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Energy and Sustainable Strategies in the Renovation of Existing Buildings: An Italian Case Study

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  • Pierluigi De Berardinis

    (Department of Civil, Architecture, Environmental Engineering, University of Studies of L’Aquila, 61700 L’Aquila, Italy)

  • Marianna Rotilio

    (Department of Civil, Architecture, Environmental Engineering, University of Studies of L’Aquila, 61700 L’Aquila, Italy)

  • Luisa Capannolo

    (Department of Civil, Architecture, Environmental Engineering, University of Studies of L’Aquila, 61700 L’Aquila, Italy)

Abstract

The re-use of historical buildings, in some cases those that have been abandoned for years, is currently generating a lot of interest, and brings into discussion topics such as land recycling and the use of new resources. Our project on the rehabilitation of the former San Salvatore hospital in L’Aquila is an example of this re-use, and illustrates how best-practice strategies can be implemented in the rehabilitation of an existing building. There were two themes of evaluation: firstly, the adaptive re-use of a historical building of great impact in a strategic position within the urban core; secondly, the implementation of sustainable strategies when upgrading both the building envelope and building systems.

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  • Pierluigi De Berardinis & Marianna Rotilio & Luisa Capannolo, 2017. "Energy and Sustainable Strategies in the Renovation of Existing Buildings: An Italian Case Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(8), pages 1-20, August.
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