A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Renovation of buildings using steel technologies (Robust)
Robust addresses the renovation and improvement of existing residential, industrial and commercial buildings using steel-based technologies, focusing on techniques such as over-cladding, over-roofing and roof-top extensions. Steel-intensive renovation techniques currently on the market were reviewed. Performance criteria were developed for over-cladding systems meeting current regulatory standards, with guidelines on how to achieve appropriate levels of air-tightness. Thermal simulations of single storey industrial buildings and multi-storey residential and commercial buildings before and after renovation were performed in order to determine the potential energy savings. The performance of a number of new over-cladding systems was studied numerically and also through laboratory tests. The air-tightness and thermal performance of buildings in Poland, Germany and UK were measured before and after renovation. Field trials were carried out on over cladding systems using large steel flat panels including a novel Transpired Solar Collector system. Recommendations were developed regarding how a vertical light steel framed extension can be connected to an existing concrete building and load tests were carried out on different systems. The potential for light steel systems to provide new habitable space by renovating existing timber roofs was studied. Various systems incorporating energy creation schemes were investigated. The thermal simulation data were used to develop a simplified tool for assessing the economic viability of alternative steel intensive renovation solutions. A simplified tool for comparing the embodied carbon of different renovation systems was also developed. A series of case studies was prepared to illustrate the practical use of these renovation technologies.
Renovation of buildings using steel technologies (Robust)
Robust addresses the renovation and improvement of existing residential, industrial and commercial buildings using steel-based technologies, focusing on techniques such as over-cladding, over-roofing and roof-top extensions. Steel-intensive renovation techniques currently on the market were reviewed. Performance criteria were developed for over-cladding systems meeting current regulatory standards, with guidelines on how to achieve appropriate levels of air-tightness. Thermal simulations of single storey industrial buildings and multi-storey residential and commercial buildings before and after renovation were performed in order to determine the potential energy savings. The performance of a number of new over-cladding systems was studied numerically and also through laboratory tests. The air-tightness and thermal performance of buildings in Poland, Germany and UK were measured before and after renovation. Field trials were carried out on over cladding systems using large steel flat panels including a novel Transpired Solar Collector system. Recommendations were developed regarding how a vertical light steel framed extension can be connected to an existing concrete building and load tests were carried out on different systems. The potential for light steel systems to provide new habitable space by renovating existing timber roofs was studied. Various systems incorporating energy creation schemes were investigated. The thermal simulation data were used to develop a simplified tool for assessing the economic viability of alternative steel intensive renovation solutions. A simplified tool for comparing the embodied carbon of different renovation systems was also developed. A series of case studies was prepared to illustrate the practical use of these renovation technologies.
Renovation of buildings using steel technologies (Robust)
Sanierung von Gebäuden unter Einsatz von Stahltechnologien (Robust)
Lawson, R.M. (author) / Baddoo, N.R. (author) / Vanier, G. (author) / Doering, B. (author) / Kuhnhenne, M. (author) / Nieminen, J. (author) / Beguin, P. (author) / Herbin, S. (author) / Caroli, G. (author) / Adetunji, I. (author)
2013
140 Seiten, 105 Bilder, 31 Tabellen, 33 Quellen
Report
English
Renovation of buildings using steel technologies (Robust) : final report
| TIBKAT | 2013
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