Barrier Analysis in Energy Retrofitting of Historic Buildings

The video provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of Deliverable D1.1, developed by ICOMOS as part of the FuturHist project, with a specific focus on the barrier analysis in the energy retrofitting of historic buildings. It presents the key findings, …

Year: 2026 Authors: Hesse, Philipp / Nedzbala, Luka Source: ICOMOS Type: , Topic: , , , , , Region: Language:

Webinar I: From Case by Case to Scalable Solutions: Typology Approaches in Historical Building Renovation

The first episode of the FuturHist webinar series, “Future-Proofing Historic Buildings for the Clean Energy Transition: Dialogues with FuturHist & HeriTACE", co-produced with the HeriTACE project, was launched on October 15, 2025. The episode focused on the topic: "From Case …

Year: 2026 Authors: FuturHist, INTBAU, HeriTaCE Source: webinar series, “From Heritage to Energy Transition with FuturHist & INTBAU. Passive and Active Solutions for Historic Buildings” Type: , Topic: Region: Language:

Webinar II: Passive Retrofit Strategies for Heritage Buildings

The first episode of the FuturHist webinar series, “From Heritage to Energy Transition with FuturHist & INTBAU. Passive and Active Solutions for Historic Buildings”, co-produced with the INTBAU, was held on March 17, 2026. This session focused on the topic: …

Year: 2026 Authors: FuturHist, INTBAU Source: webinar series, “From Heritage to Energy Transition with FuturHist & INTBAU. Passive and Active Solutions for Historic Buildings”, Type: , Topic: Region: Language:

Webinar III: How Active Systems Can Support Heritage Buildings

The second episode of the FuturHist webinar series, “From Heritage to Energy Transition with FuturHist & INTBAU. Passive and Active Solutions for Historic Buildings”, co-produced with the INTBAU and sister project HeriTACE, was held on March 24, 2026. This session …

Year: 2026 Authors: FuturHist, INTBAU, HeriTaCE Source: webinar series, “From Heritage to Energy Transition with FuturHist & INTBAU. Passive and Active Solutions for Historic Buildings”, Type: , 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 …

Launch of ICOMOS Europe and ISCES Report on EPBD Implementation: European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and Cultural Heritage – Webinar

Following the public consultations of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), ICOMOS Europe group formed an Expert Group to follow the implementation of the Directive in European countries and foster the inclusion of heritage sector and heritage aspects in …

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:

Low-emissivity window films as an energy retrofit option for a historical stone building in cold climate

Low-emissivity (low-E) window films are designed to improve the thermal comfort and energy performance of buildings. These films can be applied to different glazing systems without having to change the whole window. This makes it possible to apply films to …

Year: 2021 Authors: Moghaddam, Saman Abolghasemi / Mattson, Magnus / Ameen, Arman / Akander, Jan / Silva, Manuel Gameiro da / Simões, Nuno Source: Energies Type: Topic: , , , , , , Region: Language:

Sustainable insulation of historical wooden and stone buildings with lime-hemp in the Hanseatic town of Visby, a project overview

In this multidisciplinary project lime-hempis studied as a thermal insulating material for the renovation of historic timber and brick buildings*). Focus is on buildings in the historic city of Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic sea. …

Year: 2017 Authors: Strandberg-de Bruijn, Paulien / Balksten, Kristin / Donarelli, Anna Source: 2nd international conference on bio-based building materials & 1st conference on ecological valorisation of granular and fibrous materials Type: Topic: , , , , , Region: Language:

Target-based visibility assessment on building envelopes : applications to PV and cultural-heritage values

Solar energy applications have, in recent years, become a common element in the urban landscape, especiallyon roofs and facades. However, it is important that the integration of solar energy in the built environment donot distort the fabric or expression of …

Year: 2019 Authors: Lingfors, David / Johansson, Tim / Widén, Joakim / Broström, Tor Source: Energy and Buildings Type: Topic: , , , , , Region: Language:

Passive house renovation of Swedish single-family houses from the 1960s and 1970s: Evaluation of cost-effective renovation packages

Single-family houses (SFHs) constructed between 1961 and 1980 account for approximately one-third of the total energy use, 31 TWh, for space heating and domestic hot water in Swedish SFHs. These are responsible for about 40 percent of the total energy …

Year: 2017 Authors: Ekström, Tomas Source: Doctoral thesis, Lund University. Type: Topic: , , , , Region: Language: