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Energia, innovazione tecnologica, processi manutentivi: il patrimonio storico tra istanze conservative e updates prestazionali / Energy, technological innovation and maintenance processes: historical built heritage between conservation request and performance update
No full textPreservation of identities and performance adaptation
to new instances forms the cultural horizons of the studies within the METRICS project - Methods and technologies for the management and refurbishment
of historical centers and quality buildings - by Architectural Technology researchers of the Department of Architecture DiARC, University of Naples “Federico II”. In a careful approach to the synergy between experts in different disciplines, the interdisciplinary research work developed within the High Technology District for Sustainable Construction STRESS, has been the occasion for an action aimed at the realignment
of the technological culture to the needs and values
of contemporary society. The objective of de ning innovative methods and technologies to support the sustainability and safety in the historical centers of
the cities has been developed addressing particularly emerging issues in the intervention of energy retro t, of technological and environmental refurbishment, of management and maintenance of settlements, in a scenario of growing demand for innovative features that can accentuate the dynamic character of this built stock.
The proposal of a virtuous relationship between scienti c research, enterprise and government informs the work presented, which is enriched with the results of other experimental studies, proposed here as emblematic cases of possible and sustainable actions on built heritage. It is a story of many voices that provides skills and knowledge gained in the area of Architectural Technology studies with the scienti c progress developed by the METRICS partners
Tutela attiva e innovazione tecnologica negli interventi di riqualificazione di spazi di fruizione collettiva a Montréal
No full textShaping the future of built environment Research commitments to fill the gap between sustainability and recovery
Full text linkOn the threshold of the third millennium, built environments face the consequences of a deep technological obsolescence.
While for the past, research enabled the development of systems and devices able to impact on economies, in times of crisis, new smart
growth should be tied with the development of appropriate enabling technologies. Assuming spaces and buildings as an expression of
human creativity, knowledge and innovation are expected to focus on converging technologies in order to rebalance dissipative
processes (Glaeser, 2009). The recomposition of trends, challenges and commitments (Watson, 2008) could drive a smart growth in the
western world.
The paper discusses the role that architectural technology can play to contrast ancient settlements' vulnerability, promoting shifts
towards innovation, involving not only means and tools, but knowledge, rules, processes. The principle of ensuring the conservation of
resources, drives an experimental design approach aimed to foster the development of a vegetated closure system for the recovery of
buildings' envelopes. Assumptions underlying the design and prototyping experience is that the construction sector, is sensitive to
evolutionary innovations rather than radical ones
Intercultural welcoming spaces in Montréal. Harmonization drivers for a new sense of identity
Full text linkThe acquisition and strengthening of principles of equality, democracy and freedom marked the approach of the Government of Canada towards the integration between settled communities, during the last decades. Several experiences have been carried on with the aim of promoting linguistic (Canada, Commission royale d'enquête sur le bilinguisme et le biculturalisme, 1965-1969), economic, social (Canada, Chambres des communes, 1971), and cultural understanding and Canadian values sharing (Canada 1988). With the objective of creating synergies strong enough to lead to a collective identity, natural and man-made environment have been assumed as an unaware driver of harmonization (Sassen S., 2010). Often designed as to become common ground among individuals, space has been taken into account for its attitude to host people in productive harmony giving rise to a democratic and tolerant community (Canada, Patrimoine canadien, 2010).
Despite the ghettoization phenomena that characterized North American multiethnic cities in late ‘800 and ‘900, a pluralistic issue aims today the province of Québec’s. Here, the stabilization of an inner identity, among all the naturalized groups, goes hand in hand with a shared cultural, linguistic and religious heritage, within a framework of common citizenship.
The study deals with small scale outdoor areas often leftover in the dynamic growth of city centres. Since 2002, the Municipality of Montréal (Sommets des citoyen(ne)s, 2002) adopted a protection and promotion approach towards leftover spaces. With the aim of creating a sense of community within an inter ethnic grouping, the City aimed at improving meeting places’ security, accessibility and practicability with dignity and without undue effort or anxiety. Spaces have been taken into account for their vocation in working as repositories of belonging and of sharing,managing diversities among individuals and encouraging mutual, harmonious relations between social groups .
The paper, in accordance with the main objectives pursued by the journal (Sasaki M., 2010; Stolarick K., 2010) presents an interconnected view of the cultural, social and design commitments carried out in recent years. For this purpose, it adopts an inductive research method, aimed at the analysis of interculturalism and public spaces management, referring of on one hand, to three small areas taken as case studies, and on the other, to the principles set out in technical documents produced by the Municipality of Montreal. The attitude of outdoor spaces to promote intercultural sharing, is reinterpreted through the discussion of needs and requirements that at a municipal level have informed the design choices, and the detailed analysis of the performances offered by spatial and constructive solutions
La rete Recupero e Manutenzione: ricerche applicate di area tecnologica
No full textPromuovere strategie di gestione dei sistemi insediativi è obiettivo
che ha incoraggiato, nell’arco dell’ultimo decennio, un’interazione
intensa tra università, imprese e enti pubblici, sui temi del
recupero e della manutenzione. Le coordinate del pensiero tecnologico
per l’architettura costituiscono il nucleo di riferimento
da cui ha attinto la comunità scientifica localizzata all’interno di
diverse sedi universitarie. A partire dall’impegno di quest’ultime,
il cluster Recupero e Manutenzione assume connotati specifici
dettati dall’attenzione alle condizioni di interdipendenza che
legano sviluppo sostenibile, tutela delle risorse, occupazione. La
creazione di relazioni con imprese, settore pubblico, terzo settore,
utenti finali, sono condizioni predisponenti per l’apertura del
mondo della ricerca ai bisogni del territorio, attraverso la messa
in campo di una gamma di servizi “su misura” per il costruito.
Le ricadute prodotte sono fortemente legate al rapporto tra domanda
ed offerta e alla sensibilità dell’utenza nei confronti dei
valori espressi dal patrimonio vissuto come bene comune. Nella
mitigazione della vulnerabilità dei sistemi insediativi può essere
rintracciata la specificità del cluster, come rete aperta a contributi
internazionali, e tesa, nel complesso, all’innesco di nuove
dinamiche economiche e sociali. La densità di sinergie culturali
è la traccia più significativa, che la mappatura delle esperienze
condotte per il recupero e la manutenzione del patrimonio
costruito, restituisce all’interno delle diverse realtà locali. Sperimentazioni
alla scala edilizia, urbana e ambientale, avviate spesso
in parallelo in diversi contesti, testimoniano l’impegno della
ricerca di contribuire alla ripresa del settore delle costruzioni,
producendo benefici in termini socio – culturali ed economici,
attraverso la ridefinizione degli approcci, dei saperi, delle regole
Innovazione e recupero edilizio, Il cantiere verticale
Full text linkL’innovazione è il vettore principale per lo sviluppo e per la competitività del sistema produttivo. Da questo assunto muove questo studio teso alla prefigurazione in termini progettuali di un nuovo modello di cantiere del recupero edilizio, i cui aspetti di forza vanno riscontrati nell’introduzione di tecnologie per la trasformazione, sia della materia che dell’informazione, appropriate al contesto operativo in cui vengono utilizzate e in linea con le innovazioni che contrassegnano oggi il nostro vivere quotidiano. Il libro ripropone in chiave critica il percorso di ricerca condotto negli anni tra il 1997-2000, per la progettazione esecutiva e la realizzazione in forma prototipale di un sistema semi-automatico da impiegare in interventi di recupero del costruito esistente, al fine di svolgere i compiti di rimozione di intonaco degradato in corrispondenza dell’involucro esterno
Green roofs for built environment recovery: technological transitions
Full text linkIn 2012, the Laboratory of Recovery and Maintenance at the University of Naples Federico II starts an applied research with the Institute for Composite and Biomedical Materials – IMCB – National Research Council of Italy – CNR, of Naples. The aim is to explore the potential of a patented hybrid foam, Hypucem, as a green technology for the recovery of flat roofs in reinforced concrete buildings.
Two green extensive prototypes are developed and tested to provide an adequate response to the problem of residential buildings. The difference between them is in the mode of greening: sowing before or after the on-site assembly, with overlapping layers of green, in the first case, and their integration into special pockets formed inside the panel, in the second. Laboratory tests verify the germination and growth dynamics for a closed-cell polyurethane-concrete foam and for open-cell polyurethane-soil specimens.
Trials are carried out in a residential neighborhood realized after Second World War. During six months, the benefits to buildings' performances, in both solutions, are monitored, highlighting the importance of roofs dimensions and accessibility. With a greater ease of installation and inspection, the open-cell polyurethane foam solution, accommodating transplanted vegetation, results more suitable for a direct involvement of users in ordinary maintenance. This attitude is fundamental in order to prevent any decrease in roofs thermal resistance due to the lowering of the green layers performances
Edilizia abusiva e conservazione dei tratti distintivi del paesaggio e del tessuto urbano nel comune di Scala
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Built environment active promotion in Montreal: the pedestrianism challenge
No full textThe paper deals with a multidisciplinary research on built environment preservation and promotion actions assumed as remarkable expressions of the societal aspirations and attitudes to creativity. The research focuses on the Canadian city of Montreal, taking into account its recent efforts of meeting the challenge of the knowledge economy, redesigning urban environment, according to the sustainable requirements, stressing inner qualities, matching together development needs and heritage preservation with an appropriate action of control for users needs.
The paper deals with Montreal's built environment characteristics with the help of several examples that show the attitudes to a new idea of urban creativity: Starting from Montreal designation as "UNESCO City of Design" on 17 May 2006, the paper will take into account:
• efforts to track the town's historical complexity by integrating new designs with local architectural traditional characteristics;
• concertation efforts between users and the municipality;
• efforts to propose new models for the use of urban spaces
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