LEED is driven global revolution within the building industry.
Even in Italy, the number of building certified under the LEED green building rating systems is increasingly growing: currently, 251 projects are LEED registered, for a total area of 3.86 million square meters, and 80 building, for a total of 980000 sqm, have already achieved the coveted LEED certification.
Long term sustainability appraisals, which take into account a range of alternative schemes and associated building operational carbon and life cycle performance, are becoming a ‘must have’ to win planning permissions.
There is a constant increase in the numbers of manufacturers operating in the construction sector that produce photocatalytic building materials with anti-pollution properties.
Ongreening remembers Pritzker Prize and RIBA’s 2016 Royal Gold Medal winning architect Zaha Hadid with a selection of her most inspirational and significant works. This is our tribute to Dame Zaha Hadid, a visionary and revolutionary genius.
