densifying the city urban recycle as a strategic system to refurbish the built environment

• DOI: 10.13128/techne-17515
• Publication Date: 2015-01-01
• Authors: Pietromaria Davoli; Paola Borin; Nicola Marzot; Vittorino Belpoliti
• Keywords: 9. Industry and infrastructure; Energy/Environmental refurbishment; Architectural drawing and design; 02 engineering and technology; Existing building; 7. Clean energy; 12. Responsible consumption; Urban Densification; NA9000-9428; 13. Climate action; 11. Sustainability; 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering; District energy diagnosis; Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying; NA2695-2793

TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, TECHNE 10 (2015): Urban regeneration<br/>The persisting economic crisis and the necessity for more sustainable construction processes imply the need for innovative strategies to reuse the existing building stock. Retrofit and recycling plans are already active for whole city districts, adopting the urban densification strategy to reduce the consumption of resources, promoting the functional, technological, and energy refurbishment of the existing city districts The study introduces considerations and tools to increase the efficiency of retrofit action onto abandoned and degraded area through the improvement of their energy and environmental performances.<br/>