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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811712403321

Titolo

Needs [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Ebbe Melgaard ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : IOS Press, 2007

ISBN

661093486X

1-280-93486-7

9786610934867

1-4294-9226-0

1-60750-239-9

600-00-0383-8

1-4337-0862-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Collana

Research in architectural engineering series ; ; v. 3

Cost C16, improving the quality of existing urban building envelopes

Altri autori (Persone)

MelgaardEbbe

Disciplina

728/.094/09049

Soggetti

Architecture, Domestic - Conservation and restoration - Europe

Architecture, Domestic - Europe

Housing - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; General Overview of the Problems, Needs and Solutions in the Belgian Urban Building Envelopes; General Overview of the Problems, Needs and Solutions in the Cyprian Urban Building Envelopes; General Overview of the Problems, Needs and Solutions in the Danish Urban Building Envelopes; General Overview of the Problems, Needs and Solutions in the French Urban Building Envelopes; General Overview of the Problems, Needs and Solutions in the Greek Urban Building Envelopes

General Overview of the Problems, Needs and Solutions in the Hungarian Urban Building EnvelopesGeneral Overview of the Problems, Needs and Solutions in the Italian Urban Building Envelopes; General Overview of the Problems, Needs and Solutions in the Macedonian Urban Building Envelopes; General Overview of the Problems, Needs and Solutions in the Maltese Urban Building Envelopes; General



Overview of the Problems, Needs and Solutions in the Dutch Urban Building Envelopes; General Overview of the Problems, Needs and Solutions in the Polish Urban Building Envelopes

General Overview of the Problems, Needs and Solutions in the Portuguese Urban Building EnvelopesGeneral Overview of the Problems, Needs and Solutions in the Swedish Urban Building Envelopes; Overview of the Needs for Improvement of Urban Building Envelopes in the COST-C16 Countries; General Conclusions; Table Cyprus; Table Denmark; Table France; Table F.Y.R. of Macedonia; Table Greece; Table Hungary; Table Italy; Table Malta; Table the Netherlands; Table Poland; Table Portugal; Table Sweden; Case Study: The Needs for Suitable Housing for Senior Citizens; COST C16 Management Committee

COST C16 Working Group Members

Sommario/riassunto

As a result of changes in the composition of the population, society changes continuously with respect to various factors including age-structure, family composition and the availability of energy. Changes lead to situations that are reflected in the commissioning of buildings, which is gradually shifted from new construction to the reuse and renovation of existing buildings. The adaptation of buildings often requires the modification of facades and the construction behind. The scope of this action within the COST Transport and Urban Development Domain is to improve techniques and methods for