Contents

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 4
3. Preface 7
4. Sustainability – Strategies for Action 10
5. The Clean Energy Transition in the Context of Sustainability 20
6. Digital Transformation. A Techno-optimistic Outlook 24
7. Better
8. Better – Efficiency as the Basis for a Successful Energy Transition 28
9. The Scale and Impact of the Clean Heating Transition. Reconciling Thermal Insulation, Renewable Energies and Social Justice 30
10. Heat Pumps – A Solution for the Transition from Fossil Fuels to Sustainable Heating Sources? 32
11. Evaluating and Improving the Thermal Resilience of Residential Buildings. A Retrofit Strategy Using CityBES for Fresno, CA 36
12. Better – Digital Strategies for Reusing Building Materials 46
13. Collaborative Digital Building 49
14. Parametric Design-to-Fabrication Platforms for Scaled Industrial Implementation. The Convergence of Technologies in Mass Timber Construction 50
15. Less
16. Less – Refocusing on the Potential of Architecture 58
17. Sustainable Architecture in the Efficiency Trap? 61
18. Controlled Natural Ventilation Systems for Non-residential Buildings 62
19. Celebrating the Genius of Simplicity. The 2226 Concept by Baumschlager Eberle Architekten 70
20. Less – Digitally Customized Construction 75
21. Building More with Less Material Integrative Computational Design and Construction 77
22. Different
23. Different – Rethinking System Boundaries for the Energy Transition 80
24. Greenhouse Gas Emissions – An Appropriate Target, Design and Assessment Parameter 82
25. Occupant-centric Building Control. The Role of Occupants in Building Operation 84
26. Climate-neutral Urban District Neue Weststadt, Esslingen. The P2G&H Concept – Green Hydrogen with Waste Heat Utilization 90
27. Advanced Super-cool Materials to Mitigate Urban Overheating 100
28. Different – Innovation Fast Forward 107
29. A Different Architectural Practice. Circular Design, Fabrication and Living with Biogenic and Reclaimed Materials 109
30. Digital Craft and Circular Construction 110
31. The Reuse Potential of Steel Profiles for Hybrid Multi-storey Construction 116
32. Designing with Matter as Met 124
33. Architecture in Large Quantities 132
34. Better + Less + Different
35. Circular Construction Over Again The RoofKIT Project at Solar Decathlon Europe 21/22 – An Example of a Holistic Approach to Sustainability 142
36. Acknowledgements 158
37. About the Authors 158
38. Illustration Credits 162
39. Index of Persons 163
40. Index of Firms, Institutions and Initiatives 164
41. Index of Projects, Products and Publications 165
42. Colophon 167