ARCHITECTURE: THE ART OF INTEGRATION

ARCHITECTURE: THE ART OF INTEGRATION

Bioclimatic Technologies and sustainable design approach can be applied in the transformation of the natural and built environment at any operational scale. The application of bioclimatic technologies must complete with the conditions of the environment, in relation to the prevalent objectives to be achieved, such reduction of energy consumption, improving both winter and summer comfort, improving visual comfort and natural lighting, indoor comfort and indoor air quality, as well the sustainable use of water resources

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  • Sala, M., Carta, A., 2013 Sustainable buildings in Mediterranean
  • Area, Academic Press INC, S.Diego, CA. USA Sala, M., Romano, R. Simoni, 2012 “Pareti verticali portanti e non portanti” in Piano, R. Almanacco dell’Architetto, F. Proctor
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  • H.Mueller, M.Wilson, M.Sala, H.Coch, F.Allard, O.Sepannen (2007)
  • Euleb - EUropean high quality Low Energy Buildings. http://www.euleb.info/ CV (Resume) Born in Pistoia, 21 June 1948, graduated from the Faculty of
  • Architecture at University of Florence at 1972. Researcher since 1975 at the University of Florence, he is in charge of Architectural
  • Technology department” at the University of Florence since 1990. His professional activities and researches are focus on the energetic field of architecture and more specifically within the “Bioclimatic
  • (Japan) 1997, REBUILD and WREN in the 98, TIA, WREN and PLEA in 2000.
  • Adviser of Communal Administrations (Florence, Livorno, Padova, Pistoia, Trento) and Tuscany Region (GUILTY Regional Agency for the Energy) in the field of Renewable Energies.