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The Adaptive Reuse of Buildings: A Sustainable Alternative towards Circular Economy Solutions

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2020) | Viewed by 9660

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Federica Cucchiella

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Department of Industrial and Information Engineering & Economics, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Interests: renewable energy; sustainability; green management; green investment; environmetal protection
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Prof. Dr. Marianna Rotilio

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DICEAA-Department of Civil, Construction-Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Interests: sustainable rehabilitation; historical buildings; renewable energy; green infrastructures; construction site management; recycled and smart materials
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Dr. Valeria Annibaldi

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University of L’Aquila, Italy
Interests: renewable energy; sustainability; green management

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Today, there are many theories supporting the reuse and rehabilitation of existing buildings and the fact that there is much debate on this subject, both among researchers and in the industrial world, confirms its importance. This best practice can be applied on a small scale, such as in the case of recovery of materials or a construction element, but also on a large scale, as in the case of an abandoned industrial site or an entire neighborhood or historic center. The implementation of this practice requires the collaboration of different knowledge and skills ranging from intervention planning, energy efficiency analysis, economic feasibility assessments, to environmental and social analysis.

For this reason, it is necessary to think in terms of a global and interdisciplinary strategy, involving the different aspects of the concept of sustainability, like the environmental, economic, and social ones. This is also with a view to promoting a self-sustaining circular system. However, there are actually some issues today that are not properly addressed in existing literature. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to collect contributions concerning the theme of rehabilitation and reuse of buildings and whole built contexts. It includes theoretical, conceptual, empirical, and review papers, from a broad variety of disciplines and stakeholders.

This is because there is the belief that the significance of the problem of reuse and retrofit requires an interdisciplinary approach to solutions and holistic visions for scenarios selection, which necessitates special skills training of the professionals involved.

Appropriate topics include but are not limited to:

  • Measures, tools, and policies to promote sustainability in the rehabilitation process and retrofit;
  • Energy saving;
  • Circular economy;
  • Recovery of materials;
  • Recycling, reuse, regeneration, and recovery of waste;
  • Criticality and procurement of materials;
  • Economic implications linked to the adoption of circular economy principles, costs, and benefits of waste management;
  • Landfill optimization, mining, and environmental remediation;
  • Construction and demolition waste.

Prof. Federica Cucchiella
Prof. Marianna Rotilio
Dr. Valeria Annibaldi
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • retrofit
  • rehabilitation
  • reuse
  • materials
  • waste
  • circular systems

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Designing the Sustainable Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Heritage to Enhance the Local Context
by Stefania De Gregorio, Mariangela De Vita, Pierluigi De Berardinis, Luis Palmero and Alessandra Risdonne
Sustainability 2020, 12(21), 9059; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12219059 - 30 Oct 2020
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Since the European Year of Cultural Heritage, adaptive reuse is considered a strategy for intervention on historical buildings and territories to preserve and enhance artifacts, cities, and communities. Adaptive reuse can also generate social and economic benefits. This work looks at adaptive reuse [...] Read more.
Since the European Year of Cultural Heritage, adaptive reuse is considered a strategy for intervention on historical buildings and territories to preserve and enhance artifacts, cities, and communities. Adaptive reuse can also generate social and economic benefits. This work looks at adaptive reuse in the context of industrial heritage, which represents an excellent test benchmark because of its intrinsic architectural characteristics and its localization in the city suburbs. The paper puts forward a methodological approach, verified through the application to a case study, which analyzes both the local context and the building. This study concludes using the data obtained to define an adaptive reuse project with positive repercussions for the community, the environment, and the local economy. Full article
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Evaluation of Influence of the Environment on the Choice of Buildings for Residential Living
by Dalibor Bartoněk, Jiří Bureš and Otakar Švábenský
Sustainability 2020, 12(12), 4901; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12124901 - 16 Jun 2020
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In the CR (Czech Republic), there are a lot of prefabricated housing estates built in the 70s and 80s of the 20th century, which are at the end of their life cycle. The main goal of the project was to evaluate the rate [...] Read more.
In the CR (Czech Republic), there are a lot of prefabricated housing estates built in the 70s and 80s of the 20th century, which are at the end of their life cycle. The main goal of the project was to evaluate the rate of energy savings in the long term due to the revitalization of prefabricated apartment buildings, and thus provide feedback to the relevant authorities on its effectiveness. Another goal was to evaluate selected parameters of living comfort in the locality for the purposes of the real estate market with the possibility of providing them to those interested in living in the locality. A complex of methods was used, which evaluate criteria from various spheres, such as environment, spatial relationships, social aspects, etc. The authors used a combination of multi-criterial analysis methods (MCA) and spatial analysis within a Geographical Information System (GIS). Of all MCA methods, weighted linear combination (WLC) was chosen as the most suitable. In the spatial analyses, the matter of solution was, above all, the distance to the center and the transport within the given locality. The above-mentioned methods served as a model for evaluating whether a panel house in question is or is not suitable for reconstruction. The input data of the model are spatial data—national map series of the CR, environmental data (noise maps, energy demands of buildings)—and statistical data obtained from various sources (city administration of Brno, relevant organizations, and interviews with respondents). Within Inquiry Form 3, potential groups of respondents were addressed: Group A—people over fifty, group B—young families with children, group C—students under 25. The projected model was tested in Brno city in the locality of Nový Lískovec (CR). The proposed model provided information on the quality of housing in a given locality in terms of energy intensity, noise pollution, transport accessibility, and civic amenities. The output is a multi-criteria model with GIS support, which is generally applicable. The results of the model analyses led to the demonstration of the effectiveness of revitalization. The results can be used for estate offices or other organizations in the form of graphical outputs of appropriate variants on the basis of solving a lot of criteria when searching for a suitable residence. Full article
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