An integrated framework for sustainable retrofitting of existing university buildings
Abstract Energy consumption is a global problem facing the world. According to the latest studies, and there is a great opportunity of reduction of the carbon dioxide emissions by re-considering the existing non-residential buildings, such as educational, commercial, and administrative facilities. T...
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| author | Eman Khalaf Allah Ahmed Khaled M. Dewidar Youssef Abd El-Hakeem Marianne Nabil Guirguis |
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| description | Abstract Energy consumption is a global problem facing the world. According to the latest studies, and there is a great opportunity of reduction of the carbon dioxide emissions by re-considering the existing non-residential buildings, such as educational, commercial, and administrative facilities. This study investigates the concepts of sustainable retrofitting of existing university buildings. A framework for sustainable retrofitting of university buildings is developed. The framework illustrates the workflow including the different phases of retrofitting, and the possible choices for optimizing energy consumption within the different systems of university buildings. Thus, reaching a step towards green buildings by working on the existing built environment, not only new construction projects. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-79bdd6a669aa444ebc07b78b22abf14c2025-01-26T12:10:43ZengSpringerDiscover Sustainability2662-99842025-01-016111810.1007/s43621-024-00703-7An integrated framework for sustainable retrofitting of existing university buildingsEman Khalaf Allah Ahmed0Khaled M. Dewidar1Youssef Abd El-Hakeem2Marianne Nabil Guirguis3Ain Shams UniversityAin Shams UniversityArchitectural Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering Thebes AcademyArchitectural Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, The British University in EgyptAbstract Energy consumption is a global problem facing the world. According to the latest studies, and there is a great opportunity of reduction of the carbon dioxide emissions by re-considering the existing non-residential buildings, such as educational, commercial, and administrative facilities. This study investigates the concepts of sustainable retrofitting of existing university buildings. A framework for sustainable retrofitting of university buildings is developed. The framework illustrates the workflow including the different phases of retrofitting, and the possible choices for optimizing energy consumption within the different systems of university buildings. Thus, reaching a step towards green buildings by working on the existing built environment, not only new construction projects.https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-024-00703-7Sustainable university buildingRetrofittingExisting university buildingEnergy efficiencyRating systemEnergy efficiency codes |
| spellingShingle | Eman Khalaf Allah Ahmed Khaled M. Dewidar Youssef Abd El-Hakeem Marianne Nabil Guirguis An integrated framework for sustainable retrofitting of existing university buildings Discover Sustainability Sustainable university building Retrofitting Existing university building Energy efficiency Rating system Energy efficiency codes |
| title | An integrated framework for sustainable retrofitting of existing university buildings |
| title_full | An integrated framework for sustainable retrofitting of existing university buildings |
| title_fullStr | An integrated framework for sustainable retrofitting of existing university buildings |
| title_full_unstemmed | An integrated framework for sustainable retrofitting of existing university buildings |
| title_short | An integrated framework for sustainable retrofitting of existing university buildings |
| title_sort | integrated framework for sustainable retrofitting of existing university buildings |
| topic | Sustainable university building Retrofitting Existing university building Energy efficiency Rating system Energy efficiency codes |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-024-00703-7 |
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