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Un intero quartiere di Copenhagen riprogettato per adattarsi ai cambiamenti climatici

Un intero quartiere di Copenhagen riprogettato per adattarsi ai cambiamenti climatici | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it

Per secoli il concetto di centro abitato ha posto l’uomo e i suoi bisogni al centro, e la natura come contorno, via via modellato – spesso con interventi scriteriati – per assolvere allo scopo.

Un rapporto squilibrato, dove il soggetto pensate – l’uomo – ha di prassi piegato ai suoi voleri l’ambiente esterno.Senza rispetto per le sue regole, i suoi ritmi ed equilibri. Di fronte a colate di asfalto e cemento, boschi rasi al suolo e corsi d’acqua deviati, la natura però non è rimasta a guardare, rispondendo alle “violenze” con catastrofi, disastri ed eventi eccezionali ormai sempre più frequenti.

Eventi dannosi e cambiamenti che hanno tutti i caratteri dicampanelli d’allarme, segnali che la tendenza nei rapporti tra il soggetto pensante e la natura va cambiata. Uno spazio cittadino può essere riprogettato per assecondare le evoluzioni del clima, così per esempio suggeriscono dalla Danimarca.

Nella capitale Copenhagen, le piogge negli ultimi anni sono divenute sempre più abbondanti, diventando un problema  per l’incolumità dei residenti, ed un costo insostenibile per le autorità locali. Per la precisione, i danni causati dal fenomeno hanno richiesto spese di 5 miliardi di corone, quasi un miliardo di euro....


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Sustainable Housing in Denmark by Lendager Architects

Sustainable Housing in Denmark by Lendager Architects | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
Lendager Architects announced their first prize win in the competition to build the first DGNB-certified housing project in Denmark in Næstved.

DGNB is a new green building certification system expected to become the scale for sustainability in Europe. DGNB-Certification focuses on three equally weighted parameters: Environmental-, Social- and economical sustainability, for a holistic evaluation of built projects.

In total, the project will have 24 single family homes, built around a shared courtyard to encourage community and shared resources. Passive solar design with optimized window and shade placement allows for passive cooling and heating. Energy efficient design, including a tight thermal envelope with energy saving systems reduces power consumption, while rooftop photovoltaics produce electricity. Green roofs protect the home and provide further insulation. A close connection with nature and gardens encourages residents to live off the land.

As Lendager Architects told us about the project, “We wanted to answer the questions of how we can build without affecting the environment, how we can build without using new materials, how we can build houses that produce more energy than they use, and how sharing becomes a natural part of the daily life.”
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Sustainable Modernism: House in Regensburg

Sustainable Modernism: House in Regensburg | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it

Building a green home, while increasingly popular in recent years, isn't a completely new concept, and the House in Regensburg by Thomas Herzog, built in 1977, still resonates today as a unique and beautiful example of thoughtful, site-responsive architecture.

 

Elegant in its simplicity, the design employs key sustainable principles, including passive heating and cooling, appropriate material selection and responsive building form, all of which enable the structure to have minimal development impact while maintaining a high degree of efficiency- the result of an integrated approach to site, technology, and design.

Herzog's House in Regensburg is not only a beautiful example of modern design, but also...


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Jonathan Belisle's comment, September 28, 2012 3:23 PM
I really like this article. !