Tema (May 2015)
The assessment of energy behavior of existing buildings as a part of organic upgrade of their performances
Abstract
The reduction of buildings energy consumptions is a key factor towards sustainable development. The current legislation promotes and incentives upgrade interventions that involve only single constructive elements A holistic approach must play again a key role in improving buildings stock sustainability. In the paper different research experiences aimed at improving such an approach to assess energy performance and upgrade it are described and their results summarized.