Laboratory of Sustainable Architecture and Technology

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The Laboratory of Sustainable Architecture and Technology (LAST) at EPFL, under the direction of Prof. Emmanuel Rey, focuses on sustainable architecture research and teaching. Emphasizing transitions towards sustainability at various intervention scales, from urban design to building components, LAST integrates innovative and evaluative criteria into architectural design. Through interdisciplinary approaches, LAST establishes dynamic links between architecture and the built environment, contributing to the evolution of sustainable urban areas. Research projects include exploring bioclimatic buildings, neighborhoods in transition, and innovative building components, aiming to optimize environmental, socio-cultural, and economic parameters in architectural projects.

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Sustainability is a social goal for people to co-exist on Earth over a long time. Specific definitions of this term are disputed and have varied with literature, context, and time. Experts often describe sustainability as having three dimensions (or pillars): environmental, economic, and social, and many publications emphasize the environmental dimension. In everyday use, sustainability often focuses on countering major environmental problems, including climate change, loss of biodiversity, loss of ecosystem services, land degradation, and air and water pollution.

Sustainable development is an organizing principle that aims to meet human development goals while also enabling natural systems to provide necessary natural resources and ecosystem services to humans. The desired result is a society where living conditions and resources meet human needs without undermining the planetary integrity and stability of the natural system. Sustainable development tries to find a balance between economic development, environmental protection, and social well-being.

Urban renewal (also called urban regeneration in the United Kingdom and urban redevelopment in the United States) is a program of land redevelopment often used to address urban decay in cities. Urban renewal involves the clearing out of blighted areas in inner cities to clear out slums and create opportunities for higher class housing, businesses, and other developments. A primary purpose of urban renewal is to restore economic viability to a given area by attracting external private and public investment and by encouraging business start-ups and survival.

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