Open AccessConservation compatible energy retrofit technologies: Part I: Introduction to the integrated approach for the identification of conservation compatible retrofit materials and solutions in historic buildings
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.18777/ieashc-task59-2021-0004
Subject(s) - energy conservation , architectural engineering , cultural heritage , energy consumption , quarter (canadian coin) , identification (biology) , civil engineering , engineering , efficient energy use , environmental resource management , environmental science , geography , ecology , archaeology , electrical engineering , biology
According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), existing European buildings consume about 40% of the total energy consumption in Europe. For this reason, in the last decades, several energy policies have been directed to deep renovation of the existing stock (as last 2018/844). Considering that more than one quarter of all European buildings were constructed before the 1950s, we can assume that many of them are of cultural, architectural, social and heritage values, hence in need of special attention for conservation purposes.