R&D

Strategies for water management. A global irrigation model

May 13, 2013

PRESS PDF Abstract This study focuses on the physical component of irrigation water management in regions here its scarcity is intensified by recent urban centre development, seeking not only the definition of strategies for major savings in consumption, but rather their inclusion …

Modular landscapes in arid climates redefining sustainability in public space

PRESS PDF Abstract This paper proposes a set of sustainable Modular Design Principles (MDP) with direct applicability in different landscape contexts. Sustainable practices, such as the optimization between resources and costs, both in terms of construction and maintenance phases, are included in …

Misting-cooling systems for microclimatic control in public space

PRESS PDF Abstract Misting-cooling systems have been used in outdoor spaces mainly for aesthetic purposes, and punctual cooling achievement. However, they can be highly effective in outdoor spaces’ bioclimatic comfort, in terms of microclimatic control, as an evaporative cooling system. Recent concerns …

Lighting on demand. Sustainable lighting systems in public space.

PRESS PDF Abstract Lighting on Demand (LoD) is a lighting concept based on the creation of a light wave that follows users according to their movement along the public space. It can be used in different sorts of spaces, according to …

Desert as a reversible transition

PRESS PDF Abstract In arid countries such as the UAE, characterized by extensive areas of drylands and increasing urban pressure in territorial and water resources, desertification process has been highly accelerated during last decades. Since 2002, the “Greening the Desert” program has …