Architectural Integration of Energy Issues
On the occasion of the gathering of economic actors organized by Lucerne University of Applied Science and Arts (HSLU), Prof. Emmanuel REY from the Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies (LAST) was among the experts invited to give a lecture presenting issues and opportunities related to the architectural integration of energy aspects His presentation focused in particular on the necessity to develop strategies aiming at greater consistency at various scales of analysis.
Within the framework of the energy turnaround, energy efficient buildings occupy central stage. Several presentations highlighted the interest of establishing efficient energy networks at neighborhood scale, the necessity to consider the building as a system and the role of solar and adaptive facades.
During the first part of the event, researchers from Lucerne University of Applied Science and Arts (HSLU), Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) presented the results of their works on neighborhood scale networks, sustainable architecture and adaptive envelopes. The second part of the meeting focused on practical case studies.
In that context, Prof. Emmanuel Rey focused his lecture on the benefits of integrating energy and sustainability considerations into a systemic approach, from urban design to construction details. In order to illustrate operational issues of this type of approaches, he notably described energy strategies experimented during the development of the Microcity complex in Neuchâtel, which significantly increased the share of renewable energy within the entire neighborhood.