Research on the barriers for building renovation in Denmark has revealed that an important obstacle is a lack of simple and holistic tools that can assist stakeholders in prioritisation and …
The concept of retrofitting is an important milestone in the evolutionary development toward upgrading the energy efficiency of residential buildings. Various policy instruments have …
The purpose of this paper is to identify research gaps and potential new topics for research in relation to the management of sustainable building renovation. The paper is based on a …
In countries all over Europe the need for building renovation is receiving increased attention. One reason for this is an ageing building stock. Another reason is the need for more …
M Almeida, M Ferreira - Building and Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
In European countries, buildings are the major energy consumers due to the general low energy performance of the existing building stock. To achieve the ambitioned targets for …
J Ren, MO Esangbedo - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Renovating old buildings is a strategic approach to resource optimization and sustainability. However, dormitory design decisions are often made by a limited panel of experts, which …
L Malmgren, K Mjörnell - Sustainability, 2015 - mdpi.com
Building owners are encouraged to reduce energy use in order to both contribute to national energy-saving goals and reduce the costs of heating and operation. It is important to choose …
Renovation of commercial buildings was studied to analyze typical energy improvements and to determine the performance gap in relation to major NZEB level renovation. To …
The present study examines the overall assessment of a novel environmentally responsive modular masonry wall system (EcoBrick). The system consists of modular construction …