24th Day: Almaty, 24 August 2008
13:00 Visit to the baths Arasan in Almaty. The baths are separated for men and women, with two big circular reservoirs, with semi-spherical domes. It is of characteristic architecture of Soviet Realism. The architectural lingo that is used, refers to buildings of the 50s with well planned construction details.
17:00 Visit of team to a manmade lake, a summer destination in north Almaty. Its creation is due to the manufacture of the hydroelectric station, naturally incorporated into the region. The team photographs. The station is characteristic of many corresponding units of renewable sources of energy, that functions throughout this enormous country.
23rd Day: Almaty, 23 August 2008
10:00 Meeting with members of Greek Embassy and representatives of Community in the city centre, which was, up until five years ago, of capital of Kazakhstan, Almaty. Briefing on the Green Project. A warm reception with an exchange of opinions for the future of renewable energy sources of energy in countries which the economies of are supported mainly in the pumping and export of oil.
21:00 Official dinner with the Secretary of Embassy Mr. Parthenioy, as well as the Chairman of Association of Fellow countrymen Mr. Theodoridi.
22nd Day: Taraz, 22 August 2008
14:00 Visit to a model unit for the treatment of biomass. Developing the excrements of cattle and pigs, German origin farm owner, Mr. Koch, produces a sufficient quantity of biogas to cover of energy needs of 40 households. Simultaneously it produces high quality fertilizer for bio-grown vegetables. The unit has capacity of 350 tons.
19:00 Departure from Tashkent.
01:00 Overnight stay in Almaty.
21st Day: Tashkent, 21 August 2008
10:00 Part of the team explores the greater region of Tashkent. It locates and it records settlements which use mud with straws in order to externally insulate their residences. The material in question presents exceptional insulating attributes.
17:00 Departure from Tashkent, with the honorary presence of police forces, with destination Kazakhstan.
01:00 Overnight stay in Taraz.
20th Day: Tashkent, 20 August 2008
10:00 Visit in Parkent, 50 km outside from Tashkent, where there is a unique installation of solar oven. The team receives an honorary reception in the entry into the city, with a traditional orchestra and women dressed in traditional costumes offering flowers and dishes. The solar oven with dimensions of width roughly 50 m. and height of 54 m, was manufactured during 1981-87. It is a group with solar mirrors that gathers the solar radiation aiming at the production of materials of high cleanliness. The temperature at the point of focus exceeds the 3.000oC! The staff of factory provides an impressive demo for the members of mission.
14:00 Local Representatives provide dinner with traditional dishes to the team.
17:00 Return in Tashkent and presentation of Green Project in special honorary event, which was organised by international ecological organisation ECOSAN, with the chairman of Mr. Yusufjan Shadimetov, members of National Academy of Sciences, representatives public and private institutions of country, special scientists and journalists. The ECOSAN bears place of Ministry of Environment, result of serious political choices.
19th Day: Samarkand, 19 August 2008
10:00 Visit to Shahr-i-Zindah of (15th cent) Samarkand. It is a total of mausoleums, that have developed at length of one narrow road. The facades of buildings are constructed with bricks are with ceramic tiles in blue and turquoise nuances with decorative plants and geometric patterns, while the domes on the mausoleums present impressive decoration. The urban structure of group, the small width of street at length of which were built in succession in similiar time periods the mausoleums (spaces of burial), the provision of building volumes in near from each other distances, the materials of manufacture and the structure of spaces (cross-correlation of ground plan with section), they allow the report in their bioclimatic behavior.
12:00 Visit in the pane Bibi-Khanym of (15th cent.) with giant gate, the 4 minarets mark the corners and the big perimetric courtyard. Mosques have internally very big height and are covered with high dome. The temperature in his interior is enough lower than the one that prevails in the direct exterior environment.
13:00 Visit in the impressive Registan and imposing Ulughbek Medresesi (1420) and Sher Dor Medresesi (1636), that recommended for centuries the old commercial centre of city.
14:00 Departure from Samarkand with the honorary escort of police forces.
22:00 Overnight stay in Tashkend.
18th Day: Bukhara, 18 August 2008
6:00 Visit to the historical centre of Bukhara and Kalon, with minarets with height of 48m. Manufactured from bricks, circular cross-section with diameter of base 9m and 7m tall. The 2hr stay at the top gives the perspective to record of traditional residences in the historical centre of city, many from which have internal areas, element that characterizes the bioclimatic planning of traditional buildings in regions with high temperatures. In the centre of internal areas are water wells as well as trees which provide protection from high temperatures.
12:00 Visit in the three neighbouring Trade domes (commercial area), where, historically, trade of products among ships took place. The vaulted markets maintain their unique character.
13:00 Visit to the mausoleum Ismail Samani of (10th cent.). It is a vaulted structure from building with bricks, with thickness of walls 2m.with bioclimatic characteristics, ie the temperature in his interior is much lower than exterior. The aspects of building are characterized by distinguished with decorative geometric patterns. Also in the greater environment there is a large reservoir of water that apart from aesthetic qualities represents divine perceptions.
15:00 Visit to the buildings of baths Borzi Kord and Kunjak hammom, for both men and woman, where the team experiences the wonders of bioclimatic structures.
17:00 Departure from Bukhara.
00:00 Overnight stay in Samarkand.
17th Day: Turkmenabat, 17 August 2008
10:00 Departure from Turkmenabat and passage in Uzbekistan with destination Bukhara.
17:00 Arrive in Bukhara. Visit to historical centre of city, where we recorded the followings: the mosque Lyabi-hauz (1620) in which has big reservoir of water, which contributes considerably in the reduction of temperature in environment space, the group of Kalon of minaret (1127), with the mosque of (16th century) and Mi-Arab Medresesi in the central square. The visit little before the nightfall in this space coincides with the hour of prayer in the orthogonal courtyard of mosque. In the centre of courtyard is a mulberry tree, which functions beneficially in the protection of building, as his deep roots assemble underground waters limiting him amounting humidity from the horizon.
22:00 Overnight in Bukhara.
