public housing

Sull’illegittimità del criterio del radicamento territoriale per l’accesso all’edilizia popolare: dalla condizionalità all’universalità dei diritti sociali?

Decision 44/2020 of the Constitutional Court represents a turning point in the jurisprudence on public housing. The paper highlights two aspects: on the one hand, the confirmation of the driving force of the principle of reasonableness with respect to the objectives of the welfare state; on the other, open questions connected both to the nature of the right to housing and to the presence in the legal system of national and European rules still contemplating the territorial roots as a relevant criterion for access to public housing.

Energy retrofitting of dwellings from the 40’s in Borgata Trullo - Rome

Buildings with architectural constraints and recognized historical values entail careful design process, especially, when the aim is to improve the energy efficiency. Foreseeable interventions consist of preservation and improvement of building envelope energy performance as well as the adaptation of the built environment to modern use and its accessibility. The compatibility between the aforementioned constraints and its future more sustainable use represents the crucial challenge.

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