Energy Rehabilitation of Social Housing in Vulnerable Areas Case study: a 1950s Building in a Medium-sized Mediterranean City
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Energy Rehabilitation of Social Housing in Vulnerable Areas Case study: a 1950s Building in a Medium-sized Mediterranean CityAutoría
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2019-03Editor
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RUÁ AGUILAR, María José; HUEDO DORDA, Patricia; CABEZA GONZÁLEZ, Manuel; SÁEZ RIQUELME, Beatriz; CIVERA, Vicente (2019). Energy Rehabilitation of Social Housing in Vulnerable Areas Case study: a 1950s Building in a Medium-sized Mediterranean City. Environmental Science and Sustainable Development, March, p. 44-59Tipo de documento
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In the urban context, buildings play a key role as they are energy consumers. In well-established cities with a
high percentage of aged building stock, the focus should lie on sensitive urban areas where the weakest ... [+]
In the urban context, buildings play a key role as they are energy consumers. In well-established cities with a
high percentage of aged building stock, the focus should lie on sensitive urban areas where the weakest population
sectors and the worst physico-economic conditions are usually encountered. In this work, the energy refurbishment
of social housing is proposed. A block of municipally owned buildings is selected as a case study to consider that
public buildings play an exemplary role according to Directive 2012/27/EU. The group is formed by 12 buildings,
which account for 120 dwellings.
This study is grounded on two levels. First the urban level. The building is located in a prioritised urban Area
of Rehabilitation, Renovation and Urban Regeneration (ARRU), according to the new local Land Plan. This area
presents multidimensional vulnerability and considers urban, building, socio-demographic and socio-economic
features. Second, the building presents very low energy performance. It was built in 1959 when a high demand of
dwellings and the economic resources then available led to low-quality buildings that are far from meeting today’s
standards.
Some proposals are made, having in mind the specific features of the urban context. The energy refurbishment
of the building is proposed, selecting the optimal solution, considering technical, environmental and economic
criteria. The energy performance simulation shows a remarkable improvement of the energy performance, resulting
in an improvement of the thermal comfort of the dwellers. Besides, a reduction in the energy consumption is
reached, which would reduce the energy bills and, on the other hand, a reduction of the carbon emissions to the
atmosphere, contributing to a better environment quality. Having in mind that the building is intended for social
housing, energy poverty situations could be avoided, as dwellings are inhabited by low-income dwellers. [-]
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Environmental Science and Sustainable Development (2019), MarchProyecto de investigación
Project GV/2017/110, Diagnosis and proposals for the regeneration of public housing buildings for social inclusion purposes (VIVINSO), within the Research, Development and Innovation projects developed by emerging research groups GV-2017, funded by the Valencian Autonomous Government.Derechos de acceso
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