Posts tagged ‘retrofitting’
Retrofitting at Ecobuild
March 5th, 2010
Guest author: Victor Lopez-Rioboo Gil
One of the main topics at Ecobuild this year has been building retrofitting. This was triggered by the new government strategy “Warm Homes, Greener Homes”, which sets the ambitious target of reducing carbon emissions from UK homes by 29% by 2020. It is estimated that this will imply thermal upgrades in some 7 million households [...]
Tags: 2010, ecobuild, greener homes, payback, retrofitting, warm homes
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Thermal performance of typical classrooms in South Korea
February 21st, 2010
Guest author: Yun Ho Chung
This dissertation project starts from the question why many school buildings in South Korea are similar. Even though it is a very small country, it has different climate conditions in different parts of the country. However, due to the fact that demand for educational facilities was dramatically increased by the development of the Korean economy [...]
Tags: architectural association, education, research, retrofitting, south korea, sustainble environmental design
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Evaluation of retrofitting methods: Conversion of the ‘Spierer’ tobacco warehouse in Volos, Greece
February 20th, 2010
Guest author: Polytimi Ilia
This project investigates the typology of Greek typical tobacco warehouses and the ways in which this typology may be modified during an environmental retrofitting conversion. These types of traditional buildings are characterised as a strong component of local historical legacy, therefore they are typically listed as cultural heritage sites and are usually protected. This governmental [...]
Tags: architectural association, greece, mediterranean climate, research, retrofitting, sustainble environmental design, tobacco warehouses
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