Sustainable Design of Temporary Buildings in Emergency Situations

Abstract

Unforeseen circumstances that occur anywhere in the world following natural disasters, humanitarian and health emergencies, armed conflicts, or in the presence of migratory flows, require adequate and immediate responses. This work aims to analyze the project requirements useful to realizing modular systems for residential, multifunctional, and hospital intended use, which, even if temporary, can ensure a high-performance standard in terms of comfort and energy efficiency, and at the same time guarantee the possibility of use in the widest possible range and in rapid execution times. The considered requirements have been those of settlement in the territory, energy efficiency, transportability, and re-usability. Temporary modular systems put in place with the abovementioned requirements are the basis of the design proposal; to realize this, they are made with dry technology to be reusable and energy-efficient. Furthermore, this enables the reduction of the minimum modules’ production and times of execution in applying both requirements of standardization and modular coordination. All these requirements also add to the ones relating to energy efficiency, transportability, and reusability, which are the pillars of the project for the achievement of performance above all in terms of standards and comfort levels as it is possible to find in the sustainable building of the living period.

Achieving eco-innovative smart glass design with the integration of opinion mining, QFD and TRIZ

“…Key principles of sustainable design, such as Life Cycle Thinking, Circular Economy, Material Selection, Energy Efficiency, Minimizing Waste, User-Centered Design, Biomimicry 29 , etc., have been explored and implemented across various industries. For instance, in construction 30 – 32 , packaging 33 , fashion 34 , transportation 35 , etc.…”

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“…Emergency shelters are utilized for very brief periods, typically within 12 to 48 h following the disaster. Temporary shelters are occupied for a duration ranging from 2 to 30 days [17]. THUs are used for longer periods, generally lasting from 3 months to 5 years or longer, depending on the severity of the disaster [6,7,15].…”

“…On occasion, it becomes necessary to establish custom agreements with energy providers to reduce energy costs. In this regard, the case of MAP in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy serves as a paradigm, as explained by [17].…”

Innovative and Sustainable Temporary Structures to Guarantee Emergency Basic Healthcare in Italy

“…An emergency is defined [3] as a quick modification of the urban spaces to accommodate temporary settlements that should respond to the people's needs and can be derived from different causes: Middle East and Africa are known for their humanitarian emergencies, while the Global East and Caribbean for climate emergencies.…”