Expanding the possibilities of building modernization: case study of Lithuania
Energy saving has become one of the foremost priorities in the European Union and a great deal of attention is directed towards the sector of sustainable building. However, the EU members that have an extensive Soviet heritage now face a great difficulty in reducing energy consumption. Since many ap...
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| author | Vytautas Stankevičius Jūratė Karbauskaitė Arūnas Burlingis Jolanta Šadauskienė Romaldas Morkvėnas |
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| description | Energy saving has become one of the foremost priorities in the European Union and a great deal of attention is directed towards the sector of sustainable building. However, the EU members that have an extensive Soviet heritage now face a great difficulty in reducing energy consumption. Since many apartment buildings are in especially poor thermal condition, and the heat supply infrastructure is morally and physically outdated, energy consumption for heating is significant. The modernization (renovation) of such old buildings is impeded not only by legal and technical factors, but also financial and social aspects in regard to the residents. Thus, this paper provides new model of investments and modernization of apartment buildings on the basis of the calculation of energy input per one degree-day of the heated floor area. The presented degree-days calculation method enables the calculation and inter-comparison of data gathered in all European Union member states without taking into account specific climate parameters of each. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-87751ecc58e846ac89e6d430537b81482022-12-21T20:19:46ZengVilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityJournal of Civil Engineering and Management1392-37301822-36052014-07-0120610.3846/13923730.2014.929599Expanding the possibilities of building modernization: case study of LithuaniaVytautas Stankevičius0Jūratė Karbauskaitė1Arūnas Burlingis2Jolanta Šadauskienė3Romaldas Morkvėnas4Institute of Architecture and Construction of Kaunas University of Technology, Tunelio g. 60, 44405, Kaunas, LithuaniaInstitute of Architecture and Construction of Kaunas University of Technology, Tunelio g. 60, 44405, Kaunas, LithuaniaInstitute of Architecture and Construction of Kaunas University of Technology, Tunelio g. 60, 44405, Kaunas, LithuaniaInstitute of Architecture and Construction of Kaunas University of Technology, Tunelio g. 60, 44405, Kaunas, LithuaniaFaculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Kaunas Technology University, Studentu g. 48, 51367, Kaunas, LithuaniaEnergy saving has become one of the foremost priorities in the European Union and a great deal of attention is directed towards the sector of sustainable building. However, the EU members that have an extensive Soviet heritage now face a great difficulty in reducing energy consumption. Since many apartment buildings are in especially poor thermal condition, and the heat supply infrastructure is morally and physically outdated, energy consumption for heating is significant. The modernization (renovation) of such old buildings is impeded not only by legal and technical factors, but also financial and social aspects in regard to the residents. Thus, this paper provides new model of investments and modernization of apartment buildings on the basis of the calculation of energy input per one degree-day of the heated floor area. The presented degree-days calculation method enables the calculation and inter-comparison of data gathered in all European Union member states without taking into account specific climate parameters of each.http://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/JCEM/article/view/3175modernizationrenovationenergy savingenergy consumptiondegree-dayssustainable building |
| spellingShingle | Vytautas Stankevičius Jūratė Karbauskaitė Arūnas Burlingis Jolanta Šadauskienė Romaldas Morkvėnas Expanding the possibilities of building modernization: case study of Lithuania Journal of Civil Engineering and Management modernization renovation energy saving energy consumption degree-days sustainable building |
| title | Expanding the possibilities of building modernization: case study of Lithuania |
| title_full | Expanding the possibilities of building modernization: case study of Lithuania |
| title_fullStr | Expanding the possibilities of building modernization: case study of Lithuania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Expanding the possibilities of building modernization: case study of Lithuania |
| title_short | Expanding the possibilities of building modernization: case study of Lithuania |
| title_sort | expanding the possibilities of building modernization case study of lithuania |
| topic | modernization renovation energy saving energy consumption degree-days sustainable building |
| url | http://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/JCEM/article/view/3175 |
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