Heritage buildings (HBs), which are unique landmarks across the world, have special
cultural significance. However, many of the HBs, in lack of proper maintenance …

Contested heritage has increasingly been studied by scholars over the last two decades in
multiple disciplines, however, there is still limited knowledge about what contested heritage …

Construction and operation of buildings are a major contributor to environmental impacts.
Assessments of environmental impacts of buildings often focus on new buildings, while …

Because heritage buildings represent a special category of goods due to characteristics
such as uniqueness and irreversibility, they are associated with multiple possibilities of use …

Considering the serious challenges our planet is facing, the building environment and
construction sector must minimize their high negative impacts and maximize their …

This study, conducted as part of the 'RETOU'research project, aims to provide a holistic
understanding of adaptive reuse in the context of transforming heritage buildings into …

This article highlights previous studies on the development of sustainable heritage cities
using the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method. Data obtained through various …

Two renovation strategies were considered and compared in this paper for the energy
renovation of social housing in condo buildings built in 1945–1969, situated in residential …

Energy efficiency in the built environment is gaining ground due to policies to mitigate
climate change impact. This contribution focuses on investigating the role of Key …

The present paper discusses the applications of life-cycle assessment (LCA) to construction
works in Japan. LCA has been frequently used to assess the environmental impacts of new …