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Renovation of a School Building: Energy Retrofit and Seismic Upgrade in a School Building in Motta Di Livenza

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  • Tiziano Dalla Mora

    (Department of Design and Planning in Complex Environments, University IUAV of Venice, Santa Croce, 191, 30135 Tolentini Venice, Italy)

  • Maria Pinamonti

    (Department of Design and Planning in Complex Environments, University IUAV of Venice, Santa Croce, 191, 30135 Tolentini Venice, Italy)

  • Lorenzo Teso

    (Department of Design and Planning in Complex Environments, University IUAV of Venice, Santa Croce, 191, 30135 Tolentini Venice, Italy)

  • Giosuè Boscato

    (Department of Design and Planning in Complex Environments, University IUAV of Venice, Santa Croce, 191, 30135 Tolentini Venice, Italy)

  • Fabio Peron

    (Department of Design and Planning in Complex Environments, University IUAV of Venice, Santa Croce, 191, 30135 Tolentini Venice, Italy)

  • Piercarlo Romagnoni

    (Department of Design and Planning in Complex Environments, University IUAV of Venice, Santa Croce, 191, 30135 Tolentini Venice, Italy)

Abstract

The main part of Italian building stock was built before the energy and seismic regulations, so most of buildings need comprehensive refurbishment to achieve the performance required by laws that are in force. This paper presents an experimental study for an energy and structural upgrade methodology, applied to an existing school building in the north-east of Italy. The methodology is based on the International Energy Agency–Energy in Buildings and Communities Programme (IEA–EBC) Annex 56 project guidelines. For the energy retrofit, a set of interventions is defined concerning the building envelope and systems. Among these interventions, the optimal cost is identified: this minimizes the energy demand and the CO 2 emissions, and reduces the financial commitment. The analysis of the seismic retrofit is developed using innovative techniques of intervention and high-performance materials. The proposed interventions are evaluated in terms of efficacy and cost. The results show that it is possible to identify a comprehensive energy retrofit at optimal cost, thanks to high energy saving and subsidies. For the seismic retrofit, the intervention with the higher cost-effectiveness ratio is determined, but the related investment does not have a payback time. The union of the two retrofits permits the combination of benefits and has a payback time for both the interventions. It is possible to state that the cost of a combined intervention is lower than the costs of two different interventions; therefore, when a single retrofit is needed, the possibility of a combined intervention should be evaluated.

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  • Tiziano Dalla Mora & Maria Pinamonti & Lorenzo Teso & Giosuè Boscato & Fabio Peron & Piercarlo Romagnoni, 2018. "Renovation of a School Building: Energy Retrofit and Seismic Upgrade in a School Building in Motta Di Livenza," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-24, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:10:y:2018:i:4:p:969-:d:138150
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    1. Angela Moschella & Antonio Gagliano & Alessandro Lo Faro & Attilio Mondello & Angelo Salemi & Giulia Sanfilippo, 2018. "A Methodology for an Integrated Approach for Seismic and Energy Refurbishment of Historic Buildings in Mediterranean Area," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(7), pages 1-22, July.
    2. Chiara D’Alpaos & Paolo Bragolusi, 2020. "The Market Price Premium for Buildings Seismic Retrofitting," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(21), pages 1-20, October.
    3. Fatma Seyma Keskin & Pedro Martinez-Vazquez & Charalampos Baniotopoulos, 2021. "An Integrated Method to Evaluate Sustainability for Vulnerable Buildings Addressing Life Cycle Embodied Impacts and Resource Use," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(18), pages 1-25, September.
    4. Carla Balocco & Alessandro Colaianni, 2018. "Assessment of Energy Sustainable Operations on a Historical Building. The Dante Alighieri High School in Florence," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-24, June.

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