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Building Renovation

How to Retrofit and Reuse Existing Buildings to Save Energy and Respond to New Needs

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Authors:
  1. Manuela Grecchi

    1. Dipartimento ABC, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

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Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)

Part of the book sub series: PoliMI SpringerBriefs (BRIEFSPOLIMI)

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This book reviews the building renovation process by systematizing the phases of analysis and prior knowledge through a project that not only considers energy savings but also thoroughly examines complex issues, such as defining the correct new functions and answers to new needs. The urgency of climate change and the many problems associated with the excessive use of energy are forcing a reorganization of the renovation process with an interest in reusing existing buildings with a more sustainable approach. The adaptive transformation of old buildings has become a dominant theme in many urban renewal projects. It must necessarily include strategies for energy efficiency, reduced pollutant emissions, improved environmental performance, economic sustainability and cultural identity. The examples selected are intended to provide evidence of good practices in the review and transformation of old buildings.

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Building Renovation Opportunity

    • Manuela Grecchi
    Pages 1-9

  3. Building Renovation Process

    • Manuela Grecchi
    Pages 11-34

  4. Building Adaptive Reuse

    • Manuela Grecchi
    Pages 35-51

  5. Industrial Heritage: Sustainable Adaptive Reuse

    • Manuela Grecchi
    Pages 53-69

  6. Building Technical Upgrade

    • Manuela Grecchi
    Pages 71-106

  7. Energy Retrofit of Suburban Districts: An Opportunity for Social Regeneration

    • Manuela Grecchi
    Pages 107-122
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Dipartimento ABC, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Manuela Grecchi

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Building Renovation

  • Book Subtitle: How to Retrofit and Reuse Existing Buildings to Save Energy and Respond to New Needs

  • Authors: Manuela Grecchi

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89836-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-89835-9Published: 22 December 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-89836-6Published: 01 January 2022

  • Series ISSN: 2191-530X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2191-5318

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 122

  • Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations, 41 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings, Renewable and Green Energy, Sustainable Development

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