A building that has to lead, in time, to reduced consumption of energy from fossil sources and use renewable (non-fossil) sources of energy.
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Phenomena Implied by Sustainable and Green Retrofitting: A Quantitative Approach
Giani Ionel Gradinaru (The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania), Alina Paula Moise (Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism, Romania), and Raluca Dana Caplescu (The Institute of National Economy, Romania)
Copyright: © 2019
|Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9104-7.ch006
Abstract
With all the new technology and scientific progress, the human population is significantly increasing, and the planet will hardly support the overpopulation. The increase of the carbon footprint and natural resources decrease with each human. Society must find solutions to use resources in a smart way, reducing the ecological impact and stopping the cities from sprawling. Instead of extending the manmade environment and using more resources, we can act on what we have, upgrading our buildings by using sustainable and green retrofitting and making them energy efficient and environmentally friendly, while covering our cultural, social and psychological needs. Overpopulation, as well as depopulation/migration, greatly affects architecture. This study aims at finding retrofit solutions and strategies in an attempt to improve the existing urban environment quality and buildings' energy efficiency, provide interior comfort and contribute to aesthetic urban image, as well as doing so in a cheap and efficient way.