EFFESUS Methodology for Assessing the Impacts of Energy-Related Retrofit Measures on Heritage Significance

Eriksson, Petra; Hermann, Carsten; Hrabovszky-Horváth, Sára; Rodwell, Dennis

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“…Beyond the UK, international studies like the Energy Efficiency for EU Historic Districts' Sustainability (EFFESUS) project recognize that improving energy performance in historic buildings is a balancing act between building preservation and the installation of retrofit measures [31] but most projects are focused more on the decision-making process than human-centered approach. On the other hand, some researchers such as López and Frontini [32] argue that heritage value should give way to photovoltaic installations since ground space is limited for building new, energyefficient dwellings, and they develop a model for multi-stakeholder decision making in requests to install photovoltaic cells on heritage buildings.…”

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Irrational homeowners? How aesthetics and heritage values influence thermal retrofit decisions in the United Kingdom

Sunikka-Blank

Galvin

2016

Energy Research & Social Science

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The housing sector produces approximately 27% of UK CO2 emissions, of which about 75% comes from space heating [1]. To meet the UK's legally binding commitment of 80% reductions by 2050, there is strong policy commitment to reducing these emissions. While some reductions are expected to come through fuel switching to renewable energy and replacement of old homes with newer, energy efficient dwellings, the greatest potential for emission reductions lies in thermal retrofitting of existing homes [2, 3]. Recently there has been much discussion about 'hard-to-treat' homes, usually meaning dwellings with solid walls, which cannot be treated with cavity wall insulation [4, 5, 6]. The assumption is often that most of these homes can be thermally upgraded with a layer of external wall insulation covered by a new façade material. This intersects with a wider and more prevailing issue in the UK housing stock: the heritage value of many homes, where this lies outside statutory protection orders. Many solid walled dwellings have brick façades, which are often seen as attractive and worthy of preservation. Streets can have architectural value due to uniformity of dwellings, even if buildings themselves may not be architecturally significant [7]. Of the 27.7 million homes in the UK, about 40% were built prior to 1939 [8]. In England there are 23.3 million dwellings but only 374,000 buildings have listed building status [9, 10]. A large number of old buildings have heritage features that are

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Section: Research Contextmentioning

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Irrational homeowners? How aesthetics and heritage values influence thermal retrofit decisions in the United Kingdom

Sunikka-Blank

Galvin

2016

Energy Research & Social Science

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“…For example, no method was identified that can tailor sustainable interventions on buildings' façades, although in HBs the front walls are often representatives of much of the aesthetic and architectural value and constantly exposed to climate and anthropic-induced decay. The majority of the methods (60%, i.e., n = 29) (e.g., [44,47]) were applied to single (as a whole) buildings while the rest (40%, i.e., n = 19) to interventions at district level (e.g., [34,49]) (see Figure 6a). Regarding the occupancy of the building, about 33% focus on residential buildings (n = 16, e.g., [48,50]), 17% on religious buildings (n = 8, e.g., [45,51]), 10% on educational buildings (n = 5, e.g., [24,25]), 8% on museums (n = 4, e.g., [31,32,46]) etc.…”

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Towards Zero-Emission Refurbishment of Historic Buildings: A Literature Review

Loli

Bertolin

2018

Buildings

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Nowadays, restoration interventions that aim for minimum environmental impact are conceived for recent buildings. Greenhouse gas emissions are reduced using criteria met within a life-cycle analysis, while energy saving is achieved with cost-effective retrofitting actions that secure higher benefits in terms of comfort. However, conservation, restoration and retrofitting interventions in historic buildings do not have the same objectives as in modern buildings. Additional requirements have to be followed, such as the use of materials compatible with the original and the preservation of authenticity to ensure historic, artistic, cultural and social values over time. The paper presents a systematic review-at the intersection between environmental sustainability and conservation-of the state of the art of current methodological approaches applied in the sustainable refurbishment of historic buildings. It identifies research gaps in the field and highlights the paradox seen in the Scandinavian countries that are models in applying environmentally sustainable policies but still poor in integrating preservation issues.

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“…Energy upgrading of historic buildings is not only a cultural issue but also important in terms of global environmental objectives in Europe since over 40% of the European housing stock was built before 1960 [5]. The Housing Statistics in the EU show that 24% of residential buildings of the European building stock are pre 1945 [6] and that a significant percentage have some kind of heritage significance [7], requiring specific solutions to conserve and promote these values.…”

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Multi-scale urban data models for early-stage suitability assessment of energy conservation measures in historic urban areas

Egusquiza

Prieto

Izkara

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Energy and Buildings

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EFFESUS Methodology for Assessing the Impacts of Energy-Related Retrofit Measures on Heritage Significance

Cited by 45 publications

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Irrational homeowners? How aesthetics and heritage values influence thermal retrofit decisions in the United Kingdom

Irrational homeowners? How aesthetics and heritage values influence thermal retrofit decisions in the United Kingdom

Towards Zero-Emission Refurbishment of Historic Buildings: A Literature Review

Multi-scale urban data models for early-stage suitability assessment of energy conservation measures in historic urban areas

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