Progettare in modo ambientalmente compatibile. Problematiche, metodologie e strumenti

The paper presents some reflections on criticities of environment-compatible building design and a short description of proposed methodologies and operational tools. In particular, the paper represents the state of progress for the 'Genius Loci' research program ("Ruolo del settore edilizio sul cambiamento climatico: Genius Loci"), funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, in which ITC-CNR has been committed together with other national research partners.