Retrofitting Historic Buildings for Future Climatic Conditions and Consequences in Terms of Artifacts Conservation Using Hygrothermal Building Simulation
Climate change will greatly influence the world at several levels and will have consequences on the interior climate of historic buildings and artifacts conservation. Buildings are responsible for a large slice of the overall emissions, which is due both to the greenhouse gases that are released dur...
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| author | Guilherme B. A. Coelho Vasco Peixoto de Freitas Fernando M. A. Henriques Hugo Entradas Silva |
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| description | Climate change will greatly influence the world at several levels and will have consequences on the interior climate of historic buildings and artifacts conservation. Buildings are responsible for a large slice of the overall emissions, which is due both to the greenhouse gases that are released during their construction as well as the activities that are performed therewithin. One way of counteracting this trend is to design more efficient retrofit buildings and predict their behavior using simulation software, which can thoroughly assess the performance of new buildings or the impact of each retrofit measure for existing buildings. In this study, a calibrated computational model of high thermal inertia building was used to assess the performance of passive retrofits in mitigating the effects of climate change concerning artifact decay mechanisms. In addition, a methodology that aims to reduce the amount of time spent to perform these studies is also presented, in which time savings reach up to 63%. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1b9fd0b23ba6416bb5ee20ea662323722023-11-16T18:54:57ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-02-01134238210.3390/app13042382Retrofitting Historic Buildings for Future Climatic Conditions and Consequences in Terms of Artifacts Conservation Using Hygrothermal Building SimulationGuilherme B. A. Coelho0Vasco Peixoto de Freitas1Fernando M. A. Henriques2Hugo Entradas Silva3Department of Built Environment, Faculty of Technology, Art and Design, Oslo Metropolitan University, St. Olavs Plass, P.O. Box 4, NO-0130 Oslo, NorwayCONSTRUCT, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, PortugalCERIS and Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, PortugalCERIS and Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, PortugalClimate change will greatly influence the world at several levels and will have consequences on the interior climate of historic buildings and artifacts conservation. Buildings are responsible for a large slice of the overall emissions, which is due both to the greenhouse gases that are released during their construction as well as the activities that are performed therewithin. One way of counteracting this trend is to design more efficient retrofit buildings and predict their behavior using simulation software, which can thoroughly assess the performance of new buildings or the impact of each retrofit measure for existing buildings. In this study, a calibrated computational model of high thermal inertia building was used to assess the performance of passive retrofits in mitigating the effects of climate change concerning artifact decay mechanisms. In addition, a methodology that aims to reduce the amount of time spent to perform these studies is also presented, in which time savings reach up to 63%.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/4/2382climate changeartifacts conservationpassive retrofit measureshygrothermal modelingtime-saving methodology |
| spellingShingle | Guilherme B. A. Coelho Vasco Peixoto de Freitas Fernando M. A. Henriques Hugo Entradas Silva Retrofitting Historic Buildings for Future Climatic Conditions and Consequences in Terms of Artifacts Conservation Using Hygrothermal Building Simulation Applied Sciences climate change artifacts conservation passive retrofit measures hygrothermal modeling time-saving methodology |
| title | Retrofitting Historic Buildings for Future Climatic Conditions and Consequences in Terms of Artifacts Conservation Using Hygrothermal Building Simulation |
| title_full | Retrofitting Historic Buildings for Future Climatic Conditions and Consequences in Terms of Artifacts Conservation Using Hygrothermal Building Simulation |
| title_fullStr | Retrofitting Historic Buildings for Future Climatic Conditions and Consequences in Terms of Artifacts Conservation Using Hygrothermal Building Simulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Retrofitting Historic Buildings for Future Climatic Conditions and Consequences in Terms of Artifacts Conservation Using Hygrothermal Building Simulation |
| title_short | Retrofitting Historic Buildings for Future Climatic Conditions and Consequences in Terms of Artifacts Conservation Using Hygrothermal Building Simulation |
| title_sort | retrofitting historic buildings for future climatic conditions and consequences in terms of artifacts conservation using hygrothermal building simulation |
| topic | climate change artifacts conservation passive retrofit measures hygrothermal modeling time-saving methodology |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/4/2382 |
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