Heritage tourism is booming in emerging destinations, creating considerable sustainability
challenges. The accommodation sector is an important area of action, yet taxonomies and …

The present investigation carries out a thermal evaluation of two rooms located in the Royal
Hospital of Granada (Rector's Office). This is a heritage building where have been done …

Abstract The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) represents a suitable methodology to evaluate
quantitatively the environmental impact related to a product or a process and it can be used …

Heritage buildings provide a remarkable value for both the culture and the region where
they are located; hence, there is a necessity for them to be conserved. Sustaining heritage …

Abstract Latest European Union programs related to energy efficiency underline the need for
retrofitting existing buildings, which are responsible for 40% of EU total energy consumption …

In this paper a careful energy audit and an energy restoration of some historical buildings
was performed. In particular, three cultural heritages buildings situated in the city of Matera …

Energy loss has not been addressed effectively by policies introduced to encourage the
preservation and enhancement of historical structures. Material and other constraints …

The reduction of buildings energy demand represents one of the main goals in developed
countries in order to achieve a sustainable future. In Italy a significant number of public …

Heritage and historic buildings deserve attention not only as a significant part of the building
stock or from energy efficiency or carbon emissions points of view. They constitute and …

The major disruptive seismic events that have hit Italy in recent years (2009, 2012 and 2016)
have started a disciplinary debate regarding the need to tighten up requirements for …