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Title Cost C16, improving the quality of existing urban building envelopes. State of the art / edited by Marie Therèse Andeweg, Silvia Brunoro, Leo G.W. Verhoef
Published Amsterdam, Netherlands : IOS Press, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (x, 268 pages) : illustrations
Series Research in architectural engineering series, 1873-6033 ; v. 2
Research in architectural engineering series ; v. 2.
Contents Title page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; A Change of Heart; Developing the Existing; State of the Art: Sweden; State of the Art: Denmark; State of the Art: Germany; State of the Art: Poland; State of the Art: Hungary; State of the Art: The Netherlands; State of the Art: Belgium; State of the Art: France; State of the Art: Portugal; State of the Art: Italy; State of the Art: Greece; State of the Art: Cyprus; State of the Art: F.Y.R. of Macedonia; State of the Art: Malta; State of the Art: Slovenia; Conclusions; COST C16 Management Committee; COST C16 Working Group Members
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Architecture, Domestic -- Conservation and restoration -- Europe
Architecture, Domestic -- Europe
Housing -- Europe
ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Residential.
Architecture, Domestic
Architecture, Domestic -- Conservation and restoration
Housing
Europe
Form Electronic book
Author Andeweg, Marie Therèse.
Brunoro, Silvia.
Verhoef, L. G. W.
European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research (Organization). COST Action C16, Improving the quality of existing urban building envelopes (Project)
ISBN 9781429492256
1429492252
9781607502388
1607502380
9781433708619
1433708612
Other Titles Improving the quality of existing urban building envelopes
State of the art