The existing building stock has an immense impact on preserving a social, economic and ecologic sustainability – especially in Central Europe with low rates of new construction. This paper focuses on life-cycle based renovation strategies considering not only structural and …
The Swedish government aims to reduce total energy demand per heated building area by 50% until 2050. A large number of residential buildings, built within the so-called “Million homes program” in Sweden, need major renovations, which offers an opportunity to …
On the centenary of the outbreak of the first world war, this 21st annual edition of Historic Churches includes a series thought-provoking articles that consider the UK´s war memorials. Whether in stone or stained glass, bronze statuary or oil paint …
Energy retrofit of historic buildings is a relatively new task in the construction sector. It is therefore important to offer reliable solutions to practitioners and end-users that prevent any undesired outcome. Often, the lack of trust and awareness of the …
Historic centres are special parts of the urban fabric that must be kept alive, to avoid depopulation and gentrification. The energy renovation of its buildings is key to achieve a balance between the conservation of built heritage and the sustainability …
The built heritage is characterized by an average low energy performance, but it is often excluded from studies and retrofit scenarios. In Italy, as in Europe, the building sector is the most energy consuming and pollutant. Italy accounts for 40% …
The analysis of the recurrent characteristics of the local historic architecture is useful to develop large-scale energy analyses, regulations and financial strategies, but also to support technical guidelines for an energy improvement balanced with conservation. For this purpose, a multi-scale …
The Venetian Villas are an historic body of 3782 buildings in Veneto and Friuli from the XVI century to the XVIII century. UNESCO has certified 24 villas of Andrea Palladio as World Heritage Sites. The Regional Institute for the protection …
Energy retrofitting of historic or existing buildings is a challenge that it has not yet been properly fully addressed. Multiple projects and methodologies are published every day but neither of them with the holistic approach that will assure complete success …
The article deals with the main problems arising during the sustainable renovation process and energy refurbishment of historical architecture. In particular, it focuses on the feasibility study for a huge historical listed building, aiming at its progressive and complete re-utilization …