Sustainable Retrofitting of Commercial Buildings: Cool Climates [Paperback]

Introduction  1. Designing for New Uses, Standards and Requirements in the Twenty-first Century  2. Value as a Driver for Sustainable Refurbishment of Commercial Buildings  A European Perspective  3. Resilience to a Changing Climate  4. Making Sustainable Refurbishment of Existing Buildings Financially Viable  5. The Current Energy Performance of Commercial Buildings in Northern Climates  Europe  6. Effecting Design Processes and Practices for Sustainable Refurbishment  7. Retrofitting for Comfort and Indoor Environmental Quality  8. Energy Efficient Principles and Technologies for Retrofitting  9. The Importance of Facade Design  10. Environmental Assessment Rating Schemes  11. Energy and Comfort Modelling Tools  12. Water, Waste, Materials and Landscape  13. On-site Construction  14. Integrating Design and Use  the Soft Landings Philosophy  15. Case Studies

Whilst sustainability is already an important driver in the new building sector, this book explores how those involved in refurbishment of commercial building are moving this agenda forward. It includes chapters by developers, surveyors, cost consultants, architects, building physicists and other players, on the role they each can play in enabling refurbishment to be commercially, environmentally and socially sustainable. Case studies from northern climates show real examples of different building types, ages and uses and will demonstrate what action has been taken to create more sustainable buildings.

The chapters raise and discuss all the relevant issues that need to be considered in retrofitting decision making. Changing standards, planning, process management, financing, technical issues, site organisation, commissioning and subsequent building management are all considered. The book demonstrates that bulc(