Solving global challenges locally. Collective housing as a catalyst for ecological transition
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https://doi.org/10.19229/2464-9309/1352023Keywords:
climate, energy, local materials, reuse, collective housingAbstract
Confronted with the evidence of climate change, architecture can – and must – play an important role in minimising the harmful consequences of this phenomenon; in this sense, collective housing (especially public housing) is beginning to take its first steps in redefining a new energy paradigm and strategies aimed at responding to the challenge posed by the ecological transition. Three indispensable requirements are thus identified: energy passivity, the use of local materials, and reuse and regeneration, conceived as complementary tools to activate a thorough transformation of the built environment. This goal also requires the complicity of three key factors (or actors) related to the housing sector: the real estate sector, the legislation, and the users.
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Received: 18/04/2023; Revised: 23/05/2023; Accepted: 28/05/2023
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