Transportation
The transportation of materials is deeply connected to energy consumption, a key factor in climate change. This signifier is present when this distance is shortened, resulting in an energy economy. Stereotomy itself has its origins in regions abundant in stone, such as Macedonia and the south of Italy. During a construction experiment featuring local materials, Moreletal (2001, p. 1119) argues that “by adopting local materials the amount of energy used in building decreased by up to 215% and the impact of transportation by 453%”. One of the most available materials in populated areas is soil, a material proven suitable for funicular structures (Block, DeJong, et al., 2010), such as compressive stereotomic designs.
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