Smart planning for ecoefficient cities

Cities are intensive centres of social activity and the central feature in the economical technology of civilizations. The cities directly express the energy resource framework and infrastructure available at any given time in history. Global acceleration in city formation and urban growth can be ascribed to a number of technological innovations, none more profound in their impact than the rise and spread of fossil fuel resources, products, systems, and tools. Much of the global environmental problems, and especially the fight against climate change, require proper management of energy, especially at the local level, through concrete actions that promote energy efficiency in buildings, the rational use of energy and the exploitation of renewable energy sources. The world energy economy has the largest influence on the decisions that people and governments make. Current global consumption rates are depleting the planets ability to sustain our way of life. Increased demand means increased prices in every sector of the world economy. Many alternative energy companies are creating new economies in order to facilitate a more sustainable energy market. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20%, raise to 20% the share of energy produced from renewable sources and a 20% energy saving by 2020 all: this is in brief the contents of the so-called “climate-energy package 20-20-20” launched by the European Union. The goal is obviously to combat climate change and promote the use of renewable energy sources through binding targets for member countries. Who does not respect these constraints will face increasing costs to comply with the dictates of the Protocol, and it is on this aspect that the research is focusing in order to make more intelligent city. The system studied therefore wishes to combine different aspects of integration focusing on a building in the tertiary sector that meets these requirements.