Selection of Core Indicators for the Sustainable Conservation of Built Heritage

This paper presents and discusses the selection of a set of core indicators for the sustainable conservation of built heritage. This core set of indicators was selected by following a two-step methodology: 1) first, a comparative analysis of indicators of two building sustainability assessment (BSA) tools with different approaches was...

INTERPRETING - ENHANCING - TRANSFORMING: A phenomenological study of innovative strategies for building upgrade and their architectural use to achieve a new intensified atmosphere in the existing urban heritage

The design focuses on establishing a connection between the technical aspects characterizing innovative strategies for building upgrade with an approach based on phenomenology. This methodology is characterized by the more intangible goal to create a new "intensified atmosphere", a new feeling in the existing context derived by a transformation...

Interventions for the Sustainable Development of Architectural Heritage - The Example of the Soda Fabriek in Schiedam, NL

Existing historic buildings, remnants of a past long gone are often still highly operational in our time, most likely at the expense of the environment. Without interventions, their energy performance is outdated – provided they are used in a contemporary way - and they contribute to the over-consumption of energy and the increase of greenhouse...