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Energy Retrofit of Suburban Districts: An Opportunity for Social Regeneration
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Residential construction is the largest segment and accounts for 75% of the building stock in the EU-27, of which 36% is multi-family. It is generally accepted that the building sector is one of the largest energy consumers in Europe and residential buildings are responsible for the majority of energy consumption (more than 65% of energy is used for heating). A significant proportion of today's social housing in Europe was built between the 1950s and 1970s, when post-war reconstruction and heavy immigration flows to the most industrialised areas required an immediate response to housing shortages. In many cases, solutions were adopted that were very different from those of the first working-class neighbourhoods, which were built in the early 1900s primarily to address health emergencies and had deficiencies related to outdated building types and poor performance, lack of services, distance to work, and social degradation. This chapter demonstrates how the necessary energy refurbishment required by current regulations provides an opportunity to modernise housing to meet new needs and regenerate suburban areas. New housing models, small temporary apartments associated with multifunctional spaces, represent the latest requirements that characterise a new type of users and families. The recent emergency in Covid 19 has highlighted that this type of accommodation is not able to respond to ever-changing needs and requires flexibility to fulfil functions not strictly related to housing. The examples provided in this chapter are evidence of good practice in reviewing outdated models of existing housing stock.
Energy Retrofit of Suburban Districts: An Opportunity for Social Regeneration
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0550-2259
Residential construction is the largest segment and accounts for 75% of the building stock in the EU-27, of which 36% is multi-family. It is generally accepted that the building sector is one of the largest energy consumers in Europe and residential buildings are responsible for the majority of energy consumption (more than 65% of energy is used for heating). A significant proportion of today's social housing in Europe was built between the 1950s and 1970s, when post-war reconstruction and heavy immigration flows to the most industrialised areas required an immediate response to housing shortages. In many cases, solutions were adopted that were very different from those of the first working-class neighbourhoods, which were built in the early 1900s primarily to address health emergencies and had deficiencies related to outdated building types and poor performance, lack of services, distance to work, and social degradation. This chapter demonstrates how the necessary energy refurbishment required by current regulations provides an opportunity to modernise housing to meet new needs and regenerate suburban areas. New housing models, small temporary apartments associated with multifunctional spaces, represent the latest requirements that characterise a new type of users and families. The recent emergency in Covid 19 has highlighted that this type of accommodation is not able to respond to ever-changing needs and requires flexibility to fulfil functions not strictly related to housing. The examples provided in this chapter are evidence of good practice in reviewing outdated models of existing housing stock.
Energy Retrofit of Suburban Districts: An Opportunity for Social Regeneration
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0550-2259
Residential construction is the largest segment and accounts for 75% of the building stock in the EU-27, of which 36% is multi-family. It is generally accepted that the building sector is one of the largest energy consumers in Europe and residential buildings are responsible for the majority of energy consumption (more than 65% of energy is used for heating). A significant proportion of today's social housing in Europe was built between the 1950s and 1970s, when post-war reconstruction and heavy immigration flows to the most industrialised areas required an immediate response to housing shortages. In many cases, solutions were adopted that were very different from those of the first working-class neighbourhoods, which were built in the early 1900s primarily to address health emergencies and had deficiencies related to outdated building types and poor performance, lack of services, distance to work, and social degradation. This chapter demonstrates how the necessary energy refurbishment required by current regulations provides an opportunity to modernise housing to meet new needs and regenerate suburban areas. New housing models, small temporary apartments associated with multifunctional spaces, represent the latest requirements that characterise a new type of users and families. The recent emergency in Covid 19 has highlighted that this type of accommodation is not able to respond to ever-changing needs and requires flexibility to fulfil functions not strictly related to housing. The examples provided in this chapter are evidence of good practice in reviewing outdated models of existing housing stock.
Energy Retrofit of Suburban Districts: An Opportunity for Social Regeneration
SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences
Grecchi, Manuela (author)
2022-01-01
16 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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