A transformative approach to reach an energy-conscious district: A case study in the city of Turin

Worldwide, energy consumption is rising quickly, but in certain nations more so than others. The built environment accounts for 40% of the energy used in Europe. The built environment's carbon footprint can be significantly reduced by lowering the energy requirements of the building industry. This study aims to show methods for reducing energy consumption in a district that already exists in Turin, namely in the Lingotto area. A city that is more ecological and energy-conscious is one step closer with an energy- conscious district. There are three basic steps in the process to get appropriate recommendations for the districts in Turin. First, the problems in each district were identified and examined. The causes a particular building, building block, or district more energy demand than it should be requiring, according to interpretation and previous studies. Four key factors have been taken into account for this step. Shape and orientation of the buildings, exposure to the sun and wind, functions, and heating—the most significant factor impacted by other factors—come last. According to study, heating accounts for 80% of the energy used in residential buildings, and 64% of the energy comes from fossil fuels, leading to CO2 emissions.(de Nigris and Fraire 2013) The introduction of many design options at the building and urban scales is the second step. The three-phase plan has been taken into consideration for this step-in order to achieve an energy conscious district and find the appropriate technologies. Thirdly, the districts that were chosen as well as the buildings that made up those districts were the main focus of the application of some of those applicable technologies. This plan entails energy recycling in the form of heating depending on the building functions in each zone of the district, followed by energy production based on the geometry and orientation of the buildings. Finally, how a district can function as a system in order to reduce the primary energy needs.