FACTIBILIDAD

Socio-cultural aspects (if it satisfi es their prospects) Economical aspects (if it is affordable for the buyer) Age (if it does fulfi l the basic needs of people of that age) • Location related:

Geographical situation (if it adapts to climate, topography, etc.)

The target market may be distinguished as much for geographical features as for social aspects. In order to adapt the product to the potential customer’s specifi c needs, this differentiation shall be detailed enough. However, as a very exclusive market may limit the product running, be careful not to go too far.

Once the target market is identifi ed, we shall make sure the project satisfi es its needs and prospects, and is affordable. The project shall be a product adapted to its potential customers’ prospects for size, aesthetic, closings, spaces, distribution, equipment, etc.

Usual market viability’s characteristics: appeal, spatial distribution, fl exibility, innovative components, etc., as well as the project’s ecologic and economical benefi ts must be commercially exploited. Environmental advantages, renewable energies’ use, high-energy effi ciency, the use of green, recycling or recyclable

materials, among others shall be highlighted. On the other hand, the economic benefi ts to make the project’s commercialization become viable shall include information regarding its energy expenses’ reduction: explain how and how much money is saved due to the appropriate house’s design, the high energy effi ciency of the systems and the inclusion of renewable energies.

Individual or collective housing building characteristics.-

Teams must explain their choice regarding density according to the local context of the project. They must describe all elements that can help the jury to better understand the spatial strategies developed by the project. In case of an urban setting, teams will explain the densifi cation strategy and the spatial solution chosen to achieve a balanced ecosystem. They will present development perspective on a thirty years period of time. In case of a rural setting, teams will explain how they avoid urban sprawl, how they optimize infrastructures, and what kind of spatial organization is foreseen for the future of these territories on a thirty years period of time. In both cases, it is highly recommended to put the project in historical and cultural heritage perspective. Teams should also emphasize the evolutivity and the fl exibility characteristics of the project in respect of environmental qualities.

Mobility strategies.- Teams must demonstrate how their location strategies and associated transportation systems can reduce both costs and energy impact of their proposals. They must describe how different kind of transportation means are used according to what use. They must indicate how they take into account all generations and population classes. They should indicate how they imagine that energy resources produced by the project can meet living and transportation needs.

Affordability.- Teams must explain their strategies toward global cost of the project (building cost, maintenance, transportation...) and related performance of the project on twenty years and fi fty years period of time.

The question of affordability for the greatest number of people needs to be addressed. According to local context, teams will explain how the fi nancial system (bank loans, cooperative housing, social public housing, etc.) and the building industry (prefabrication, self construction, traditional building production, etc.) are organized and what business model is considered. They must indicate the targeted population classe(s).

INNOVATION REPORT Objective

The objective of the innovation report is that the teams refl ect in a document, in a systematic and organized way, all those innovative elements or systems, used for the design, development, construction and management of the proposals.

Contents index and structure

The report structure shall correspond to the following index, including all elements that refer to the innovation of the proposal. In case that the required documentation has been already mentioned in another section of the deliverable, it will not be necessary to incorporate again this information in the report. However it is recommended to indicate it in the corresponding section of the deliverable.

1.Innovation in Architecture: new spatial and functional concepts at all scales (urban scale, building scale, living unit scale), new languages in the formal use of materials, use of textures, and the appropriate use of light.

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2.Innovation in Engineering and Construction: innovation concepts in the project’s structure and systems’ (plumbing, electrical and photovoltaic) design and construction.

3.Innovation in Energy Effi ciency: the active and passive innovative technological contributions maximizing the energy effi ciency of the project; innovative ways to improve the hydrothermal, environmental, illumination and acoustic effi ciency of the housing unit, as well as facilitating the perfect functioning of the project, and innovative aspects of house’s appliances and equipment. Innovation concepts in house functioning. Innovative concepts in coupling building and mobility solutions.

4.Innovation in Communication and Social Awareness: new initiatives proposed to attract the attention of the general public as well as specifi c public.

5.Innovation in Urban Design, Transportation and Affordability: innovative solutions for denser urban areas or rural areas. Innovation in strategies developed to make affordable habitats and their means of transportation in their local context.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT Objective

The objective of the sustainability report is that the teams refl ect in a document, in a systematic and organized way, those elements related to the sustainability of the proposals, in such a way that they can be visualized as a whole and make a holistic vision possible as to how this variable has been integrated into the work that has been developed.

Contents index and structure

The report structure shall correspond to the following index, including all elements that refer to the proposal’s sustainability. In case that the required documentation has been already mentioned in another section of the deliverable, it will not be necessary to incorporate again this information in the report. However, teams must indicate it in the corresponding section of the deliverable.

1. Introduction: Sustainability concept applied

Sustainability is a complex and multidimensional concept, which in the formulation of the proposal the teams will have analyzed, refl ected on it and translated it in their approach and strategies, obtaining both quantitative and qualitative results evaluable by the judges. It will be requested that the sustainability of their proposal in terms of the architectonic conception be explained in 20 lines.

2. Bioclimatic Strategies: Passive design strategies

This section must include a brief description of the bioclimatic strategies (passive design strategies) integrated in the proposal, schematically representing its functioning. Some aspects to consider are:

• Project’s envelope, taking into account the level of insulation, air tightness, fi nishes and construction. • Glazing orientations, types and sizes. Solar protections to minimize the interior overheating. Daylight controls to provide evenly distributed and suffi cient natural lighting.

• Distribution of the interior spaces according their heating and cooling requirements, and the use of thermal buffers spaces.

• Passive heating strategies using direct and indirect solar gains, as well as the use of thermal energy storage. • Passive cooling strategies, i.e. natural ventilation, thermal mass with night ventilation, evaporative cooling and night radiation.

• Use of semi-passive systems to maximizes the effect of passive strategies with very low energy consumption. • Improvement of the microclimate around the building, through the bioclimatic design of exterior spaces. And the application of strategies to reduce the urban heat island effect.

3. Water

The strategies related to the management of water will be described in accordance with the following

classifi cation, highlighting which alternatives have been evaluated in the development of the work and justifying the choice that has fi nally been carried out for the project:

• Strategies for the reduction of consumption • Recycling, reuse

• Rain water • Grey water system

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