Retrofitting of existing buildings offers significant opportunities for reducing global energy
consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. This is being considered as one of main …

Decision support tools for building renovation are important as assistance to professional
building owners when setting goals for sustainability, and for making sure that the objectives …

Abstract According to the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) Recast,
building energy retrofitting should aim “to achieving cost-optimal levels”. However, the …

Research on the barriers for building renovation in Denmark has revealed that an important
obstacle is a lack of simple and holistic tools that can assist stakeholders in prioritisation and …

In this study, a techno-economic evaluation method for the energy retrofit of buildings is
introduced, geared toward finding the economically optimal set of retrofit measures. Split …

Winner of Choice Magazine-Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007 Buildings account for
over one third of global energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions worldwide …

Metro transit systems have gained a lot of importance because of the large number of
passengers depending on that vital mode of transportation. Most of metro transit systems …

Renovation processes are complex and there is a risk of underestimating architectural,
cultural, and social values in favor of exterior and interior upgrading, energy efficiency and …

This book constitutes the capstone of a line of research about expert inspection systems for
individual building elements. It builds on that research and presents a broader approach for …

Europe is facing one of its most challenging crises since Great Depression and the
construction sector is one of the worst affected. Refurbishment is therefore often suggested …