Good and bad concrete

Halauniova, Anastasiya

doi:10.1080/13604813.2021.2019490

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“…When it comes to the use of materials, there are different opinions about their properties and characteristics. For example, concrete as a façade material is considered 'ugly' and 'poor quality' [21]. However, there are also studies that consider this material as "concrete heritage" as a legacy of modernist architecture [2].…”

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Renovation Analysis of a Socialist Modernism Office Building–Case Study

Sylejmani,

Milovanović,

Banjad Pečur

et al. 2024

Buildings

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Socialist modernist architecture in the Balkan has left a valuable legacy of remarkable buildings from this century, which brought a mixture of new experiences and local traditions. Unfortunately, after the 1990s, many of these buildings have been neglected, improperly treated, or abandoned. This paper focuses on the iconic socialist modernist office building “Rilindja” in Prishtina, Kosovo, which was built in 1979. In 2010, the building envelope was changed in the name of revitalization, without considering the energy aspect. The study aims to present energy performance analysis through cost-optimal renovation measures of the building envelope while restoring the architectural values before the last renovation. Using Archicad and EcoDesigner STAR, a BIM model was created, and energy analysis was conducted. The findings indicate that eighteen proposed energy efficiency measures can achieve a reduction in energy consumption for heating and cooling of more than 80% over the life cycle period of 20 years. The comparison before and after renovation considering restoring and preserving the inherent values, while integrating energy efficiency measures was necessary, as there is a lack of such studies in the general literature. Finally, the potential of restoring the collective memory through cost-optimal analysis is emphasized as an approach for similar cases.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Renovation Analysis of a Socialist Modernism Office Building–Case Study

Sylejmani,

Milovanović,

Banjad Pečur

et al. 2024

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The porous urban

Zhao¹

2022

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Concrete Times

Archambault

2024

Annual Review of Anthropology

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Our existence has become so entangled with concrete that it would be difficult to imagine life without it, though we probably should. Anthropologists recognize the part that concrete plays in mediating social relations and in shaping political subjectivities. Thinking about concrete anthropologically involves moving across multiple scales—from large infrastructure projects to modest housebuilding projects. This review asks what we might gain from a focus on this ubiquitous material. I propose that attending ethnographically to how concrete mediates social experiences across scales brings to the fore building as an activity of political, economic, social, and ecological significance. Concrete offers a lens through which to apprehend social formations and transformations as well as to examine how built forms mediate and leverage power, how space is used and claimed, and how futures are imagined and pasts remembered. I conclude with a critical reflection on the ecological implications of these concrete times.

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Good and bad concrete

Cited by 4 publications

References 47 publications

Renovation Analysis of a Socialist Modernism Office Building–Case Study

Renovation Analysis of a Socialist Modernism Office Building–Case Study

The porous urban

Concrete Times

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