The topic of refurbishing historical buildings is one of the energy challenges all over Europe. In this scenario, AiCARR developed a proposal for a conscious approach in energy retrofitting
Within the ongoing international debate on methods and tools that might help include the built heritage as strategic target within the policies for NZE buildings, the paper develops a methodological framework for performance assessment and control of historic buildings and …
The high cost of energy, along with an urgent need to reduce global worming causing emissions, has contributed to the rethinking of contemporary design and building techniques. It also brought to the forefront the need to increase the energy performance …
As a result of the potential impacts of climate change, significant attention is being paid to the energy efficiency of older buildings. Legislation passed by the Scottish Government (the Climate Change Act 2009) has set the most demanding reduction targets …
The paper presents a method involving on-site measurements and dynamic simulation to evaluate refurbishment solutions of an extended and complex building of great artistic and historical value, Villa Mondragone, located in the Colli Albani area and property of the University …
This brochure, Improving the energy efficiency of historic buildings – The four pilot projects of Co2olBricks, shows some of the results that have been gained by the Co2olBricks work group Technical Solutions. This group was working to achieve its goals …
In architecture, urban culture inheritance plays a nontrivial role in the urban renovation of a city. The existing design workflow for architects is laborious from the research phase to the final plans, and yet the results are subjective, especially when …
The relationship between renovation, system engineering and environmental physics is at present not as developed as the one between renovation and full accessibility needs, that is the elimination of architectural barriers, or better still between renovation and structural consolidation works. …
The need to achieve energy efficiency standards in new and existing buildings has triggered both research and design practice aimed at reducing their carbon footprint and improving their indoor comfort and functionality conditions. In this view, a dedicated scientific effort …
Brandengen Primary School in Norway has historical valuable buildings from 1914, designed by the famous Norwegian architect Arnstein Arneberg. The owner, Drammen Municipality, emphasizes renovation in accordance with the conservation authorities’ request for restoring the façades to be as close …