The Department of Urban Quality, who runs Ana Vidal Martinez, has proposed to apply sustainability criteria to works that rush, to collaborate in exploiting natural resources to promote energy conservation and reduce waste pollution.
To this end, has prepared a document in collaboration with the Technology Center building, to be taken into account when addressing future interventions in the street or in municipal buildings.
"The building orientation, landscaping, harnessing sunlight through glass light control and low thermal emission, the natural cross ventilation and the building automation are some of the aspects covered in this document, which comes to extend as recommendations, obligations that marks the current regulations, so that we will consider these criteria as possible, "said the councilor.
The council will continue a series of recommendations or sustainable initiatives that can be applied to public buildings of the Municipality of Murcia, in order that these are conceived, designed, implemented and rehabilitated under criteria more environmentally friendly.
This proposal is part of what is now called sustainable building, which come together and articulate performances arranged in two clear axes, one related to sustainable architecture and one on the effectiveness and efficiency.
With regard to sustainable architecture, the focus is on integration into the design and use sustainable materials and systems available and construction types that affect energy efficiency in a passive way, ie, achieve better constructive options with less need for external energy input for heating or cooling.
It should be noted that while the Administration applies specific legislation must be complied with, it's going integrating a culture of prevention to ensure the safety and health of the environment.
The first objective is that as they are executing works with proper environmental management, it will check that you save on purchases of materials, shortages, surpluses in electricity consumption, water and fuel, transport and waste management ..
This will help to begin the next play with a greater awareness of the need to plan it taking into account both the logical construction process, including environmental criteria that will become consolidated, contributing not only to improving our environment, but also that of the income statement.
As for the type of works will increasingly demand having more environmentally sustainable buildings, both for the conservation of the planet, for saving operating and maintenance costs.
New materials are appearing continuously and elements that will help build buildings that respect the environment and increasing the comfort level of end users, allowing a reduction in construction costs and maintenance.
Sustainability means consuming renewable resources, so provides the following strategies:
System optimization of natural lighting
Optimize the acoustic performance of buildings
Optimising the use of water resources
Analysis of ventilation systems of buildings
Harnessing solar hot water generation
Characterization and optimization of the enclosure (enclosure and cover)
Integration of renewable energies
Integration of materials, construction processes and innovative
For the councilor, it is important exemplary involvement of local government because "the contribution to conservation and environmental improvement is for all those involved in the construction process, from the sponsor staff work, but it is only possible with the personal involvement each of the sectors "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia