Architectural ecological innovations
Unfortunately, more and more data and research centers scientifically confirms that progressively progressing global warming has become a fact. First and foremost, human activity influences this. The impact of natural factors is significant, however, the progress of civilization, industrial development, greenhouse gas emissions in the past few decades has increased significantly and continues to grow. The biggest problem may be the inability to reverse this process even if all of the industry, energy and transport are now switching to renewable energy sources.
In connection with the progressing process of global warming, the importance of creating and implementing eco-innovations, including architectural eco-innovations, is growing.
Currently, projects are being created: City of tommorow, Eco City, Vertical Forest etc.
Therefore, I am asking you with the following query:
Do architectural eco-innovations belong to those areas of pro-ecological innovations that can slow down the progressing process of global warming?
Will architectural eco-innovations save cities from the adverse effects of climate change?
Please reply. I invite you to the discussion
Architectural ecological innovations according to Bill Gates's concept - Belmont Concept
Architectural ecological innovations according to the concept for Warsaw
Architectural ecological innovations according to the concept for Warsaw
Sustainable Green City - Milan Italia
Bosco Verticale Mediolan Italy
Today's architects must build climate responsive buildings. Architectural eco- innovation !
Passive solar architecture can reduce 10% energy requirement, and day lighting, control systems and energy efficient lamps which can bring energy requirement down by 25%. According to Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) a green home has most important tangible benefit of reduction in operating energy cost. The energy saving possible is 25-40%. Passive building design concepts are very important in energy efficient buildings. Passive building design is climate responsive design.
For almost all types of climatic conditions there are certain fundamental principles which can be applied in building design which may not need very little electricity consuming artificial devices and still the occupants will be comfortable. The passive design includes passive heating systems, passive cooling systems and passive ventilation systems. The parameters normally considered are window placement and size, and glazing type, thermal insulation, thermal mass, and shading. Though the existing buildings can be converted to be energy efficient, it is easier to implement these techniques in new buildings.
Yes Dr K N Sheth you are right !
Indigenous ancient Indian forts and domes are popular illustrations of building responsive to climate in India. Hot arid climate of Rajasthan is characterized by high day time temperature and uncomfortable low night temperatures. The solution best suited to such a wide temperature fluctuations is to delay the entry of heat into the buildings by such a period that it reaches the interior when it is least troublesome.
The inhabitants of Rajasthan achieved this desired thermal performance by using materials of high thermal capacity such as mud and stone which absorb the heat of the sun during the day and introduce in to the dwelling during night.
By clustering their dwellings together, maximum volume with minimum surface area exposed to the sun was achieved while increasing the mass of the building as a whole - thus increasing the thermal time lag was the cardinal principle. Indian and other ancient architecture represent the design approach with local climatic conditions.
@ Dariusz Prokopowicz
Will architectural eco-innovations save cities from the adverse effects of climate change?
Yes, I believe that
In recent years, with increasing population and various construction methods,
The need for structures that at the same time respond to the demands of designers
Sustainability is necessary. Nature is the source of that during
For many years, they have come up with the right answers for their needs
Is. So designers have always tended to imitate nature and recognize relationships
They have dominated the design for optimum design. Bionic science is scientific
Which acts in the same direction. And to the patterning of the natural structures of the direction
Applying for the design and development of techniques for optimization and stabilization will pay.
Architectural ecological innovations - Futuristic artificial island
Architectural ecological innovations - Futuristic artificial island.
Sustainable buildings. An ecological zero-energy housing estate. Dubaj Project district-One
Architecture is an artistic technology of civil engineering . During Town and Regional planning , a Green approach with engineering art plays a beauty of eco -friendly nature .
Dear Colleagues and Friends from RG,
In the context of the above considerations, I also suggest the following research problem:
Ecological architectural innovations as an important element of the development of Green Smart City
The above discussion inspired me to formulate the following question:
Are ecological architectural innovations an important element of the development of Green Smart City? Can the dominant formula for the development of modern cities built in accordance with the principles of sustainable pro-ecological development and implementation of the Industry 4.0 technology be presented in the form of the following formula:
Smart city + Green engineering = Green Smart city?
On the basis of the above considerations and conclusions from the discussion on interesting issues discussed, I formulated the following thesis that perhaps in the future modern cities will be built in accordance with the principles of the formula of sustainable pro-ecological development and implementation of the Industry 4.0 technology. It is currently assumed that the development of modern cities built in accordance with the principles of sustainable pro-ecological development and implementation of the Industry 4.0 technology can be represented in the form of the following formula:
Smart city + Green engineering = Green Smart City.
The formula of the above formula is based, among others, on the assumption that ecological architectural innovations are an important element of the development of Green Smart City.
Below I have described the key determinants confirming the formulated research thesis. To the above discussion I would like to add the following conclusion formulated as a summary of my previous considerations on this topic: issues of construction in accordance with the principles of the formula of sustainable pro-ecological development and implementation of the Industry 4.0 technology.
Due to the faster and faster climate change, including the global warming process, the weather anomalies and climate disasters appear more and more often, the importance of creating and implementing ecological architectural innovations is growing. The construction sector is one of the most important, prosperous branches of developing modern economies. One of the key factors of ecological reforms and implementation of the principles of sustainable ecological development is the development of innovative ecological materials and technologies of sustainable construction. The priority of pro-ecological sustainable construction is the use of energy-saving materials and construction technologies. An important issue is the supply of electricity and heat based on renewable energy sources. In addition, the use of new information technologies enables the development of smart construction technologies.
Another important issue is the development of construction technologies adapted to rapidly changing climate change, i.e. the global warming process. A good solution for the development of modern construction that would meet the principles of sustainable pro-ecological development would be building in accordance with the concept of integrated sustainable sustainable green development, i.e. including sustainable development and green development using renewable energy sources and in the situation of construction in urban agglomerations, also in accordance with the concept of smart city . An important issue in the development of sustainable smart city is also the issue of greenery, including city parks and other wooded areas. In city districts where concrete without greenery predominates, the summer temperature is the highest and much higher compared to the area outside the agglomeration or even with city districts where there are parks, ponds, a river, etc. Also, when nearby high buildings are limited then air movement. In addition, a specific dry microclimate is created in cities or urban areas devoid of greenery, in which concrete dominates. If high-rise buildings dominate and cars equipped with internal combustion engines are allowed to move freely, then smog can be burdensome for residents.
Due to the faster and faster global warming process and the more and more frequent weather anomalies and climate disasters being a derivative of climate change, the most recent question in the field of construction sciences regarding technical and economic possibilities of constructing energy autonomous, powered by renewable energy cities built as ecological smart the city is no longer categorical. Well, we should no longer ask if it is possible or not only that it should be strived for it to be possible and subsequent cities should be built in accordance with the above concept of ecological smart city, i.e. cities that meet the principles of sustainable economic development implemented according to the concept of green economy.
In my opinion, an important issue in the field of building design by architects designing buildings according to innovative architectural solutions, innovative building technologies etc. are, inter alia, innovation, imagination, talent, creativity, artistry etc. The use of factors such as innovation, imagination, talent, creativity by architects , artistry is particularly important if the designed buildings are to stand out and represent new, innovative architectural solutions and / or are to be an example of new trends, new ideas, new directions, a new style in the field of architectural art. In the history of the development of trends and styles of architectural art, which has lasted several thousand years, innovative and artistic architectural solutions have been created many times. Innovative and artistic architectural solutions created in various periods of the history of the development of civilization were associated with the use of a new type of building material, new types of building structures, new types of construction machinery, new types of functions fulfilled by the built architectural objects, etc.
In addition, innovation, imagination, talent, creativity, artistry can be relevant in the field of designing new types of buildings that meet the criteria of zero energy buildings, energy autonomous, ecological buildings, green architecture, earthquake-proof buildings, flood-proof buildings, tornadoes, drought and other climate disasters, buildings equipped with the latest technological solutions in the field of smart technology, smart city, buildings built at the bottom of the seas and oceans, buildings built on artificial islands, buildings built in mountain areas, etc. This issue is particularly important in the context of currently occurring climate changes , more and more frequent weather anomalies, climatic disasters being a derivative of the increasingly faster global warming process.
On the other hand, innovation, creativity, ingenuity, and artistry in the field of construction cannot reduce the importance of security, i.e. it cannot increase the risk of a construction disaster. this is important because there have been situations of construction disasters, i.e. collapse of buildings that were built on the basis of very innovative, new projects, new architectural solutions, and the use of new types of building materials. It was often associated with a reduction of costs incurred for the use of expensive innovative technologies or new types of materials. Therefore, in the field of building houses, multi-family buildings, office buildings, skyscrapers, public service sector buildings, public institutions, shopping centers, factory halls and other types of buildings if innovation, imagination, talent, creativity, artistry are important improving the management of the risk of building disasters should be the issue.
Therefore, whether the future development of a metropolis developed according to the concept of smart city in combination with other ecological innovations, including pro-ecological motorization in connection with modern information technologies can be presented according to the following formula: Electromobility + Autonomous cars + Smart city + Robotics Technologies Industry 4.0 = Automated autonomous ecological cars. In connection with the above, the key question is: Will the combination of currently developed Industry 4.0 technologies, i.e. primarily advanced information technologies and technologies in the field of: Electromobility + Autonomous cars + Smart city + Robotics lead to the creation of automated autonomous ecological cars in the next few years?
Modern cities designed and built in the 21st century should take into account the principles of sustainable pro-ecological development. In some countries, cities of this type are already emerging, in which environmentally friendly technologies, renewable energy sources, improved waste segregation and recycling technologies have been used. In addition, the principles of balancing economic development with separate green areas should be used in the design processes of this type of eco-friendly smart cities. The development of electromobility and reduction of industrial greenhouse gas emissions is necessary.
Given the current technologies of ecological construction, renewable energy technologies, etc., it is possible to combine such technologies and housing, socio-economic, ecological and smart city policies. Currently it is technologically possible, while the key problem is mainly financing the development of this type of construction. Unfortunately, as always, with the need to develop new pro-ecological technologies, the key issue is the problem with finding financing sources. In connection with the above, whether sustainable pro-ecological housing will be developed to solve the problems of limited access to housing for persons, families with low incomes, it depends mainly on the financial capabilities of the state and local governments, the state of state finances and the awareness of decision-makers in this matter, on the planned specific policy pro-social and housing as well as environmentally friendly.
In some countries, planning and construction of new, large metropolises have begun that have many features: Green Smart City. An example is China, which has been leading these technologies in recent years. In China, whole metropolises are built according to the plan of sustainable and pro-ecological smart cities. An example is Shenzen, which was a small village over 30 years ago and is now a modern metropolis. In addition, more cities of this type are currently planned to be built from scratch in the next 30 years. Some of these metropolises that are currently planned for construction are to be almost fully autonomous in terms of energy and food supplies. These new pro-ecological metropolises planned as smart cities are to contain a lot of greenery and include arable fields and solar power plants on the periphery. In view of the above, the following question is also current: Is China a technological leader in terms of building green metropolises developed in the smart city model?
Probably, if by the end of the 21st century due to the progressing global warming process the average temperature at the Earth's surface increases by 3-4 degrees Celsius, most of the areas in the tropical and subtropical zone and part of the temperate zone will not be viable. People will have to emigrate to the Arctic zones. In addition, technologies for colonizing new environments should be developed. Perhaps in a few decades new cities will be built underground, at the bottom of the seas and oceans, in orbit of the Earth, and possibly also on the Moon and Mars if humanity in the next several decades appropriately modernized the technique of space travel and the colonization of possible planets in our System sunlight.
In the context of pro-ecological shaping of environmental policy and improvement of pro-social housing policy, the following question arises regarding the possibility of combining the goals and implementation of urban agglomeration planning and development projects according to pro-ecological smart city concepts: Is it possible to develop sustainable pro-ecological construction taking into account the concept of smart city, green building and policy social and housing, i.e. building housing accessible to low-income citizens and at the same time housing that would comply with the principles of sustainable ecological development? Yes, in my opinion, such a technological and economic combination is possible. Given the current technologies of ecological construction, renewable energy technologies, etc., it is possible to combine such technologies and housing, socio-economic, ecological and smart city policies. Currently it is technologically possible, while the key problem is mainly financing the development of this type of construction.
Unfortunately, as always, with the need to develop new pro-ecological technologies, the key issue is the problem with finding financing sources. In connection with the above, whether sustainable pro-ecological housing will be developed to solve the problems of limited access to housing for persons, families with low incomes, it depends mainly on the financial capabilities of the state and local governments, the state of state finances and the awareness of decision-makers in this matter, on the planned specific policy pro-social and housing as well as environmentally friendly.
In recent years, various concepts of modern urban development have emerged as part of sustainable and environmentally friendly development. Futurological concepts for the development of cities of the future usually take into account specific aspects of sustainable, pro-ecological development and the use of modern information technologies in the development of urban agglomerations according to the concept of smart city. For example, what new, innovative construction technologies, eco-friendly material innovations, eco-friendly renewable energy sources, information systems for autonomous cars, charging stations for cars and other electric vehicles, modern communication solutions and information systems, etc. should be used and installed in cities future that meet the principles of sustainable, pro-ecological development and developed according to the concept of smart city?
Demographers estimate that by 2050 the number of people on Earth will reach 10 billion. The issue of projected population growth should also be taken into account when planning the development of urban agglomerations, including communication logistics, food supply, water supply and key industrial raw materials. With such a large number of people forecast, the agricultural economy, food supply logistics and people's eating habits will have to change. Probably, economics will force these processes that will result in the transition of most of humanity to nutrition mainly based on a plant or vegetarian diet. Meat production is many times more expensive than the production of cereals, fruit and vegetables. In addition, according to scientific research and theories of futurologists, the production of traditional meat, e.g. pork and beef, may be replaced by the production of protein from insect breeding. Research shows that there is more protein in the bodies of insects than in traditional meat dishes. In addition, the logistics of food and agri-food products will have to be improved. Systems for adapting agri-food production to the current needs of industry and the nutritional needs of people will be improved to reduce the scale of food waste. The biggest threat to the implementation of this plan may be unforeseen atmospheric phenomena, natural disasters, droughts, hurricanes, tropical heat in areas where crops have been grown so far. In addition, the industrial exploitation of arable land and climate change are causing sterilization of the soil and decreasing acres suitable for agricultural production. Therefore, it will be necessary to continue technological progress in the production of agricultural products, in biotechnology, in the creation of new plant varieties resistant to pests and adverse climate changes. All these issues should be taken into account when planning the development of urban agglomerations.
Prediction techniques vary in different areas of knowledge. Quantitative instrumental methods based on quantitative data and statistical analysis are used in economics and finance. In addition, extrapolations of trends in diagnosed processes are used that have been measured and described for a specific period of time in the past. However, in the humanities, in areas of knowledge characterized by qualitative specificity, other prognostic methods are also used, which may be partly qualitative.
In biological sciences, methods of observing changes in various natural, climatic, cosmic phenomena are used, etc.
Therefore, forecasting future global problems is a key issue. It is necessary to collect additional analytical data for years to come, and perhaps in the 21st century in huge Big Data database systems supported by the next generation of artificial intelligence, you will be able to forecast what might happen to planet Earth in the future. According to the above, in my opinion, the importance of futurology in planning and forecasting future world development processes is important. Therefore, perhaps in the near future futurology will develop in correlation with the improvement of instrumental forecasting techniques based on the implementation of modern ICT and Industry 4.0 information technologies in the analytical processes.
To sum up, in connection with the increasingly faster global warming process and the increasingly occurring weather anomalies and climate disasters that are a derivative of climate change, subsequent cities should be built in accordance with the concept of ecological smart city, i.e. cities that meet the principles of sustainable economic development implemented according to the concept of green economy. On the basis of the above considerations and conclusions from the discussion on interesting issues discussed, I formulated the following thesis that sustainable smart cities are an important element of implementation into economic processes of sustainable pro-ecological development carried out in accordance with the philosophy of classical economy transformation towards green economy. Therefore, in my opinion, technologies enabling the development of smart city in connection with the need to implement sustainable economic development into economic processes have future development prospects.
In order for the principles of sustainable pro-ecological development to be efficiently implemented in various areas of economic activity, it is necessary to reform environmental policies in many countries, especially in those countries that are the main emitters of greenhouse gases. Environmental policy should be reformed so that more funds from the state budget are allocated to the implementation and dissemination of ecological innovations, including in the field of nature protection, development of renewable energy sources, electromobility, improvement and automation of waste segregation processes, development of recycling, exchange of plastic from packaging to materials biodegradable, prohibition of dumping garbage for rivers, lakes, seas and oceans, development of ecological agriculture, development of green areas, protection of natural biological ecosystems, development of sustainable smart cities, etc. A significant increase in spending from public finances of the state for ecological purposes will increase the likelihood of achieving sustainable development in the 21st century pro-ecological economic development in accordance with the philosophy of transformation of classical economy into green economy. An important element of sustainable pro-ecological economic development is the development of urban agglomerations according to the pro-ecological concepts of smart city.
In line with the above, in my opinion, perhaps in the future modern cities will be built in accordance with the principles of the formula of sustainable pro-ecological development and implementation of the Industry 4.0 technology. It is currently assumed that the development of modern cities built in accordance with the principles of sustainable pro-ecological development and implementation of the Industry 4.0 technology can be represented in the form of the following formula:
Smart city + Green engineering = Green Smart City.
The formula of the above formula is based, among others, on the assumption that ecological architectural innovations are an important element of the development of Green Smart City.
Do you agree with me on the above matter?
To the above discussion on the development of interesting issues of sustainable green smart buildings technology, I would like to add a few words. In the context of the above discussion, I am asking you the following questions:
- Should the "sustainable pro-ecological development" implemented to develop urban agglomerations include smart city concepts and the development of renewable energy sources?
- Should the development of construction carried out according to the concept of sustainable smart cities be coordinated and supported only by the local self-government authorities of the urban agglomeration, municipalities etc. or also by the district, voivodship and / or central government of the state?
- Are there examples of urban agglomerations that are developing according to the concept of sustainable smart cities?
- Should the concept of sustainable smart cities, in addition to modern smart technology and zero energy based on renewable energy sources, also take into account the issues of increased security and resistance of buildings to increasingly frequent climate disasters and weather anomalies (drought, flood, tornado) resulting from progressive climate change, due to global warming process?
- Should cities built and developing according to the concept of sustainable smart cities, in addition to ground-level self-sufficiency on renewable energy sources, also be self-sufficient in other resources such as water (local water intakes and sewage treatment plants) and food (arable fields and green areas) surrounding the agglomeration and also located in many places within the agglomeration) etc.?
- How to develop construction based on the concepts of integrated sustainable ecological development?
- Will the modern urban agglomerations built in the future be planned and be built according to the concept of smart city and green engineering?
- Is the technological revolution Industry 4.0 and will be in the coming years the main determinant of changes in smart home technology, security of smart home systems and the possibility of combining smart home technology with the implementation of the principles of sustainable pro-ecological economic development to the development processes of the construction sector, including the construction of housing estates and modern agglomerations urban?
- What kind of innovative pro-ecological construction technologies should be developed and what type of ecological construction innovations should be widely used in the implementation of the principles of ecological economic development?
- How should houses, housing estates and other buildings be built so that they are adapted to the increasingly faster global warming process?
- Is the technological revolution Industry 4.0 and will be in the coming years the main determinant of changes in smart home technology, security of smart home systems and the possibility of combining smart home technology with the implementation of the principles of sustainable pro-ecological economic development to the development processes of the construction sector, including the construction of housing estates and modern agglomerations urban?
- Is it possible to develop sustainable pro-ecological construction, taking into account the concept of smart city, green building, and social and housing policy, i.e. building housing available to low-income citizens and at the same time housing that would meet the principles of sustainable eco-friendly economic development?
- Is it possible to build an urban agglomeration functioning in the formula of full sustainable pro-ecological development, i.e. functioning fully in harmony with the nature of modern pro-ecological smart cities?
- Will the modern urban agglomerations built in the future be planned and be built according to the concept of smart city and green engineering?
- Is it possible to develop sustainable pro-ecological smart technology construction as part of social policy?
- What are the directions of technological development in sustainable smart cities?
- Are innovative technological solutions in the field of renewable energy sources and computerized logistics the main areas of technological development of sustainable smart cities?
- Will the modern urban agglomerations built in the future be planned and be built according to the concept of smart city and green engineering?
- Should the concept be developed in the processes of planning and developing urban agglomerations in the future: Smart city + Green engineering = Green Smart city?
- Is the technological revolution Industry 4.0 and will be in the coming years the main determinant of changes in smart home technology, security of smart home systems and the possibility of combining smart home technology with the implementation of the principles of sustainable pro-ecological economic development to the development processes of the construction sector, including the construction of housing estates and modern agglomerations urban?
- Will the modern urban agglomerations built in the future be planned and be built according to the concept of smart city and green engineering?
- How will human civilization change in a few decades due to the progressing global warming process?
- How will the technique of building the infrastructure of cities and metropolises change in connection with the progressing global warming process?
- Will the development of smart city technology and ecological innovations, renewable energy sources, etc. i.e. the dissemination of sustainable pro-ecological development of cities and metropolises facilitate the process of colonizing new environments in connection with the ongoing global warming process?
- Are ecological architectural innovations an important element of the development of Green Smart City?
- What new environments in the future will man be able to settle by fleeing from areas affected by permanent drought due to new architectural ecological innovations?
- What do you think about this topic?
- What is your opinion on this topic?
Please reply.
I invite you to discussion and scientific cooperation.
Thank you very much.
Best wishes.
Dariusz Prokopowicz
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Architectural ecological innovations.
Best wishes.
Dariusz Prokopowicz
Architectural ecological innovations, including green building, sustainable construction, green technologies of building materials, zero-energy construction, green architecture, green smart city, etc., are important elements of implementing the principles of sustainable development, social environmental (ecological) responsibility, pro-ecological reforms of implementing eco-innovations in economic processes implemented in the construction industry, etc. The pro-ecological transformation of the construction sector is also an important element of the pro-ecological transformation of the traditional brown economy into a sustainable green economy / circular economy. New eco-innovative construction technologies have already been developed for many years, but are still insufficiently implemented in construction investment processes.
Best regards, Have a nice day, Stay healthy!
Dariusz Prokopowicz
Architectural pro-environmental innovations, eco-innovations in construction, pro-ecological technologies allowing to build zero-energy buildings powered by renewable energy sources are important elements of construction developed in accordance with the concept of a sustainable, green smart city.
Best regards,
Dariusz Prokopowicz
Architectural eco-buildings, sustainable pro-environmental construction, eco-building technologies, green smart city.
Best wishes,
Dariusz
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