.... It describes some pilot changes and their impact in an actual field study oriented toward upgrading municipal public housing (MPH) units. Design/methodology/approach The research for this paper was connected to an MPH refurbishment project situated in northern Sweden. The overall energy efficiency goal...

...Chris Heywood; Eckhart Hertzsch; Mirek Piechowski Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report an investigation of the effect of location on refurbishment strategies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions using the temperate and sub-tropical urban locations in Australia. This occurred...

...John R. Mansfield The lifecycle of a building is supported by a number of distinct processes that attempt to address physical deterioration. Many of the processes – maintenance, repair, replacement and refurbishment – are commonly discussed in ways that suggest that they are indistinguishable from...

... in their homes, there will be inconvenience to both the residents and the contractors. Some of the more important aspects are concerned with: © MCB UP Limited 1996 Construction management Housing Public relations Refurbishment Singapore The Housing and Development Board (HDB...

...D. Boyd; L. Jankovic Examines the context of design of intelligent buildings. Considers the potential to create intelligent buildings during refurbishment in the light of refurbishment limits – quality and quantity of space,appearance of building. IT and services distribution and environmental...

...A. Walker Investigates the results of research into attitudes towards shopping centre refurbishment. Considers the historical background of retail development and the motivation and requirements for refurbishment. Concludes that development is likely to proceed in two ways: centres with simpler...

...C. Pugh Reviews the economic and financial considerations relevant to investment in shopping centre refurbishment. Considers the problems of economic obsolescence through rising maintenance costs and falling rents, and legal obsolescence through changes in legislation and safety regulations, using...

...C. Pugh Reviews the theory and principles of economic appraisal in redevelopment and rehabilitation/refurbishment. Explains some of the statistical research in housing and commercial office appraisals,including the results from computer simulations and sensitivity tests of the important methods...