New integrative tool for assessing vulnerable urban areas. Refurbishment model for energy self-sufficient and bio-healthy neighbourhoods. Madrid, Spain. HABITA-RES

The research conducted under HABITA-RES explored the advisability of the integrative refurbishment of urban neighbourhoods on the outskirts of Madrid built between the end of the Civil War in 1939 and the enactment of the country’s first building code on the indoor environment in 1979. Characterised...

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Autores: Alonso Ruiz de Rivas, Carmen, Martín Consuegra, Fernando, Oteiza San José, Ignacio de, Frutos García, Fernando de, González Cruz, Eduardo, Cuerdo Vilches, Teresa, Frutos Vázquez, Borja, Pérez Álvarez-Quiñonez, Gloria, Fernández-Agüera, Jessica, Domínguez Amarillo, Samuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/146935
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/146935
https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2023.1120674
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Energy efficiency
Vulnerable neighbourhoods
Fuel poverty
Urban refurbishment
Urban data
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Sumario:The research conducted under HABITA-RES explored the advisability of the integrative refurbishment of urban neighbourhoods on the outskirts of Madrid built between the end of the Civil War in 1939 and the enactment of the country’s first building code on the indoor environment in 1979. Characterised by highly inefficient buildings, many such neighbourhoods are listed as vulnerable urban areas. The study described hereunder analysed the feasibility of their conversion to energy self-sufficiency to improve residents’ environment, social circumstances and health. European directives and domestic legislation on energy production are introducing increasingly demanding requirements geared to achieving nearly zero energy buildings in 2020 and cities’ carbon neutrality by target year 2050. Possible approaches to achieve those ends were assessed under this study. The theoretical model used was validated with detailed information collected in situ on both social circumstances and energy efficiency. Designed to study improvement strategies for both individual and groups of buildings, the model prioritises passive improvements to lower demand. The findings will enable residents in such neighbourhoods to participate actively in improvement measures and access information on their costs and benefits.