Renovating Carbon

Name: Renovating Carbon
SKU: 90986
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Re-imagining the Carbon Form

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With global building stock projected to double in the next two decades, the challenge of reducing the carbon expenditure becomes a planning-design-construction opportunity…

ISBN: 978-1-954081-44-4
Binding: Soft Bound
Pages: 120pp
Publication Date: Spring 2023
Size: 8.25” x 11.75” Portrait
World Rights: Available

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“This book encapsulates what a low-carbon renovation means for rapidly urbanizing Asia.”

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Weight	3 lbs
Dimensions	10 × 10 × 1 in

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With global building stock projected to double in the next two decades, the challenge of reducing the carbon expenditure becomes a planning-design-construction opportunity. This urgently warrants an assessment of existing architectural practices and employment/usage of building systems, by professionals and experts to facilitate sustainable and optimistic experimentations. It is high time that we rethink the creative aspects of not just technology and buildings systems, but also the culture and the foundation of the building industry.

The book begins to explore these facets of the complex relationship between the built environment, carbon mitigation and climate change through the low-carbon adaptive re-use of SDE1/3 of the former School of Design and Environment (SDE) at the National University of Singapore (NUS). The essays / articles extrapolate key themes on adaptive re-use to the hot and wet atmospheres on the urbanizing Equator. Unlike new-builds, the design and development of adaptive re-use projects straddle the existing realities of the built form and future projections of building use and operations.

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Erik L’Heureux, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, is an award-winning American architect, educator and administrator. He is the Vice Dean, Special Projects at the School of Design and Environment (SDE) leading the transformation of SDE at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He is currently leading the transformation of the School of Design and Environment 1 and 3 at SDE with over 250,000 square feet of renovated facilities slated for completion by 2022. As the Master of Architecture Program Director and Dean’s Chair Associate Professor, he teaches the new generation of architects to be committed to the complexities and potentials of architecture on the equator. And through his design work, he developed a series of award-winning buildings that combine passive performance, pattern, and simplicity as a product of the hot-wet climate and the dense, urban equatorial context where he practices. L’Heureux sees the integration of design education, academic leadership, and creative practice as a hallmark of his impact, inspiring students, professionals, and the public to become more attuned to architecture fit for the equator and the warming world.

Giovanni Cossu is a sustainable development professional and Associate Director at the National University of Singapore (NUS). With experience in real estate and sustainability services, he is part of the senior management group at the NUS School of Design and Environment (SDE) where he oversees and manages a portfolio of campus redevelopment projects and corporate sustainability initiatives. This includes the design and construction of the first purpose build net-zero energy building in Singapore as well as the adaptive reuse of existing facilities aiming to net-zero carbon and net-zero water targets. He supports corporate sustainability development through industry partnerships and international collaborations resulting in programmes such as the WELL Health and Safety Rating and the NUS WELL Portfolio. His work creates new opportunities of learning and real-world engagement for a wide community of students and industry professionals in Singapore and beyond.

Research Collaborator:
Lakshmi Menon

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ISBN: 978-1-954081-44-4
Binding: Soft Bound
Pages: 120pp
Publication Date: Spring 2023
Size: 8.25” x 11.75” Portrait