Location
Haarlem The Netherlands
Almere The Netherlands
Almelo The Netherlands
Tilburg The Netherlands
Bristol, The United States of America
Washington The United States of America
description
Exhibition
Client
TANGRAM ARCHITEKTEN
Year
2012
BALANCE DEMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability is a term frequently used, often without clear delineation. The concept is multifaceted and is not strictly confined to being “green” or related solely to nature. It extends beyond being merely “energy-efficient” or “CO2-neutral.” This holds true for the sustainability of buildings.
Assessing the sustainability of buildings can be misleading: the most energy-efficient, CO2-neutral structure may perform poorly on the sustainability scale if it is situated in an unsuitable location. The spatial dimension, absent from current measurement methods, ultimately determines the genuine sustainable value of buildings and the built environment.
BALANCE illustrates old and new dimensions of sustainability in construction. It goes beyond a critical examination of the evolution of the sustainability concept in various phases and perspectives – it represents an attempt to advance the concept.
BALANCE was an interactive exhibition comprehensible to audiences with varying levels of knowledge. It was developed with the collaboration of a group of students from the Academy of Architecture. Visitors included professionals in the field, housing corporations, investors, municipal authorities, as well as casual passersby and tourists. The exhibition was frequently visited by school classes led by their teachers. Following a tour in the Netherlands, it was also showcased at various universities in the United States, including Bristol, RI, and Washington, DC.
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