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Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies
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Embodied Carbon Premium for Cantilevers
David Michael Volpe Ruggiero, Paola Costanza Miglietta
This study addresses the critical need for sustainable architectural designs within the context of climate change and the significant role the built environment plays in greenhouse gas emissions. The focus of this paper is on understanding the influence of ...
2024The Effect of Rivers on Energy Balance at the Neighborhood Scale. A comparative analysis of four Rhodanian sites in France and Switzerland
Sergi Aguacil Moreno, Martine Laprise, Sara Sonia Formery Regazzoni
This research aims to compare the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of new neighbourhood projects near the Rhône River in France and Switzerland. The study considers the influence of the river on energy demand and resilience to climate change of 12 project-ba ...
Wrocław University of Science and Technology Publishing House2024Technology and Planning: The Invalides Train Station Project in Paris (1889-1902)
Designed by Just Lisch for the 1900 Exposition Universelle, the Invalides train station gave the French western railway company a more central terminus in Paris, right next to the exhibition pavilions and the river Seine. From 1893 onwards, the project was ...
2024Renaturation of urban rivers as a climate adaptation strategy Case study in Geneva, Switzerland
In a global context marked by the urgency of climate change, tangible actions towards the ecological transition are top priorities for the built environment. This paper presents the results of the “Maillages fertiles” research project, which seizes the opp ...
Wrocław University of Science and Technology Publishing House2024Carbon flows at neighborhood scale Case study in Geneva, Switzerland
Sophie Lufkin, Ulrich Joseph Jacques Liman
In a context of political commitment targeting net zero in 2050, controlling carbon flows is an essential operational imperative. The LOCUS methodology (Low carbon urban strategy) makes it possible to establish an exhaustive vision of carbon flows at neigh ...
Wrocław University of Science and Technology Publishing House2024SWICE Working Paper on DLS Mobility
What is the minimum final energy needed to ensure wellbeing for all in Switzerland? What level, type, organization, and approach of mobility could be a basis for such wellbeing? In this paper, we make a methodology contribution to DLS by developing an acti ...
SWEET SWICE2024Quel équilibre ville-fleuve à la Jonction ?
Martine Laprise, Sara Sonia Formery Regazzoni
Depuis des siècles, les relations entre la ville et l’eau ont été marquées par divers degrés d’imbrication, passant par des cycles d’appropriation et d’abandon des rives urbaines. Les changements climatiques actuels, dont certains effets sont accentués dans les milieux urbains, amènent à repenser la place de l’eau dans la ville, notamment au niveau de ses espaces publics. Des dynamiques urbaines de requalification – souvent à l’échelle d’un quartier – s’amorcent entre les territoires urbanisés et les cours d’eau qui les traversent, entraînant des mutations inédites du rapport ville-eau. Un nouvel équilibre est, dès lors, à trouver pour réinventer certaines interactions. Résultat de diverses investigations complémentaires, la recherche propose une grille de lecture dont l’objectif consiste à explorer – sous l’angle spécifique de la relation ville-fleuve – des visions projectuelles imaginées pour de nouveaux quartiers rhodaniens. Élaborée dans un cadre théorique à visée opérationnelle, l’application de cette grille de lecture au site de la Jonction à Genève est éclairante à plus d’un titre.
2023Vegetation effects on climate and building energy demand in cities
Jian Wang, Gabriele Manoli, Paolo Burlando
Excessive heat in cities exacerbated by urban heat islands can negatively impact human health, building energy consumption, and urban ecosystems. Increasing urban greenery has often been proposed as an attractive mitigation strategy as vegetation can reduc ...
2023Urban sustainability assessment through spatial lenses: turning the spotlight on the local neighbourhood unit
With global environmental change and quality of life issues at the forefront of international discussions today, urban development strategies and policies are often framed around various sustainability or liveability goals. Regardless of the sustainability ...
EPFL2023Tranquil Vertical Bathhouse in Hong Kong
The title of the project is From “Hortus Conclusus” to Tranquility Space in the City. By taking inspiration from the form, materials, and elements of medieval monasteries, the aim is to explore how to create physical and spiritual spaces of tranquility in ...
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