Energetic and Functional Rehabilitation of Residential Buildings in Europe: Analysis and Cataloguing of the Strategies Used
The aim of this paper is to explore the rehabilitation strategies for multi-family dwellings on the level of function and techniques. The study employs its own methods of analysis using a sample of selected cases as a reference. Nearly 20% of EU buildings will have to be renovated by 2023, as almost...
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| description | The aim of this paper is to explore the rehabilitation strategies for multi-family dwellings on the level of function and techniques. The study employs its own methods of analysis using a sample of selected cases as a reference. Nearly 20% of EU buildings will have to be renovated by 2023, as almost 40% of the existing houses were built before 1980. The environmental impact of construction is among the highest among industrial activities due to the high consumption of resources and the generation of low-value waste at the construction and demolition stages. One way to reduce the environmental impact in this sector is to intervene in the building process, optimising the use of resources and waste generation. The principal objective of refurbishments is to reduce household energy consumption. However, the renovations in the housing sector should not be limited to energy considerations; the functional and technical aspects should also be considered. A new refurbishment model is necessary to focus on providing and improving the habitability of the housing stock and reducing the environmental impact by optimising the use of resources and waste generation. To achieve this, the renovations should be carefully monitored. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3012a2414ab840e5929f7e501c88de042024-02-23T15:10:29ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092024-02-0114252510.3390/buildings14020525Energetic and Functional Rehabilitation of Residential Buildings in Europe: Analysis and Cataloguing of the Strategies UsedPaula Martin-Goñi0Jaume Avellaneda1Josep María González2Architectural Technology Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech, 08028 Barcelona, SpainArchitectural Technology Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech, 08028 Barcelona, SpainArchitectural Technology Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech, 08028 Barcelona, SpainThe aim of this paper is to explore the rehabilitation strategies for multi-family dwellings on the level of function and techniques. The study employs its own methods of analysis using a sample of selected cases as a reference. Nearly 20% of EU buildings will have to be renovated by 2023, as almost 40% of the existing houses were built before 1980. The environmental impact of construction is among the highest among industrial activities due to the high consumption of resources and the generation of low-value waste at the construction and demolition stages. One way to reduce the environmental impact in this sector is to intervene in the building process, optimising the use of resources and waste generation. The principal objective of refurbishments is to reduce household energy consumption. However, the renovations in the housing sector should not be limited to energy considerations; the functional and technical aspects should also be considered. A new refurbishment model is necessary to focus on providing and improving the habitability of the housing stock and reducing the environmental impact by optimising the use of resources and waste generation. To achieve this, the renovations should be carefully monitored.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/14/2/525housing refurbishmentindustrialisationobsolescencecase studies |
| spellingShingle | Paula Martin-Goñi Jaume Avellaneda Josep María González Energetic and Functional Rehabilitation of Residential Buildings in Europe: Analysis and Cataloguing of the Strategies Used Buildings housing refurbishment industrialisation obsolescence case studies |
| title | Energetic and Functional Rehabilitation of Residential Buildings in Europe: Analysis and Cataloguing of the Strategies Used |
| title_full | Energetic and Functional Rehabilitation of Residential Buildings in Europe: Analysis and Cataloguing of the Strategies Used |
| title_fullStr | Energetic and Functional Rehabilitation of Residential Buildings in Europe: Analysis and Cataloguing of the Strategies Used |
| title_full_unstemmed | Energetic and Functional Rehabilitation of Residential Buildings in Europe: Analysis and Cataloguing of the Strategies Used |
| title_short | Energetic and Functional Rehabilitation of Residential Buildings in Europe: Analysis and Cataloguing of the Strategies Used |
| title_sort | energetic and functional rehabilitation of residential buildings in europe analysis and cataloguing of the strategies used |
| topic | housing refurbishment industrialisation obsolescence case studies |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/14/2/525 |
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