The Design Process towards Resource Productivity. A Case Study

Authors

  • Serena Baiani 'Sapienza' University of Roma
  • Paola Altamura 'Sapienza' University of Roma

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19229/2464-9309/592019

Keywords:

resource productivity, cradle to cradle, design for disassembly, recycled materials, green public procurement

Abstract

The transition to a circular economy, applied as a priority to the built environment, is recognized in the most recent EU guidelines as a promising approach to increase resource productivity. In Italy, a powerful lever is represented by the mandatory application of the Minimum Environmental Criteria within Green Public Procurement which, in construction (Ministerial Decree 11/10/2017), concern the totality of the contracts. The paper describes one of the first complete implementations of these Criteria, considering the innovation in the design process from a life cycle perspective, which is reflected in particular in the methods of selection and procurement of natural and eco-friendly materials, with recycled content and certificated products, as well as in the design for disassembly of building components.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Article Metrics Graph

Author Biographies

Serena Baiani, 'Sapienza' University of Roma

Architect and PhD, she is Associate Professor of Architectural Technology at the PDTA Department. Specialized in Industrial Design, she carries out research activities on the relationship between technological innovation and the project of existing buildings, based on the themes of ecological and energy efficiency in the recovery of the built environment.
E-mail: serena.baiani@uniroma1.it

Paola Altamura, 'Sapienza' University of Roma

Architect and PhD, she is a Teaching Assistant in Architectural Technology at the PDTA Department. She carries out research and experimentation on the upcycling of waste materials in architecture. Co-founder of the start-up Atlante Inerti Project, she is responsible for the Working Group on GPP CAM of ANPAR.
E-mail: paola.altamura@uniroma1.it

References

XN Architects and Danish Environmental Protection Agency (2015), Building a circular future, KLS Grafisk Hus, Denmark. [Online] Available at: www.byggerietssamfundsansvar.dk/bibliotek/generel/19-cirkulaert-byggeri-3xn-og-mt-hojgaard/file [Accessed 3rd January 2019].

Carvalho Machado, R., Artur de Souza, H. and de Souza Veríssimo, G. (2018), “Analysis of Guidelines and Identification of Characteristics Influencing the Deconstruction Potential of Buildings”, in Sustainability, vol. 10, issue 8, 2604, pp. 1-20. [Online] Available at: www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/8/2604 [Accessed 22 January 2019].

Cianciullo, A. (2016), “Materia rinnovata. Quant’è circolare l’economia: l’Italia alla sfida dei dati”, in Materia rinnovabile, Short Report, giugno 2016. [Online] Available at: www.conoe.it/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/MateriaRinnovata_2016.pdf [Accessed 18 March 2019].

Co.Project (2016), Circularity in the built environment: Case studies – A compilation of case studies from the CE100. [Online] Available at: www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/assets/downloads/Built-Env-Co.Project.pdf [Accessed 6 February 2019].

Commissione Europea (2019), Relazione della Commissione al Parlamento Europeo, al Consiglio, al Comitato Economico e Sociale Europeo e al Comitato delle Regioni sull’attuazione del Piano d’azione per l’economia circolare, 190 definitivo. [Online] Available at: eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/IT/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52019DC0190&from=EN [Accessed 1st April 2019].

Commissione Europea (2015), L’anello mancante – Piano d’azione dell’Unione europea per l’economia circolare, 614 definitivo. [Online] Available at: www.minambiente.it [Accessed 1st April 2019].

Commissione Europea (2011), Tabella di marcia verso un’Europa efficiente nell’impiego delle risorse, 571 definitivo. [Online] Available at: www.minambiente.it [Accessed 1st April 2019].

Densley Tingley, D. and Allwood, J. M. (2015), “The rise of design for deconstruction. A cradle to cradle approach for the built environment”, in Narayanan, Y., Bräu, L. and Deutz, P. (eds), Proceedings of the 21st International Sustainable Development Research Society, 10-12 July 2015 in Geelong, Deakin University and Alfred Deakin Research Institute, Geelong, pp. 244-252. [Online] Available at: media.isdrs.org/2015/12/ISDRS15-Proceedings_2015.pdf [Accessed 8 March 2019].

Durmisevic, E. (2018), Reversible Building Design Guidelines, BAMB WP3 Reversible Building Design final output, University of Twente, NL. [Online] Available at: www.bamb2020.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Reversible-Building-Design-guidelines-and-protocol.pdf [Accessed 12 March 2019].

Ficco, P. (ed.) (2018), Manuale operativo per gli Appalti Verdi – GPP nell’Edilizia, Quaderni GPP della Rivista Rifiuti, n. 3, Edizioni Ambiente, Milano.

Gargari, C., Hamans, C. and Torricelli, M. C. (2013), “L’impegno dell’industria delle costruzioni per promuovere la sostenibilità dei prodotti: un approccio comune europeo per le prestazioni ambientali di prodotto | The building sector commitment to promote the sustainability of construction products: a common European approach for the Environmental Product Performances”, in Techne, vol. 5, pp. 101-109.

Icibaci, L. (2019), Re-use of Building Products in the Netherlands – The development of a metabolism based assessment approach, A+BE | Architecture and Built Environment, S. l, vol. 2. [Online] Available at: journals.open.tudelft.nl/index.php/abe/article/view/3248 [Accessed 31 March 2019].

Mulhall, D. and Braungart, M. (2010), Cradle to Cradle criteria for the built environment, Duurzaam Gebouwd/CEO Media BV, Nunspeet (NL).

Buildings at the Grosseto Military Airport (credit: P. Altamura, 2019). agathón

Downloads

Published

30-06-2019

How to Cite

Baiani, S. and Altamura, P. (2019) “The Design Process towards Resource Productivity. A Case Study ”, AGATHÓN | International Journal of Architecture, Art and Design, 5(online), pp. 83–92. doi: 10.19229/2464-9309/592019.

Issue

Section

Architecture | Research & Experimentation