Purpose Over the last decade, the rehabilitation/renovation of existing buildings has
increasingly attracted the attention of scientific community. Many studies focus intensely on …

Over the last decade, the rehabilitation/renovation of existing buildings has progressively
attracted the attention of the scientific community and government institutions. While many …

Purpose Numerous strategies have been implemented to reduce the global environmental
burden of construction activities in order to achieve sustainable development goals …

Ongoing research in Europe related to sustainable renovation mainly focuses on improving
the energy performance of buildings. These studies have a limited scope regarding …

Purpose The recovery of building materials and their reuse in new construction should be
considered during the design stage of every new project. This study was conducted to …

The retrofitting of existing masonry buildings is now a crucial problem for Europe. Indeed,
structural safety and energy efficiency should represent the target of any renovation. The …

Refurbishment is one of the most important measures for reducing the environmental
impacts of the construction sector in the near future. According to the life cycle assessment …

This review organises and summarises the recent contributions related to the environmental
evaluation of building refurbishment and renovation using the lifecycle assessment (LCA) …

A common practice in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of buildings is to consider a default
value for their lifespans. However, statistical data show longer lifespans and it is proved that …

Change is the only certainty of our existence thus preservation should be the research of
regulation of transformation. Therefore the intervention on Cultural Heritage has evolved …