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Teaching experience with the Historic Building Energy Retrofit Atlas – HiBERatlas
Having tomorrow's architects energized at retrofitting historic buildings might be decisive for bringing towards zero our building stock's carbon emissions while maintaining the values of historic buildings and city centres. To reach this aim, the authors worked with the recently …
Large scale energy analysis and renovation strategies for social housing in the historic city of Venice.
Social houses built after the Second World War to accommodate workers and low-income families represent one of the major energy consumers and greenhouse gas emitters in the residential sector. Plans for their renovation are underway in all European countries, and …
Non-destructive techniques (NDT) for the diagnosis of heritage buildings: Traditional procedures and futures perspective.
It is estimated that EU cultural heritage (CH) buildings represent 30% of the total existing stock. Nevertheless, all actions in terms of refurbishment need a deep knowledge based on the diagnosis of the built quality. For this reason, the paper …
Vertical Greenery System (VGS) Renovation for Sustainable Arcade-Housing: Building Energy Efficiency Analysis Based on Digital Twin.
The Urban Heat Island (UHI) caused by building densification greatly impacts the sustainability of urban residents and the environment. Therefore, it is necessary to utilize the envelope space of buildings for green retrofitting so that they can contribute to mitigating …
The Effect of Degradation on Cold Climate Building Energy Performance: A Comparison with Hot Climate Buildings.
The issues of reducing energy consumption in buildings and their decarbonisation are currently among the most pressing. However, such an important aspect of the problem under discussion as the impact of unavoidable degradation processes on energy demand in buildings remains …
A Model for the Assessment of the Economic Benefits Associated with Energy Retrofit Interventions: An Application to Existing Buildings in the Italian Territory.
In recent decades, the issue of existing buildings’ energy retrofit has played a central role in the context of international and national territorial development policies, mainly due to the obsolescence state that characterizes the housing stock. Since the current need …
Optimal building retrofit pathways considering stock dynamics and climate change impacts.
Deep energy retrofit across the European building stock would require decades during which boundary conditions will change. This study identifies a range of retrofit pathways, using a dynamic stock model, a bottom-up energy model and an optimization model for different …
Decision-Making Processes of Residents in Preservation, Thermal Comfort, and Energy Efficiency in Heritage Buildings: A Pilot Study in Mexico City.
With building construction representing one of the largest sectors responsible for the use of natural resources, retrofitting existing heritage buildings becomes a necessity, albeit a challenging one. The emergence of specific guidance on retrofitting heritage buildings has unveiled more than …
Thermal comfort in the Modern Movement — Evaluating the winter behavior of a housing building in Porto, Portugal.
This study aims to examine how the original construction systems implemented in a modern movement apartment building affect its winter thermal comfort. The importance of analyzing the avant-garde and distinctive buildings of this period is linked to the need to …
Causal Effects between Criteria That Establish the End of Service Life of Buildings and Components
In the last decades, considerable work has been done regarding service life prediction of buildings and building components. Academics and members of the CIB W080 commission, as well as of ISO TC 59/SC14, have made several efforts in this area …
Comparative study of greenhouse gas emission calculations and the environmental impact in the life cycle assessment of buildings in China, Finland, and the United States.
The building sector is considered a leading contributor to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With the implementation of China's 2030 carbon peak and 2060 carbon-neutral strategy, significant quantitative research regarding low-carbon buildings is crucial. However, a considerable discrepancy remains between …
Green conservation framework: A hierarchical-based sustainability approach.
Conservation of heritage buildings presents a significant approach to cultural identity and continuity. In this regard, previous literature has focused on architectural heritage. However, limited studies have been conducted to investigate the sustainable conservation hierarchy. Given the potential integration of …