Textile mills in Friuli (XIX-XX century). Building technique analysis and seismic refurbishment

The conservation of industrial architectures and the refurbishment project, must take into account the growing attention to the seismic risk of the built heritage, which the recent events of central Italy have made dramatically current. The different constructive nature and structural behavior of industrial buildings, impose a different approach, combining the new functional needs - and therefore the safety of the building - with its conservation as a testimony for future generations. The work focuses the Friulian textile industry buildings (XIX and XX century), studying their constructive techniques and identyfing some guidelines for the refurbishment

Intervista ad Annick Bizouerne

intervista ad Annick Bizouerne capo progetto del progetto urbano di Rive Gauche a Parigi.Interview with Annick Bizouerne Project Manager for the urban project Paris Rive Gauche

NaturWall©: facciate in legno multifunzionali per la riqualificazione del patrimonio edilizio / NaturWall©:multifunctional wood façade in existent building refurbishment

Naturwall© is a research conducted by Politecnico of Turin (DAD) (under supervision of Prof.G.Callegari) and a local PMI support (Natural House, Castellamonte), promoted by Giovanni Goria Foundation "Master dei Talenti" programme. It consists in an innovative energy saving system by using wood multifunctional components for existent buildings . The goal of the project is the refurbishment of the existing building stock which were built from 1950's to 1980's. This stock is not equipped with recent energy requirements. The project aims to create a representative model of solution that will be promoted in Italy. In the field of renovation and refurbishment high energy results and greenhouse gases reduction could be achieved by using multifunctional facade system

Andrea Pozzo e il Venerabile Collegio Inglese a Roma

This paper outlines the work of Andrea Pozzo for the Venerable English College in Rome. It explores the context of his work there facilitated by the Jesuit, Francesco Eschinardi, who was a member of the College staff

Building envelope design as a contribution for improvement of urban spaces and social housing environmental quality

The design of building envelope and the definition of its elements, can influence both the quality of the external spaces perception and the living standard referred to internal building spaces. This improvement depends by the planning of some component design. Particularly, solar shadings and integrated plant solutions, also thanks to an increasing consequential interest about the issue and the legislative and normative evolution, represent factors able to be involved both in the performance and morphological quality of building envelope (improvement of energy efficiency and living quality of internal spaces), which can influence the perception of environment. A study about this questions has been conducted through the elaboration of a system of Best Pratices, a Code of Practice, for the new Plans of Zone of Rome Municipality. The indications contained in the Code takes in examination the integration-mitigation and facilities connection of solar collectors in the building design, and the possibility of integration between solar shading and collector elements, customized like a support tool for the sustainable design of building envelope. The design of building envelope, reported to morphological and technological issues, can assume particular importance in the definition of living quality. Design of closures, developed through some indications referred to its technological components, can influence both the quality perception of external living spaces through the morphological definition of building, and the life quality of internal spaces by the implementation of energy efficiency of building system. Solar shading in particular, also thanks to the increasing consequential interest in the evolution of legislation about the argument, more in the future will represent a fundamental element for design and the increment of performance and morphological quality of building enclosure

Gli open data per l'analisi del fabbisogno di energia primaria degli edifici residenziali e del potenziale risparmio energetico

In questo lavoro viene presentata un'applicazione di un sistema geografico libero (GIS) per la valutazione del fabbisogno di energia termica primaria degli edifici residenziali in Provincia di Torino. Partendo dai dati di fabbisogno di alcuni edifici-tipo con caratteristiche tipologiche e geometriche diverse, si estende il modello a tutti gli edifici residenziali della Provincia di Torino ipotizzando infine anche il risparmio energetico conseguibile a seguito di alcuni interventi di riqualificazione energetica