Come è cambiata la percezione della sostenibilità e dell’impatto del cambiamento climatico sugli edifici nella Ricerca dopo il Covid 19. Un primo sondaggio/How the perception of sustainability and the impact of climate change on buildings has changed in Research after Covid 19. An early survey

The construction sector is one of the main contributors to the climate crisis in Europe, accounting for 36% of annual CO2 emissions due to 40% of annual energy consumption. Since 1987, the year in which the Brundtland Report was drawn up, the concept of Sustainability has been introduced in both the architectural and engineering fields. Being a particularly broad concept, attempts have been made over the years to simplify it, specifying its meaning through the subdivision into different types and/or areas of intervention (environmental, social, economic). However, the final purpose of each of these subdivisions has always been to try to reduce the impact generated by the construction sector. Even the UNI standards have tried to support AEC professionals by providing the rules for this new way of perceiving architecture. In fact, the construction industry is a complex machine, crucial for the economy of every single nation. Revenues are expected to rise from around $12 trillion in 2021 to more than $22 trillion by 2030, according to experts. This growth cannot disregard the incentives that various states have begun to distribute since 2021 in an attempt to jump-start the economy. For this reason, in addition to the impact of climate change, which is certainly less immediate in terms of the timing of action, it is also necessary to consider that three years ago the world was hit by an unexpected event, a global pandemic that suddenly upset and transformed the way people behave and perceive the world around them. This upheaval could hardly leave the AEC sector indifferent and unscathed. This first survey aims to provide, through the analysis of a selection of articles and the handling of specific data (e.g., keywords, index keywords, abstracts, distribution) extrapolated and deduced from them, an overview of how the perception of sustainability and the impact of climate change on buildings in the academia has changed since the outbreak of Covid 19.