From Kyoto to Paris: searching the sustainability

Gregorio, Stefania De

doi:10.4995/vitruvio-ijats.2016.5799

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“…The assumption of responsibility clashes, however, with the perception of the shift in time of the effects of today's action, which sometimes leads to consider the existing environmental problem, but not necessarily conditioning. Suffice it to say that the study of the causes of global warming at government level began in 1988 with the formation of the scientific forum Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), but operationally the Kyoto Protocol (1997) and the Paris Accord (2015) have not produced the desired effects [2]. The need to overcome environmental problems often does not seem to be a sufficient motivation to trigger responsible action by the community.…”

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The enhancement of local resources: research, teaching and experimentations in L’Aquila

Gregorio¹,

Berardinis²,

Palmero³

2020

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The construction sector has a major impact on current environmental issues. Through cost-effectiveness, it is possible to encourage construction sector operators to trigger voluntary environmental protection mechanisms. The use of local resources (including waste materials) is one of the possible strategies but requires specific and interdisciplinary training involving many aspects, including context analysis, demolition management, durability and reversibility control, and the ability to identify the performance of the construction system. The paper illustrates a path of research, teaching and experimentations concluded with the design and realization in self-construction of temporary modules, reusing waste materials from post-seismic reconstruction in L’Aquila. , ,

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The enhancement of local resources: research, teaching and experimentations in L’Aquila

Gregorio¹,

Berardinis²,

Palmero³

2020

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On the Role of Construction in Achieving the SDGs

Goubran¹

2019

J Sustain Res

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Construction and real estate have been central to the debates on sustainable development. However, the dominant definition of sustainability in construction and real estate remain centred on the environmental dimension. The 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer new opportunities for the building sector to expand its focus. The available literature utilizes the existing green ratings, sustainability assessment tools and standards as the basis for investigating how construction and buildings can contribute to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. However, less focus was placed on exploring the broad intersection between the building sector, on the one hand, and the SDGs and their targets on the other. This paper uses a multistep methodology to analyze the potential role of construction and real estate in the 2030 Agenda. The paper identifies SDG targets that depend (directly or indirectly) on construction and real estate activities, and reveals that 17% of the SDG targets are directly dependent and 27% of the targets are indirectly dependent on these sectors' activities. The identified targets are analyzed and are found to be related to all 17 goals-with the largest contributions to SDGs 11, 6, and 7. The results of the analysis are mapped and illustrated in order to provide insights to academics, practitioners and governments. This research contributes to the literature on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. It also exposes the synergistic possibilities, and the partnerships required, to make use of the potential role of construction and real estate in the implementation of the UN Agenda.

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The Implementation of Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB) in Spain

Peñalvo-López

Carrasco

Valcuende-Paya

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Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology

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The construction segment is an important economic sector in Europe, representing 9% of European gross domestic product (GDP) and providing approximately 18 million direct jobs. Construction activities that include renovation work and energy retrofits add almost twice as much value as the construction of new buildings, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute more than 70% of the value added in the EU building sector. Furthermore, European legislation obliges member states to establish minimum energy efficiency requirements for buildings to achieve optimum levels of costs versus energy demand reduction. These requirements are reviewed every five years and represent categories of buildings based on their energy levels (demand and generation). This chapter analyzes the legislation associated to nearly zero energy buildings (nZEB) in Spain in order to identify the factors that will leverage their massive implementation.

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From Kyoto to Paris: searching the sustainability

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The enhancement of local resources: research, teaching and experimentations in L’Aquila

The enhancement of local resources: research, teaching and experimentations in L’Aquila

On the Role of Construction in Achieving the SDGs

The Implementation of Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB) in Spain

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