Adaptive Thinking in Cities: Urban Continuity within Built Environments

Climate Sensitive Futures for Landscapes Containing Internationally-Designated Protected Areas) Download Browse Figures Review Reports Versions Notes Abstract Adaptive reuse of built heritage is increasingly critical for reasons of sustainability, particularly in urban spaces. With increasing pressures for building and housing, …

Year: 2022 Authors: Morel, Hana / Denise Dorpalen, Brenda Source: Special Issue Adaptive Heritage: Inclusive, Climate Sensitive Futures for Landscapes Containing Internationally-Designated Protected Areas, 11 (3). Type: Topic: , , , , , , , Region: ,

Analysis of financial benefits for energy retrofits of owner-occupied single-family houses in Germany.

In many industrialized countries, a significant number of buildings were constructed prior to any energy-related building construction standards. Today, single-family houses (SFH/pl. SFHs) from this time still have a comparably poor thermal quality. This paper aims to examine and model …

Year: 2022 Authors: Mayer, Zoe / Volk, Rebekka / Schultmann, Frank Source: Building and Environment Volume 211, 1 March 2022, 108722, 211. Type: Topic: , , , , , , , Region: Language:

What do we visually focus on in a World Heritage Site? A case study in the Historic Centre of Prague. 

Since socio-economic development is associated with artificial construction, heritage environments must be protected and renewed while adapting to such development. Many World Heritage Sites’ visual integrity is endangered by new construction. The paper aims to explore people’s visual focus patterns …

Year: 2022 Authors: Liu, Fangfang / Kang, Jian / Wu, Yue / Yang, Da / Meng, Qi Source: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications volume 9, Article number: 400 (2022), 9. Type: Topic: , , , , , Region: Language:

Sustainable building renovation in residential buildings: barriers and potential motivations in Norwegian culture. 

Retrofit of existing housing increases the possibility of meeting Sustainable Development Goals. Improving quality of life, minimising energy consumption and increasing productivity in buildings process with the aim of affordable housing (social, environmental, and economic sustainability) set new demands for …

Year: 2023 Authors: Jowkar, Mina / Temeljotov-Salaj, Alenka / Margaret Lindkvist, Carmel / Støre-Valen, Marit Source: Sustainable Building Renovation – Strategies and processes, 40. pp. 161-172. ISSN Issue 3: Sustainable Building Renovation – Strategies and processes Type: Topic: , , , , , , Region: Language:

Supporting Local Authorities to Plan Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings: From Local Needs to Regional Planning.

The support offered to local authorities in this work consisted of technical and economic training on the integration of energy efficiency measures as well as the development of tools (guidelines, a decision support tool, databases and a visualization platform) that …

Year: 2021 Authors: Herrando, Maria / Gómez, Antonio / Fueyo, Norberto Source: Special Issue Selected Papers from the SDEWES 2021 Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, 15 (3). Type: , Topic: , , , , , , , , , Region: Language:

Legal Aspects on Cultural Values and Energy Efficiency in the Built Environment—A Sustainable Balance of Public Interests?

Improved energy efficiency and increased use of renewables within the building stock is crucial to ensure the achievement of international and national climate goals, such as bringing abouta carbon neutral society. The existing buildings needs to be retrofitted and heated …

Year: 2021 Authors: Christiernsson, Anna / Geijer, Mia / Malafry, Melina Source: Heritage 2021, 4, 3507–3522. pp. 3507-3522. Type: Topic: , , , , , , , Region: Language:

Teaching and Learning of Cultural Heritage: Engaging Education, Professional Training, and Experimental Activities.

The preservation of cultural heritage through education and training has always been a relevant issue and, sure enough, can contribute to the accomplishment of the Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030 (e.g., 4: Quality education, 8: Decent work and economic …

Year: 2022 Authors: Achille, Cristiana / Fiorillo, Fausta Source: Journals Heritage Volume 5 Issue 3 10.3390/heritage5030134, 5. Type: , Topic: , , , , , , Region: Language:

Field Measurements for Verification of the Impact of Renovation and Maintenance Measures on Buildings: – regarding Energy Efficiency, Indoor Environment and Moisture Safety.

Renovating the European building stock has for almost two decades been a matter of importance to the European Union. Reduction of energy use for existing buildings can be achieved through applying energy efficiency renovation measures. Besides this, there is quite …

Year: 2019 Authors: Abdul Hamid, Akram Source: Lunds universitet Type: Topic: , , , , , , Region: Language:

Heritage for people : sharing vernacular knowledge to build the future

The publication presents the results of the project ‘Versus-Heritage for People’, funded by the Creative Europe EU programme. The main aim of the project was to actively involve a broad audience and raise awareness among it concerning the value of …

Year: 2023 Authors: Achenza, Maddalena / Alcindor, Mónica / Andrade, Bruno / Baganha, José / Balici, Stefan / Barada, Julieta / Bartolini, Sara / Baró, José Luis / Bravo, Juan / Calcagno, Gisella / Carlos, Gilberto Duarte / Casals, Alicia / Castillo Levicoy, Carlos / Cristini, Valentina / Correia, Mariana / Ferrari, Edoardo Paolo / Ferreira, Teresa Cunha / Genin, Soraya / Gómez Maestro, Carmen / Dabaieh, Marwah / Dipasquale, Letizia / Elia, Marina / Florentino, Rui / García-Soriano, Lidia / García Hermida, Alejandro / Giorgi, Debora / Grappi, Letizia / Guerra, Kim / Guillaud, Hubert / Juvanec, Borut / Lavoratti, Gaia / Leone, Davide / Lima, Ana / Mecca, Saverio / Merlo, Alessandro / Mileto, Camilla / Minguzzi, Magda / Montoni, Lucia / Moriset, Sébastien / Morocho, David / Muñoz Catalán, Cristian / Negru, Alina / Nuevo-Delaunay, Amalia / Nyqvist, Karl / Pérez Lira, Constanza / Pierucci, Giacomo / Rakotomamonjy, Bakonirina / Ribeiro, Telma / Rivera Vidal, Amanda / Rivero Olmos, Alba / Rigano, Elena / Sabatier, Nathalie / Sánchez Muñoz, Nuria / Simão, Emília / Songel, Juan María / Sousa, Goreti / Squassina, Angela / Streiff, François / Tanderup Eybye, Birgitte / Tomasi, Jorge / Trombadore, Antonella / Trovò, Francesco / Vegas López-Manzanares, Fernando / Varaldo, Marzia / Villaverde, Montserrat / Zambelli, Matteo Source: DIDA Press Type: Topic: , , , , , , Region: Language: ,

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