REEBUILD: Integrated techniques for the seismic strengthening and energy efficiency of existing buildings
The report provides scientific support to building renovation policies in the EU by promoting a holistic point of view. Integrated renovation may serve as a nexus between policies on disaster resilience, energy efficiency and circularity in the building sector. An overview of policy measures for the seismic and energy upgrading of buildings across the EU identified only a few for combined upgrading. Regulatory framework, financial instruments and digital tools similar to those for energy renovation, together with awareness and training may promote integrated renovation. A framework for regional prioritisation of building renovation was put forward, considering seismic risk, energy efficiency and socioeconomic vulnerability independently and in an integrated way. Results indicate that prioritisation of building renovation is a multidimensional problem. Depending on priorities, different integrated indicators should be used to inform policies and accomplish the highest relative or most spread impact across different sectors. The framework was extended to assess the impact of renovation scenarios focusing on priority regions. Integrated renovation provides a risk-proofed, sustainable and inclusive built environment, presenting an economic benefit in the order of magnitude of the highest benefit among the separate interventions. It further presents the unique capability of reducing fatalities and energy consumption at the same time and, depending on the scenario, to a greater extent.
GKATZOGIAS Konstantinos;
VELJKOVIC Ana;
POHORYLES Daniel;
TSIONIS Georgios;
BOURNAS Dionysios;
CROWLEY Helen;
NORLEN Hedvig;
BUTENWEG Christoph;
DOS SANTOS GERVASIO Helena;
MANFREDI Vincenzo;
MASI Angelo;
ZAHARIEVA Roumiana;
GKATZOGIAS Konstantinos;
TSIONIS Georgios;
2022-12-21
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC131250
978-92-76-60454-9 (online),
978-92-76-60453-2 (print),
1831-9424 (online),
1018-5593 (print),
EUR 31344 EN,
OP KJ-NA-31-344-EN-N (online),
OP KJ-NA-31-344-EN-C (print),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC131250,
10.2760/883122 (online),
10.2760/980910 (print),
