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The Environmental Impact of Retrofitting Heritage Buildings in New Zealand
As nations develop CO2 reduction targets, the retrofit of heritage buildings creates an opportunity for achieving energy and carbon savings while mitigating Climate Change. This paper explores through three NZ theoretical case studies the benefits from energy retrofits of heritage buildings, including how improvements to the building envelope can reduce carbon emissions while protecting historic significance. Energy efficiency measures were assessed in terms of thermal comfort, life-cycle carbon and life-cycle cost. Results were used in interviews with experts to develop recommendations for assessment methods and criteria that could be incorporated into practice and policies. The analysis of different energy retrofits showed a decrease in heating energy, and a lowering the carbon footprint over 90 years when compared to the existing buildings. The paper discusses how balanced retrofits could be incorporated into policies targeting carbon reductions, and the benefits to be gained from promoting building reuse.
The Environmental Impact of Retrofitting Heritage Buildings in New Zealand
As nations develop CO2 reduction targets, the retrofit of heritage buildings creates an opportunity for achieving energy and carbon savings while mitigating Climate Change. This paper explores through three NZ theoretical case studies the benefits from energy retrofits of heritage buildings, including how improvements to the building envelope can reduce carbon emissions while protecting historic significance. Energy efficiency measures were assessed in terms of thermal comfort, life-cycle carbon and life-cycle cost. Results were used in interviews with experts to develop recommendations for assessment methods and criteria that could be incorporated into practice and policies. The analysis of different energy retrofits showed a decrease in heating energy, and a lowering the carbon footprint over 90 years when compared to the existing buildings. The paper discusses how balanced retrofits could be incorporated into policies targeting carbon reductions, and the benefits to be gained from promoting building reuse.
The Environmental Impact of Retrofitting Heritage Buildings in New Zealand
Environ Sci Eng
Wang, Liangzhu Leon (editor) / Ge, Hua (editor) / Zhai, Zhiqiang John (editor) / Qi, Dahai (editor) / Ouf, Mohamed (editor) / Sun, Chanjuan (editor) / Wang, Dengjia (editor) / Paschoalin, Rachel (author) / Isaacs, Nigel (author) / Chicca, Fabricio (author)
International Conference on Building Energy and Environment ; 2022
Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Building Energy and Environment ; Chapter: 47 ; 443-451
2023-09-05
9 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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