COST is supported by
The EU Framework Programme
Horizon 2020
This presentation is based upon work from COST Action RESTORE CA16114, supported by COST (European
Cooperation in Science and Technology).
Carlo Battisti, EURAC research
One year of RESTORE
RESTORE public conference
Budapest, 13/02/2018
Chair
COST Action RESTORE
carlo.battisti@eurac.edu
@battisti_c
Kiribati Islands
Oceania
João Pereira de Araújo
Taquari District
Rio Branco
Brazil
2015
Photo: Gideon Mendel
Photo: Gideon Mendel
Ahmed Khairpur Nathan
Shah
Sindh
Pakistan
2010
Photo: Gideon Mendel
David Morris Andrews
South Carolina
USA
2015
Photo: Gideon Mendel
Florence Abraham
Igbogene
Bayelsa State
Nigeria
2012
Photo: Gideon Mendel
Shirley Armitage
Moorland Village
Somerset
UK
2014
Gideon Mendel
http://gideonmendel.com/
Marmolada Glacier (3.343 m) Dolomites, Italy
Siabatou Sanneh,
Paris Marathon
12.04.2015
COST is supported by
The EU Framework
Programme
Horizon 2020
COST is supported by
The EU Framework
Programme
Horizon 2020
Roatán Island,
Honduras
(Photo: Caroline
Power)
COST is supported by
The EU Framework
Programme
Horizon 2020
COST is supported by
The EU Framework
Programme
Horizon 2020
Total US Building Stock vs. LEED Certifications,
End of 2015. From Reinventing Green Building.
Distribution of new dwellings according to the nZEB radar graph in 2014.
Distribution of new non-residential buildings according to the nZEB radar graph in 2014. (Source: ZEBRA2020)
Courtesy of Naturalia-BAU, Research study for ‘Under Construction’ 2015-2016 © IDM Südtirol – Alto Adige
The vision
NZIB = Net Zero Impact Buildings? (at least …)
VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre, Vancouver (CAN) / courtesy of Perkins+Will
social justice and equity
Photo: the International Living Future Institute
from ‘less bad’ to ‘more good’
Primary school
“Michael Pichler”
San Valentino in
Campo
South Tyrol, Italy
Source: the
International
Living Building
Institute
The mission
How To Save The World: Eric Campbell
policy makers
professionals
people
products
policy makers
Source: the
Natural Step
One year of RESTORE
38 countries 140+ participants
Agricultural economics
Anthropology
Architecture
Bioclimatic design
Biomimicry
BIM
Building materials
Building physics
Business management
Circular Economy
Civil works
Co-Housing
Eco-design
Emergency Housing
Energy modeling
Energy system engineering
Environmental Engineering
Environmental policies
Facility management
Green buildings
Historic buildings
Human geography
HVAC
Indoor environmental quality
Industrial ecology
Industrial Economics
Landscape management
Learning tools
Life cycle assessment
Lighting
engineering
Mechanics
NZEB solutions
Political sciences
Project management
Robotics
Smart grids
Structural engineering Sustainable design
Systems
thinking
Timber construction
Transportation
Urban planning
a multi-disciplinary approach
WP1 RESTORATIVE SUSTAINABILITY
The Evolving Agenda of Restorative Design, which introduces the evolving spectrum of paradigms,
design challenges, opportunities, and perspectives for sustainable architecture and urban design. It
discusses the knowledge, skills, and competence that should inform and orient the practice shift
required by an approach to architecture informed by restorative sustainability.
49
participants
sharing a
common
language
WP2 RESTORATIVE DESIGN PROCESS
Processes, Methods and Tools for Restorative Design. Primarily based on case studies derived from
workshops, it constitutes the core of the action and intends to provide “hands-on” guidance to the
practice of restorative design.
64
participants
WG1+2 meetings
Faro Sofia
WP1 | Training School
RESTORATIVE
SUSTAINABILITY
November 14-17 2017
Lancaster (UK)
30+ trainees
10+ trainers
5 STSMs
• 4 WP1
• 1 WP2
What’s next?
WP3 RESTORATIVE BUILDING AND OPERATIONS
Impact and innovations for a restorative approach to construction and operations (facilities
management) for a restorative sector.
29
participants
WP4 RETHINKING TECHNOLOGY
Impact and influence of built environment technologies for a restorative sector.
21
participants
WP5 SCALE JUMPING
Thinking beyond the building, identifying scale jumping potentials to neighbourhood and city level
sustainability.
48
participants
COST is supported by
The EU Framework Programme
Horizon 2020
This presentation is based upon work from COST Action RESTORE CA16114, supported by COST (European
Cooperation in Science and Technology).
Carlo Battisti
Thank you for your attention!
Budapest, 13/02/2018
carlo.battisti@eurac.edu
@battisti_c
Grazie per la vostra attenzione!
Walden Pond, Concord (MA, USA)

One year of RESTORE: REthinking Sustainability TOwards a Regenerative Economy | Carlo Battisti, Eurac Research