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

In line with the Paris Agreement, Norway aims for an up to 55% reduction in greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels and to be a low-emission society by …

The intervention measures in historic buildings, if planned and implemented correctly,
provide enormous cultural, economic, environmental and social benefits. Moreover …

Refurbishment policies for the historic segment of the building stock must be carefully
promoted in the process of addressing the transition to a low-emission society to avoid the …

The existing building stock has an immense impact on preserving a social, economic and
ecologic sustainability–especially in Central Europe with low rates of new construction. This …

In front of the increasing importance of greenhouse gas emissions reduction required by
European Directives and international agreements, historic buildings performance upgrade …

The urgency of renovating residential buildings in heritage conservation areas while
addressing carbon emission reduction and energy performance has become a concern in …

Historic, listed, or unlisted, buildings account for 30% of the European building stock. Since
they are complex systems of cultural, architectural, and identity value, they need particular …

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 …

The refurbishment of existing buildings is a crucial yet often neglected subject within
sustainable architecture; attention is usually focused on new buildings. Many old buildings …