Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
It would therefore be necessary the continuous education of technicians, at
regional or municipal level, aiming at the education in the field of public and
private operators, so as to increase the speed of change and the correct application
of the proposed measures. In this sense the municipal building regulation else than
aiming to discipline and disseminate, also helps to improve the knowledge in terms
of ''sustainable building'' among designers and builders. Therefore, at the same
time, the definition of the energy annex of the municipal building code, each
administration will have to define the formal procedures to be followed by the
interested parties and the necessary contents for the release for certifications and
the verification of the requirements.
In what follows, it is outlined a more detailed structure of the document with
the indication of the articles.
Area 1. Environmental sustainability and context appraisal
Art. 1 Building orientation
Art. 2 Natural lighting
Art. 3 External microclimate control
Art. 4 Usage of arboreal types
Art. 5 Water saving
Art. 6 Usage of eco-friendly and recycled materials
Area 2. Energy performance of building envelope
Art. 7 Verification of energy performance in design phase
Art. 8 Ratio dispersion surface—volume at controlled temperature
Art. 9 Thermal insulation of buildings (building features of the envelope—winter)
Art. 10 Thermal insulation of buildings (building features of the envelope—
summer)
Art. 11 Shutters performances and shadings control
Art. 12 Roofs performances
Art. 13 Use of passive cooling measures
Area 3. Energy performance of technical systems
Art. 14 High performance heat generation systems, thermal centralized systems
and metering systems
Art. 15 Thermal regulation systems
Art. 16 Low temperature systems
Art. 17 Mechanical ventilation systems
Area 4. Renewable energy systems
Art. 18 Solar thermal systems
Art. 19 Renewable energy sources for electrical energy generation
Art. 20 Electrical infrastructures for electric vehicles recharging.
In what follows, are reported, as an illustrative example, some of the articles of
the Guidelines proposed for the Sicilian Region.
Illustrative example of contents of the articles within Area 1. Environmental
sustainability and context appraisal.
Art. 3 External microclimate control
1. The built environment influences the climatological features of the site, based on
the urban layout (as a function of the position and the density of the neighbouring
