB) series of international conferences in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008 and 2011, and the latest 13-person delegation led by Huang Chin-ying, the Advisor to Taiwan Society of Sustainable Built Environment (TSSBE), consisted of Mr. Li Yen-yi, Mr. Chen Tai-an, Mr. Chung Cheng-hsin, Mr. Gao Chuan-chi, Mr. Liu Ding-chyu, Mr. Chien Yung-ho, Ms. Lin Yi-shuan, Mr. Lin Chien-hung, Ms. Lin Yu-ju, Mr. Lee Tzan-Chain, Mr. Lin Wen-hung and Mr. Hsiao Ruey-lin, a member of the TSSBE. ![]() Secretary General Huang and the delegation departed on Eva Air flight BR61 at 22:20 on September 23, 2013 and transferred through Bangkok to reach the Vienna airport in Austria at 08:20 on September 24, 2013. The delegation then immediately traveled south by road towards Graz along Austria's eastern border. On the way, the delegation visited Eisenstadt, the "Iron City".As the name suggests, the first traffic circle upon entering the city featured an iron sculpture that is the symbol of the city. Giant iron plates arranged in a spiral represented the city's rise to prominence due to iron production. The surrounding greenery trimmed into musical notes symbolized the local pride in being the hometown of Haydn. ![]() The delegation toured the city's old district and the historic home of Haydn to experience for themselves the environment that the great composer drew inspiration from. Lunch was in Rust, an important winemaking town in the Burgenland. Apart from sampling the local cuisine, the delegation also tasted sturm, a young wine with low alcohol content and yeast in suspension. The area also produces Torckenbeerenauslese, one of the top three noble rot wines in the world. Its ice wine is also world-famous as well. As it is only produced in small quantities and quickly sold-out locally, it's rarely seen in the international market. This makes the wines more precious. |