Tag: Environmental impact reduction
Carbon Footprint – How to reduce the environmental impact?
Once the carbon footprint has been assessed through the dedicated methodology, cf. our article on Carbon footprint methodology it is possible to work on different solutions to reduce the emissions. In the building sector, there are many initiatives to control and minimize carbon emissions into the atmosphere. Optimization of built areas: Since one built square meter is equivalent to one
Durability of materials – How to anticipate future damages of materials?
The durability of materials is a strategic methodology to design for robustness and resilience, firstly to ensure and maintain an esthetic aspect of building, and secondly to avoid the high cost generated by material replacement. Every material or product has its own life expectancy, the defined use of these products should be in line with their life expectancy. Meanwhile, their
Functional adaptability – How to anticipate the building future needs?
Functional adaptability is the concept behind the constant evolution of building needs during the operational phase. Indeed, it is very important to anticipate all of these challenges related to new uses of the building, maintenance and repair work. All of these changes have most of the time the potential to solve functional problems and to provide improvements by considering the
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