Building typology: analysis of the building stock and typologies definition

Futureproofing historic buildings on a large scale is an ambitious target: carbon neutrality goals call for quick actions; instead, the energy retrofitting of historic buildings requires complex planning to optimize the energy savings with the preservation of cultural value. FuturHist …

Year: 2025 Authors: Poma. Elena / Herrera-Avellanosa, Daniel Source: FuturHist Type: , Topic: , Region: , , , , Language:

Barrier analysis: Identifying views on hindrances to the retrofitting of historic buildings

As part of the "Drawing the baseline" FuturHist work package, this report presents the results of Task 1.1 focused on the identification of barriers. A survey was conducted to assess the main barriers to energy efficiency in historic buildings. Feedback …

European energy performance of buildings directive and cultural heritage

This report summarises the work of the ICOMOS Expert Group on the Implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) in the Built Heritage Sector, established in 2023 to evaluate the impact of the EPBD recast on Europe’s historic …

Year: 2026 Authors: Alexandrou, Eleni / Berggren, Kersti / Bourgès, Ann / Broström, Tor / Brito, Nelson da Silva / Bruguerolle, Antoine / Donnelly, Jacqui / Erikkson, Petra / Foster, Jez / González-Longo, Cristina / Gould, Anthony / Hughes, David / Huttunen, Marku / Haas, Franziska / Karamyan, Anna / McDermott, Deirdre / Mirouze, Chloé / Paulus, Ave / Pissarides, Chrysanthos / Radivojević, Ana / Shaffrey, Gráinne / Silvestru, Claudiu / Stoškus, Liutauras / Villalba Montaner, Clara Source: ICOMOS Expert Group on EPBD Implementation Type: , , , Topic: , , , , , , , , Region: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Language:

Are the dwellings of historic Mediterranean cities cold in winter? A field assessment on their indoor environment and energy performance.

Although European heritage buildings are excluded from energy efficiency targets, it would be beneficial to include the largest group, that of listed housing, in energy retrofit plans, in order to encourage its occupation and contributing to the sustainable maintenance of …

Year: 2020 Authors: Caro, Rosana / Sendra, Juan José Source: Energy and Buildings, 230. ISSN 03787788 Type: Topic: , , , , , Region: Language:

Post-occupancy evaluation of a historic primary school in Spain: Comparing PMV, TSV and PD for teachers’ and pupils’ thermal comfort.

With attention increasingly shifting toward adaptation and energy upgrade of existing and historic buildings, research on Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) has grown notably in recent years. School buildings are a significant asset to the European building stock and an important field …

Year: 2017 Authors: Martínez-Molina, Antonio / Boarin, Paola / Tort-Ausina, Isabel / Vivancos, José-Luis Source: Building and Environment, 117. ISSN 03601323 Type: Topic: , , , , , , Region: Language:

Multi-scale urban data models for early-stage suitability assessment of energy conservation measures in historic urban areas.

The demand for improving the energy performance of buildings located in the historic districts of cities is as high as the current demand in other city districts. The need to reduce energy consumption and improve the comfort of inhabitants is …

Year: 2018 Authors: Egusquiza, Aitziber / Prieto, Iñaki / Izkara, Jose Luis / Béjar, Rubén Source: Energy and Buildings, 164. ISSN 0378-7788 Type: Topic: , , , , , Region: Language:

The assessment of environmental conditioning techniques and their energy performance in historic churches located in Mediterranean climate.

There is a particular approach to the energy performance and indoor microclimate of historic buildings. However, the implementation of energy efficiency in historic buildings is limited, given that the materials, structure, geometry and artworks to be conserved inhibit the improvement …

Year: 2018 Authors: Muñoz-González, Carmen Ma / León-Rodríguez, A.L. / Campano-Laborda, M. / Teeling, C. / Baglioni, R Source: Journal of Cultural Heritage, 34. ISSN 12962074 Type: Topic: , , , , , Region: Language:

Evaluation of indoor environment and energy performance of dwellings in heritage buildings. The case of hot summers in historic cities in Mediterranean Europe.

The potential benefits for making the historic buildings of heritage cities non-polluting and energy efficient have only recently stirred the interest of researchers and policy makers in facing the necessary challenges. In southern Europe, most of these buildings are residential …

Year: 2020 Authors: Caro, Rosana / Sendra, Juan José Source: Sustainable Cities and Society, 52. ISSN 2210-6707 Type: Topic: , , , , , , Region: Language:

Building Renovation Passports in Spain: Integrating exiting instruments for building conservation, renovation and heritage protection

This article discusses how the existing regulatory, informative, and financial instruments for the renovation of existing building stock in Spain could be combined to produce a national ‘Building Renovation Passport’, that is expected to be introduced by the European Commission …

Year: 2021 Authors: Villarejo, Pablo / Gámez, Ramón / Santamaría-López, Ángel Source: Energy Policy, 157. Type: Topic: , , , , , Region: , Language: