It is a general expectancy that in most of the construction and renovation project, the contractor is going to hand over the as-built documents to the owner or the facility management team at the completion of the project. The main challenge for the handover process is to ensure the completeness of the captured building information and the accuracy of it in terms of how well it represents the r...

Reducing energy consumption of residential and commercial buildings is a major challenge nowadays. One of the strategies to achieve a significant reduction lies on building renovation. On this regard, a project targeting the industrialization of high performance thermal renovation for apartment buildings is been executed. The renovation is based on an external envelop composed by rectangular wo...

This paper reports an example of urban sustainable regeneration process in a small open square following the soundscape approach design and involving transdisciplinary team. The renovation this public space brought changes its acoustic environment improved perception as much more pleasant (enhanced comfort). rehabilitation broadened use enhanced users’ wellbeing health, showing significant posi...

The residential heritage that was built during the great expansion of real estate after Second World War has severe deficiencies in structural safety, fire resistance, energy efficiency, and accessibility these cannot be solved with sustainable renovation measures. This study focuses on replacement interventions promotes a management model addresses three areas (technical, social, economic) it ...

This Special Issue of Energies, “Smart Cities and Positive Energy Districts: Urban Perspectives in 2021”, introduces contemporary research on Smart Districts. The present Issue, namely the fourth 2021, has been dedicated to tools, technologies, system integration for topic highlights variety within this field, including on: tools facilitating evaluation Sustainable Plus neighborhoods, enabling-...

A main highway in Belgium (E17) has transected the city of Ghent with a viaduct since 1970. This is north-south artery for heavy traffic from and to ports Antwerp Rotterdam. The significant maintenance issues was subjected multiple noise control actions past. Since 2014 local citizens initiative named 'Viadukaduk' -mimicking sound allow public engagement resolving environmental issues. In 2020,...

The experience of automation of the specifications making of the projects of renovation of the industrial enterprises is described, being based on the special modules in the drawing containing the visible image and additional parameters, and electronic catalogues

The main goal of the paper is to present the characteristics of business renovation efforts and readiness for electronic business (e-business) in Slovenia and Croatia. Renovation is presented as the highest level of strategy for managing change that commonly cannot be handled by continuous improvement and reengineering methods or organizational restructuring. This framework is expanded to e-bus...

The main building of the former Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) designed by Alvar Aalto is part of the cultural heritage in Finland. The building underwent a major renovation in 2011-2015 and has now become an awarded Undergraduate Centre for the modern interdisciplinary education of Aalto University. This paper presents how the architectural masterpiece from the 1960's was renovated an...