Ice Block Bet

The “Ice Block Bet” (Eisblockwette) event aims to highlight the large potential to reduce costs, energy consumption and CO2 emissions by installing thermal insulation, for instance to passive house standards. The Ice Block Bet event makes energy efficiency a clear and comprehensible reality for a broad public.
More than 40 towns and municipalities are taking part in Climate Alliance's "Campaign of the year 2007" in Germany. They cover a block of ice in a well-insulated hut and take bets from their citizens on how much ice will remain after a certain period (from one up to three months). The media response is enormous. Event partners include the German association of carpenters and the German Energy Agency (dena). More Information pdf 263 KB
Find more information about the activities in Germany, in Città di Castello (Italy) or Arnoldstein (Austria).

The Ice block bet will be presented during the Sustainable Energy Week in Brussels, Belgium form 28th till 31st of January 2008.

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Download of Press Photos:

1.Ice block in Gyoer, Hungary (795 K)
2. Composing an ice block (209 K)
3. Logo of the ice block bet (0,9 M)
4. Example of an ice house (642 K)
5. Making of: the insulation (609 K)
6. Inserting the ice block - Butzbach, Germany (850 K)
7. Inserting the ice block - Ravensburg, Germany (569 K)

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