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Abstract

The new reference energy models should also be able to integrate "adaptive" functions that are currently implemented by the means of employing up to date materials, building components and innovative environmental control technologies that can independently modify the performance levels in relation to the extent and type of environmental stress (light intensity, temperature levels, etc.) and "bioclimatic" functions considering the essential fact that buildings should fundamentally display characteristics that take into account natural environmental elements (sunlight exposure, ventilation) in order to create the environmental conditions in the adjoining spaces most possibly directed by natural principles and with low energy input. At present. it finds frequent correlations and integrations with other energy models of various types, in order to overcome the adjustment problems that often characterize the extreme dependency of specific and favourable implementation conditions of climatic-environmental level (direct sunlight quality and quantity, wind intensity and direction, etc). [...]in achieving the goal of constructing a "nearly zero-energy" building, this implies defining a new energy model characterized by the mutual interaction of specific features and energy-environmental standards as mentioned. There are different innovation scenarios in the construction industry that are constantly evolving in this direction: from building automation from which it is possible to achieve an automatic control of the environmental conditions conferring an adaptive type functionality to the building-plant system; nanotechnologies for buildings on nanometric scale, leading to the definition of new materials with multifunctional upgraded performance features; energy production plants ever more focused on energy production systems and technologies from renewable sources that by now go beyond the conventional photovoltaic or thermal solar systems (as proved by the recent constant development of building integrated micro wind powered technologies, from piezoelectric systems able to produce kinetic energy, etc.); to prefabrication that continuously offers new building components that can represent standard building envelope solutions that can comply with the performance demands required by law (transmittance values, periodic thermal transmittance, surface mass, reflectivity, etc.), as well characterized by high integration capacity with other constructive technologies. [...]it is not sufficient anymore the diffusion of some plant systems for energy production from renewable sources (mainly solar technologies, and in lesser degree biomass energy production) and building envelope technical-constructive solutions, even though sustained by strong incentive policies in economic terms concerning energy production technologies (special rates, green certificates, etc.) and building envelope cubature bonuses (often granted in regional and municipal legislations) that are therefore not fundamentally linked to an essential technical-cultural transformation.

Details

Title
Nuovi paradigmi energetico-ambientali per l'architettura
Author
D'Olimpio, Domenico 1 

 Dipartimento di Pianificazione, Design, Tecnología dell'Architettura, Universita degli Studí di Roma "La Sapienza", Italia 
Pages
134-142
Section
SAGGI E PUNTI DI VISTA/ESSAYS AND VIEWPOINT
Publication year
2017
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Firenze University Press Università degli Studi di Firenze
ISSN
22390243
e-ISSN
22407391
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Italian
ProQuest document ID
1933863175
Copyright
Copyright Firenze University Press 2017