Assessing Multiple Benefits of Housing Regeneration and Smart City Development: The European Project SINFONIA

Bisello, Adriano

doi:10.3390/su12198038

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“…MCA can be applied through many approaches for the aggregation of results [103,104]. The mostly used method is the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) [99,105,106], which is based on the paired comparison of the criteria to determine the weighting factors of the criteria; while the PROMETHEE method is used in [107] and the Hermione methodology in [96]. The approaches differ in the definition and ranking of the criteria used to analyze the sustainability of the proposed urban scenarios.…”

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Environmental Sustainability Approaches and Positive Energy Districts: A Literature Review

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During the last decade, increasing attention has been paid to the emerging concept of Positive Energy Districts (PED) with the aim of pushing the transition to clean energy, but further research efforts are needed to identify design approaches optimized from the point of view of sustainable development. In this context, this literature review is placed, with a specific focus on environmental sustainability within innovative and eco-sustainable districts. The findings show that some sustainability aspects such as sustainable food, urban heat islands mitigation and co-impacts, e.g., green gentrification, are not adequately assessed, while fragmented thinking limits the potential of circularity. In this regard, targeted strategies should be developed. On the other hand, the Key Performance Indicators framework needs some integrations. In this direction, indicators were suggested, among those defined in the Sustainable Development Agenda, the main European standards and initiatives and the relevant literature experiences. Future outlooks should be directed towards: the harmonization of the Life Cycle Assessment in PEDs with reference to modeling assumptions and analysis of multiple impacts; the development of dynamic environmental analyses taking into account the long-term uncertainty due to climate change, data availability and energy decarbonization; the combination of Life Cycle Assessment and Key Performance Indicators based techniques, from a holistic thinking perspective, for a comprehensive design environment and the analysis of the contribution of energy flexibility approaches on the environmental impact of a project.

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Environmental Sustainability Approaches and Positive Energy Districts: A Literature Review

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“…This would not only provide technically feasible solutions but also economically viable ones [35]. For example, the district energy refurbishment approach, already tested in some EU projects, leans on a set of innovative system integration activities at the district level and is geared to make the targeted district model robustly scalable and replicable and to maximize the multiple benefits creation [36,37]. Moreover, this would solve the grid and building-related emissions issues at a larger level.…”

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IEA EBC Annex83 Positive Energy Districts

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At a global level, the need for energy efficiency and an increased share of renewable energy sources is evident, as is the crucial role of cities due to the rapid urbanization rate. As a consequence of this, the research work related to Positive Energy Districts (PED) has accelerated in recent years. A common shared definition, as well as technological approaches or methodological issues related to PEDs are still unclear in this development and a global scientific discussion is needed. The International Energy Agency’s Energy in Buildings and Communities Programme (IEA EBC) Annex 83 is the main platform for this international scientific debate and research. This paper describes the challenges of PEDs and the issues that are open for discussions and how the Annex 83 is planned and organized to facilitate this and to actively steer the development of PEDs major leaps forward. The main topics of discussion in the PED context are the role and importance of definitions of PEDs, virtual and geographical boundaries in PEDs, the role of different stakeholders, evaluation approaches, and the learnings of realized PED projects.

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“…In the global north, retrofitting literature is focusing on how new technology in buildings can create Positive Energy Blocks (ZEB) and Districts (PED) (Bisello, 2020;Verhaeghe et al, 2020;Lindholm et al, 2021). However, these notions are very distant from the needs in the ZMVO and probably other similar mid-size cities in developing countries.…”

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Local Culture and Urban Retrofit: Reflections on Policy and Preferences for Wall and Roof Materials

Cravioto

Mosqueda²

2021

Front. Sustain. Cities

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Retrofitting strategies aim to reduce environmental footprints promoting the development or upgrade of existing infrastructure. One crucial aspect of successful retrofitting strategies is local culture, which can harmonise or come into conflict with retrofitting initiatives. However, investigations on the influence of local practises, particularly in the global south, are limited and such influence deserves more attention. This article explores the connexion between local culture and retrofitting strategies, focusing on wall and roof material selection in the Metropolitan Valley of Oaxaca in Mexico (ZMVO). We begin with a brief review of the retrofitting initiatives at related governmental levels. Then, through a survey, we analyse the choices and reasons for selecting specific materials for walls and roofs in the ZMVO. We discuss to what extent cultural practises and preferences have been considered or left behind in the strategies and ensuing challenges. The findings confirm important premises. First, tradition and community support were not relevant factors in wall or roof material selection. Material reuse, energy efficiency, and sustainability-related reasons were also not essential to the preferences. Instead, protection (against rain, earthquakes, theft and accidents), hygiene, and aesthetics had a consistently higher priority. We also found that poverty or lack of other options intersects with the use of precarious materials, creating constrained choices. However, the most crucial finding was that choosing less environmentally or culturally compatible materials was strongly connected with deprivation, having important implications in the selection of materials and retrofitting strategies. The current retrofitting initiatives call for sustainability and efficiency, but the local practises render these efforts insufficient and incoherent. Poverty and informal housing are the main emphases of the local policy. However, the policy focuses on new infrastructure and much less on the existing housing, causing less efficient retrofits. Guidelines for more sustainable material selection have advanced, but regulation and enforcement remain weak. We conclude by discussing all these challenges and providing a set of recommended actions in new initiatives.

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Assessing Multiple Benefits of Housing Regeneration and Smart City Development: The European Project SINFONIA

Cited by 37 publications

References 86 publications

Environmental Sustainability Approaches and Positive Energy Districts: A Literature Review

Environmental Sustainability Approaches and Positive Energy Districts: A Literature Review

IEA EBC Annex83 Positive Energy Districts

Local Culture and Urban Retrofit: Reflections on Policy and Preferences for Wall and Roof Materials

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