Categorie: lifespan
Posted by ronald rovers Posted on 10 augustus 2024
Posted in assessment, behaviour, consuming, evaluation, lifespan, lifestyle, resources, system boundaries
Everything that doesn’t last at least 50 years is a step backward. It signifies a decline in the physical-biological system potential. If that system—Earth—is already fully burdened, beyond regeneration capacity, or I other words: if we are living above our personal resource bubble (beyond our physical-biological means), it becomes extremely…
Posted by ronald rovers Posted on 21 april 2024
Posted in architecture, future, history, housing stock, lifespan, materials
How long do buildings last? There’s little scientifically sound to say on the matter, and there are hardly any studies that have fundamentally examined it. Like the question: when does a building lose its primary function as a dwelling when no maintenance is carried out? In other words, when is…