Environmental Technology, Materials Science, Architectural Design, and Real Estate Market Evaluation: A Multidisciplinary Approach for Energy-Efficient Buildings

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to illustrate a multidisciplinary approach to selecting, designing, and evaluating sustainable solutions for energy-efficient buildings that are integrated into their neighborhoods at the early design stage. The paper discusses the Strategic Choice Approach (SCA), a tool which supports decision-makers in shaping problems in complex contexts. SCA is proposed as a tool for developing a sort of preliminary “platform” in which information derived from four disciplines (environmental technology, materials science and technology, architectural design, and real estate market evaluation) could be shared and accessed by stakeholders during the early design stage in order to manage the multidimensionality and uncertainty of building design. The challenge is to structure a support tool for designers, builders, developers, and urban planning authorities involved in sustainability-oriented land administration.

Keywords:

• urban administration and planning
• smart cities
• technology for energy-efficient buildings
• economic evaluation and real estate market evaluation
• strategic choice approach

Notes on Contributors

Elena Fregonara, PhD, is associate professor of Project Evaluation and Real Estate, Architecture and Design Department, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy.

Rocco Curto is director of the Architecture and Design Department and professor of Project Evaluation and Real Estate, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy.

Mario Grosso, Arch., is associate professor of Architectural Technology, Architecture and Design Department, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy.

Paolo Mellano is a professor of Architectural and Urban Design, Architecture and Design Department, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy.

Diana Rolando, PhD, is a grant researcher, Architecture and Design Department, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy.

Jean-Marc Tulliani, PhD, is associate professor of Materials Science and Technology, Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy.