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Course Outline
- Βasic concepts and definitions around sustainable development
- Sustainable Urban Development and Real Estate. Global North and Global South. Trends, Developments, Challenges.
- Urban Renewals and their Impact on the City and Property Values. Greek and International Experience-Examples. Brownfields, Gentrification and Flagship Projects.
- Sustainable Management at the Building Scale. Basic Principles of Bioclimatic Design.
- Environmentally Friendlly Building Compositions/Constructions. Evaluation of buildings according to EMP, BREAM and LEED. The role of construction materials.
- Renewable Energy Sources at the Residential scale – Basic calculations. (PV, Geothermal, Wind, etc.)
- other energy saving strategies – best practices for walls, doors and windows (planted roofs, green facades, types of insulation, types of frames, etc.).
- Additions to buildings without Permits. Historical Evolution of the Legislative Framework. Presentation of examples. Effects on property values.
- Smart homes
- Renovations – Restorations. Examples, Cases of Preserved Buildings.
- Evaluation of microclimate conditions macroscopically and through software.