Building a sustainable future

Sustainable construction aims to meet present day needs for housing, working environments and infrastructure without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs in times to come. It incorporates elements of economic efficiency, environmental performance and social responsibility – and contributes to the greatest extent when architectural quality, technical innovation and transferability are included.

Sustainable construction involves issues such as the design and management of buildings; materials performance; construction technology and processes; energy and resource efficiency in building, operation and maintenance; robust products and technologies; long-term monitoring; adherence to ethical standards; socially-viable environments; stakeholder participation; occupational health and safety and working conditions; innovative financing models; improvement to existing contextual conditions; interdependencies of landscape, infrastructure, urban fabric and architecture; flexibility in building use, function and change; and the dissemination of knowledge in related academic, technical and social contexts.

“TARGET ISSUES” FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION

Innovation and transferability – Progress

Projects must demonstrate innovative approaches to sustainable development, pushing the envelope of practice and exploring new disciplinary frontiers. Breakthroughs and trend-setting discoveries must be transferable to a range of other applications.

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Innovative concepts regarding design, integration of materials

and methods, structure, enclosure and mechanical systems.

· Outstanding contributions to construction technologies

and building processes, operation and maintenance.

· Advancements in the disciplines of architecture, urban

and landscape design, civil, urban and environmental

H. High-efficiency concrete formwork technology
engineering, and other fields involved in the production of the

built environment.

· Long-term monitoring methods to evaluate whether expectations and goals have been met.

· Dissemination of knowledge, including project documentation, communication, education and training.


Ethical standards and social inclusion – People

Projects must adhere to the highest ethical standards and promote social inclusion at all stages of construction, from planning and building to use and servicing; to ensure an enduring positive impact on communities. Proposals must demonstrate how they enhance the collective realm.

 

I. The buildings are cooled by a specially developed natural cooling system through the walls, ceilings and roof structures (Secondary school with passive ventilation system, Gando, Burkina Faso).

 

 


· Adherence to ethical standards in all phases of the project.

· Contributions to the formation of socially-viable environments, strengthening of shared values and empowerment of communities.

· Participation of stakeholders, including users, clients, neighborhood affiliations, local authorities and non-governmental organizations.

· Quality of working conditions in the construction industry and including on site; with specific attention given to fair compensation, adequate benefits, safety and gender equality.

· Political transparency, unbiased processes and commitment to principled interaction, just practices, all in the effort to prevent corruption at every level.

Resource and environmental performance – Planet

Projects must exhibit a sensible use and management of natural resources throughout their entire life cycle. Long-term environmental concerns, especially pertaining to stocks and flows of material and energy, should be an integral part of the design philosophy.

· Minimizing a project’s ecological footprint and

maximizing its positive impact on the environment;

reduction of harm and increase of beneficial effects.

· Environmentally-conscious land use strategies and policies

that preserve the natural landscape, while taking water and

land reclamation into account.

· Emphasis placed on the use of renewable energy in

J. Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and research, Sudbury, ON, Canada
construction, use and upkeep of the built fabric to reduce

CO2 emissions and avoid toxicity.

· Innovative deployment of material resources in

construction with an emphasis on cradle to cradle cycles,

mining existing building stocks and reduction of waste.

· Resilient products, robust construction details, smart interaction of building systems and environmentally sound technologies.

 

Economic viability and compatibility – Prosperity

Projects must prove to be economically feasible with regard to channeling and managing financial flows, promoting an economy of means and be compatible with demands across the construction’s lifespan.

· Integration of the project into larger economic

frameworks of local, regional, and global monetary flows

that show a positive impact of the economy on society and

the environment.

· Funding sources and profits earned must be legitimate

and transparent.

· Projects must be affordable and operating costs over

a structure’s lifetime determined in reference to returns on

investment.

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K. Urban integration of an informal area
Flexibility to adapt to future changes of user needs,

ownership, laws, regulations, and economic fluctuations.

· Innovative economic models are sought that take external

costs into consideration.

Contextual and aesthetic impact – Place

Projects must convey a high standard of architectural quality as a prevalent form of cultural expression. With space, form and aesthetic impact of utmost significance, the material manifestation of the design must make a positive and lasting contribution to the physical, human and cultural environment.

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Improvement of existing contextual conditions responding

to the natural and built environment.

· Interdependencies of landscape, infrastructure,

urban fabric and architecture.

· Working with the given building stock through sensitive

restoration, re-use or re-modeling of the built

environment.

· Inventive programming strategies in terms of use,

multiplicity of functions, short-term flexibility and

L. Harsh weather conditions during winter require a strong canopy roof to provide shelter for exterior control operations. Photo ©: Paul Warchol.
long-term adaptability.

· Architectural quality and aesthetic impact, specifically

concerning space, spatial sequences, movement, tactility

of materials, light and ambiance.


 

 

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ГРАДАЛЕВА Екатерина Александровна

ЕВСТРОПОВА Нина Сергеевна

ПОЛУХИНА Марина Олеговна

 

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