Towards sustainable building / edited by Nicola Maiellaro.

Format:

• Book
• Conference/Event

Contributor:

• Maiellaro, Nicola.

Conference Name:

• Mediterranean Conference "Sharing Knowledge on Sustainable Building" (1st : 1999 : Bari, Italy)

Series:

• GeoJournal library ; v. 61.
• The GeoJournal library ; v. 61

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Sustainable architecture--Congresses.
• Architecture--Environmental aspects--Congresses.
• Architecture--Environmental aspects.
• Sustainable architecture.

Genre:

• Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xv, 250 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [2001]

Contents:

• Part I Policies 1
• 1 Planning in evolution / Dino Borri 3
• 1.1 Planning scenaries 3
• 1.2 Planning paradigms 5
• 2 Integrating expert and common knowledge for sustainable housing management / Emilia Conte, Valeria Monno 11
• 2.2 Sustainable building 12
• 2.3 Reframing housing problems 14
• 2.4 A new form of knowledge 16
• 2.5 The case study 18
• 2.6 The role of technicians 24
• 3 Sustainable building policies: exploring the implementation gap / Ellen van Bueren 29
• 3.2 The contested nature of sustainable building 30
• 3.3 Decision-making in a complex multi-actor setting 32
• 3.4 Barriers to the implementation of sustainable building measures 34
• 3.5 How can we make good decisions? 36
• 4 Eco-labelling for buildings / Andreas Blum, Clemens Deilmann, Frank-Stefan Neubauer 43
• 4.1 Theoretical cornerstones 43
• 4.3 Attitudes and expectations of interest groups in the building sector 49
• 5 Bio-climatic technologies in Mediterranean Countries / Nicola Cardinale, Dora Francese, Francesco Ruggiero 59
• 5.1 How climate affects traditional architecture. A comparison between different countries of the Mediterranean Region 59
• 5.2 The sector of construction and the economic situation 60
• 5.3 The energy regulation in the building sector 65
• 5.4 Methodology of research 66
• 5.5 The region of Puglia: results of the research 67
• 5.6 Conclusions: a brief look at Mediterranean Architecture 73
• 6 Actions towards professionals and the general public to overcome the barriers to the development of bioclimatic technologies / Dominique Raulin, Dominique Flahaut 77
• 6.2 Study of the barriers to the development of bioclimatics 77
• 6.3 Results of our study 78
• 6.4 The players' role 81
• 6.5 Action axis 83
• 6.6 Hierarchy of the axis 83
• 6.7 Before taking action 85
• Part II Tools 89
• 7 Environmental impact assessment methods in the Netherlands / Ellen van Keeken 91
• 7.2 Materials and products 92
• 7.3 Buildings and constructions 95
• 7.4 Spatial plans 96
• 7.5 Developing an environmental impact assessment method for spatial plans 98
• 8 Environmental impact of Dutch dwellings: Priorities for reduction and benefits of sustainable construction / Gerda Klunder 109
• 8.2 Sustainable construction and renovation in "The Ecological City" 111
• 8.3 Environmental assessment method 112
• 8.4 Environmental analysis of Dutch traditional housing 116
• 8.5 Environmental benefits of Dutch sustainable housing 123
• 9 Modelling environmental complexity for sustainable design practice / Mario De Grassi, Berardo Naticchia 135
• 9.2 The qualitative physical modelling approach 136
• 9.3 Complexity of natural ventilation problems in design 138
• 9.4 Modelling physical behaviour using Bayesian networks 144
• 9.5 Causal model of natural ventilation 150
• 9.6 Merging networks to deal with model interaction 155
• 10 Epiqr-Tobus: a new generation of refurbishment decision aid methods / Flourentzos Flourentzou, Jean-Louis Genre, Claude-Alain Roulet 161
• 10.2 Software modules 162
• 10.3 Building deterioration state 162
• 10.4 Building characteristics 163
• 10.5 Heating/cooling energy demand and energy saving potential 165
• 10.6 Occupants and indoor environment quality 167
• 10.7 Building a refurbishment scenario 167
• 10.8 Cost analysis 167
• 11 Support measures for sustainable building / Antonella Lerario, Nicola Maiellaro 171
• 11.2 Qualitative tools for designers 172
• 11.3 Guides and handbooks 173
• 11.4 Guidelines 175
• 11.5 Database 176
• 11.6 Software 178
• 11.7 Performance assessment tools 180
• 11.8 Labeling systems 183
• 11.9 Rating systems 187
• 11.10 Web-based tools 189
• 11.11 The challenge of sharing knowledge 191
• Part III Challenges 201
• 12 Research in construction engineering and technology: the international context / Valter Esposti 203
• 12.2 Sustainable Construction 204
• 12.3 Improvement of life quality, safety and value of the built-up environment 204
• 12.4 Re-engineering the construction process 205
• 13 The life cycle of building / Peter Schmid 207
• 13.2 Life Cycle 208
• 13.3 Effects 210
• 13.4 Dutch contributions 212
• 13.5 Complexity 215
• 13.6 Rules of thumb 217
• 13.7 Innovations 219
• 14 Sustainable construction: some economic challenges / Ranko Bon 227
• 14.2 Sustainable development and construction 227
• 14.3 Review of recent literature on sustainable construction 228
• 14.4 Some economic challenges facing sustainable construction 230
• 15 On the way towards sustainable building / Pekka Huovila 241
• 15.2 Sustainable building 242
• 15.3 Methods and tools 244
• 15.4 Sustainable building indicators 248.

Notes:

• "Contains the extended versions of selected papers presented at the first Mediterranean Conference 'Sharing Knowledge on Sustainable Building' held at the Polytechnic of Bari in Dec. 1999"--Pref.
• Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

140200012X

OCLC:

50418153