37º IAHS World Congress on Housing: - Universidad de Cantabria

XXXVII <strong>IAHS</strong><strong>World</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> on HousingOctober 26 – 29, 2010, Santander, SpainCODE: 928PUBLIC HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION INEUROPE.CURRENT SITUATION AND TENDENCIESJaume Avellaneda Díaz-Grande, José María González Barroso, Katarina Mrkonjic, ClaraGonzález ManichDepartment of Architectural Technology IBarcelona School of ArchitectureTechnical University of CataloniaKey words:AbstractIndustrialized housing construction in the last hundred years has been one of the main vectorsof the evolution in construction. Nowadays, housing by these systems has still a strong vitalitythat offers new possibilities to potential techniques and systems of various materials, shapesand even the hybridization between them. That is why it is a subject of this study with a hightechnical interest.Two years ago, the Department of Architectural Technology I at the Technical University ofCatalonia, and the Institut Català del Sol - main promoter of public housing construction inCatalonia- signed a collaboration agreement for research and technological development ofindustrialized construction housing. Specifically, the agreement is entitled "Research onprocesses, techniques and industrialized building systems in residential buildings." Part of theagreement is the exchange of information and achievements in the fields of research andapplication of technology in the construction of multifamily residential buildings. The studyof the significant experiences and buildings has been developed in countries of the EuropeanUnion in the field of industrialized building and constructive innovation. Specifically, wehave chosen some case studies in European countries with a large experience in buildinghouses with these techniques and systems.The systematic presentation of the cases and the completed analysis is beyond the scope ofthis document. However, we put a special interest in advancing the processes, techniques andsystems that we believe to have further growth potential and act as models for thedevelopment in the technical scope.37º <strong>IAHS</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> On Housing Science 302