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A Sustainable Framework for the Optimization of Retrofit Strategies of Existing Buildings
The construction industry is one of the major causes of both the consumption of natural resources and environmental pollution. Buildings have a significant environmental impact during their life-cycle, consuming huge amounts of energy and natural assets and affecting the air and water quality in our cities. The life-cycle of a building consists of two phases: design and facility management (FM). Raw materials such as steel, concrete, iron, wood and brick are used in the first stage, while natural resources like water, natural gas and energy are utilized throughout the entire life-cycle. In addition, environmental effects include an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, global warming and the depletion of the ozone layer. Several negative effects on the environment are also the consequence of deconstruction activities due to the intensive use of natural assets and the generation of solid and liquid waste. As a consequence, all the stakeholders involved in the Architecture Engineering Construction (AEC) sector, such as architects, engineers, energy consultants, project managers, building users and local administrators, are working together to develop appropriate technologies. Indeed, the rising cost of energy, the overconsumption of natural resources, and all the environmental issues mentioned above have led to an increased demand for sustainable building structures with a low environmental impact, following eco-friendly principles. This means that the construction sector is in a period where there is a need for two important elements. The first is a boost in terms of eco-efficiency, which is considered to be an integration of several environmental and economic aspects aimed at reducing waste and the use of resources, as well as the ecological impact. The second is the development of innovative and digital methodologies that are able to ensure coordination between stakeholders, with the aim being to achieve the cultural and social-economic sustainability of a building. As a result, the role of sustainable design ...
A Sustainable Framework for the Optimization of Retrofit Strategies of Existing Buildings
The construction industry is one of the major causes of both the consumption of natural resources and environmental pollution. Buildings have a significant environmental impact during their life-cycle, consuming huge amounts of energy and natural assets and affecting the air and water quality in our cities. The life-cycle of a building consists of two phases: design and facility management (FM). Raw materials such as steel, concrete, iron, wood and brick are used in the first stage, while natural resources like water, natural gas and energy are utilized throughout the entire life-cycle. In addition, environmental effects include an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, global warming and the depletion of the ozone layer. Several negative effects on the environment are also the consequence of deconstruction activities due to the intensive use of natural assets and the generation of solid and liquid waste. As a consequence, all the stakeholders involved in the Architecture Engineering Construction (AEC) sector, such as architects, engineers, energy consultants, project managers, building users and local administrators, are working together to develop appropriate technologies. Indeed, the rising cost of energy, the overconsumption of natural resources, and all the environmental issues mentioned above have led to an increased demand for sustainable building structures with a low environmental impact, following eco-friendly principles. This means that the construction sector is in a period where there is a need for two important elements. The first is a boost in terms of eco-efficiency, which is considered to be an integration of several environmental and economic aspects aimed at reducing waste and the use of resources, as well as the ecological impact. The second is the development of innovative and digital methodologies that are able to ensure coordination between stakeholders, with the aim being to achieve the cultural and social-economic sustainability of a building. As a result, the role of sustainable design ...
A Sustainable Framework for the Optimization of Retrofit Strategies of Existing Buildings
VITIELLO, UMBERTO (author)
2017-12-10
VITIELLO, UMBERTO (2017) A Sustainable Framework for the Optimization of Retrofit Strategies of Existing Buildings. [Tesi di dottorato]
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Italian , English
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