Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
In all cities and urban areas, the risk faced by people and assets from hazards associated
with climate change has increased (high confidence1). Urban areas are now home to 4.2 …
with climate change has increased (high confidence1). Urban areas are now home to 4.2 …
[HTML][HTML] Climate change and its effects on indoor pests (insect and Fungi) in museums
P Querner, K Sterflinger, K Derksen, J Leissner… - Climate, 2022 - mdpi.com
Climate change not only affects the biodiversity of natural habitats, but also the flora and
fauna within cities. An increase in average temperature and changing precipitation, but …
fauna within cities. An increase in average temperature and changing precipitation, but …
[HTML][HTML] Sustainable design, construction, refurbishment and restoration of architecture: A review
O Pons-Valladares, J Nikolic - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Considering the serious challenges our planet is facing, the building environment and
construction sector must minimize their high negative impacts and maximize their …
construction sector must minimize their high negative impacts and maximize their …
Life cycle GHG assessment of a building restoration: Case study of a heritage industrial building in Toronto, Canada
Abstract The refurbished Don Valley Brick Works' Kiln Building, in Toronto, Canada, now the
TD Future Cities Centre, is designed to have net zero carbon emissions. This is to be …
TD Future Cities Centre, is designed to have net zero carbon emissions. This is to be …
[HTML][HTML] Mitigating climate change in the cultural built heritage sector
Climate change mitigation targets have put pressure to reduce the carbon footprint of
cultural heritage buildings. Commonly adopted measures to decrease the greenhouse gas …
cultural heritage buildings. Commonly adopted measures to decrease the greenhouse gas …
Sustainable interventions in historic buildings: A developing decision making tool
C Bertolin, A Loli - Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2018 - Elsevier
Integrating multi-criteria approaches for reducing greenhouse gas emissions while, at the
same time, ensuring long-term maintenance of existing buildings, is a challenge that needs …
same time, ensuring long-term maintenance of existing buildings, is a challenge that needs …
[HTML][HTML] Studying energy performance and thermal comfort conditions in heritage buildings: A case study of murabba palace
Heritage buildings are significant historical and architecture added value, which requires
deep and precise preliminary brainstorming when considering upgrading or retrofitting these …
deep and precise preliminary brainstorming when considering upgrading or retrofitting these …
Vacancy Visual Analytics Method: Evaluating adaptive reuse as an urban regeneration strategy through understanding vacancy
Premature obsolescence of existing buildings is a significant challenge for sustainable
regeneration in cities internationally. Adaptive reuse is one approach to address …
regeneration in cities internationally. Adaptive reuse is one approach to address …
[HTML][HTML] Decision making in reducing carbon emissions for building refurbishment: Case studies of university buildings in New Zealand
The refurbishment of existing buildings offers the greatest opportunity to maximise carbon
reduction within the built environment. Although the conceptual framework of the …
reduction within the built environment. Although the conceptual framework of the …
Investigating the potential impact of energy-efficient measures for retrofitting existing UK hotels to reach the nearly zero energy building (nZEB) standard
R Salem, A Bahadori-Jahromi, A Mylona, P Godfrey… - Energy Efficiency, 2019 - Springer
The existing non-residential building stock can generally be considered energy-inefficient.
The ECUK 2017 report states that the final energy consumption for commercial buildings …
The ECUK 2017 report states that the final energy consumption for commercial buildings …