2008 aWard WinnerS
... possible concrete from the previous buildings has been crushed and reused on-site as aggregate. The construction process has been well managed, all credits in this section were achieved, and the contractor Miller Construction, has maintained the Considerate Constructors Scheme score following the re ...
... possible concrete from the previous buildings has been crushed and reused on-site as aggregate. The construction process has been well managed, all credits in this section were achieved, and the contractor Miller Construction, has maintained the Considerate Constructors Scheme score following the re ...
Nature-based solutions to climate change mitigation and adaptation
... climate change adaptation and mitigation in cites (section 5). In particular, four areas of existing evidence are presented: (i) Green roofs and facades as a NBS; (ii) the effects of NBS on biodiversity; (iii) urban parks and street trees as part of the green infrastructure of a city as a NBS to cli ...
... climate change adaptation and mitigation in cites (section 5). In particular, four areas of existing evidence are presented: (i) Green roofs and facades as a NBS; (ii) the effects of NBS on biodiversity; (iii) urban parks and street trees as part of the green infrastructure of a city as a NBS to cli ...
National report
... when they only housed 10 per cent of the population (see Le Goff 3). The challenges we face today are therefore consequential. The city, a place of opportunity and challenge The populations of cities in developing countries increase by around 5 million new residents each month. Over the next four de ...
... when they only housed 10 per cent of the population (see Le Goff 3). The challenges we face today are therefore consequential. The city, a place of opportunity and challenge The populations of cities in developing countries increase by around 5 million new residents each month. Over the next four de ...
Energy Efficient Urban Configurations for Residential Projects in Cairo
... energy efficiency principle on the built environment are available, but this research focuses specifically on the fundamental role of urban design in energy conservation. The research draws out twelve main design principles that outline energy efficient urban configurations in residential projects i ...
... energy efficiency principle on the built environment are available, but this research focuses specifically on the fundamental role of urban design in energy conservation. The research draws out twelve main design principles that outline energy efficient urban configurations in residential projects i ...
a primer on sustainable building
... Modern houses use far more energy and water than Thoreau could ever have imagined. In truth, the biggest “guzzlers” in America are not cars, but homes. In 2001, for example, American households consumed $160 billion worth of energy. As houses consume lumber, energy, and other resources, they excrete ...
... Modern houses use far more energy and water than Thoreau could ever have imagined. In truth, the biggest “guzzlers” in America are not cars, but homes. In 2001, for example, American households consumed $160 billion worth of energy. As houses consume lumber, energy, and other resources, they excrete ...
Impact of Urban Density and Building Height on Energy Use in Cities
... Compact urban form is identified by the IPCC as an important sectoral climate mitigation measure [1], attributed to lower per capita energy use [2–7], mainly due to a reduction in transportation energy. Newman and Kenworthy [2] demonstrate that urban density is an important explicative factor of tra ...
... Compact urban form is identified by the IPCC as an important sectoral climate mitigation measure [1], attributed to lower per capita energy use [2–7], mainly due to a reduction in transportation energy. Newman and Kenworthy [2] demonstrate that urban density is an important explicative factor of tra ...
Systems Thinking and Sustainable Urban Development
... determined and where we have to start in order to lead the human population towards a more sustainable path. It is a local, national, and global task and all regions of the world are affected by this challenge, from the developed world which typically faces high consumption to the developing world f ...
... determined and where we have to start in order to lead the human population towards a more sustainable path. It is a local, national, and global task and all regions of the world are affected by this challenge, from the developed world which typically faces high consumption to the developing world f ...
... In the past decades, the countries in Asia and the Pacific have made significant progress in addressing poverty reduction through their socio-economic development. Today more than ever, however, we increasingly need a strong business voice and action in addressing openly and transparently the world’ ...
EISENMANN EISENMANN through Anaerobic Digestion
... obesity, providing parents with helpful information that support healthy choices, and ensuring that every family has access to healthy affordable food.1 As part of this initiative, the Departments of Agriculture, Treasury, and Health and Human Services are working together to expand the availability ...
... obesity, providing parents with helpful information that support healthy choices, and ensuring that every family has access to healthy affordable food.1 As part of this initiative, the Departments of Agriculture, Treasury, and Health and Human Services are working together to expand the availability ...
reduction in energy usage per lamp the change has reduced
... has not had to draw on the ACT’s potable water supply for irrigation. In addition, a low water use/high efficiency system has been designed. This consists of local drippers and in-soil wetting blankets. IEQ ...
... has not had to draw on the ACT’s potable water supply for irrigation. In addition, a low water use/high efficiency system has been designed. This consists of local drippers and in-soil wetting blankets. IEQ ...
Urban Metabolism at UCL – A working paper
... The concept of urban metabolism is increasingly used to explain urban ecological relations in different disciplines such as civil engineering, economics, planning and geography. In the summer of 2011, ...
... The concept of urban metabolism is increasingly used to explain urban ecological relations in different disciplines such as civil engineering, economics, planning and geography. In the summer of 2011, ...
København den 26. – 28. september 2012
... new knowledge and ‘best practices’ for sustainable urban settlements, transportation, and decision making processes in the Oresund region. Researchers from Lund University, Institute of Sustainable Development on Malmo University, the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture in Cope ...
... new knowledge and ‘best practices’ for sustainable urban settlements, transportation, and decision making processes in the Oresund region. Researchers from Lund University, Institute of Sustainable Development on Malmo University, the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture in Cope ...
URBAN RENAISSANCE - FYM
... With an annual production capacity of 60 million tons and 49 cement plants (65 million tons and 53 cement plants considering also the companies consolidated by equity) Italcementi Group is the world’s fifth largest cement producer. Along with the cement plants, Italcementi Group’s industrial network ...
... With an annual production capacity of 60 million tons and 49 cement plants (65 million tons and 53 cement plants considering also the companies consolidated by equity) Italcementi Group is the world’s fifth largest cement producer. Along with the cement plants, Italcementi Group’s industrial network ...
A Framework for Assessing Environmental
... FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS The proposed framework includes nine major processes as shown in figure1. The first process is to divide an urban area into a number of categories based on expert knowledge with regards to readily available data. Criteria to be used for categorization ar ...
... FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS The proposed framework includes nine major processes as shown in figure1. The first process is to divide an urban area into a number of categories based on expert knowledge with regards to readily available data. Criteria to be used for categorization ar ...
WHAT IS A “GREEN” BUILDING ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT ASSESSMENT TOOLS?
... All environmental assessment tools weight and aggregate results differently. According to Lee et al. (2002) weighting is the heart of all assessment schemes since it will dominate the final valuation of an assessed building. However, according to Grace K.C. Ding, (2008) there is at present neither a ...
... All environmental assessment tools weight and aggregate results differently. According to Lee et al. (2002) weighting is the heart of all assessment schemes since it will dominate the final valuation of an assessed building. However, according to Grace K.C. Ding, (2008) there is at present neither a ...
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... energy and environmental policy, in such a way that it promotes sustainable development, new jobs, growth and welfare. The goal of Swedish housing policy is that everybody should live in good housing, at reasonable cost, in a stimulating and safe environment, within a long-term sustainable framework ...
... energy and environmental policy, in such a way that it promotes sustainable development, new jobs, growth and welfare. The goal of Swedish housing policy is that everybody should live in good housing, at reasonable cost, in a stimulating and safe environment, within a long-term sustainable framework ...
Air temperature regulation by urban trees and green infrastructure
... A well-known effect of urbanisation is the warming of the local climate relative to surrounding rural areas, creating a phenomenon known as the ‘urban heat island’ (UHI). UHI intensity varies across a city and over time, but temperature differences may reach 9 °C in the UK. Factors that contribute t ...
... A well-known effect of urbanisation is the warming of the local climate relative to surrounding rural areas, creating a phenomenon known as the ‘urban heat island’ (UHI). UHI intensity varies across a city and over time, but temperature differences may reach 9 °C in the UK. Factors that contribute t ...
Toward a Global Systems Science of Urbanization
... The apparent contradiction between the ubiquity of urban life and the challenges that it poses leads us to formulate a first research question: "What is (are) the driver(s) that continue(s) to push for aggregation in cities notwithstanding these challenges?" Although at a proximate level there are o ...
... The apparent contradiction between the ubiquity of urban life and the challenges that it poses leads us to formulate a first research question: "What is (are) the driver(s) that continue(s) to push for aggregation in cities notwithstanding these challenges?" Although at a proximate level there are o ...
Climate-responsive residential buildings in India. Just a drop in the
... increases will likely be more strongly felt in urban areas due to the urban heat island effect (UHI) that leads cities to have higher air and surface temperatures compared to rural areas. Pollution plays a negative role that is not only difficult to control but also affects health and aggravates hea ...
... increases will likely be more strongly felt in urban areas due to the urban heat island effect (UHI) that leads cities to have higher air and surface temperatures compared to rural areas. Pollution plays a negative role that is not only difficult to control but also affects health and aggravates hea ...
Sustainable tall building and Vertical compact city
... Another is the efficiency of sustainable super tall buildings in terms of the environment, society and the economy. Super tall building lessens environment load and establishes social and economic sustainability as well as efforts to build a new dimension of artistic and cultural sustainable high-ri ...
... Another is the efficiency of sustainable super tall buildings in terms of the environment, society and the economy. Super tall building lessens environment load and establishes social and economic sustainability as well as efforts to build a new dimension of artistic and cultural sustainable high-ri ...
The importance of sustainable architecture in tropical climate countries
... have higher demand than the surrounding areas as a result of its high population density. Oke (1982) correlated the intensity of urban heat island with city size. It is important to note that many impacts occur at different stages of a project, including planning and conception phase, construction p ...
... have higher demand than the surrounding areas as a result of its high population density. Oke (1982) correlated the intensity of urban heat island with city size. It is important to note that many impacts occur at different stages of a project, including planning and conception phase, construction p ...
components, materials and technologies in practical pursuit of
... water for under floor heating and provision has been made for solar hot water heating. Rainwater is collected and taken to an existing irrigation system. Whilst achieving the design objective of an energy efficient house, the building also uses a number of less than environmentally benign materials ...
... water for under floor heating and provision has been made for solar hot water heating. Rainwater is collected and taken to an existing irrigation system. Whilst achieving the design objective of an energy efficient house, the building also uses a number of less than environmentally benign materials ...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Transformations for Sustainable Development
... the conditions that enable the follow-through on policies. Managing such politically complex processes requires confronting issues of power and vested interests and recognizing the values of all stakeholders. Implementing structural changes also requires the capacity to recognize and act on politica ...
... the conditions that enable the follow-through on policies. Managing such politically complex processes requires confronting issues of power and vested interests and recognizing the values of all stakeholders. Implementing structural changes also requires the capacity to recognize and act on politica ...
Third United Nations conference on housing and - UN
... context of sustainable development, and particularly in promoting growth and social development], Recognizing the need to minimize the negative impacts of climate change on human settlements by reducing the vulnerability of poor populations and increasing the adaptive capacities of cities, as well a ...
... context of sustainable development, and particularly in promoting growth and social development], Recognizing the need to minimize the negative impacts of climate change on human settlements by reducing the vulnerability of poor populations and increasing the adaptive capacities of cities, as well a ...