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Attic extension and thermal renovation of the residential building: Case study [PDF]

open access: yesSpatium, 2006
Buildings are the only resource growing constantly. Although relevant data for Serbia is not available, it is presumed that even more than 50% of energy production is spent on buildings in our country.
Jovanović-Popović Milica   +3 more
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Textile mills in Friuli (XIX-XX century). Building technique analysis and seismic refurbishment [PDF]

open access: yesTema, 2018
The conservation of industrial architectures and the refurbishment project, must take into account the growing attention to the seismic risk of the built heritage, which the recent events of central Italy have made dramatically current.
Angelo Bertolazzi   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

The concept model of sustainable buildings refurbishment [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Strategic Property Management, 2008
Sustainable development principles reaching many spheres of human activities, public buildings refurbishment is not an exemption in this case. Buildings refurbishment supports excellent opportunities to reduce energy consumption in buildings as well as ...
Aistė Mickaitytė   +3 more
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Optimal investment in the energy system of Zero Emission Neighborhoods considering the refurbishment of the building stock [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2021
To increase the impact that Zero Emission Neighbourhoods (ZEN) can have in the effort to decrease CO2 emissions, the refurbishment of the existing building stock is a parameter that should be considered.
Pinel Dimitri, Kopås Magnus
doaj   +1 more source

A methodological approach for life cycle assessment of refurbishment measures - from building to neighbourhood and municipal level

open access: yesActa Polytechnica CTU Proceedings, 2022
Life cycle assessment (LCA) in the building sector has become a widely used method for quantifying environmental impacts of a building over its entire life cycle. Currently, however, no standardized procedure exists for considering refurbishment measures.
Simon Slabik   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conceptualising Project Uncertainty in the Context of Building Refurbishment Safety: A Systematic Review

open access: yesBuildings, 2021
Project uncertainty is an inherent attribute in safety-critical projects, such as building refurbishment. While it has been suggested that project safety performance is often challenged due to project uncertainty, uncertainties are yet to be ...
Udara Ranasinghe   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A statistical analysis of life cycle assessment for buildings and buildings’ refurbishment research

open access: yesAin Shams Engineering Journal, 2023
This study aims to examine the literature related to environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for buildings and buildings' refurbishment from 1994 to 2022 by implementing a statistical analysis based on 'Web of Science' databases.
Aseel Hussien   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a Plug-In to Support Sustainability Assessment in the Decision-Making of a Building Envelope Refurbishment

open access: yesBuildings, 2023
Existing studies provide evidence that buildings and the construction sector are the largest consumers of natural resources and carry the greatest responsibility for greenhouse gas emissions.
Bernardette Soust-Verdaguer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Life Cycle Carbon Emission Assessment of Building Refurbishment: A Case Study of Zero-Carbon Pavilion in Shanghai Yangpu Riverside

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2022
Life cycle building carbon assessment can promote the development of carbon emission reduction. The main difficulties in the process of assessment are the boundary selection and inventory collection, especially when carbon emission assessment is needed ...
Boyang Li   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrating Simplified and Full Life Cycle Approaches in Decision Making for Building Energy Refurbishment: Benefits and Barriers

open access: yesBuildings, 2015
The life cycle assessment (LCA) method is a powerful tool that can serve to aid decision making regarding the environmental benefits of refurbishment projects.
Xabat Oregi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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