REBUILDING THE CITY OF T O M O R R O W Shaping our Cities for the 21 st Century 3rd European Conference

Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference

Barcelona, Spain, 4 - 6 October 1999

Edited by: M. Perez Latorre, European Commission/ DG XVII, Brussels A. Zervos, NTUA - RENES, Athens, Greece Cl. Tampaki, NTUA - RENES, Athens, Greece J. Owen Lewis, University College of Dublin, Ireland A. Grassi, EnergiaTA Florence, Italy P. Helm, WIP - Munich, Germany UB/TIB Hannover 121 316 939

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ORAL PRESENTATIONS Oral Session 1: 100 Communities Aiming at 100% of RES Supply Christiane Egger/ FEDARENE/ O.O. Energiesparverband, Austria Communities Aiming at 100% of RES Supply in the Regional Context

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Jon Andersson/ City of Malmo, Sweden 100% Locally Renewable Energy in the Western Harbour, Malmo, Sweden

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Sarah Nilsson, Anders Franzen/ Municipality of Vaxjo, Sweden Lars Ehrlen/ Vaxjb Energy Ltd, Sweden Fossil Fuel Free City Vaxjo - A Renewable Energy Partnership

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Livia Tirone/ TNUL, Portugal Emilio Mitre/ EMMA, Spain Erik Christiansen/ EBO Consult, Denmark Felipe Pich-Aguilera/ Pich Aguilera Arquitectes, Spain Josep Llufs Rovira/ Institut Cerda, Spain "ALTENER Houses" in the Cities of Lisbon (Portugal), Barcelona, Madrid and Murcia (Spain), Ballerup (Denmark)

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Stuart Tagg, Keith M. Richards/ Greenham Common Trust and ETSU (AEA Technology pic), United Kingdom Greenham Renewable Energy Business Community

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Oral Session 2: Urban Energy Analysis & Planning Elisabet Viladomiu Marnet, Marta Adroer, Mike Barker, Imma Casado, Josep Lluis Rovira/ Institut Cerda, Spain Improving the Energy Efficiency of Buildings and Urban Environments by Means of Urban Planning

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Marialena Nikolopoulou/ Centre for Renewable Energy Sources (C.R.E.S.), Greece Nick Baker, Koen Steemers/ The Martin Centre for Architectural and Urban Studies, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Thermal Comfort in Urban Spaces: Different Forms of Adaptation

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Martti Karimies/ Rautaruukki Oyj, Corporate R & D, Finland Macro-Economical and ESCO-Concepts for Urban Energy Saving Renovation

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Koen Steemers, Dana Raydan/ The Martin Centre for Architectural and Urban Studies, University of Cambridge Jian Kang/ School of Architecture, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom A Search for an Evolutionary Approach to Environmentally Conscious Urban Design

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Oral Session 3: Barcelona: A City Regeneration Aleksandar Ivancic/ Barcelona Regional, Spain The Potential for Renewable Energies Use in Poblenou District in Barcelona

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Carles Anglada, Josep Sole/ Diputacio de Barcelona, Spain The New City Hall of Santa Perpetua de Mogoda: a Sustainable Building For an Old Town Centre Renewal

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Josep Puig/ BarnaGEL- Barcelona Local Energy Group, c/o Ecoserveis, Spain The Barcelona Solar Ordinance

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Oral Session 4: Low Energy Building J. Owen Lewis/ University College Dublin, Ireland Solar and Sustainable Architectural Design in Europe

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Hisham Elkadi/ University of Newcastle, United Kingdom Ecological Evaluation for Intelligent Features in a Building's Skin

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K.A. Antonopoulos, C. Tzivanidis/ National Technical University of Athens, Greece Evaluation of Building Solar-Heating in Athens Using Floor - Embedded Piping

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Rafael Serra, Ramon San Martin, Joan Quilez, iDigo Martinez/ School of Architecture of Barcelona, UPC, Spain Principles of the Modelling and Application of Solar Ducts

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T. Pasquay/ University of Dortmund, Germany C. Nolte/ University of Applied Sciences, Germany Energetic Aspects of Natural Ventilation in High-Rise-Buildings

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Oral Session S: Making Tomorrow's Cities Rita Kellner-Stoll/ "Cross Functional Environmental Protection", the Senator of Building and Environment, Germany Bremen Initiative: Global Campaign for Business and Municipality Partnership towards a Sustainable Future for Cities

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Mike O' Sullivan/ Milton Keynes Council, United Kingdom How Urban Sustainability?

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Oral Session 6: Sustainable Mobility Antonino Genovese, R. Ragona/ ENEA, Italy Innovative Vehicles and Clean Fuels for a Better City: the Jupite - 2 Experiences

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Jean Vandeputte/ City Technical Authorities of Hasselt, Belgium The Green Boulevard in Hasselt - Belgium; a Sustainable Solution for Mobility in Urbain Areas

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A.J.M. Bos, A. van den Bosch/ Netherlands Energy Research Foundation ECN, The Netherlands Urban Transport by Fuel Cell Vehicles; Costs Versus Environmental Benefits

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David Chiaramonti, Sven O. Gartner/ EnergiaTA, Italy Michael Stohr/ WIP KG, Germany Biofuels: Energetic and Environmental Aspects and Prospects forthe Future

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Pat Bell, Jim O' Malley/ ENTRAC - Energy Transport Actions, Ireland Wilhelm Bodewigs/ Sligo Town Centre Partnership, Ireland Renewable Energy for Local Public Transport

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Oral Session 7: Tools Towards the Cities of Tomorrow Ian Lindley, Paul Fleming/ Leicester City Council, De Montfort University, Environment & Development, United Kingdom Integration of Renewable Energy into Urban Planning: Ashton Green Renewable Energy Community

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Ralf Tiltscher, Laurenz Hermann/ Forum Vauban e.V., Germany Sustainable Model City District Vauban in Freiburg; Germany

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Francisco Gomez/ MECSA, Spain Kari Lautso/ LT Consultants Ltd, Finland SPARTACUS: System for Planning and Research in Towns and Cities for Urban Sustainability

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Luc Adolphe/ GRECO-Ecole d'Architecture de Toulouse, France Urban Morphology and Microclimate of Open Spaces

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Oral Session 8: Refurbishing Historic Buildings Marco Sala, Alessandra Bellini, Paola Gallo / University of Florence, Italy Environmental and Energetic Recovery of Historical Buildings; a Case Study in the Natural Reserve of Pietraporciana (Siena)

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Giorgio Risicaris/Astypalea Architetti Associati, Italy Roberto Melosi/ Municipality of Florence, Italy Mario Pittalis/ Municipality of Florence, Italy Giuseppe Grazzini/ University of Florence, Italy J. Owen Lewis/ University College Dublin, Ireland Arthouros Zervos/ National Technical University of Athens, Greece REBUILD - Renewable Energy for Historical Buildings Refurbishment. Pilot Application: The "Leopoldine" Monastry in Florence

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D. Coelho/ ISEC-lnstituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, INESC, Nucleo de Coimbra, Portugal A. Gomes Martins, A. Gomes/ DEE-Universidade de Coimbra, INESC, Nucleo de Coimbra, Portugal Energy Efficiency in the Residential Sector; A Case-study in an Urban Historical Centre

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Jurgen Dreyer, Thomas Bednar, Clemens Hecht/ University of Technology Vienna, Austria Sustainable Retrofitting of Historic Buildings for Energy Conservation and Improved Indoor Climate with Optimized Constructions

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Michael Kuehn/ Kuehn Bauer Partner, Germany Solar Reichstag - Environmental Signals

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Oral Session 9: Urban Sustainability in Practice Klaus Muschen/ Ministery of Urban Development, Environmental Protection and Technology, Germany The Energy Plan Berlin. New Instruments and Experiences in Rational Use of Energy and Integration of Solar Power

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J. A. Turegano, M. A. Hernandez, J. C. Pericas/ Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain Analysis of Solar Radiation in Energy- Efficient Design of Urban Town; Application to Sarriguren (Navarra) and Barrio Goya (Zaragoza) - Spain

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Norbert Fisch/ Technical University Braunschweig, Germany Large-scale Solar Heating Systems in the Settlement Area; 10 Years Development in Germany

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Gabriele Bollini, Giovanni Fini, Cristina Garzillo/ Comune di Bologna-Unita Ambiente, Italy Energy Content in Urban Planning and Building Rules: The Case of Bologna

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Serge Jaure/ArchiMEDES, France Most Advanced Projects of SUNH and SHINE, EC Targeted Projects

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Pierre Laconte/ Foundation for the Urban Environment, Belgium Cities and Transport - The Global Experience

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS

A: Sustainable Urban Transport and Planning Malcolm C. Burns, Josep Roca Cladera, Montse Moix Bergada, Pilar Garcia Almirall, Spain Centre de Politica de Sol I Valoracions (CPSV), Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain Mobility in Catalonia: the Need to Reverse Current Trends

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Antoni Isalgue, Jaume Roset, Helena Coch/ School of Architecture of Barcelona, UPC, Spain Traffic Noise Deadening in the Urban Landscape

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Cristina Carletti, Paola Gallo/ University of Florence, Italy Principles and Guideline for a Sustainable Environmental Development

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Nikki Weaver, Wayne Forster, Phil Jones/ Cardiff University, United Kingdom Strategies for Sustainable Travel in Chepstow

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Dania Gonzalez Couret/ ISPJAE, Cuba Amy Hevia Santos/ Municipality La Lisa, Cuba Sustainable Solutions for "La Lisa" Municipality on Havana

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Virginia Gangemi, Bianca Marenga, Antonio Passaro/ Universita degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Italy Rules of the Evaluation of the Environmental and Technological Quality of the Urban Spaces

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Eckart Wurzner/ City of Heidelberg, Germany The Climate Protection Programme of Heidelberg

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Antonio Cordoba, Luis I. Gonzalez-Monroy/ Universidad de Sevilla, Spain Optimization of Urban Energy Supply Systems

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Milica Jovanovic Popovic, Ana Radivojevic/ University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia Sustainability and Vulnerability of Contemporary Cities - Examples of Belgrade and Novisad

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Jaume Roset, Rafael Serra, Antoni Isalgue, Helena Coch/ School of Archtitecture of Barcelona - UPC, Spain Energetic Analysis for an Urban Sector of Barcelona

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Giuliano Dall'O, Annalisa Galante/ Politecnico di Milano, Italy Francesca Baragiola/ Associazione Rete di Punti Energia, Italy Multicriteria Indicators of Energy Consumption in Residential Buildings for DSA Proposal

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Jana Sablkova/ Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia Loft Apartments as an Alternative for Rebuilt Cities

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Sergio Paderi/ Municipality of Florence, Italy Fabrizio Terenzi/ Fiorentinagas s.p.a., Italy Cosimo Bruni, Romano Giglioli, University of Pisa, Italy Rationalizing Energy Infrastructures in the City of Florence by Means of Distributed Cogeneration Plants

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Nico Maiellaro/ National Research Council of Italy, Institute for Housing and Social Infrastructures, Italy Mining and Sharing Data on Sustainable Building in Internet

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F. Carbotti, M. Pellegrini/ Florence Country Government Province, Italy G. Tondi/ EnergiaTA, Italy The Role of an Energy Management Agency in the Liberalisation of Electricity Market. Analysis of the Impact on a Metropolitan Area

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Dimitra Babalis, Alessandro Gioli, Luigi Martelli/ University of Florence, Italy New Conceptions for Sustainable Building Design and Urban Energy Planning: the Postgraduate School of Bioclimatic Design in Achitecture and Planning, in Florence

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Flavio Conti/ European Commission - DG Joint Research Centre - Environment Institute, Italy Bruno Caudana/Adaptive Systems S.a.S., Italy Mike Trim/ BRE - Garston, United Kingdom THERMIE and European Building Information System (THEBIS): a New Tool for the Dissemination and Proper Management of Building Demonstration Projects

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F. M. Butera/ AMG, Italy T. Pagano, R. Spallino, V. La Parola/ MEDEA, Italy Selling Solar Hot Water to Citizens

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NeilWallis/EST Bernard Guellard/ CERTU United Kindgom UTOPIA - Urban Transport: Options for Propulsion Systems and Instruments for Analysis

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Haroldo Gallo/ Instituto Presbiteriano Mackenzie, Brasil Fernanda Magalhies*/ Instituto Presbiteriano Mackenzie, Brasil & CESUR/ 1ST, Portugal Cultural Heritage: New Forms to Approach the Question and New Challenges for Developing Countries

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B: Low Energy Technologies for Building Restoration and Construction Giorgio Raffellini, Giafranco Cellai, Cristina Carletti/ Univeristy of Florence, Italy Analysis Strategies for Efficient Energy Use in University Historical Buildings in Florence

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K.A. Antonopoulos, C. Tzivanidis, E.P. Koronaki, M. Vrachopoulos/ National Technical University of Athens, Greece On the Inverse Thermal Problem in Buildings

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Francesca Sartogo/ PRAU s.r.l., Italy From the "Environmental Historical Wisdom" to a Methodological Structure of Urban Guidelines and Regulations

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Dora Francese/ Universita degli study di Napoli "Federico II", Italy Francesco Ruggiero/ Politecnico di Bari, Italy Re-design Stone Walled Buildings in Historical Centres: A Case Study in Naples

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Anna Magrini/ Universita di Pavia, Italy Giovanna Franco/ Universita di Genova, Italy Low Energy Consumption Building Envelope: Few Notes on Evaluation Criteria for a More Efficient Energy Use in Buildings

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Antonio Ciolfi, Unitecnosys Engineering, RS & D Division, Italy Direct/ Indirect Gain Using Innovating High - Capacitance Materials to Store Solar Heat Gain

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Marilicia Longobardi, Patricia Ranzo/ Universita degli studi "Federico II" di Napoli, Italy Energetic Retrofitting Strategies in Mediterranean Area. The Role of the Envelope in Office Buildings: A Case Study in Naples

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Johann W. Herlyn/ Fraunhofer-lnstitut fur Holzforschung, Wilhelm - Klauditz - Insitut, Germany Maintenance of Historical Half-timbered Buildings through Modern Utilisation - Improvement of Heat and Moisture Protection

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M. Catalano, G.R. Dell' Osso, F. lannone/ Politecnico di Bari, Italy Passive Cooling and Natural Ventilation. The Case Study of "Bernardini" Library in Lecce (Italy)

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Patrizia Ranzo, Carla Langella/ Universita di Napoli Federico II, Italy Building Materials for the Cities of Tomorrow. Towards New Materials Biological Qualities

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Gian Luca Brunetti/ DITEC - Politecnico di Milano, Italy Considerations about the Comfort Conditions in the Urban Fabric of Bovisa, Milan

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J.M. Rapin/ CSTB - Centre Scientifique et Technique du Batiment, France R. Caracausi, S. Barbaro/ DEAF - Universita degli Studi di Palermo, Italy A Computer - Aided Assessment of the Acoustic Quality in Urban Open Spaces

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J.M. Rapin/ CSTB - Centre Scientifique et Technique du Batiment, France R. Caracausi, S. Barbara/ DEAF - Universita degli Studi di Palermo, Italy Study and Assessment of Aerial Noise Propagation between and inside a Building with the Windows Kept Open. Mitigating Actions to Diminish it

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B. Dimitrijevic, D. Langford, I. MacLeod, T. Maver, L. McElroy/ University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom Environmental Assessment and Transformation of Energy Systems in the Royal College in Glasgow

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S. Barbaro, A. Bonanno, V. Grippaldi/ University of Palermo, Italy Acoustic Aspects of the Environmental Control. An Effective Tool for a Sustainable Urban Planning

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Till Pasquay, Helmut Muller/ University of Dortmund, Germany Controlled Natural Ventilation in a Large Microclimatic Envelope

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Paulo Mendonca, Luis Braganca/ University of Minho, Portugal Sustainable Building Construction - a Minimalist Approach

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Dimitrios Bikas, Niobe Chrissomallidou, Sotiris Milonas/ Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Restoration of an Old Tobacco Warehouse in Xanthi - GR Incorporating Energy - Efficient Technologies and Environmental Criteria

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Alessandro Rogora, Chiara Olgiati/ Atelier Rogora, Italy Green Refurbishment of an Old Mechanical Factory

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L. Cassar, C. Pepe, N. Pimpinelli/ CTG SpA Italcementi Group, Italy R. Amadelli, L. Antolini/ Universita di Ferrara, Italy New Cement Based Materials and Photocatalysis

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E. Mlecnik, K. Baert, G. De bruyn, P. Verdonck/ Cenergie cvba, Belgium Energy Advise for a Renovation of a Historical Swimming Pool

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Peteris Shipkovs, Galina Kashkarova, Aldis Grekis/ Institute of Physical Energetics, Latvia Energy Conservation Possibilities in Household in Latvia

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C. Di Perna, P. Principi, E. Ruffini/ Universita degli Studi di Ancona, Italy Monitoring of an Efficient Energy Building

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Antonella Postorino/ Gruppo NOW, Italy An Experience in Social, Environmental and Building Restoration

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C: Integration of Renewable Energies in Urban Planning Maria Jose Meseguer Penalva, Spain Integration of Bioclimatic Parameters in Urban Planning

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Argiro Dimoudi, Marialena Nikolopoulou/ Centre for Renewable Energy Sources (C.R.E.S.), Greece Characterising the Urban Microclimate: Urban Form and Vegetation

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Adriano Magliocco, Andrea Giachetta/ University of Genova, Italy An Intregrated Approach for Residential Housing Renewal

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Conall 6 Cathain/ Queen's University, N. Ireland Some Numerical Housing Density Measurements

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Erja Vayrynen, Ana Rodriguez-Gabriel/ Helsinki University of Technology, Finland Integration of Solar Energy Technology in District Heating Systems in Residential Areas

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Alessandro Rogora/ DiTEC - Politecnico di Milano, Italy Claudia Losa/ Atelier Rogora, Italy Design Tools for the Energetic Control in Town Planning: the Case of Crosio della Valle (VA)

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Fernanda Magalhaes/ CESUR, 1ST, Portugal - Instituto Presbiteriano Mackenzie, Brazil Manuel Leal da Costa Lobo/ CESUR, 1ST, Portugal The Role of Urban Design - Some Design Clues for the Improvement of the Quality of Public Spaces

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Darko Radovic/ The University of Melbourne, Australia Social and Urban Reinvention of Mostar: Towards Sustainable Future

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Gianluca Tondi, David Chiaramonti/ EnergiaTA, Italy Implementation of Small Hydropower in the Urban Environment: Successful Examples of Realisation in the European Union and New Opportunities in the Florentine Area

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Loris Macci, Alessandro Gioli, Alberto Baratelli, Fabio Fabbrizzi, Donata Bigazzi, Leonardo Latini, Umberto Lizza, Duccio Brunelli/ Florence University, Italy Sustainable Design of a University Campus in Forli (Italy)

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M. Stohr, P. Helm, H.- P. Grimm/WIP KG, Germany A. Grassi, G. Sucharowski/ EnergiaTA, Italy Renewable Energies in Urban Environments - Results from the current ALTENER project targeting Urban Planners, Decision - makers and Architects

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