Architecture and Energy (Bilingual edition): Building in the age of climate change

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The energy requirements of buildings are enormous, resulting in a significant proportion of global CO2 emissions - both in the construction phase and during the building's use and eventual demolition. In an era of energy transition and extreme weather phenomena, the question "How do we build in a time of climate change" becomes all the more urgent. This volume presents international best-practice projects characterized by sustainable design and provide forward-looking answers.

A sustainably built wood and concrete supermarket that includes a roof farm; a kindergarten constructed from locally sourced recycled materials; the renovation of an office building so that it can dispense with its air conditioning and ventilation systems: in addition to the choice of materials and innovative operating concepts, the possibilities for reducing emissions and energy requirements lie above all in thinking about the entire life cycle of a building, including refurbishing rather than new construction when possible. This volume brings together real-world examples and offers starting points for how to approach construction today and in the future.

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Annette Becker is an art historian and curator at the Deutschen Architekturmuseum (DAM) in Frankfurt am Main.

Peter Cachola Schmal is an architect and has been director of the Deutschen Architekturmuseum (DAM) in Frankfurt am Main since 2006.

Werner Sobek is an architect and civil engineer, co-owner of Werner Sobek AG and was a professor at the University of Stuttgart.