Recommended Itineraries
About the knowledge and training in architecture, from the sustainability challenge. We try to identify those 8 sessions (mutually compatible), linked to the formation as architects and knowledge transfer between university theoretical research and practical reality. We select those sessions to provide a transversal vision with citizenship, industry, economy and urbanism, considering that innovation in sustainable architecture needs to manage with intangible flows that consider a whole, environmental, social, energy, economic and cultural aspects.
All ASA itineraries include sessions organized around the POWERING TRANSFORMATION contest, coordinated by the Association.
- 07. What role must the user play in sustainable building?
- 31. Improvements by research and practice. Can the distance between theory and reality be reduced?
- 44. ASA Session. Powering Transformation I. How to approach the project, with a common global commitment,from different environmental, social and economic al situations? The transformation in the architecture from the complicity between students and teachers
- 62. ASA Session. Powering Transformation II. Powering transformation. Which is the value of the intangible in the architecture and the sustainability?
- 80. Educating for a new paradigm. Are there barriers for the inclusion of this approach in formal education?
- 98. Knowledge transfer between the business and universities worlds?
- 116. Do the SB Conferences really serve their purpose?
- 143. Why isn't efficient urban design made general?
About the practical knowledge of building from those aspects that are linked to decisions of "passive systems" project. We try to identify those 8 sessions (mutually compatible) which deepen into the initial criteria of the architecture, understanding that they are the “passive systems” of the project. The session debate about aspects linked to the envelope, light and comfort.
All ASA itineraries include sessions organized around POWERING TRANSFORMATION contest coordinated by the Association.
- 12. Architecture based on circular economy, is this the right way?
- 35. How do lighting and ventilation influence user comfort in buildings?
- 44. ASA Session. Powering Transformation I. How to approach the project, with a common global commitment,from different environmental, social and economic al situations? The transformation in the architecture from the complicity between students and teachers
- 62. ASA Session. Powering Transformation II. Powering transformation. Which is the value of the intangible in the architecture and the sustainability?
- 83. What should new envelopes for ZEB be like?
- 99. Do particular examples allow generic results to be extrapolated?
- 119. What issues are going to define the Windows of tomorrow?
- 134. What saving potential to passive measures have?
About the practical knowledge of planning and its relation with the environment. We try to identify those 8 sessions (mutually compatible) which deepen into urban city challenges to work in the best management, that considers social and cultural aspects of the site, its human resources, energy, materials and their environmental circumstances. We choose sessions with a global vision that describes real cases and urban policies.
All ASA itineraries include sessions organized around POWERING TRANSFORMATION contest, coordinated by the Association.
- 14. Urban renewal, how is it managed?
- 24. What is the right approach to energy and natural resources in the sustainable cities?
- 44. ASA Session. Powering Transformation IHow to approach the project, with a common global commitment,from different environmental, social and economic al situations? The transformation in the architecture from the complicity between students and teachers
- 62. ASA Session. Powering Transformation II. Powering transformation. Which is the value of the intangible in the architecture and the sustainability?
- 85. Which are the key elements to follow-up environmental targets at an urban scale?
- 96. How can urban planning, infrastructure and mobility management improve sustainable development in our cities?
- 114. What are the current health & social inclusive drivers for the sustainable development of Cities?
- 133. Active citizens. How can we empower citizens for sustainable rehabilitation?
The Research and Postgraduate Area of the School of Architecture, University Camilo José Cela – UCJC – (Madrid), joins a series of research groups related to energy efficiency, bioclimatic architecture, resource management or active renewable energy systems in their territorial, urban and architectural aspects. In particular, the Zero Resource Advanced Architecture research group (Arquitectura Avanzada deResiduos Cero – AARCE) suggests a reflection around the topic of industrialization as a tool to prevent waste generation, one of the most relevant issues affecting the construction sector in the coming years. Industrialised processes and modular technologies represent an important advantage, as they are “dry” assembly systems, allowing selective dismantling and returning components to their original industry or to a secondary one, to undergo treatment and postproduction.
The itinerary suggested by the UCJC connects sessions related to the research interests of the AARCE group and that are integrated under the WSB14 labels such as Construction Systems and Materials, Life-Cycle Assesment, Resources and Waste.SESSIONS:
- 06. Architecture based on circular economy, is this the right way?
- 24. Which should be a right approach to the energy and natural resources in the sustainable cities?
- 48. What role can renewable materials play in sustainable construction?
- 66. Does innovation really exist in the Spanish construction sector?
- 90. What capacity does the construction sector have to absorb its own waste and by-products?
- 102. What key elements will determine construction materials’ future?
- 119. What issues are going to define the Windows of tomorrow?
- 138. Institutionalizing Sustainability: Transforming Professional Practices to Achieve Portfolio-wide improvements/consistently Higher Performance on Projects.
How to adapt our cities towards a more sustainable model, considering an integrated view, is the common thread of the itinerary we are suggesting. Therefore, we have selected sessions that analyse both urban regeneration as a whole, as well as scientific aspects – which are key –to carry out this mission successfully.
This itinerary will allow a better understanding of general issues such as the problems that urban regeneration faces, achievements made or future proposals on the topic. This information is completed with specific sessions, which look at an integrated view of urban regeneration, with topic such as citizens’ role, building rating tools, financial models or environmental strategies. We can only select eight sessions, therefore it is important to mention that many more could have been chosen, and that final selection is guided by session timing, looking to create an itinerary that offers a transversal vision on sustainability in cities.
- 13. Which are the bottlenecks in the sustainable urban regeneration process?
- 24. Which should be a right approach to the energy and natural resources in the sustainable cities?
- 46. How can planners and investors benefit from best practice projects on sustainable buildings?
- 67. Improvements on an urban scale. How can buildings and public spaces help each other?
- 87. How reliable are previous level rating tools on an urban scale?
- 107. Are we advancing towards a truly complete urban regeneration?
- 120. The "other" actor´s role. Why aren’t all actors visible?
- 133. Active citizens. How can we empower citizens for sustainable rehabilitation?
The policies that are developed at national and international level are affecting the present and the future of building sector as a whole. Thus, it is very important to develop a strong and ambitious political framework in order to be able to improve the quality of this sector towards a path that passes through the deep energy renovation of the existing building stock and the construction of new buildings that will comply with strict requirements concerning energy and water efficiency, materials, land use, basic infrastructures and waste generation and management. In this way, it will be possible to create the sustainable foundations, on which the future low carbon circular societies can be built.
- 3. The Spanish Government's strategy in building and emissions reduction (with ministerial participation)
- 20. Which are the keys to define roadmaps to sustainable building?
- 49. Regulations, processes and systems to support Energy Efficiency in buildings: Are there contradictions between theory and practice?
- 55. National Renovation Strategies: How do we ensure we capture the full potential of deep renovation?
- 75. Are current building regulations adequately advancing sustainable buildings? If not, what is missing, and how should they be changed? (I)
- 93. Are current building regulations adequately advancing sustainable buildings? If not, what is missing, and how should they be changed? (II)
- 111. We are moving. But are EU-Member States moving in the same direction?
- 129. Which kind of policy commitments has been achieved in MARIE Project?
Over the last years, there has been a debate about the necessity that exists for new financial mechanisms and schemes to be employed in order to support rising needs of the building sector, such as the energy renovation and the generation of new zero energy buildings. As result of these debates, there are nowadays numerous financial mechanisms that have been developed towards this objective at international level, which range from direct subsidies to fiscal incentives, market oriented regulations, bland loans or energy efficiency funds among others. Besides, the economic and social crisis of the last six years, as long as the environmental challenges, such as climate change, are driving forces for a change in the way that the cities are structured. Thus, the decision makers should make visible the financial instruments, adapt them in the needs of each country and use them efficiently in order to move towards an overall urban sustainability.
SESSIONS:- 5. Financial Structures and Incentives: How do we scale-up retrofit?
- 25. Which are the keys to interest owners in sustainable building?
- 38. Are sustainable buildings worth the effort? (The view from various sectors involved)
- 59. Can low-cost financing achieve bankability of large-scale deep energy retrofit in public housing?
- 85. Which are the key elements to follow-up environmental targets at an urban scale?
- 95. SB Challenge. Do our buildings perform as intended?(I)
- 113. Sustainable Real Estate Forum Part I
- 131. Sustainable Real Estate Forum Part I
The building sector is responsible for about 40% of the CO2 emissions that are produced internationally. In Europe, over the last 15 years have given steps forward towards to the adoption of new regulations, such as the EPBD Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directives, in order to address the overall energy consumption of the buildings and minimize the CO2 emissions produced by this sector. Nevertheless, in combination with the financial crisis of the last years, the building energy renovation sector has not reached its full potential, and there is still an important space for further changes on legislative, financial and operational level that requisites a strong political will and the implication of actors from several sectors, in order to achieve an ambitious reduction of the energy consumption and the CO2 emissions until 2050 and put the basis of a low carbon development.
SESSIONS:- 10. Where should energy renovation reach up to? (I)
- 28. Where should energy renovation reach up to? (II)
- 39. How can we put in practice a multilevel Governance model integrating private sector for energy renovation in buildings in Mediterranean?
- 56. Which are the barriers to building renovation in Spain?
- 74. How to promote Nearly Zero Energy Buildings for new and retrofitting buildings in the municipal context
- 100. Where should energy renovation reach up to? (IV)
- 115. Is the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) promoting building renovation?
- 132. Is it possible to achieve a friendly and affordable urban district retrofitting?
In order to move towards to the creation of sustainable and resilient urban environments and moreover set the basis for a sustainable development of the overall societal tissue, apart from a strong political will and the implementation of ambitious policies, it is necessary the transformation of thE society in every level and its implication in the processes that determine the path to the overall sustainability. This can be achieved through the public awareness and the generation of those processes that will empower the citizens to form part of the decision making and to envision the context where they want to live and create.
SESSIONS:- 7. What role must the user play in sustainable building?
- 25. Which are the keys to interest owners in sustainable building?
- 44. Powering Transformation: How could we stimulate a transformation in the architecture from the complicity between students and university teachers?
- 71. Designing for hope:What does contributive practice for a thriving city look like?
- 79. How can we empower citizens to create an urban identity?
- 97. The role of the 'other' stakeholders. How to improve the position of the weakest members of society in empowerment processes?
- 125. Are empty spaces the best opportunity within cities?
- 133. Active citizens. How can we empower citizens for sustainable rehabilitation?
The world is undergoing the largest urban growth in history. Nowadays more than the half of the world´s population lives in urban areas and the United Nations project that until 2050 the urban population will reach the 66% of the total, while until 2030 there will be 41 mega-cities with more than 10 million inhabitants. Unfortunately, the majority of the modern cities follow a rather linear metabolism, instead of a circular one consuming about 70% of world´s energy and producing 80% of the greenhouse gases emissions, while they are consuming the majority of materials, food and other goods, generating a vast amount of wastes. Thus, there is a huge potential to improve the urban centres, improving simultaneously the environmental, economic, social, and health conditions, minimizing the inputs and the outputs and transforming them into circular metabolism entities.
SESSIONS:- 13. Which are the bottlenecks in the sustainable urban regeneration process?
- 24. What is the right approach to energy and natural resources in the sustainable cities?
- 42. Can Sustainable Resources Management Keep Up With Rapid Urbanisation / Building Construction?
- 60. Is Urban Compaction our Sustainable Future? - The Hong Kong´s Experience
- 89. Neighborhoods with roots. Which are the keys to manage high-complexity and low-resource frameworks?
- 107. Are we advancing towards a truly complete urban regeneration?
- 122. Soft mobility and walkable neighborhoods. Are there any specific proposals for the dense city centers?
- 143. Why isn't efficient urban design made general?
Zero Energy buildings (ZEB) are the ones that produce, through in situ renewable energy sources, as much as energy they spend on annual basis. Notwithstanding, zero energy buildings are much more than that, because they follow the concept of “Trias Energetica”, which 1st principle is “Reduce the energy demand”. Thus, behind the ZEB concept should be a holistic bioclimatic strategy based on passive design that aims to reduce both the energy demand for heating and cooling, as well as the electricity demand. Part of these strategies is the scientific and cultural heritage that the modern man unfortunately left behind in the past and that now intends to reestablish in order to be able to address issues far more than the energy consumption and lead the building science to the next era.
SESSIONS:- 4. How to obtain zero-energy buildings: maintenance?
- 34. How can traditional architecture contribute to sustainability? (II)
- 47. Is embodied energy in materials the barrier to achieve ZEB? If so, how can we overcome it?
- 65. What should new structures for ZEB be like?
- 78. Zero Carbon Buildings and Beyond! What is the future for Sustainable Built Environment?
- 101. Towards a shared definition of nZEB? (I)
- 118. Towards a shared definition of nZEB? (II)
- 138. Institutionalizing Sustainability: Transforming Professional Practices to Achieve Portfolio-wide improvements / consistently Higher Performance on Projects
Recommended by Nils Larsson, Executive Director of iiSBEE
This itinerary is suggested for those delegates who want to focus on the assessment of building performance, especially suatainability aspects such as energy, environmental impacts, indoor environmental quality, service quality, social and economic issues.
The first list shows the sessions that are recommended as a first choice, with the second list showing secondary recommendations.
- 11. How to harmonize building assessment at the European level?
- 21. Which methodologies, tools and projects for energy renovation in buildings MED Regional Strategies should be used in the framework of EU Directives?
- 51. New tools, more information...what are the key needs for the future?
- 69. What criteria should be considered to define benchmarks?
- 76. Can "traditional" construction materials and products survive the new sustainability requirements?
- 95. SB Challenge: Do our buildings perform as intended?
- 144. SB Challenge: Do our buildings perform as intended?
- 15. What should the challenges of building rating tools be?
- 33. To obtain sustainable building can the same tools be used everywhere?
- 52. What are the limits of life-cycle assessment as a rating tool to evaluate sustainability in building?
- 70. What are the limits of life-cycle assessment as a rating tool to evaluate sustainability in building?
- 87. How reliable are previous level rating tools on an urban scale?
- 139. Measuring sustainability in buildings: how can data help us to act more effectively?
This itinerary recommends the attendance of conferences related to a better understanding of the Mediterranean specificities when treating Energy Renovation in Buildings, and the launching of a JOINT ACTION PLAN to achieve the EU2020 targets.Please, download the following pdf to know the sessions related to this itinerary.
ETSAM - UPM (Master Universitario en Planeamiento Urbano y Territorial)
Explore new ways to achieve sustainable neighbourhood regeneration, through whichever physical, landscape and environmental interventions to the improvement of housing conditions, new design of open and public spaces, reduce urban heat islands, increase pedestrian accessibility and social engagement by new and diverse new urban tools.
- 13. Which are the bottlenecks in the sustainable urban regeneration process?
- 14. Urban renewal, how is it managed?
- 32. Is zero carbon design an adequate solution for sustainable development?
- 50. What role must new technologies play in sustainable urban transformation strategies?
- 65. What should new structures for ZEB be like?
- 85. Which are the key elements to follow-up environmental targets at an urban scale?
- 87. How reliable are previous level rating tools on an urban scale?
- 107. Are we advancing towards a truly complete urban regeneration?
- 121. What conditions must models and methods fulfill on an urban scale to promote sustainability in buildings ?
- 140. How does energy efficiency affect different residential models?
La Diputación de Barcelona es una institución que impulsa el progreso y bienestar de los ciudadanos en su ámbito territorial. Actúa directamente y, sobre todo, en cooperación con los ayuntamientos, siendo una de las Instituciones más conocedoras de las realidades y necesidades de la gente. La Diputación, quiere manifestar, con la redacción de estos itinerarios, la importancia de la implicación de las administraciones locales en un Congreso como el WSB14 Barcelona, donde se reúne el conocimiento internacional más importante en estos temas.
La Diputación ha querido proponer unos itinerarios divididos en distintos aspectos que cree de especial interés para ayuntamientos y administraciones locales, con el convencimiento de que es desde lo local que se debe trabajar para alcanzar unos objetivos más regionales y universales.
Las sesiones incluidas en este itinerario son las que se consideran básicas para los ayuntamientos firmantes del Pacto de Alcaldes, iniciativa de la Comisión Europea por la cual se comprometen a reducir para el 2020 un 20% las emisiones de GEI de sus municipios (en todo su ámbito, excepto industria y agricultura) Se tratan temas de gobernanza y sesiones clave que ofrecen una pequeña muestra de diferentes temas de interés, como los edificios NZEB, el aumento de la eficiencia por la gestión (MARIE) o planeamiento urbano.
- GB1. GLOBAL VISION. Building facing global environmental challenges
- 3. Which are the strategies and actions of the Government of Spain to achieve energy efficient building renovation and fight climate change? (with ministerial participation)
- 21. Which methodologies, tools and projects for Energy Renovation in Buildings within MED Regional Strategies should be used in the framework of EU Directives?
- GB2. GLOBAL VISION. Beyond the critic: the transitional perspective applied to the building sector
- GB3. GLOBAL VISION. Is sustainability still possible? The role of the building sector
- 39 How can we put in practice a multilevel governance model integrating private sector for energy renovation in buildings in Mediterranean?
- 63. Which are the keys to have energy efficient office buildings?
- 74. How to promote Nearly Zero Energy Buildings for new and retrofitting buildings in the municipal context
- 79. How can we empower citizens to create an urban identity?
- 96. How can urban planning, infrastructure and mobility management improve sustainable development in our cities?
- GB4. GLOBAL VISION.Sustainable building and communities
- GB5. GLOBAL VISION. Global sustainable economy and sustainable buildings
- 112. Which are the limits and how can we achieve nearly zero emission office buildings today?
- 129. Which kind of policy commitments have been achieved in MARIE (MED programme) strategic project framework?
- GB6. GLOBAL VISION. Economy, innovation and sustainable building
La Diputación de Barcelona es una institución que impulsa el progreso y bienestar de los ciudadanos en su ámbito territorial. Actúa directamente y, sobre todo, en cooperación con los ayuntamientos, siendo una de las Instituciones más conocedoras de las realidades y necesidades de la gente. La Diputación, quiere manifestar, con la redacción de estos itinerarios, la importancia de la implicación de las administraciones locales en un Congreso como el WSB14 Barcelona, donde se reúne el conocimiento internacional más importante en estos temas.
La Diputación ha querido proponer unos itinerarios divididos en distintos aspectos que cree de especial interés para ayuntamientos y administraciones locales, con el convencimiento de que es desde lo local que se debe trabajar para alcanzar unos objetivos más regionales y universales.
El Club del Pacto de Alcaldes es una plataforma que pretende agrupar a todos los Actores implicados en acciones de MITIGACIÓN Y ADAPTACIÓN al cambio climático. Tiene el objetivo de acelerar el cumplimiento de los objetivos del Pacto de Alcaldes, dando más visibilidad y facilitando la transferencia de conocimientos entre sus miembros. Se quiere constituir en un interlocutor único ente los municipios y la Unión Europea en todos los temas de interés. Además de los miembros firmantes del Pacto y otras autoridades locales, se quiere incorporar a esta plataforma a Grupos de Interés de la sociedad, que puedan aportar soluciones y conocimientos al objetivo común y que hagan del Club una plataforma flexible para dar soluciones a los retos planteados (asociaciones profesionales, universidades, centros de investigación, ONG’s, agencias de energía, etc) Las sesiones incluidas en este itinerario son parte de las que pueden reflejar el trabajo de algunos de estos grupos.
- GB1. GLOBAL VISION. Building facing global environmental challenges
- 15. Which should the challenges of buildings ratingtools be?
- 20. Which are the keys to define roadmaps to sustainable building?
- GB2. GLOBAL VISION. Beyond the critic: the transitional perspective applied to the building sector
- GB3. GLOBAL VISION. Is sustainability still possible? The role of the building sector
- 37 Is it possible to achieve an alternative real-estate model where "nearly" everyone wins?
- 66. Does innovation really exist in the Spanish construction sector?
- 77. Which breakthrough innovations will contribute most to acceleration of the sustainability transition in buildings?
- 79. How can we empower citizens to create an urban identity?
- 98. Knowledge transfer between the business and universities worlds
- GB4. GLOBAL VISION.Sustainable building and communities
- GB5. GLOBAL VISION. Global sustainable economy and sustainable buildings
- 113. Responsible business practice in land, construction and real estate
- 131. Putting sustainability in real estate into practice
- GB6. GLOBAL VISION. Economy, innovation and sustainable building
This guide has been prepared for GBCs and their guests who are trying to decide which of the many sessions they wish to attend at World SB14 Barcelona. Of course there are plenty of other great sessions taking place, but these are some of our favourites based upon things we think would be of relevance and interest to our members.
The construction of new cities or rehabilitation of neighborhoods and buildings must necessarily be made of materials, products and services provided by the construction industry; making these materials, products and services are introduced to the market in a way they meet the needs of a society that needs to construct in a sustainable way is a challenge that we have to face in the industry. As a result of several months of reflection, the Innovation and Industry Group has selected six itineraries that allow us to find arguments and proposals for the way we should deal with the objective of providing the sector with the solutions adequate to their needs. The itineraries revolve around the following themes: BIM, Circular Economy, Materials, Construction and Environmental Communication.
- 17. What should the limits to comfort and how can we manage them?
- 49. Which are the keys to integrate sustainability in architecture projects?
- 70. Which are the limits of life-cycle assessment as a rating tool to evaluate sustainability in building? (II)
- 104. Which are the keys to integrate sustainability in architecture projects?
- 123. Are energy simulations really reliable?
- 127. How can BIM help designing sustainable Buildings?
The construction of new cities or rehabilitation of neighborhoods and buildings must necessarily be made of materials, products and services provided by the construction industry; making these materials, products and services are introduced to the market in a way they meet the needs of a society that needs to construct in a sustainable way is a challenge that we have to face in the industry. As a result of several months of reflection, the Innovation and Industry Group has selected six itineraries that allow us to find arguments and proposals for the way we should deal with the objective of providing the sector with the solutions adequate to their needs. The itineraries revolve around the following themes: BIM, Circular Economy, Materials, Construction and Environmental Communication.
- 1. Are buildings that burn down sustainable?
- 6. Architecture based on circular economy, is this the right way?
- 48. What role can renewable materials play in sustainable construction?
- 70. Which are the limits of life-cycle assessment as a rating tool to evaluate sustainability in building? (II)
- 73. Sustainable architecture or common sense?
- 83. What should new envelopes for ZEB be like?
- 88. Which are the limits of life-cycle assessment as a rating tool to evaluate sustainability in building? (III)?
- 90. What capacity does the construction sector have to absorb its own waste and by-products?
- 106. Which are the most notable contributions to applying LCA in building renovation?
- 124. Which should be the contribution of life-cycle assessment in NZEB?
- 125. Are empty spaces the best opportunity within cities??
- 142. Which are the limits of life-cycle assessment as a rating tool to evaluate sustainability in building? (III)
The construction of new cities or rehabilitation of neighborhoods and buildings must necessarily be made of materials, products and services provided by the construction industry; making these materials, products and services are introduced to the market in a way they meet the needs of a society that needs to construct in a sustainable way is a challenge that we have to face in the industry. As a result of several months of reflection, the Innovation and Industry Group has selected six itineraries that allow us to find arguments and proposals for the way we should deal with the objective of providing the sector with the solutions adequate to their needs. The itineraries revolve around the following themes: BIM, Circular Economy, Materials, Construction and Environmental Communication.
- 1. Are buildings that burn down sustainable?
- 12. Which is the best strategy for building envelopes: insulation or thermal inertia?
- 48. What role can renewable materials play in sustainable construction?
- 49. Which are the keys to integrate sustainability in architecture projects?
- 65. What should new structures for ZEB be like?
- 73. Sustainable architecture or common sense?
- 102. What key elements will determine construction materials’ future?
- 104. Which are the keys to integrate sustainability in architecture projects?
- 108. Is it possible to define habitability conditions that insure healthy buildings without excessive spending?
- 124. Which should be the contribution of life-cycle assessment in NZEB?
- 127. How can BIM help designing sustainable Buildings?
The construction of new cities or rehabilitation of neighborhoods and buildings must necessarily be made of materials, products and services provided by the construction industry; making these materials, products and services are introduced to the market in a way they meet the needs of a society that needs to construct in a sustainable way is a challenge that we have to face in the industry. As a result of several months of reflection, the Innovation and Industry Group has selected six itineraries that allow us to find arguments and proposals for the way we should deal with the objective of providing the sector with the solutions adequate to their needs. The itineraries revolve around the following themes: BIM, Circular Economy, Materials, Construction and Environmental Communication.
- 1. Are buildings that burn down sustainable?
- 7. What role must the user play in sustainable building?
- 10. Where should energy renovation reach up to? (I)
- 15. What should the challenges of building rating tools be?
- 19. Is invisible architecture the secret to happy, productive and healthy buildings? Specifically - acoustic comfort a privilege or a must
- 49. Which are the keys to integrate sustainability in architecture projects?
- 68. Energy efficiency and life quality: on what scale?
- 73. Sustainable architecture or common sense?
- 87. How reliable are previous level rating tools on an urban scale?
- 94. Shall comfort and well-being be actually the top arguments to develop and sell sustainable buildings?
- 108. Is it possible to define habitability conditions that insure healthy buildings without excessive spending?
- 117. What are the keys to produce and maintain housing with less impact?
- 127. How can BIM help designing sustainable Buildings?
The construction of new cities or rehabilitation of neighborhoods and buildings must necessarily be made of materials, products and services provided by the construction industry; making these materials, products and services are introduced to the market in a way they meet the needs of a society that needs to construct in a sustainable way is a challenge that we have to face in the industry. As a result of several months of reflection, the Innovation and Industry Group has selected six itineraries that allow us to find arguments and proposals for the way we should deal with the objective of providing the sector with the solutions adequate to their needs. The itineraries revolve around the following themes: BIM, Circular Economy, Materials, Construction and Environmental Communication.
- 6. Architecture based on circular economy, is this the right way?
- 49. Regulations, processes and systems to support Energy Efficiency in buildings: Are there contradictions between theory and practice?
- 65. What should new structures for ZEB be like?
- 73. Sustainable architecture or common sense?
- 90. What capacity does the construction sector have to absorb its own waste and by-products?
- 91. What's the potential of building well-designed, high-performance sustainable homes at a price low-income families can afford? By Make It Right non-profit organization?
- 112. Which are the limits and how can we achieve nearly zero emission office buildings today?
- 127. How can BIM help designing sustainable Buildings?
The construction of new cities or rehabilitation of neighborhoods and buildings must necessarily be made of materials, products and services provided by the construction industry; making these materials, products and services are introduced to the market in a way they meet the needs of a society that needs to construct in a sustainable way is a challenge that we have to face in the industry. As a result of several months of reflection, the Innovation and Industry Group has selected six itineraries that allow us to find arguments and proposals for the way we should deal with the objective of providing the sector with the solutions adequate to their needs. The itineraries revolve around the following themes: BIM, Circular Economy, Materials, Construction and Environmental Communication.
- 1. Are buildings that burn down sustainable?
- 6. Architecture based on circular economy, is this the right way?
- 19. Is invisible architecture the secret to happy, productive and healthy buildings? Specifically - acoustic comfort a privilege or a must
- 51. New tools, more information...what are the key needs for the future?
- 52. What are the limits of life-cycle assessment as a rating tool to evaluate sustainability in building?
- 65. What should new structures for ZEB be like?
- 73. Sustainable architecture or common sense?
- 75. Are current building regulations adequately advancing sustainable buildings? If not, what is missing, and how should they be changed? (I)
- 102. What key elements will determine construction materials’ future?
- 104. Which are the keys to integrate sustainability in architecture projects?
- 105. Up to what degree are eco-efficiency management tools developed?renovation?projects?
Housing renovation is not only a matter of energy saving or CO2 emissions reducing. A sustainable approach to housing retrofitting must deal with the problem from an holistic perspective that brings in not only a wider range of environmental factors but social and economic factors as well.
On the basis of the above, we consider this itinerary gathers this complex and urgent vision, needed for a better intervention over the built environment.
- Poster Session 1.Comparison between the Provisions of the Egyptian Code of Practice and the Eurocodes for Reinforced Concrete Structures Design
- 10. Where should energy renovation reach up to? (I)
- 28. Where should energy renovation reach up to? (II)
- 52. What are the limits of life-cycle assessment as a rating tool to evaluate sustainability in building?
- 64. Which should the main goals in building renovation be?
- 88. Which are the limits of life-cycle assessment as a rating tool to evaluate sustainability in building? (III)?
- 108. Is it possible to define habitability conditions that insure healthy buildings without excessive spending?
- 123. Are energy simulations really reliable?
- 140. How does energy efficiency affect different residential models?
Director of International and External Relations at Africa Union of Architects. Morocco.
Orienting the current challenges towards a hope, considering the high diversity of the planet, if not all: different viewing angles, different actors playing a global scale, as well as localized examples of diversity: different problems, with different solutions, from the spatial dimension to the economic dimension, the temporal dimension through the regional dimension, etc. This itinerary aims to inspire more cooperation, dialogue, exchange and connect with /between the different entities of global/international dialogue: one of the most important challenges of SB conference.
- 6. Architecture based on circular economy, is this the right way?
- 25. Which are the keys to interest owners in sustainable building?
- 51. New tools, more information...what are the key needs for the future?
- 60. Is Urban Compaction our Sustainable Future? - The Hong Kong´s Experience
- 77. Which breakthrough innovations will contribute most to acceleration of the sustainability transition in buildings?
- 108. Is it possible to define habitability conditions that insure healthy buildings without excessive spending?
- 116. Do the SB Conferences really serve their purpose?
- 135. Local Answers: a resource to face up to global challenges?
- Itinerary: GLOBAL EXCHANGE & DIALOGUE - POTENTIAL COOPERATION
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This dialogue allows placing the most important formce in the field: People. this is the dialogue that responds to need of citizens, and their local or regional representatives.
People are finally the ultimate reason why sustainability exists, and why the planet has to be relieved and saved.
- 16. How can traditional architecture contribute to sustainability? (I)
- 48. What role can renewable materials play in sustainable construction?
- 57. Mediterranean region. What challenges will the methodology of Energetic Renovation of LogementS (RELS) have to tackle with?
- 79. How can we empower citizens to create an urban identity?
- 97. The role of the 'other' stakeholders. How to improve the position of the weakest members of society in empowerment processes?
- 120. The "other" actor´s role. Why aren’t all actors visible?
- 133. Active citizens. How can we empower citizens for sustainable rehabilitation?
- Itinerary: LOCAL EMPOWERMENT - USERS & GOVERNANCE
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Director of International and External Relations at Africa Union of Architects. Morocco.
Strategy is what enables us to go from global criteria to local implementation: how to focus it to ensure the representativeness of local diversity. Which kind of strategies can be adapted? Which type/dose of flexibility is needed in strategies to open up the possibility for local adaptation? From the global criteria to the resilience of the 'communities': which strategy can orient in that direction?
- 2. Buildings: World's Closing Window of Opportunity; What could be the role of Rating Tools?
- 20. Which are the keys to define roadmaps to sustainable building?
- 50. What role must new technologies play in sustainable urban transformation strategies?
- 62. Powering transformation. Which is the value of the intangible in the architecture and the sustainability?
- 85. Which are the key elements to follow-up environmental targets at an urban scale?
- 103. How can we transform specific goals into urban scale strategies?
- 114. What are the current health & social inclusive drivers for the sustainable development of Cities?
- 132. Is it possible to achieve a friendly and affordable urban district retrofitting?
- Itinerary: STRATEGIES & RE-THINKING THE FUTURE
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