Author(s):
Oliveira, Rui 
; Abreu, Maria Isabel ; Lopes, Jorge
Date: 2013
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/10324
Origin: Biblioteca Digital do IPB
Document details
The integration of sustainable solutions in potuguese old building architecture
Description
The low energy renovation of historical buildings is always a challenge for professionals. The recast EPBD allows the member states not to apply great part of its requirements to these kind of buildings and this has been not considered fundamental in building energy-renovation policies. This research aims to make an overview of possible sustainable and low energy solutions for these buildings as well as intend to focus on how deep these solutions has been implemented so far on Portuguese building renovation projects. Seven case studies, supported by the analysis of seven renovation design projects, were conducted, complemented by in-deep expert interviews. This study shed more light to the fact that it is possible to integrate these solutions and also that it is not common to adopt them in old building renovations. This study make obvious that there is an increasing awareness of professionals involved about the importance of this issue.
The low energy renovation of historical buildings is always a challenge for professionals. The recast EPBD allows the member states not to apply great part of its requirements to these kind of buildings and this has been not considered fundamental in building energy-renovation policies. This research aims to make an overview of possible sustainable and low energy solutions for these buildings as well as intend to focus on how deep these solutions has been implemented so far on Portuguese building renovation projects. Seven case studies, supported by the analysis of seven renovation design projects, were conducted, complemented by in-deep expert interviews. This study shed more light to the fact that it is possible to integrate these solutions and also that it is not common to adopt them in old building renovations. This study make obvious that there is an increasing awareness of professionals involved about the importance of this issue.
Document Type
Article
Language English
Language English
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