Towards 0-Impact Buildings and Built Environments

Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 6
Part I: Introduction......Page 8
Introduction......Page 10
The Concept of O Towards 0-impact Building and Built Environments / Ronald Rovers......Page 12
The 0-Impact Transition Approach / Jacques Kimman......Page 28
Bringing Science to Practice The Concept of Cafeterias - Implementing zero-concept options and using a roadmap / Christoph Maria Ravesloot......Page 32
Part II: Keynotes......Page 38
Realism and Illusion Realists and Idealists on the Energy Question -- The Order of the Century / Hermann Scheer......Page 40
GÜSSING, a Model for Other RegionsSelf-sufficient energy supply based on regionally availablerenewable resources and sustainable regional development / Peter Vadasz......Page 44
The Goal is PlusEnergy! / Rolf Disch......Page 52
Architecture of Conglomerates / Lucien Kroll......Page 58
A Life Cycle Tower for a Better Future Contributions of the Building Industry to a Sustainable Tomorrow / Hubert Rhomberg......Page 66
Rapid GHG reductions in the built environment under extreme conditions / Nils Larsson......Page 74
The Energy Transition Model Bringing rationale to the emotional discussion on our energy future / John Kerkhoven......Page 86
Part III: Papers......Page 94
From Space Habitats to Zero Emission Buildings Space Borne ZEB Enabling Technologies / Julien S. Bourrelle, Arild Gustavsen, Bjørn Petter Jelle......Page 96
Towards a Definition of Zero Impact Buildings / Shady Attia and André De Herde......Page 106
Field Study of Retrofit Solutions for Residential Housing / Davide Calì, Tanja Osterhage and Dirk Mueller......Page 114
Applications of Appropriate Renewable Energy Technologies in Chinese Rural Houses in Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau / Wang Yan, Zhang Peng, Ju Xiaolei, Zhang Yabin......Page 126
Planning 0-Energy Cities Using Local Energy Sources / Wouter Leduc......Page 138
Towards 0-Impact Industrial Sites a 0-impact tool / Katleen De Flander......Page 156
Urban Morphology and the Quest for Zero Carbon Cities / Serge Salat and Caroline Nowacki......Page 166
The Urban Harvest Plus approach to 0-impact on built environments, case study Kerkrade West / Ronald Rovers, Herwin Sap, Wouter Leduc, Vera Rovers, Leo Gommans, Ferry van Kann......Page 174
Prefabricated timber as a means of achieving zero carbon / Gavin White......Page 184
Photo Catalytic Degradation as a Tool for the Reduction of Ambient Air Pollution / Cyriel Mentink, Toon Peters, Paul Donners, Jan Theelen, Wouter Snippe, Martijn Janssen, Jacob Pijnenburg, Paul Borm......Page 192
Zero-Impact Water Use in the Built Environment / M.M. Nederlof and J. Frijns......Page 200
Tilburg: A Road Map for Becoming a Zero-Carbon City in 2045 / Erik Alsema, Jappe Goud, Geurt Donze, Martin Roders......Page 210
References......Page 217
Afterword......Page 218