The findings contribute to the broader discourse on sustainable urbanization, offering insights into optimizing high-rise developments for resilience, efficiency, and environmental performance.
Over the past decade, the construction of new housing units in Berlin has exceeded 140,000. Nonetheless, the housing market in Berlin continues to be characterised by a marked degree of scarcity. This phenomenon can be attributed to two main factors: immigration and economic growth.
This chapter aims to critically examine the historical evolution and contemporary trajectory of high-rise development through the lens of sustainability, identifying both challenges and opportunities.
Explore the intersection of high-rise development and urban environmental policy, and discover strategies for creating more sustainable urban landscapes.
High-rise buildings offer a sustainable solution by minimising land use while integrating eco-friendly technologies. Sustainable high-rises focus on energy and water efficiency, durable materials, and optimised design.
High-rise residential buildings have some unique aspects. The purpose of the study reported in this paper is to assess the role high-rise related aspects can play in sustainable development.
WEIJENBERG designers have studied how to make high-rise buildings more energy efficient by optimizing the orientation of solar panels and the displacement of floor slabs in response to a theoretical site.
Such details provide a deeper understanding and appreciation for Sustainable High Rise Housing Developments.
Unfortunately, high-rise constructions, by virtue of the strength required to hold them up safely, typically use proportionally more steel and concrete, thereby significantly increasing their climate change impact. But there are alternative options to consider.
Another possible spatial solution is high-rise housing, but its sustainability under extreme resource constraints has not been adequately assessed. This paper proposes a multi-criteria decision-making framework with a scenario-based approach to evaluate sustainable...
