The abandonment of the built heritage, as a result of functional or technological
obsolescence or as a consequence of cultural, social, and economic trends, is steadily …

Enormous resources are invested in Europe for the transition into a sustainable, low carbon,
and resilient society. In the construction sector, these concepts are slowly being applied to …

Despite the substantial effort on almost all levels during the last decades, the buildings'
renovation rate needs to be at least doubled from the current 1% to meet ambitious energy …

The paper introduces the on-going project Re-NetTA, which contributes to apply circular
economy in the building sector, focusing on tertiary sector building components …

Managing the outdated building stock through more efficient circular processes such as
reuse appears to be a sustainable strategy to undertake in limiting the environmental …

In Europe, the building sector accounts for 40% of energy consumption which has a strong
influence on greenhouse gas emissions. The book deals with efficient methodologies aimed …

Nowadays, restoration interventions that aim for minimum environmental impact are
conceived for recent buildings. Greenhouse gas emissions are reduced using criteria met …

The conventional building design and construction have detrimental impact onto the
environment. With the current pace of development of the contemporary society, these …

Circular economy strategies seek to reduce the total resources extracted from the
environment and reduce the wastes that human activities generate in pursuit of human …

Purpose The purpose of the paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of the
refurbishment of heritage buildings with special emphasis on sustainability and universal …