Environmental certification is a key issue for improving energy efficiency, minimizing energy consumption and allowing greater transparency on energy uses in buildings. If sustainability of the building process is an already consolidated issue for new constructions, as well as for existing buildings, for traditional and historic buildings a dedicated consideration still must be carried out, due to the major complexity of the variables to be taken into account. This paper deals with the critic application of the LEED Italia New Construction and Major Renovation rating system to the case study of an ancient stable located in correspondence to a Middle Age fortress in Perugia, Italy. The integrated process shows the weakness of existing tools when applied to the historical context, by highlighting the need of a new assessment framework in case of restoration and preservation processes. GBC Historic Building™, a new rating system that GBC Italia is now developing, offers the opportunity to combine framework and criteria of the International LEED® standards and the specific knowledge of the restoration and preservation theory and practice. The implementation of key concepts of this new rating system will be critically evaluated, to highlight the way how it is able to bridge the gap between energy efficiency, environmental sustainability and cultural heritage preservation.
Sustainability assessment of historic buildings: lesson learnt from an Italian case study through LEED® rating system
BOARIN, Paola;
2014
Abstract
Environmental certification is a key issue for improving energy efficiency, minimizing energy consumption and allowing greater transparency on energy uses in buildings. If sustainability of the building process is an already consolidated issue for new constructions, as well as for existing buildings, for traditional and historic buildings a dedicated consideration still must be carried out, due to the major complexity of the variables to be taken into account. This paper deals with the critic application of the LEED Italia New Construction and Major Renovation rating system to the case study of an ancient stable located in correspondence to a Middle Age fortress in Perugia, Italy. The integrated process shows the weakness of existing tools when applied to the historical context, by highlighting the need of a new assessment framework in case of restoration and preservation processes. GBC Historic Building™, a new rating system that GBC Italia is now developing, offers the opportunity to combine framework and criteria of the International LEED® standards and the specific knowledge of the restoration and preservation theory and practice. The implementation of key concepts of this new rating system will be critically evaluated, to highlight the way how it is able to bridge the gap between energy efficiency, environmental sustainability and cultural heritage preservation.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
