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 outskirts. The solution stems as an enhancement of the widespread camouflage practice, which targets energy efficiency and architectural restyling by complementing the building with a technological double skin, self-supported on an independent exoskeleton. Based on this integrated approach, the exoskeleton can be further engineered to also enable structural safety and resilience. Life cycle thinking is addressed to re-conceive traditional structural design approaches, guaranteeing safety, while minimising costs and environmental impacts over the building life cycle. Accurate selection of materials and dry technologies enables adaptability, reparability and maintenance, and total recyclability/reuse at end-of-life. The intervention is carried out from outside, avoiding relocation of the inhabitants and possible building downtime. The paper introduces a possible framework for engineers, technologists and architects to design new holistic renovation interventions, for which innovative solution sets are required. Possible structural techniques to be coupled with energy refurbishment are proposed. As a proof of concept, the envisaged holistic renovation strategy is applied to a reference building, and benefits entailed in combining structural safety measures within an integrated intervention are commented.

(2022). Combining seismic retrofit with energy refurbishment for the sustainable renovation of RC buildings: a proof of concept [journal article - articolo]. In EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERING. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/95445

Combining seismic retrofit with energy refurbishment for the sustainable renovation of RC buildings: a proof of concept

Marini, Alessandra;Passoni, Chiara;Belleri, Andrea;Riva, Paolo;
2022-01-01

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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 outskirts. The solution stems as an enhancement of the widespread camouflage practice, which targets energy efficiency and architectural restyling by complementing the building with a technological double skin, self-supported on an independent exoskeleton. Based on this integrated approach, the exoskeleton can be further engineered to also enable structural safety and resilience. Life cycle thinking is addressed to re-conceive traditional structural design approaches, guaranteeing safety, while minimising costs and environmental impacts over the building life cycle. Accurate selection of materials and dry technologies enables adaptability, reparability and maintenance, and total recyclability/reuse at end-of-life. The intervention is carried out from outside, avoiding relocation of the inhabitants and possible building downtime. The paper introduces a possible framework for engineers, technologists and architects to design new holistic renovation interventions, for which innovative solution sets are required. Possible structural techniques to be coupled with energy refurbishment are proposed. As a proof of concept, the envisaged holistic renovation strategy is applied to a reference building, and benefits entailed in combining structural safety measures within an integrated intervention are commented.
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Marini, Alessandra; Passoni, Chiara; Belleri, Andrea; Feroldi, Francesca; Preti, Marco; Metelli, Giovanni; Riva, Paolo; Giuriani, Ezio; Plizzari, Giov...espandi
(2022). Combining seismic retrofit with energy refurbishment for the sustainable renovation of RC buildings: a proof of concept [journal article - articolo]. In EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERING. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/95445
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Descrizione: This is an Accepted Manuscript version of the following article, accepted for publication in European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering. Alessandra Marini, Chiara Passoni, Andrea Belleri, Francesca Feroldi, Marco Preti, Giovanni Metelli, Paolo Riva, Ezio Giuriani & Giovanni Plizzari (2017) Combining seismic retrofit with energy refurbishment for the sustainable renovation of RC buildings: a proof of concept. It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way
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