Paola Sassi:

Sustainable Architecture & Eco-Houses

Paola Sassi

The Sustainable Architecture & Eco-Houses presentation includes an inspirational outline of sustainable building practice, with UK and international examples. It then focuses on the principles of design and the practice of construction of two zero-heating flats in Cardiff and illustrates how the principles to achieve a zero-heating building can be applied to the refurbishment of existing homes.

Strand: Sustainable Energy, Technology, Housing

Type of event: talk

Place: Room 3 upstairs in Primary School

Starts: 11:30

Ends: 12:30

Presenter's Personal/Professional Background: Paola Sassi

Paola Sassi is a senior lecturer at Oxford Brookes University and partner at Sassi Chamberlain Architects. She is involved in university teaching, sustainable design consultancies, architectural design and practice and research into sustainable design, zero-CO2 buildings and closed-loop material cycle buildings.

She is the author of ‘Strategies for Sustainable Architecture’ published by Taylor & Francis Group, an illustrated overview of sustainable design approaches and technologies exemplified through 60 case study buildings in UK, US, Australia, Germany and Austria, which was runner up in the RIBA International Book Award 2007. She has also published in the field of design for deconstruction and closed-loop material cycles, post-occupancy building evaluations and sustainability and professional ethics.
Recent architectural work includes a sustainable community centre won through a limited competition, shortlisted entries to national and international sustainable design competitions, and the design and construction of two zero-heating flats in Cardiff designed to be near zero CO2 and form part of a closed-loop material cycle.

Organisation: Oxford Brookes University and Sassi Chamberlain Architects

Email: psassi@brookes.ac.uk

Phone:

01865 722130

Website: http://www.sc-arch.co.uk