PlayArquitectura presentation at the 5th Spanish Passivhaus Conference
On October 17, PlayArquitectura participated in the 5th Spanish Passivhaus Conference held in Gijón, offering a presentation on the application of the Passivhaus standard in Urban Planning entitled Happy Urbanism:
Urban planning can and should recover its role as a tool for responsible territorial and urban planning, based on a balance between the three axes that define sustainability: economic, social and environmental.
The new framework of Directive 2010/31/EU, popularly known as 20 20 20, opens a new hopeful era for urban planning, by promoting the implementation of the typology of “nearly zero energy buildings”, the most relevant exponent of which is the Passivhaus standard.
Within this regulatory framework, and taking advantage of the resources provided by urban planning, some municipalities in La Rioja have proposed to advance the fulfillment of the objectives set for 2020, setting an example of a responsible attitude and commitment to sustainability.
This commitment has been reflected in the General Municipal Plan of Villamediana de Iregua, which was finally approved last June 2013, establishing the Passivhaus standard as mandatory for all newly built public buildings and in the 10 % for all new homes planned in the development sectors. In turn, weighting coefficients have been established for the benefits of the Passivhaus standard, which compensate for the additional costs that this typology may have in its construction, making it equal to the rest in terms of urban planning.
