Turning the net I found an interesting press release that talks about edilizia.com latest book dedicated to sustainable Adriano Paolella.
With the support of a group of young scientists Department of Art Science and Technique of Building , in his latest work " sustainable architecture and brick, which is part of the campaign" Climate Generation "of the WWF, Adriano Paolella has completed a rigorous survey of buildings of recent performance and, since the introduction cleverly titled "Building in simplicity," expresses the wish to point out different shapes and designs function but are united by the desire to correctly interpret the places and adapt to the context, leaving out the projects "that are colored in green but not soaking of environmental themes and content."
The book, in addition to launching the now sadly familiar environmental alarm, select 35 projects that, in every corner of the world and classified into four categories ("Group Homes", "Remote cottages", "Public Buildings" and "Buildings private non-residential "), constitute a valuable reference for those wishing to explore the concrete experiences of environmentally conscious design.
With the support of a group of young scientists Department of Art Science and Technique of Building , in his latest work " sustainable architecture and brick, which is part of the campaign" Climate Generation "of the WWF, Adriano Paolella has completed a rigorous survey of buildings of recent performance and, since the introduction cleverly titled "Building in simplicity," expresses the wish to point out different shapes and designs function but are united by the desire to correctly interpret the places and adapt to the context, leaving out the projects "that are colored in green but not soaking of environmental themes and content."
The book, in addition to launching the now sadly familiar environmental alarm, select 35 projects that, in every corner of the world and classified into four categories ("Group Homes", "Remote cottages", "Public Buildings" and "Buildings private non-residential "), constitute a valuable reference for those wishing to explore the concrete experiences of environmentally conscious design.
projects, illustrated with drawings and pictures with detail and are the work of superstars such Thomas Herzog, Glenn Marcutt, Rafael Moneo, Cino Zucchi and , but designers also less known but no less good. The projects were selected not only for the declared focus on the environment but also for its ability to fit coherently in one place, and for the continuity that they determine the building tradition, using a "technological system" that affects consistently and positively on the quality of the environment. The volume gives the clay a leading role, not only in the wake of building traditions of many countries, but also as a response to a growing demand for healthy and sustainable solutions: the same clay is then analyzed considering its full potential, with solutions that use as structure, envelope perimeter buffering, advanced screen mechanical assembly, the inner wall, skyline roofing.
In this sense, with different technological systems and formal, the brick has the character that make it a viable solution to increase the energy efficiency of a building, environmentally sound, being a material with a low content of embodied energy, with an impact, under construction, less than many other materials in use, minimal maintenance costs, safety, durability and reliability. characteristics are relative and not absolute and must be confirmed and substantiated by a design behavior consistent with the objectives of effective sustainability, as well as the examples of the publication of WWF .
Paolella What is a book to suggest it to anyone, for whatever reason, is interested in sustainable architecture.
Source: edilizia.com
