{"product_id":"building-better-less-different-clean-energy-transition-and-digital-transformation-9783035621174","title":"Building Better - Less - Different: Clean Energy Transition and Digital Transformation","description":"\u003cp\u003e Sustainability\n is to become the guiding principle of social action and economic \nactivity. At the same time, its ways and means are far from clear. As a \nholistic praxis, sustainability must combine technical and material as \nwell as social, economic, ecological and also ethical strategies, which \nhave multiple complex interactions and all too often also conflicting \ngoals and priorities. In no other field can these be better observed, \naddressed and influenced than in architecture and building. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"Building Better – Less – Different\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\n Each volume of \"Building Better – Less – Different\" details two \nfundamental areas of sustainability and explores their specific dynamics\n and interactions. After introductory overviews, innovative methods and \ncurrent developments are described and analysed in in-depth essays, \ninternational case studies and pointed commentaries. The sustainability \ncriteria of efficiency (\"better\"), sufficiency (\"less\") and consistency \n(\"different\") form the framework for each book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e What the press say about the first volume\u003cbr\u003e\"Circular Construction and Circular Economy\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\n \"The articles, case studies and commentaries in this book make a major \ncontribution to advancing the current discourse on implementing \ncircular-based economic models in the building sector.\" \u003cem\u003eHessian Chamber of Architects, book reviews\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\n \"To think of tomorrow when building today is the core message that Dirk\n E. Hebel and Felix Heisel want to convey to their readers. … And they \nalso show us how: with the help of relevant examples, grouped under the \nheadings ‘better’, ‘less’ and ‘different’, they demonstrate concrete \napplications and argue that circular construction can also benefit the \nconstruction industry…\" \u003cem\u003earchitektur aktuell\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eClean energy transition\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\n It has long been common knowledge that energy and sustainability are \nclosely interlinked. And yet we are witnessing a profound shift in the \nsector. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e While the earlier focus was on improving energy \nefficiency and increasing the proportion of renewable energy in \nbuildings, current energy conservation policies are supporting a \nbroader, more holistic view. This encompasses integral approaches in \nwhich building design and construction measures form part of the energy \nconcept from the outset, as well as accounting for grey energy in \nbuilding materials and a holistic evaluation of buildings over their \nentire life cycle. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e For the energy-intensive and \nemission-producing building sector, climate change presents an even \ngreater challenge than conserving resources. How can we contribute to a \nshift in heating strategies and employ new technologies to achieve \nclimate-neutral heating? How can we respond to rising temperatures and \nthe risk of increased energy consumption for cooling? Can low-tech \nconcepts help to reduce the environmental impact of buildings over their\n life cycle? Shouldn’t we take greater account of the users of \nbuildings, and do we need completely different energy supply strategies?\n \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDigital Transformation\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e At a time of \nnatural ubiquity of digital tools, widely adopted to streamline project \ndelivery in architecture, the foundations have been laid for a profound \ntransformation of the construction industry to address the climate \ncrisis. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Digital architectural design and construction methods \ncan be used as enabling technologies for a fundamental change towards a \ncircular construction approach with significantly reduced ecological and\n climate impact. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This approach comprises a digital \nreinterpretation of natural building materials through digital \nconstruction technologies. Digital deconstruction and reuse strategies \ncan transform the existing building stock into resources for the future.\n Mass customization of tailor-made building components minimizes \nresource consumption. Architects, in their emerging role as \ninterdisciplinary interface and digital master builders, reunite design \nand making through digital craft. Finally, the book provides a glimpse \ninto the potential future of construction, which might be characterized \nby fundamentally different concepts of design and materialization of our\n built environment, challenging current paradigms within our discipline.\n \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \n    \n    \n        \n            \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Architecture’s contribution to sustainable development \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Professional competence in designing and acting in complex contexts \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Systematic, applicable, up-to-date \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Felix Heisel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48279326818555,"sku":"9783035621174","price":52.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9783035621174.jpg?v=1772488378","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/building-better-less-different-clean-energy-transition-and-digital-transformation-9783035621174","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}