Building Better - Less - Different: Clean Energy Transition and Digital Transformation : : Fundamentals - Case Studies - Strategies / / Dirk E. Hebel, Felix Heisel.

Sustainability Sustainability is to become the guiding principle of social action and economic activity. At the same time, its ways and means are far from clear. As a holistic praxis, sustainability must combine technical and material as well as social, economic, ecological and also ethical strategi...

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Place / Publishing House:Basel : : Birkhäuser, , [2023]
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Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (168 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Sustainability – Strategies for Action
  • The Clean Energy Transition in the Context of Sustainability
  • Digital Transformation. A Techno-optimistic Outlook
  • Better
  • Better – Efficiency as the Basis for a Successful Energy Transition
  • The Scale and Impact of the Clean Heating Transition. Reconciling Thermal Insulation, Renewable Energies and Social Justice
  • Heat Pumps – A Solution for the Transition from Fossil Fuels to Sustainable Heating Sources?
  • Evaluating and Improving the Thermal Resilience of Residential Buildings. A Retrofit Strategy Using CityBES for Fresno, CA
  • Better – Digital Strategies for Reusing Building Materials
  • Collaborative Digital Building
  • Parametric Design-to-Fabrication Platforms for Scaled Industrial Implementation. The Convergence of Technologies in Mass Timber Construction
  • Less
  • Less – Refocusing on the Potential of Architecture
  • Sustainable Architecture in the Efficiency Trap?
  • Controlled Natural Ventilation Systems for Non-residential Buildings
  • Celebrating the Genius of Simplicity. The 2226 Concept by Baumschlager Eberle Architekten
  • Less – Digitally Customized Construction
  • Building More with Less Material Integrative Computational Design and Construction
  • Different
  • Different – Rethinking System Boundaries for the Energy Transition
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions – An Appropriate Target, Design and Assessment Parameter
  • Occupant-centric Building Control. The Role of Occupants in Building Operation
  • Climate-neutral Urban District Neue Weststadt, Esslingen. The P2G&H Concept – Green Hydrogen with Waste Heat Utilization
  • Advanced Super-cool Materials to Mitigate Urban Overheating
  • Different – Innovation Fast Forward
  • A Different Architectural Practice. Circular Design, Fabrication and Living with Biogenic and Reclaimed Materials
  • Digital Craft and Circular Construction
  • The Reuse Potential of Steel Profiles for Hybrid Multi-storey Construction
  • Designing with Matter as Met
  • Architecture in Large Quantities
  • Better + Less + Different
  • Circular Construction Over Again The RoofKIT Project at Solar Decathlon Europe 21/22 – An Example of a Holistic Approach to Sustainability
  • Acknowledgements
  • About the Authors
  • Illustration Credits
  • Index of Persons
  • Index of Firms, Institutions and Initiatives
  • Index of Projects, Products and Publications
  • Colophon