The French architects Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, have been laureates of the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize. The architects are known for their positive attitude to rehabilitation, describing demolition as an "act of violence". One of the most...
The 2nd Resonance group meeting organized by RehabiMed and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) has taken place on line, the 10th of March 2021 at 11.00 am, using the Google Meet platform. Profs. Montserrat Bosch (scientific responsible of the project for...
The implementation of the Energy Performance Certificate of buildings in different European countries, which emerged in 2002 with the European Directive on energy efficiency of buildings, is proving to be a useful tool in the management of the real estate stock,...
HERSUS research program, “Enhancing of Heritage Awareness and Sustainability of Built Environment in Architectural and Urban Design Higher Education”, aims to enhance innovative teaching practices in the field of sustainability of the built heritage. The project...
The 4th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Historic Buildings, EEHB2021, presents various energy-related subjects regarding heritage buildings. The upcoming conference will focus on the role of digital technologies and their importance in improving the...
The ENI-CBC-MED project “BIM for Energy Efficiency in the Public sector (BEEP)” (2019- 2021), is an innovative research program with partners across the Mediterranean basis (Italy, Spain, Cyprus, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt). The project focuses on the...
The promotion of Building Rehabilitation is a pending issue in Spain that requires financial investment to promote it. Currently, the rate of rehabilitation is 30,000 homes a year and by 2023, it should be more than 150,000. For this, the Government will allocate...
In Lithuania buildings (or parts of them) are classified into 9 classes according to their energy performance: A++, A+, A, B, C, D, E, F, G. Class A++ is considered to be the highest class and refers to a building that is almost energy-free. The energy performance...
The XLIII International Course on Intervention in Architectural Heritage, organized by the Association of Architects for the Defence and Intervention in Architectural Heritage(AADIPA), has been held from last December 2020, in Barcelona, Spain, as a group of...
Don’t miss the 17th International Conference on Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture will be held in Rome on 26th-28th of May 2021! Author: Tiziana Campisi (UNIPA)