Designing
and
retrofitting
old
buildings
with
historical
and
architectural
value
requires a
whole
building
approach.
This
approach is
different
from the
traditional
design/build
process, as
the design
team has to
examine the
integration
of all
building
components
and systems
and to
determine
how they
best work
together to
save energy
and reduce
environmental
impact.
In the frame
of SECHURBA
project we
designed and
worked out a
decision
tool, based
on
preferences
of an expert
panel to
evaluate the
compatibility
of the
re-functionalisation.
The
objectives
one can
reach, using
the
Intelligent
Energy
Application
Tool are:
- to
analyze
the link
between
utilisation
and
conservation
of the
monuments
- to
develop
evaluation
models
of the
potential
sustainable
energy
adaptation
of
historical
buildings.
The
Intelligent
Energy
Application
Tool uses a
multicriterial
approach for
the
evaluation
of the
compatibility
of energy
measures in
historical
buildings.
It is
designed on
the base of
following
perceptions:
- It
is
possible
to
integrate
energy
saving
technologies
and
renewable
energy
sources
(RES) in
the
modern
society
with
respect
to the
cultural
and
architectural
value of
the
historical
buildings;
-
Protection
of
historical
monuments
and the
transformation
of
ancient
buildings
into low
energy
units
can go
together
very
well;
- Tools
to aid
the
decision
how to
integrate
new
functions,materials
and
techniques
are not
available
Our Tool
was created
in order to
help
engineers
and
architects
to evaluate
aesthetic
and
sustainable
application
in historic
buildings
and
monuments.
The
following
link will
introduce to
you how the
Intelligent
Energy
Application
Tool works:
Further
detailed
information
on the
Intelligent
Energy
Application
Tool you can
find here:
Two of
SECHURBA
partners
-Cenergia
(Denmark)
and Tecnalia
(Spain)
tested the
Intelligent
Energy
Application
Tool in
their pilot
buildings,
respectively
Copenhagen
City Hall
and Capela
Xeral das
Animas
(Santiago de
Compostela).
Below you
can read
reports with
the
practical
results.
Intelligent Energy Application Tool
