Double Layer Glass Facade in the Refurbishment and Architectural Renewal of Existing Buildings in Italy

Brunoro, Silvia; Rinaldi, Andrea

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“…Positive results in Turkey have also been found by Yilmaz and Cetinta (2005) who reported a 40 per cent higher energy consumption for a single skin façade compared to a DSF. Brunoro (2007Brunoro ( , 2008 and Brunoro and Rinaldi (2011) extensively explored sustainable technologies for the improvement of existing building envelopes in Italy. The DSF is the category mainly analysed in their works.…”

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“…The former score highly for applicability with low costs whereas the latter prove to be the opposite (Brunoro, 2008). Brunoro and Rinaldi (2011) analysed three buildings refurbished with DSFs in Northern Italy. Reductions in energy consumption, as a result of the second skin, are all consistent, with values in the 30-40 per cent range and a payback period of 20-25 years (Brunoro and Rinaldi, 2011).…”

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“…Brunoro and Rinaldi (2011) analysed three buildings refurbished with DSFs in Northern Italy. Reductions in energy consumption, as a result of the second skin, are all consistent, with values in the 30-40 per cent range and a payback period of 20-25 years (Brunoro and Rinaldi, 2011). Wolf (2011) reported on three buildings refurbished with DSFs in Belgium.…”

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Double skin façade (DSF) technologies for UK office refurbishments

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to establish how UK offices and double skin façade (DSF) technologies can be best matched for refurbishment purposes. Design/methodology/approach – This research uses a mixed methodology including primary and secondary data collection, analysis and interpolation through document analysis, comprehensive critical literature review, and case study approach. Findings – In total, 22 benchmarks have been developed to represent 75 per cent of the existing office stock in the UK. Through a comparison with 36 case studies of European buildings refurbished with DSFs, two benchmarks showed to be most suitable for a DSF refurbishment and most appropriate configurations for a successful DSF refurbishment have been identified. Findings have been also checked against a large sample of DSF buildings in the UK. Research limitations/implications – The benchmarks delivered in this study can be developed further into parametric models, where variations can be obtained by changing the parameters provided. A follow-up study can be designed to help define the exact share of existing stock represented by each benchmark and to foster research where a more typological or statistical approach might be intended. Practical implications – Findings from this research can be of practical use to academics and practitioners alike involved in research related to office refurbishments, DSFs, and the UK existing office stock. The design for this research can also be adapted to similar studies on its own or further developed to suit different contexts. Social implications – Improvements to existing buildings can preserve established communities, with a clear social advantage. Originality/value – This paper represents the first attempt to systemically shed light on how existing UK offices and DSF technologies can be best matched in refurbishments. The benchmarks developed, the DSF case studies, and guidelines for suitable DSF technologies in UK office refurbishments represent the original contribution of this research.

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Section: Dsfs and Refurbishmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Holistic study of a timber double skin façade: Whole life carbon emissions and structural optimisation

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Enhancement of Gravity Ventilation in Buildings

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Pawłowski

2017

Proccedings of 10th International Conference "Environmental Engineering"

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Nowadays, people are looking for solutions related to ventilation, cooling or heat demand systems, which would be energy efficient and, at the same time, would not cause the degradation of the surrounding environment. As far as ventilation is concerned, an good solution is a natural ventilation, which improves thermal comfort rooms without increasing the consumption of electrical energy in the building. In order to improve the mode of action of the natural ventilation in the building, one can mount various elements supporting the air flow. One of them is a solar chimney. In order to check the correct operation of a gravity ventilation installation in Poland’s climatic conditions, the measurements was carried out on a test stand on the 3.1 building of UTP University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz. The received results show the intensification of the air flow through the room the value between 50% and 150%, depending on a measuring hour (Chen et al. 2003). These research results were compared with the research results received before the installation of the solar chimney on the ducts of the gravity ventilation.

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Double Layer Glass Facade in the Refurbishment and Architectural Renewal of Existing Buildings in Italy

Cited by 3 publications

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Double skin façade (DSF) technologies for UK office refurbishments

Double skin façade (DSF) technologies for UK office refurbishments

Holistic study of a timber double skin façade: Whole life carbon emissions and structural optimisation

Enhancement of Gravity Ventilation in Buildings

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