Sustainable Mediterranean Construction

+4.0 °C. GREEN DESIGN AND EXTREME CLIMATE CHANGE

Authors  

Federico Orsini

Keywords: 

climate change, green, green technologies and green infrastructure, NBS, climate pessimism.

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Abstract

The last report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change highlights the need to contain the rise in temperatures by + 1.5 °C to avoid catastrophic consequences and devastating environmental alterations. What would happen if that goal was not achieved? What scenario will we face with extreme climate change due to a rise in the average temperature of over 4 °C? What actions could be implemented? The paper takes inspiration from these questions and investigates the role that green and green technologies can play in order to preserve “survival needs” in a dystopian environmental context. Based on a critical reading of recent research and emblematic case studies, the work highlights the potential and limits of the green, codifying four innovative strategic design approaches, classified into homogeneous clusters, responding to the “survival needs” mentioned by Y. Friedman in his essay on the Architecture of Survival.

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SMC N.09 2019

SMC MAGAZINE N. NINE/2019

001_ COVER AND INDEX

003_ VIEW_Green: the new challenge of living
Paola De Joanna

007_ BOARDS AND INFORMATION

FOCUS ON GREEN

008_ The role of greenery in healtcare facilities for children
Artemis Kyrkou

013_Rethinking the green. Technical implementations, bioclimatic involvements and technological perspectives of greenery in Architecture
Valentina Frighi

018_The vegetation as a constant in the Mediterranean cultural landscape
Francisco Pérez Gallego

030_By using GIS technologies into the relationship between urban green and the social and built environment of the Municipality of Pozzuoli
Barbara Cardone, Ferdinando Di Martino, Salvatore Sessa

034_The configurational approach to measure the impact of green spaces on urban landscape
Valerio Di Pinto

040_Green building/infrastructure system with manifacturing/distribution strategy
Pliny Fisk III, Brittany M. Faulkner

044_The role of vegetation in the mechanism of absorption and acoustic isolation
Luca Buoninconti

049_Sensorium | Five senses interaction center. Green and smart healthcare facility
Tasos Tyrimos, Evangelos Chryafidis, Aliki Ralli, Marianna Pontiki

057_When the green enters the buildings: the beneficial impact on users
Ilaria Oberti, Michela Lecci

062_Green in hospital – The necessity
Fotini Daskayanni

066_Visions, perceptions and benefits of natural green
Giuseppe Vaccaro

073_What it means to plant a tree
Gigliola Ausiello, Enza Santoro

079_A method for the ecological use of vegetation in the built environment
Mauirizio Sibilla, Anna Barbati

086_Green materials and applications, the future for a green product design
Georgia Chieirchanteri

093_Integrated methodologies for the knowledge and regeneration of the Paestum site. The role of the nature between the temples and the sea
Riccardo Florio, Raffaele Catuogno, Teresa Della Corte

102_The forest as a tool to regenerate urban and sub-urban environments
Christina Conti, Giovanni La Varra, Ambra Pecile

107_Green interventions for reconnecting urban liminal spaces. Two experiences in research and teaching
Filippo Angelucci, Claudia Di Girolamo

112_Techno-functional green-lines. Comparing urban experiences
Rossella Franchino, Caterina Frettoloso, Francesca Muzzillo, Antonella Violano

120_Frontiers of green architecture
Sonia Capece, Camelia Chivaran

127_+4°C. Green design and extreme climate change
Federico Orsini

132_Green walls as nature-based solutions for urban and building resilience: a case study
Silvia Tedesco, Elena Montacchini, Roberto Giordano, Federica Larcher

137_Rooftop farming in Buenos Aires: nature-based solutions for urban resilience
Francesca De Filippi, Francesca Letizia, Emanuela Saporito

142_Green-algae resilient architecture
Antonella Violano, Monica Cannaviello

150_Sustainable technologies for bioregionalist architecture. Regulatory aspects and pilot experiences
Luca Buoninconti, Paola De Joanna, Giuseppe Vaccaro

158_LIST OF AUTHORS

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