Eco Architecture III Harmonisation between Architecture and Nature Wit Transactions on Ecology and the Environment 1st Edition by S Hernandez, C A Brebbia, W P De Wilde ISBN 1845644301 9781845644307

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ISBN 10: 1845644301

ISBN 13: 9781845644307 

Author: S. Hernandez, C. A. Brebbia, W. P. De Wilde

This book contains most of the papers presented at the 2010 International Conference on Harmonisation between Architecture and Nature (ECO-ARCHITECTURE 2010), which was the third iteration of the conference. Previous in the successful series were held in 2006 and the 2008.The papers from the conference series are important in discussing the characteristics and challenges of such architectural vision.

Eco-Architecture implies a new approach to the design process, intended to harmonise its products with nature. This involves ideas such as minimum use of energy at each stage of the building process, taking into account the amount required during the extraction and transportation of materials, their fabrication, assembly, building erection, maintenance and eventual future recycling.

Presentations in the conference were related to topics like building technologies, design by passive systems, design with nature, ecological and cultural sensitivity, life cycle assessment, quantifying sustainability in architecture, resources and rehabilitation, and issues from education, research and practice. Case studies from different places around the world were also presented.

Table of contents:

1. Assessing a carbon neutral building approach

2. Ambiguous boundaries: a Japanese way of designing with nature

3. Homeostasis and perpetual change

4. Fractal geometry: a tool for adaptability and ‘evolutionability’

5. An open system model of ecological architecture

6. Passive design strategies for residential buildings in a hot dry climate in Nigeria

7. Sensitive apertures

8. Embracing nature and culture: the tropical Malay spa design

9. The principles of Vastu as a traditional architectural belief system from an environmental perspective

10. Architectural education and the idea of nature

11. Contemporary practice in sustainable design: appraisal and articulation of emerging trend

12. Traditional urbanism and lessons for global cities: the case of Isfahan

13. Thermodynamics-based indicators for environmental management and sustainability policies

14. Vernacular architecture as a model for contemporary design

15. Digital-Green architecture: a new design process that integrates digital technology and sustainable concepts

16. Socio environmental impact in eco-architecture

17. Integrating aspects of cultural and environmental sensitivities into affordable housing in the Arab Gulf region

18. The analysis and design of urban wetland: the Water Garden in Portland and Living Water Park in Chengdu as case studies

19. Floating houses–chances and problems

20. Educational ecological architecture

21. Sustainable development and heritage: “trabocchi” and the rules for building on the coast

22. The use of green walls in sustainable urban context: with reference to Dubai, UAE

23. The role of passive systems in providing comfort in traditional houses in Isfahan: a case study of the Karimi house

24. Sustainable solutions for spa design, Dubai, United Arabic Emirates: building envelope optimization and impact energy evaluation

25. The harmonisation between architecture and nature in the desert of Iran with a hot and dry climate

26. Life cycle design of building elements: selection criteria and case study application

27. Life cycle assessment of electricity generated by photovoltaic systems manufactured in Europe and installed in buildings in the city of Rome

28. Quantifying eco-architecture

29. Renewable and durable building materials

30. Predicting green building performance over time: data mining untapped information in LEED

31. An emergy evaluation of a medieval water management system: the case of the underground “” in Siena (Italy)

32. Editing Eisenhower: rethinking the urban segments of the U.S. interstate highway system

33. Global benchmarking? Taking a critical look at eco-architectures resource usage

34. Eco-technologies for energy efficient buildings in Italy

35. A global tool for the architectural and environmental quality of materials integrated into the architectural design process

36. Planning the integration of new technologies for sustainability: case study of a school building’s restoration project in Rome

37. Building maintenance: a technology for resource conservation

38. Addition of polymeric wastes as pore formers in ceramic lightweight bricks

39. Ubicomp, urban space and landscape

40. Evolution of the American Zero Energy House

41. Smart architecture contribution to achieving sustainable architecture realization

42. Improving the shear resistance of adobe masonry for rebuilding and new construction purposes

43. Eco-aesthetics: nurturing nature in the education of spatial design

44. Materials affecting neonatal and environmental health

45. The human side of the triangle: using green textile standards to address social responsibility

46. Sustainable buildings in Austria–performance indicators and implications on the construction industry

47. Advanced technologies for sustainable building in the protected areas: two case studies in Italy

48. The mechanism of the the case study of Makkah

49. The climatic, constructional, and cultural primacy of the envelope: UR22, a case study

50. REIs: Renewable Energy Infrastructures v1.0

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