Ageing of the building stock is an issue affecting many regions in the world. This means a
large proportion of existing buildings being considered energy inefficient, with associated …

Sustainable retrofitting of existing buildings is a prerequisite for achieving climatic and
energy objectives in the EU. Thus, practical tools supporting the evaluation and decision …

The current European building stock is ageing and requires significant renovation efforts to
improve its energy performance and ensure structsural safety. As part of the key actions of …

Renovation of existing buildings has been identified as a major strategy for reducing the
environmental impacts associated with building construction. From the perspective of …

The sustainable renovation of existing buildings is commonly intended as the upgrade of
constructions by implementing green technologies and eco-friendly materials. More recently …

The embodied carbon emissions of buildings are increasingly important to mitigate. Most of
these emissions come from structural systems. While many strategies have been identified …

This paper explores innovative techniques by combining inorganic textile-based composites
with thermal insulation for the simultaneous seismic and energy retrofitting of the existing old …

Fluorocarbons are an important class of greenhouse gases, currently responsible for a non-
negligible share of global emissions. CFCs are known to be linked to the depletion of the …

In this paper, an integrated approach targeting sustainability, safety and resilience is
envisioned for the renovation of the post-Second World War RC buildings clustered in urban …

Transforming ordinary buildings into smart building (SB) s, considered as 'smart retrofitting
(SR)', requires retrofit works that involve smart technology applications. Given the limited …