Brussels Housing

Ledent, Gérald; Porotto, Alessandro

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“…This analysis has been carried out based mostly on the literature [16,[76][77][78][79][80][81] and according to several indicators such as the context, positioning in relation to the public space, general dimensions, organization of internal spaces, construction, and material specificities. The study allowed the identification and description of the main types of historical and traditional housing in Wallonia, both in rural and urban contexts.…”

Section: Typological Analysis Of the Walloon Pre-war Building Stockmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, a reflexive study on the occupancy potential has been conducted with the objective of proposing several alternatives in terms of building use. Although the standard makes no reference to it, the question of occupancy and building densification must also be considered during the renovation planning process because most traditional residential buildings, currently used as dwellings, present a significant potential to evolve into different use types and/or to be densified [81,84,85]. This densification also positively impacts the global energy consumption/demand of historic buildings and can be considered a lever for European cities' energy and environmental transition.…”

Section: Occupancy Potentialmentioning

confidence: 99%

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P-Renewal Project: A Reflexive Contribution to the Evolution of Energy Performance Standards for the Renovation of Historic Buildings

Trachte,

Stiernon

2024

Heritage

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To meet European carbon neutrality targets and comply with building energy performance regulations, renovating historic buildings is considered one of the most challenging tasks for the construction sector. On one hand, commonly employed renovation solutions are often more difficult to implement on these structures. On the other hand, renovation work must be carried out while preserving their heritage value and integrity. The European standard EN 16883 on conservation and energy renovation performance of cultural heritage was developed in 2017 with the aim of facilitating energy performance improvements in historic buildings while respecting their cultural significance. In pursuit of the same objective, the “P-Renewal” project focuses on the energy retrofit of pre-war Walloon housing with heritage value, providing valuable support through a reflective process and decision-making tools. These tools enable the selection of renovation strategies that effectively combine the preservation of heritage value with improvements in internal comfort, energy efficiency, and environmental performance. This study compares the reflective process of the research project with the guidelines of the standard EN 16883 and discusses the transferability of this contribution to other European contexts. This will significantly contribute to the evolution of energy performance standards for the renovation of historic buildings.

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P-Renewal Project: A Reflexive Contribution to the Evolution of Energy Performance Standards for the Renovation of Historic Buildings

Trachte,

Stiernon

2024

Heritage

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“…Regardless of this variety, however, there seems to be a remarkable consensus around the typological levels that drive classification and analysis, most notably the building form and the dwelling unit (Leupen & Mooij, 2022). As a result, we can find extensive literature on housing that is organized around these two levels (Gameren, 2023;Heckmann & Schneider, 2017;Karakusevic & Batchelor, 2017;Lapuerta et al, 2021;Ledent & Porotto, 2023;Nylander, 2018;Pierini et al, 2023), while other scales and spatial components of a residential project, particularly the rooms, have been rarely the subject of typological studies.…”

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Handbook, Standard, Room: The Prescription of Residential Room Types in Sweden Between 1942 and 2023

Movilla Vega,

Juan Liñán

2024

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Norms and handbooks have played a key role in the design of residential rooms in Sweden since the 1940s. Ever since, changes in housing policies have led to varying definitions and regulations of residential rooms, allowing their existence, defining their configuration, and framing their performance. And yet, none of these rooms has been built; they are prescribed room types that belong in the pages of handbooks that validate the framework in which housing design can operate. What are these prescribed room types? What do they look like? Who and what do they include? Have they changed over time? In response to these questions, this article follows the evolution of a set of residential room types in the design handbooks that have accompanied housing policy bills in Sweden from 1942 to 2023. These manuals are not the law itself but operate as an interface for professionals and designers by reflecting the practical consequences of the norm. Diagrams, dimensions, texts, and references to housing literature vary from handbook to handbook to define the specific traits of each type of room. By studying these traits in relation to key moments of Swedish housing politics, the article reveals the role that norms and standards have played in the establishment of the regulatory regime in which housing design in Sweden operates today.

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The business of city-building. Long-term change and continuity in the construction sector (Brussels, 1830–1970)

Degraeve

2024

Enterp. Soc.

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The construction sector has long been underrepresented in business historical studies and debates. While an application of the “historical alternatives to mass production” approach has provided a valuable conceptual framework, this paper offers a still-needed quantitative basis to assess actual long-term changes and continuities in the forms of business organization and entrepreneurship in construction. A database of c. 16,700 construction enterprises in Brussels between 1830 and 1970, drawn from trade directories and fiscal registers, uncovers evolutions in sectoral and subsectoral numbers of enterprises, firm sizes, and rates of company formation. Thus, the growing divergence at the core of the construction industry becomes clear. Industrialization and urbanization led to market concentration, firm growth, and incorporation with some capital-intensive enterprises, whereas the variability of the work on the construction site resulted, with many others, in the persistence of labor-intensive processes, and small-scale, flexible, and informal forms of business organization.

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Brussels Housing

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P-Renewal Project: A Reflexive Contribution to the Evolution of Energy Performance Standards for the Renovation of Historic Buildings

P-Renewal Project: A Reflexive Contribution to the Evolution of Energy Performance Standards for the Renovation of Historic Buildings

Handbook, Standard, Room: The Prescription of Residential Room Types in Sweden Between 1942 and 2023

The business of city-building. Long-term change and continuity in the construction sector (Brussels, 1830–1970)

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