NRP 54 “Sustainable Development of the Built Environment“
The National Research Programme “Sustainable Development of the Built Environment“ (NRP 54) focuses on sustainability as it relates to buildings and the development of the built environment. It will establish methodological, scientific and technical fundamentals for the integration of principles of sustainability into the development of the built environment in order to meet the requirements of modern society.
The specific objectives of the three research axes are:
- to enhance knowledge in the functioning and evolution of the built environment;
- to integrate all aspects of sustainability into a creative and integrated design and planning process of the built environment; and
- to integrate all aspects of sustainability into the operation and management of the built environment throughout its life-cycle.
The NRP aims to provide various actors (public officials, the private sector and builders) with the basis for the development of practical instruments necessary to give greater attention to the principles of sustainable development in construction engineering and the sustainable development of the built environment.
Facts & Figures
Overall funding
CHF 13'000'000
Duration
5 Years
President of the steering committee
Eugen Brühwiler, Directeur du Laboratoire de Maintenance, Construction et Sécurité des ouvrages (MCS), Faculté de l'Environnement Naturel, Architectural et Construit (ENAC), EPF Lausanne
Implementation Officer
Urs Steiger, Luzern
Programme coordinator
Stefan Husi, SNSF
Start of research
Summer 2005
Publications
Programme synthesis NRP 54 "Nachhaltige Siedlungs- und Infrastrukturentwicklung: Von der Verwaltung zur aktiven Entwicklung", vdf Hochschulverlag, Bern 2011, eBook
Fokusstudie NFP 54 "Landschaftsqualität in Agglomerationen", vdf Hochschulverlag, Bern 2012
Etude ciblée du PNR 54 "Quelles méthodes pour analyser le développement durable de l'environnement construit?", vdf Hochschulverlag, Zürich 2012
Etude ciblée du PNR 54 "Sources d’informations et utilisation des statistiques par les chercheurs du PNR 54", vdf Hochschulverlag, Lausanne 2013
Forschungsbericht NFP 54 "Sozial nachhaltige Parkanlagen", vdf Hochschulverlag, Bern 2010
Rapport de recherche PNR 54 "Projet Deep City Ressources du sous-sol et développement durable des espaces urbains", vdf Hochschulverlag, Lausanne 2010