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Author Agkathidis, Asterios, 1974- author.

Title Sustainable retrofits : post-war residential towers in Britain / Asterios Agkathidis and Rosa Urbano Gutiérrez
Published London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018
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Description 1 online resource
Contents Public high-rise blocks in Britain : a brief review of their historic context -- Carbon emissions reduction : the need for sustainable retrofits -- Types and techniques : a retrofit manual -- Tower block retrofits -- Conversations with the architects -- Final discussion
Summary "Presenting the state-of-the-art in sustainable retrofits in post war residential towers, this book captures and re-informs the current intense refurbishing process that is taking place in Britain, which is part of a global phenomenon happening all over the world, as cities upgrade their building stock in an attempt to comply with governmental emission reduction targets. The authors present inspections of 20 sustainably retrofitted social housing towers, analysing their aesthetic and technical modifications, as well as the shifts occurring in their social structure. The authors use over 200 full colour plans, elevations, photographs, maps and illustrations to beautifully support the statistical and analytical information collected. Finally they include interviews with some of the architects who designed the retrofits, residents and key stakeholders to inform the conclusions."--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 08, 2024)
Subject High-rise apartment buildings -- Environmental aspects -- Great Britain
Buildings -- Retrofitting -- Great Britain
Sustainable architecture.
Sustainable buildings.
Public housing -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
ARCHITECTURE / Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE / Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE / Reference.
ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Residential.
ARCHITECTURE / History / Contemporary (1945-)
Buildings -- Retrofitting
Sustainable buildings
Public housing
High-rise apartment buildings -- Environmental aspects
Architectural design
Architectural drawing
Architecture
Architecture -- Conservation and restoration
Building
Interior decoration
Practice (Philosophy)
Sustainable architecture
Sustainable construction
Great Britain
Genre/Form History
Architectural drawings
Form Electronic book
Author Urbano Gutiérrez, Rosa, author
LC no. 2020691161
ISBN 9781134985623
1134985622
9781315537344
1315537346
9781134985555
113498555X
9781134985692
113498569X