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Architecture and energy: questioning regulative and architectural paradigms for Danish low-energy housing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 August 2011

Rob Marsh
Affiliation:
Senior Researcher, Danish Building Research Institute, Aalborg University, Dr. Neergaards Vej 15, DK-2970 Hoersholm, Denmarkrom@sbi.dk
Michael Lauring
Affiliation:
Assistant Professor, Institute for Architecture, Design and Media Technology, Aalborg University, Gammel Torv 6, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmarkmlau@create.aau.dk

Extract

What is low-energy architecture? What at first glance would seem to be a simple question turns out to be rather more complex. Architectural practice does not exist in a vacuum, but responds to society's wider demands. In this way, low-energy architecture can be seen as developing in relation to the regulative framework that exists at any given time and which sets the boundaries for what is accepted as low-energy, or not.

Type
environment
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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