{"product_id":"building-better-less-different-clean-energy-transition-and-digital-transformation-fundamentals-case-studies-strategies-9783035621174","title":"Building Better - Less - Different: Clean Energy Transition and Digital Transformation: Fundamentals - Case Studies - Strategies","description":"\u003cp\u003e Sustainability\u003cbr\u003e is to become the guiding principle of social action and economic \u003cbr\u003eactivity. At the same time, its ways and means are far from clear. As a \u003cbr\u003eholistic praxis, sustainability must combine technical and material as \u003cbr\u003ewell as social, economic, ecological and also ethical strategies, which \u003cbr\u003ehave multiple complex interactions and all too often also conflicting \u003cbr\u003egoals and priorities. In no other field can these be better observed, \u003cbr\u003eaddressed 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\u003cbr\u003e Each volume of \"Building Better - Less - Different\" details two \u003cbr\u003efundamental areas of sustainability and explores their specific dynamics\u003cbr\u003e and interactions. After introductory overviews, innovative methods and \u003cbr\u003ecurrent developments are described and analysed in in-depth essays, \u003cbr\u003einternational case studies and pointed commentaries. The sustainability \u003cbr\u003ecriteria of efficiency (\"better\"), sufficiency (\"less\") and consistency \u003cbr\u003e(\"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\u003cbr\u003e \"The articles, case studies and commentaries in this book make a major \u003cbr\u003econtribution to advancing the current discourse on implementing \u003cbr\u003ecircular-based economic models in the building sector.\" \u003cem\u003eHessian Chamber of Architects, book reviews\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"To think of tomorrow when building today is the core message that Dirk\u003cbr\u003e E. Hebel and Felix Heisel want to convey to their readers. ... And they \u003cbr\u003ealso show us how: with the help of relevant examples, grouped under the \u003cbr\u003eheadings 'better', 'less' and 'different', they demonstrate concrete \u003cbr\u003eapplications and argue that circular construction can also benefit the \u003cbr\u003econstruction industry...\" \u003cem\u003earchitektur aktuell\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eClean energy transition\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It has long been common knowledge that energy and sustainability are \u003cbr\u003eclosely interlinked. And yet we are witnessing a profound shift in the \u003cbr\u003esector. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e While the earlier focus was on improving energy \u003cbr\u003eefficiency and increasing the proportion of renewable energy in \u003cbr\u003ebuildings, current energy conservation policies are supporting a \u003cbr\u003ebroader, more holistic view. This encompasses integral approaches in \u003cbr\u003ewhich building design and construction measures form part of the energy \u003cbr\u003econcept from the outset, as well as accounting for grey energy in \u003cbr\u003ebuilding materials and a holistic evaluation of buildings over their \u003cbr\u003eentire life cycle. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e For the energy-intensive and \u003cbr\u003eemission-producing building sector, climate change presents an even \u003cbr\u003egreater challenge than conserving resources. How can we contribute to a \u003cbr\u003eshift in heating strategies and employ new technologies to achieve \u003cbr\u003eclimate-neutral heating? How can we respond to rising temperatures and \u003cbr\u003ethe risk of increased energy consumption for cooling? Can low-tech \u003cbr\u003econcepts help to reduce the environmental impact of buildings over their\u003cbr\u003e life cycle? Shouldn't we take greater account of the users of \u003cbr\u003ebuildings, and do we need completely different energy supply strategies?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDigital Transformation\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e At a time of \u003cbr\u003enatural ubiquity of digital tools, widely adopted to streamline project \u003cbr\u003edelivery in architecture, the foundations have been laid for a profound \u003cbr\u003etransformation of the construction industry to address the climate \u003cbr\u003ecrisis. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Digital architectural design and construction methods \u003cbr\u003ecan be used as enabling technologies for a fundamental change towards a \u003cbr\u003ecircular construction approach with significantly reduced ecological and\u003cbr\u003e climate impact. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This approach comprises a digital \u003cbr\u003ereinterpretation of natural building materials through digital \u003cbr\u003econstruction technologies. Digital deconstruction and reuse strategies \u003cbr\u003ecan transform the existing building stock into resources for the future.\u003cbr\u003e Mass customization of tailor-made building components minimizes \u003cbr\u003eresource consumption. Architects, in their emerging role as \u003cbr\u003einterdisciplinary interface and digital master builders, reunite design \u003cbr\u003eand making through digital craft. Finally, the book provides a glimpse \u003cbr\u003einto the potential future of construction, which might be characterized \u003cbr\u003eby fundamentally different concepts of design and materialization of our\u003cbr\u003e built environment, challenging current paradigms within our discipline.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFelix Heisel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAssistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Cornell University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDirk E. 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