Energy retrofit interventions in historic buildings: Exploring guidance and attitudes of conservation professionals to slim double glazing in the UK

Ginks, Natasha; Painter, Birgit

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.05.039

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“…In addition, the tinted glazing systems can reduce thermal transmission by more than 20% without compromising other properties such as visible performance [56]. This study also supports that the low U-values of Dgl-t (tinted low-e) and DT-c (clear) with daylight transmittance (in [48] and [85], respectively) are suitable for Beijing and Shanghai, whereas best suitable glazing is Da-g (grey) for Hong Kong (i.e., a lower daylight transmittance due to its higher solar heat gain potential).…”

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“…In addition, Deb and Lee [47] analyzed the main influencing variables of building energy consumption in office buildings in Singapore based on preand post-retrofit data. Ginks and Painter [48] conducted a perceptional study using a web-based survey targeting professionals in the energy sector to analyze the energy retrofit measures in historic buildings through window retrofit to slim profile double-glazing in the UK. In addition, the effects of window glazing on daylight and energy consumption were evaluated by Hee et al [49], while the energy saving potential through retrofitting was examined by Fasi and Budaiwi [50].…”

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Energy-Efficient Window Retrofit for High-Rise Residential Buildings in Different Climatic Zones of China

Hossain

et al. 2019

Sustainability

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The building envelope plays a significant role in the energy performance of buildings and windows are a key element in transmitting heating and cooling between the indoor and outdoor environment, and hence an adequate window system is one of the most important retrofit strategies of existing buildings for energy conservation. Therefore, this study presents a method with a theoretical case study to examine the improvement of energy efficiency in a typical high-rise residential building through window retrofitting. A building energy design model in Designbuilder along with a building information modeling (BIM) model in Revit are developed, with 20 common potential glazing alternatives being analyzed to predict the potential energy savings in the same case building with identical orientation located in a variety of climate zones in China. Based on different parameters and considerations, the results demonstrated that the currently relatively expensive low-e window glazing has the best energy performance in all climate zones, but is sufficiently close to conventionally glazed windows in its energy efficiency to discourage its adoption at present, and that, instead, a single dark conventional glazed window is preferred in a hot summer/warm winter climate, double dark traditional glazing in a hot summer/cold winter climate, and a double clear conventional window in a cold climate. Based on the simulated results, an indicative suggestion was provided to select an adequate window system for residential building retrofitting in the studied climates or similar climatic regions.

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Energy-Efficient Window Retrofit for High-Rise Residential Buildings in Different Climatic Zones of China

Hossain

et al. 2019

Sustainability

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“…Historic England's recent report [50] suggests in the case of steel windows or window frames capable of carrying double glazed units, their addition to existing windows may be considered acceptable. A similar conflict was reported by [51] with regards to the use of slim profile double glazing (SPDG) for the energy efficiency retrofit of historic buildings.…”

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Policy Framework for Energy Retrofitting of Built Heritage: A Critical Comparison of UK and Turkey

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Energy efficiency is one of the most prominent global challenges of our era. Heritage buildings usually have a poor energy performance, not necessarily because of their intrinsic constructive features but due to their mostly dilapidated condition owed to age and previous damage, exacerbated by other factors such as the limited maintenance allowed by the restrictive legal framework and/or residents not being able to afford retrofit. On both national and international levels, energy efficiency measures are considered the key to answering the global challenge of climate change. This article aims to provide a critical discussion of the policy framework for energy retrofitting targeting built heritage in the UK and in Turkey. To this end, the development of guidance and legislation on cultural heritage, energy efficiency and climate change in both countries were thoroughly reviewed, and the retrofit incentives and constraints were determined in order to identify existing policy gaps and potential problems with implementation in the realm of energy retrofitting and climate resiliency of heritage buildings. As a result of a critical comparative analysis, the paper is concluded with suggestions on policy frames for the retrofitting of heritage buildings for improved energy efficiency.

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“…Since historic buildings constitute at least 25% of the European built environment, they have a major role to play in delivering CO 2 emissionreduction targets along with the rest of the domestic stock of which more than 50% is more than 50 years old (Moran, Sukumar & Nikolopoulou 2012;Moran et al 2014;Ginks & Painter 2017). Current EU projects often include cri teria inapplicable to historic buildings.…”

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Closed circulation loops in historic buildings. Cultural diagnosis as one of the major factors in a contemporary designer’s workshop

Ryńska¹,

Lewicka²

2019

Urban Development Issues

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Sustainable development has now become an element that is deeply integrated in contemporary architectonic design and urban planning. With the development of a modern designer’s workshop, resilience, passive, ecological, plus energy or nZEB buildings and various smart city issues have to be included in line with more conventional analyses prepared during the design processes. Currently, we also face the emerging theme of the circular economy. This has a great impact, not just on the introduction of circular loops into the flow of building materials, but also on the design approach and management choices. Historic heritage buildings forming part of the building stock must be considered within this new theme. Most existing research deals either with new or modernised buildings, or with the re-use flows of various materials, actually often coming from historic buildings which have passed beyond the limits of repair. This paper shows a different approach to historic buildings where a design was prepared focusing on best choice cases and included a chain of several intertwining approaches, presented against the background of a Polish case study in Warsaw. The aim of this work is to propose a design management procedure to be used when dealing with historic buildings. It follows both the path of a circular economy and of heritage values, emphasising the need to maintain as much of the existing fabric as possible. This analysis is also based on various issues of site research and is followed by historic building case analysis.

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Energy retrofit interventions in historic buildings: Exploring guidance and attitudes of conservation professionals to slim double glazing in the UK

Cited by 32 publications

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Energy-Efficient Window Retrofit for High-Rise Residential Buildings in Different Climatic Zones of China

Energy-Efficient Window Retrofit for High-Rise Residential Buildings in Different Climatic Zones of China

Policy Framework for Energy Retrofitting of Built Heritage: A Critical Comparison of UK and Turkey

Closed circulation loops in historic buildings. Cultural diagnosis as one of the major factors in a contemporary designer’s workshop

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