Vol. 29 No. 1 (2025): BEYOND DECARBONIZATION toward a Climate Neutral urban environment
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Towards a climate neutral built environment: challenges and strategies of environmental design

Fabrizio Tucci
Dipartimento Pianificazione, Design, Tecnologia dell’Architettura, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italia

Published 2025-07-31

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Tucci, F. (2025). Towards a climate neutral built environment: challenges and strategies of environmental design. TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, 29(1), 20–30. https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17669

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