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Energy performance feedback is an essential tool in addressing the current climate crisis. However, this is not simply another theoretical text about energy performance in buildings. This book is for anyone who wants to better understand how energy is used in buildings, and how to drive down operational energy use – whether you’re an architect, student, client, building(...)
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April 2021
Energy, people, buildings: making sustainable architecture work
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Energy performance feedback is an essential tool in addressing the current climate crisis. However, this is not simply another theoretical text about energy performance in buildings. This book is for anyone who wants to better understand how energy is used in buildings, and how to drive down operational energy use – whether you’re an architect, student, client, building services engineer, contractor, building operator or other stakeholder. Focusing on evidence from feedback on buildings in use, it explains what it takes to get them to perform as expected, as well as the reasons why they often fail. "Energy, people, buildings" draws extensively on the findings of studies, UK government-funded building performance evaluations and on original research into seven case studies from across the UK and abroad that have achieved exemplary energy use through building performance feedback. Providing a clear roadmap to understanding aspects that impact building users’ comfort and satisfaction, it also outlines the factors behind energy use and how to track it across the life of a project to ensure that your building performs as intended.
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Earth, in common use for architectural construction for thousands of years, has in the past thirty years attracted renewed attention as a healthy, environment-friendly and economical building material. What needs to be considered in this context? The manual "Building with earth", which has been translated into many languages, describes the building technology of this(...)
Building with earth: design and technology of a sustainable architecture. 4th edition
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Earth, in common use for architectural construction for thousands of years, has in the past thirty years attracted renewed attention as a healthy, environment-friendly and economical building material. What needs to be considered in this context? The manual "Building with earth", which has been translated into many languages, describes the building technology of this material. The physical properties and characteristic values are explained in a hands-on manner: With proper moisture protection, earth buildings are very durable, and in particular the combination with wood or straw allows a wide spectrum of design options. Numerous built examples demonstrate the range of applications for this fully recyclable material.
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Well-being in a building depends on a number of factors. Visuals, ventilation, heat, cooling and acoustics are all key. Its efficiency relates not only to the design of a building; it can also be optimized and automated using the latest technologies and innovative environmentally friendly low-tech solutions. To build upon and add to the successful ''Modern construction(...)
Modern environmental design: Case studies in sustainable usage
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Well-being in a building depends on a number of factors. Visuals, ventilation, heat, cooling and acoustics are all key. Its efficiency relates not only to the design of a building; it can also be optimized and automated using the latest technologies and innovative environmentally friendly low-tech solutions. To build upon and add to the successful ''Modern construction handbook,'' Andrew Watts details innovative and established examples of interior design in ''Modern environmental design.'' These are presented with the aid of texts, drawings, and 3D renderings.
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Climate change is one of the major challenges facing cities in the future. Landscape architecture is particularly in demand here because it offers solutions that are characterized by complexity and interdisciplinarity and contribute to the quality of everyday life. These range from green roofs and facades to urban gardening and the landscaping of large-scale protection(...)
Resilient city: landscape architecture for climate change
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Climate change is one of the major challenges facing cities in the future. Landscape architecture is particularly in demand here because it offers solutions that are characterized by complexity and interdisciplinarity and contribute to the quality of everyday life. These range from green roofs and facades to urban gardening and the landscaping of large-scale protection works. This volume presents measures and plans of eleven major cities in North and South America, from Vancouver to Rio de Janeiro, to protect their inhabitants and their habitats against future storms, floods, landslides or long periods of heat and drought. Projects in the featured cities are analyzed in their geographic and climatic context. The author also addresses the social and cultural dimensions of resilience.
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Ephemeral phenomena like fire, precipitation, shade, and wind have emerged as important contemporary protagonists for environmental design due to their dynamic impact on buildings and cities. The importance of including these forces in architecture has gained rapid momentum in the global quest for sustainability. This book investigates the history, theory and applications(...)
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November 2021
Drawing climate: visualising invisible elements of architecture
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Ephemeral phenomena like fire, precipitation, shade, and wind have emerged as important contemporary protagonists for environmental design due to their dynamic impact on buildings and cities. The importance of including these forces in architecture has gained rapid momentum in the global quest for sustainability. This book investigates the history, theory and applications of climatic design in the built environment examining architecture and landscapes from various time periods. "Dry", "Wet", "Cool" and "Hot" divide the book into categories through which a wide array of representational topics are covered —from dust storms and clouds, to ice and bushfires. A concluding section presents project examples for exploratory application in the design of architecture.
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Au printemps 2017, des résident.e.s de Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, à Montréal, décident de se réapproprier le terrain vague situé à l'extrémité de leur ruelle verte pour en faire un jardin en permaculture et un espace de rencontre. Partage des savoir-faire horticoles, fabrication d’accessoires en matériel recyclé, organisation d'événements socioculturels, gestion des(...)
L'engagement pousse là où on le sème
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Au printemps 2017, des résident.e.s de Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, à Montréal, décident de se réapproprier le terrain vague situé à l'extrémité de leur ruelle verte pour en faire un jardin en permaculture et un espace de rencontre. Partage des savoir-faire horticoles, fabrication d’accessoires en matériel recyclé, organisation d'événements socioculturels, gestion des relations avec le voisinage... Au fil du temps, le Carré Casgrain devient une véritable communauté! Pour les membres du collectif, c'est aussi l'occasion d'expérimenter un fonctionnement horizontal, centré sur l’autonomie et la collaboration. Ils en viennent même à jouer – sans l'avoir cherché! – le rôle de représentant.e.s du quartier auprès des institutions locales, notamment dans le dossier du garage de la Société de transports de Montréal, rue Bellechasse. Trois chercheuses en sciences sociales retracent l'aventure du Carré Casgrain et la trajectoire de ses membres, à travers les témoignages d'Hélène, Alex, Hélia, Claude, Camille, Adeline, Charlotte et des deux Fabien. Elles réfléchissent aux motivations qui poussent des citoyen.ne.s à s'investir dans des projets de verdissement et aux nouvelles formes d'engagement politique qu'ils suscitent. Illustrée par Emanuelle Dufour, cette histoire sous le signe de la convivialité pourrait bien inspirer d'autres initiatives citoyennes.
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Les architectures légères contemporaines explorent la modularité, la construction participative ou la miniaturisation. Elles se fondent sur la conviction que construire, en conscience, plus léger réclame moins de matière, utilise moins de ressource, produit moins de déchets, demande moins de temps de montage, nécessite moins d’espace, requiert de façon exponentielle moins(...)
L'empreinte d'un habitat : construire léger et décarboné
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Les architectures légères contemporaines explorent la modularité, la construction participative ou la miniaturisation. Elles se fondent sur la conviction que construire, en conscience, plus léger réclame moins de matière, utilise moins de ressource, produit moins de déchets, demande moins de temps de montage, nécessite moins d’espace, requiert de façon exponentielle moins d’énergie, réduit symétriquement l’empreinte carbone de la construction d’un habitat. Cette étude menée sur une trentaine de projets internationaux révèle le potentiel et la diversité des systèmes constructifs développés. Elle témoigne de la capacité de ces architectures à s’adapter aux techniques et attentes de leur temps. Chaque exploration relue dans son contexte historique à partir d’archives reflète une démarche, une technique et un mode d’habiter. Redessiné et décomposé selon un protocole développé pour cette manifestation par l’agence Philippe Rizzotti Architecte et le laboratoire IBI de l’ETH Zürich, le corpus dévoile des correspondances, des qualités partagées. Cet inventaire permet de quantifier les constructions, comparer les matériaux, analyser les assemblages et classer tout ou partie pour faire émerger des logiques adaptables demain.
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Zumtobel Group Award 2021 : Innovations for sustainability and humanity in the built environment
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The Zumtobel Group Award honours outstanding and innovative architectural and engineering performances in sustainable solutions; and pioneering social and humanitarian initiatives and research projects in the built environment that make a notable contribution to a liveable, sustainable and equitable future. The two categories of the award are buildings and urban(...)
Zumtobel Group Award 2021 : Innovations for sustainability and humanity in the built environment
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The Zumtobel Group Award honours outstanding and innovative architectural and engineering performances in sustainable solutions; and pioneering social and humanitarian initiatives and research projects in the built environment that make a notable contribution to a liveable, sustainable and equitable future. The two categories of the award are buildings and urban developments & initiative.
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Le développement durable est une notion complexe, qui considère l'environnement dans son sens large : ressources, biodiversité, alimentation, santé, risques naturels et technologiques, gestion des déchets... Quels sont les nouveaux objectifs - sans cesse précisés - à atteindre et quelles sont les réponses apportées ? Avec plus de 100 cartes et documents, l'atlas propose(...)
Atlas du développement durable, 2e édition
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Le développement durable est une notion complexe, qui considère l'environnement dans son sens large : ressources, biodiversité, alimentation, santé, risques naturels et technologiques, gestion des déchets... Quels sont les nouveaux objectifs - sans cesse précisés - à atteindre et quelles sont les réponses apportées ? Avec plus de 100 cartes et documents, l'atlas propose un éclairage sur la mise en œuvre d'un développement durable pour la planète.
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This publication presents contributions from the symposium ''Constructive Futures – Beyond Concrete'', which marked the start of the academic year 2021/2022 at the School of Architecture of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland. Its aim is to explore constructive and future-oriented solutions beyond our professional comfort zones and provide(...)
Beyond concrete: Strategies for a post-fossil Baukultur
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This publication presents contributions from the symposium ''Constructive Futures – Beyond Concrete'', which marked the start of the academic year 2021/2022 at the School of Architecture of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland. Its aim is to explore constructive and future-oriented solutions beyond our professional comfort zones and provide the opportunity to reflect on where the construction and planning industry currently stands. Why does a fundamental change seem inevitable? With an eye towards our limited resources, we must also rethink approaches and nurture a design culture that finds new ways to deal with building materials.
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