The energy performance of heritage buildings is attracting growing interest in research and
practice. Accordingly, as shown by our literature review, increasing numbers of articles on …

Building dynamic simulation tools, traditionally used to study the hygrothermal performance
of new buildings during the preliminary design steps, have been recently adopted also in …

Heritage buildings (HBs), which are unique landmarks across the world, have special
cultural significance. However, many of the HBs, in lack of proper maintenance …

Climate change will affect the indoor temperature of historic buildings, impacting the
preservation of artworks and the thermal comfort of users, and possibly leading to increased …

Retrofitting historical buildings towards net zero energy building (NetZEB) in Northern
countries is facing some issues confirmed in the literature review of this study. Following a …

In the past several decades, global population growth and rapid economic development
have resulted in significant increases in building energy consumption. To reduce green …

According to the recent EU Directives on building energy efficiency, the Italian government is
paying particular attention to energy refurbishments of buildings by enacting energy …

In attempts to improve the energy efficiency of protected historical buildings, two barriers
arise. The first is the restrictions imposed by authorities that are responsible for cultural …

The UK is reported to have approximately 400,000 historical buildings as listed buildings
and buildings in conservation sites. Due to the historical value of these buildings, the level of …

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