EPBD is already here. Good practices in sustainable construction

EPBD IV, known to many as the “Green Homes Directive,” has triggered a contentious debate about the environmental and economic benefits related to its applicability.

In reality, there are a variety of examples of buildings, of different sizes and uses, that are already substantially in line with what the new version of the directive requires. The conference, through the analysis of case studies and good practices, aims to highlight how the knowledge and proper use of certain tools allow to achieve the energy-environmental goals set by the directive while enhancing the value of the work, and to give a hint on how some points of EPBD IV can be implemented on a national scale.

Session Chairs

Gian Marco Revel, Polytechnic University of Marche and CTS member of KEY
Marco Caffi, Green Building Council Italy and CTS member of KEY

Program

Introduction and welcome

From zero energy to zero emissions: measuring building emissions, towards a proposal for a national methodology
Roberto Giordano, Politecnico di Torino

Green houses: the state of affairs and regeneration on an urban scale
Cosimo Marinosci, ART-ER Emilia Romagna

Designing, building and certifying sustainable residential construction for all: the case of the Green City in Rome
Alessandro Guglielmi, Città Verde
Clementina Taliento, Head of our press and communications office, Kyoto Club

Discussion and closing