Passive and active systems in harmony

摘要

By adopting a holistic design approach where architecture and engineering are inseparable, one is able to first minimise demand before addressing the supply equation (which includes renewable technologies).rnThrough this approach it was possible to substantially reduce the energy demand for the Senedd. This process made the application of renewable technologies more feasible, and in so doing achieve some of the primary goals of sustainable development, as endorsed by the National Assembly's constitutional obligation to sustainability.