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