...Chikezirim Okorafor; Innocent Chigozie Osuizugbo Purpose The process of retrofitting presents occupational health and safety (OHS) challenges, including the possibility of indoor air quality (IAQ) issues, occupational diseases and injuries, exposure to toxic materials and unintentional falls...

...Karin Panadés; Svetlana Olbina; Emilia Rahnemay Kohlman Rabbani Purpose This study analyzes social sustainability in building retrofit projects, highlighting approaches, benefits and indicators to advance sustainable practices in construction, while identifying research gaps and developing...

... 2023 21 03 2024 06 06 2024 09 09 2024 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Heritage Retrofit Building Information Modelling (BIM) Sustainable construction Life Cycle Assessment The importance of safeguarding...

..., retrofit of existing housing stock – which will contribute the majority of the requisite efficiency improvement – is carried out by practitioners in the repair–maintain–improve (RMI) subsector. These practitioners are the sole traders and micro-firms who constitute two-fifths of employment...

...Mehmet Bulut; Sara Wilkinson; Aila Khan; Xiao-Hua Jin; Chyi Lin Lee Purpose Retrofitting single glazing with double glazing saves energy and enhances indoor comfort, however replacement can be expensive. Secondary glazing is an easier-to-install, cost-effective retrofit alternative. There is a gap...

... greatly to the reduction of space-heating energy demand through retrofit. Approximately 50 per cent of Ireland’s 2m dwellings pre-date building regulations and are predominantly of cavity and solid wall construction, the performance of which has not been extensively investigated at present. Although...

... retrofit using an end-terrace house, similar houses represent about 30 per cent of the existing building stock in the UK. Design/methodology/approach The Salford Energy House – a unique pre-1919 Victorian end-terrace house built within an environmental chamber – was used. Retrofit modelling analysis...

... are likely to be localised (Douglas, 1998b). However, this can still lead to localised mould growth as illustrated in Figure 4 . © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Retrofit Moisture Crawl spaces Mould growth Suspended timber ground...

...Nwakaego Chikaodinaka Onyenokporo; Ekele Thompson Ochedi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a set of affordable retrofit packages that can be applied to existing residential buildings in hot-humid regions to improve occupants’ thermal comfort and reduce energy consumption. Design...

... The Retrofit State of the Nation Survey has tracked the perceptions of social housing sector professionals’ views of retrofit since 2010. It has taken the form of three surveys conducted in 2010, 2013 and 2015. Here, the authors bring together the three surveys to specifically address the adoption...

... regime, widening understanding among installers; providing standard repeatable designs for repeated features; and empowering occupants to trigger inspections. The sample is representative of a substantial proportion of the homes in the UK suggesting that retrofit quality may in many instances...

... Limited 2015 Renovation, retrofitting and refurbishment are important components of FM, and there has been even less research and implementation in this area (SmartMarket Report, 2010). Refurbishment is a synonym for renovation (Thesaurus, 2015 ; Merriam-Webster, 2015). Renovation is mostly...

...Sara Wilkinson; Jessica Lamond; David G Proverbs; Lucy Sharman; Allison Heller; Jo Manion Purpose – The key aspects that built environment professionals need to consider when evaluating roofs for the purpose of green roof retrofit and also when assessing green roofs for technical due diligence...

...Sara Wilkinson; Joanne Hopper; John R. Littlewood; Tim Taylor; John A.M. Counsell; Andrew Michael Thomas; George Karani; Andrew Geens; Nick I. Evans Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the methodology and results of using thermography for pre‐retrofit (pre‐R:T) and post‐retrofit (post...