Assessing housing retrofits in historic districts in Havre Montana

Mukhopadhyay, Jaya; Ore, Janet; Amende, Kevin

doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2019.03.008

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“…Others explore heritage tourism in historical districts from the perspective of visitors [46,47]. Some scholars study people's perceptions of historical districts [48][49][50][51][52][53].Against the backdrop of the current energy crisis and climate change, The fourth type of research addresses energy issues in historic districts, evaluating existing energy-saving measures [54,55] and exploring new methods [56,57].Quantitative research mainly focuses on constructing evaluation systems and studying the space of historic districts. With technological advancements, there is a growing trend of cross-field and cross-perspective research, combining methodologies with big data, spatial syntax, GIS, eye-tracking device, remote sensing, and exploring various perspectives such as cultural, tourist, social, perceptual, psychological, health, disaster, and energy.…”

Section: Study On the Preservation And Utilization Of Historic Districtsmentioning

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Quantitative Research of Street Interface Morphology in Urban Historic Districts:A Case Study of West Street Historic District,Quanzhou

Huang,

Kang,

Zhao

2024

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Historic districts intertwine various elements of historical heritage, cultural significance, social relations and daily activities, and have significant research value. Through a review of previous literature, it can be observed that research on the conservation and renewal of historic districts often focuses on the overall planning and development of macro-level district. Recognizing the scarcity of quantitative studies on spatial morphology at the meso level, this paper introduces a quantitative methodology applicable to historic streets. Utilizing Quanzhou City's West Street Historical and Cultural Neighborhood as a case study, it employs Aspect Ratio (D/H), Interface Density, and Build-To-Line Rate to describe and summarize street interface morphology, presenting transformative strategies for future protection and renewal. West Street's characteristics include: (1) horizontally, influenced by the Tang Dynasty's concept of "lining houses to form streets," it has a high Build-To-Line Rate and density, providing enclosure, limitation, and spatial continuity; (2) vertically, it displays diverse interface morphology with a moderate Aspect Ratio and rhythmic changes, maintaining visitor interest. The study validates the feasibility of this quantitative method and provides valuable insights for the conservation and renewal of historic districts.

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Section: Study On the Preservation And Utilization Of Historic Districtsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Quantitative Research of Street Interface Morphology in Urban Historic Districts:A Case Study of West Street Historic District,Quanzhou

Huang,

Kang,

Zhao

2024

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“…Furthermore, the existing building stock plays a crucial role in the ambitious goals for decarbonization that most states have adopted [59,60]. While existing buildings offer significant energy saving opportunities as they represent a large share of the building stock, special attention should be paid when considering energy efficiency retrofits for historic buildings to reduce energy use and maintain thermal comfort while preserving their heritage value [28].…”

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A Perspective of Decarbonization Pathways in Future Buildings in the United States

Dehwah

Faulkner

et al. 2023

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The commitment of electrification and decarbonization goals in the United States (U.S.) will significantly change the performance of future buildings. To meet these goals, it is critical to summarize the existing research related to building electrification and decarbonization and discuss future research pathways. This paper provides a perspective on decarbonization pathways of future buildings in the U.S. A critical review of the existing research was conducted, which is divided into three closely linked categories: technologies, economic impacts, and code regulations. Technologies support investments and code regulations while marketing affects the design of building codes and standards. In the meantime, code regulations guide the development of technologies and marketing. Based on the review, future potential research directions for building decarbonization are then discussed. Due to the needs of building decarbonization, future research will be multidisciplinary, conducted at a large geographic scale, and involve a multitude of metrics, which will undoubtedly introduce new challenges. The perspective presented in this paper will provide policy-makers, researchers, building owners, and other stakeholders with a way to understand the impact of electrification and decarbonization of future buildings in the U.S.

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“…Overall, the positive impact of retrofit on the energy performance encourages the promotion of retrofit in historic buildings. For instance, in a historic residential building built in the early 1900s in Havre (USA), an energy retrofit could achieve 81% energy saving with a payback period of 4-8 years [59]. Savings in energy consumption and carbon emissions are a dominant criterion when assessing the effectiveness of an energy retrofit [23].…”

Section: Energy Retrofit and Building Performancementioning

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What Are the Implications of Climate Change for Retrofitted Historic Buildings? A Literature Review

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Historic buildings account for more than one-quarter of Europe’s existing building stock and are going to be crucial in the achievement of future energy targets. Although a drastic reduction in carbon emissions would slow climate change, an alteration in the climate is already certain. Therefore, the impact of climate change on retrofitted historic buildings should be considered in terms of occupants’ comfort, heritage conservation, and energy performance. Inappropriate interventions might weaken the potential of traditional climate adaptive solutions, such as thermal mass and night cooling, leading to higher risks of overheating in a warming climate. Similarly, retrofit solutions will change the moisture dynamics of historic envelopes, which might lead to moisture damages when combined with more extreme precipitation events. This paper reviews recent literature that provides evidence of climate change’s impact on retrofitted buildings, reveals potential future risks, and thereby sheds light on new factors influencing the decision-making process in the retrofit of historic buildings.

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Assessing housing retrofits in historic districts in Havre Montana

Cited by 15 publications

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Quantitative Research of Street Interface Morphology in Urban Historic Districts:A Case Study of West Street Historic District,Quanzhou

Quantitative Research of Street Interface Morphology in Urban Historic Districts:A Case Study of West Street Historic District,Quanzhou

A Perspective of Decarbonization Pathways in Future Buildings in the United States

What Are the Implications of Climate Change for Retrofitted Historic Buildings? A Literature Review

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