The Mediterranean corridor is experiencing the largest refugee migration in recent history. More than 35,000 people are in search of economic or political relief, and more are projected to arrive [1]. This migrant crisis poses unique issues that point to a need for a strategic and potentially largescale approach to provide shelter and resource independence. As the oldest sustainable architecture, planning, research and education organization in the U.S., Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems uses strategic alliances along with green manufacturing protocols to create healthy building practices. With international experience in such issues, yet with no presence in these particular areas of the world, we propose a daring experiment potentially at a grand scale. The approach consists of a multi-use sustainable building system, sPOD (provisional patent #62/607,232) that is part of a new concept for a repurposed shipping pallet. Engineering, manufacturing and distribution methods are embedded to develop strategic alliances throughout the chain of custody including an organic byproduct at end of life to enhance and rebuild soils. sPOD is calibrated to be useful in four disaster mitigation areas: 1) a fast, distributed delivery / manufacture based on rapidly renewable materials; 2) a sophisticated light weight modular high strength shelter system module that can be adapted from tent size structures to whole building complexes; 3) an equally diverse set of green infrastructure uses from paving, water collection and wastewater systems, intensive food production, and a variety of green energy support methods; and 4) an interior furniture system from chairs, tables, beds, and desks to room dividers. Each of these emanates from the disassembly / reuse process.
001_ COVER AND INDEX
003_ VIEW_Green: the new challenge of living
Paola De Joanna
FOCUS ON GREEN
008_ The role of greenery in healtcare facilities for children
Artemis Kyrkou
013_Rethinking the green. Technical implementations, bioclimatic involvements and technological perspectives of greenery in Architecture
Valentina Frighi
018_The vegetation as a constant in the Mediterranean cultural landscape
Francisco Pérez Gallego
030_By using GIS technologies into the relationship between urban green and the social and built environment of the Municipality of Pozzuoli
Barbara Cardone, Ferdinando Di Martino, Salvatore Sessa
034_The configurational approach to measure the impact of green spaces on urban landscape
Valerio Di Pinto
040_Green building/infrastructure system with manifacturing/distribution strategy
Pliny Fisk III, Brittany M. Faulkner
044_The role of vegetation in the mechanism of absorption and acoustic isolation
Luca Buoninconti
049_Sensorium | Five senses interaction center. Green and smart healthcare facility
Tasos Tyrimos, Evangelos Chryafidis, Aliki Ralli, Marianna Pontiki
057_When the green enters the buildings: the beneficial impact on users
Ilaria Oberti, Michela Lecci
062_Green in hospital – The necessity
Fotini Daskayanni
066_Visions, perceptions and benefits of natural green
Giuseppe Vaccaro
073_What it means to plant a tree
Gigliola Ausiello, Enza Santoro
079_A method for the ecological use of vegetation in the built environment
Mauirizio Sibilla, Anna Barbati
086_Green materials and applications, the future for a green product design
Georgia Chieirchanteri
093_Integrated methodologies for the knowledge and regeneration of the Paestum site. The role of the nature between the temples and the sea
Riccardo Florio, Raffaele Catuogno, Teresa Della Corte
102_The forest as a tool to regenerate urban and sub-urban environments
Christina Conti, Giovanni La Varra, Ambra Pecile
107_Green interventions for reconnecting urban liminal spaces. Two experiences in research and teaching
Filippo Angelucci, Claudia Di Girolamo
112_Techno-functional green-lines. Comparing urban experiences
Rossella Franchino, Caterina Frettoloso, Francesca Muzzillo, Antonella Violano
120_Frontiers of green architecture
Sonia Capece, Camelia Chivaran
127_+4°C. Green design and extreme climate change
Federico Orsini
132_Green walls as nature-based solutions for urban and building resilience: a case study
Silvia Tedesco, Elena Montacchini, Roberto Giordano, Federica Larcher
137_Rooftop farming in Buenos Aires: nature-based solutions for urban resilience
Francesca De Filippi, Francesca Letizia, Emanuela Saporito
142_Green-algae resilient architecture
Antonella Violano, Monica Cannaviello
150_Sustainable technologies for bioregionalist architecture. Regulatory aspects and pilot experiences
Luca Buoninconti, Paola De Joanna, Giuseppe Vaccaro
158_LIST OF AUTHORS