International conference, Leipzig, 7-9 November 2018. - In accordance with the motto “Sharing Heritage” of the European Cultural Heritage Year 2018, ICOMOS Russia and ICOMOS Germany as well as partner organisations prepared an international conference on model projects of 20th …
The global challenge of large-scale climate change mitigation requires action also in the building and construction sector. From a life cycle perspective, and considering the mitigation timeframe, the issue of reducing embodied GHG emissions is gaining attention. Effective ways to …
Historic Scotland commissioned this technical paper to assess the effectiveness of two inexpensive and minimally invasive methods for improving the thermal performance of single glazed windows. This report describes the work conducted by the Scottish Energy Centre (SEC) at Edinburgh …
A recent concern on the time scale of architectural and urban heritage of historic city centres, energy efficiency of existing buildings takes on a major and universal dimension in response to climate change. thermal renovation works will have consequences and …
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 …
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Historic Building Energy Retrofit Atlas
This portal, Bygningsreglementet.dk (BR18), is the Danish Building Regulations. It provides detailed legislative provisions covering technical building requirements such as fire safety, energy use and climate impact, architectural design, plumbing, accessibility, ventilation, and construction standards. It is the official reference …
The primary intent of this research project is to review the current state of knowledge and risks relating to the deep energy renovation of traditional buildings, which have different hygroscopic and thermal behaviours to buildings of modern construction, and which …
EU Research and Innovation recognises cultural heritage asa driver for sustainable development and a strategic living resource for our societies. In seizing the opportunity of theEuropean Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, this Report presents a collection of results achieved by …