Energetic Refurbishment of Historic Brick Buildings: Problems and Opportunities

Zagorskas, Jurgis; Paliulis, Gražvydas Mykolas; Burinskienė, Marija; Venckauskaitė, Jūratė

doi:10.2478/rtuect-2013-0012

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“…Unless the simulated data might be different with measured data in actual buildings, this paper proposes potential methods for the development of energy retrofits for historic buildings. Historic buildings are often limited in their energy retrofit options because of preservation requirements (Zagorskas et al 2013). Therefore, this study does not cover shading options that would greatly alter the external appearance of the facade.…”

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A Sustainable Approach to the Adaptive Reuse of Historic Brick Buildings:Analysis of Energy Efficiency Strategies for Historic Facade Retrofits

Kim¹,

Felkner²

2018

Healthy, Intelligent and Resilient Buildings and Urban Environments

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There are many historic brick buildings in downtown areas of the U.S. that are awaiting appropriate strategies for their adaptive reuse and preservation. The adaptive reuse method enables the adaptation of existing, obsolete historic buildings into new, mixed-use developments that will play an essential role in enhancing urban environments. However, many of these buildings have poor energy performance. This paper explores sustainable methods to balance between historic preservation and reduction of peak energy loads, through analyzing design strategies and conducting energy simulations for a building in downtown, Austin, TX. Energy retrofits related to windows, high performance of the facades with added insulation, and passive (spatial) interventions are covered in depth. Four retrofit scenarios were applied and simulated using the energy analysis tool in Revit, a popular BIM program. Analyzing the energy consumption data, we compare an existing building's facade condition to the retrofit scenarios' energy performances and record the energy performance data. This research proposes energy efficient preservation options for historic buildings and ultimately emphasizes potential values such as balancing the integrity of the original design with energy goals. We explore novel solutions for making historic buildings more sustainable through combining the adaptive reuse method with energy retrofit strategies that play up the historic buildings' unique passive potentials. The various solutions are found to be highly dependent on the climate.

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A Sustainable Approach to the Adaptive Reuse of Historic Brick Buildings:Analysis of Energy Efficiency Strategies for Historic Facade Retrofits

Kim¹,

Felkner²

2018

Healthy, Intelligent and Resilient Buildings and Urban Environments

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“…Similar to the holistic approach, other studies have considered the side-effect of energy measures on different objectives. For example, Zagorskas et al [37] studied brick wall refurbishments and the resulting moisture issues.…”

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Energy renovation of an office building using a holistic design approach

Bournas

Abugabbara

Balcerzak

et al. 2016

Journal of Building Engineering

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“…New energy efficiency standards, lead to renovation of existing buildings, including in the apartment building sector [10] which plays a significant role in reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions. A significant amount of consumers in DH areas renovate buildings in order to reach performance class C (energy performance indicator (EPI) or calculated annual primary energy (PE) consumption of ≤150 kWh/m 2 [11]), which is required by the Estonian renovation grant program in order to be eligible to receive a 40 % return on renovation costs.…”

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The Impact of Parallel Energy Consumption on the District Heating Networks

Latõšov

Volkova

Siirde

et al. 2019

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the impacts of heat recovery ventilation (HRV) and exhaust air heat pump (EAHP)-based solutions used in renovated buildings, which make it possible to reach performance class C in district heating (DH) area CO2 emissions, primary energy consumption and total energy costs for consumers. Evaluation is based on the methodology presented in the previous research paper [1]. Calculation results show that the use of EAHP has a negative impact on DH sustainability (heat losses in the DH network, DH heat price, reduced consumption of DH heat) and CO2 emissions related to energy delivery (heat and electricity) to consumers in the DH area. Positive aspects of the EAHP use include the fact that almost the same primary energy consumption level can be achieved with lesser (up to 7 %) annual costs (annual capital costs, DH heat costs and electricity costs) and lower initial investments (about 10 %). At the same time, every renovated building with EAHP will experience a negative impact on heat prices. In DH areas where almost all buildings are renovated with EAHP, cost savings are not as evident compared to buildings with HRV in DH areas where the use of parallel consumption solutions (EAHP) is minimized. It is reasonable to promote these renovation packages and solutions that benefit the building’s primary energy reduction, and also do not increase electric energy consumption (additional electric power generators are needed) and do not damage DH networks.

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Energetic Refurbishment of Historic Brick Buildings: Problems and Opportunities

Cited by 11 publications

References 20 publications

A Sustainable Approach to the Adaptive Reuse of Historic Brick Buildings:Analysis of Energy Efficiency Strategies for Historic Facade Retrofits

A Sustainable Approach to the Adaptive Reuse of Historic Brick Buildings:Analysis of Energy Efficiency Strategies for Historic Facade Retrofits

Energy renovation of an office building using a holistic design approach

The Impact of Parallel Energy Consumption on the District Heating Networks

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