Calcerano, F; Thravalou, S; Martinelli, L; Alexandrou, K; Artopoulos, G and Gigliarelli, E (2024) Energy and environmental improvement of built heritage: HBIM simulation-based approach applied to nine mediterranean case-studies. Building Research & Information, 52(1-2), pp. 225-247. ISSN 0961-3218
Abstract
The architectural engineering and construction sector accounts for about 30-40% of global energy consumption. The European goal of reducing this consumption and the linked greenhouse gas emissions calls for an increased capacity to implement building renovations. Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Building Performance Simulations (BPS) are among the most promising tools for fostering interdisciplinary, efficient processes and feasible analysis and design solutions to support this goal. Of the whole building stock, heritage buildings represent the most challenging part, although their potential as a driver for mitigating climate change and supporting sustainable development is being increasingly recognized. This paper presents a Heritage BIM and BPS-based workflow to support the energy and environmental improvement of publicly-owned historical buildings, that was applied to 9 case studies of 7 different Mediterranean countries. The overall aim of this research is to enhance the capacity of public local administrations and professionals to upgrade the historical building stock and demonstrate the scalability of the proposed workflow to the entire building stock of the Mediterranean area.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | building performance simulation; Built heritage; energy efficiency; Heritage BIM; interdisciplinary approach; interoperability |
| Index terms: | sustainable development, building stock, heritage building, building renovation, greenhouse gas emission, historical building, climate change, construction sector, consumption, workflow, case study, built heritage, energy efficiency, building information modelling, building performance simulation, energy consumption, architectural engineering, interoperability |
| Subjects: | asset management, heritage and conservation, industry analysis, information systems, environmental health, systems and processes, design practice, management, health safety and environment, sustainability and energy, modelling and simulation, energy systems, data collection methods, construction type, consumer economics, climate science |
| Topics: | Stakeholder Management, Sustainability, Construction Technology, Health and Safety, Business Strategy, Research Practice, Digital Applications, Design Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTE |
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