Download or read book Assessment of Energy Efficient Building Details for Seismic Regions written by Boris Azinović and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book presents a methodology for the assessment of structural building details, taking into account the contemporary guidelines for earthquake-resistant and energy-efficient buildings. A review of structural details for energy-efficient buildings revealed that in some cases the structural system is interrupted, leading to solutions which are not suitable for earthquake-prone regions. Such typical examples would be the use of thermal insulation under the building foundation and reduction of the load-bearing elements’ dimensions – also at the potential locations of plastic hinges which are crucial for the dissipation of seismic energy. The proposed methodology of assessment favours a collaboration of architects, engineers, contractors and investors in the early stage of building design. By this the methodology enables efficient decision-making and contributes to a selection of optimal building structural details. The book starts by presenting the typical structural details of the thermal envelope of energy-efficient buildings together with the scientific background required for understanding the process of detail development from all the relevant aspects. Over 20 examples of most frequent details are described and analysed to raise awareness of the importance of earthquake resistance, sustainability, energy-efficiency and thermal comfort for users.

Download or read book Energy and Seismic Renovation Strategies for Sustainable Cities written by Giuseppe Margani and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The principle of sustainability should be strictly connected with safety, since both aim to conserve resources: in the case of sustainability, the resources are typically thought of as environmental, while in the case of safety, the resources are basically human. In spite of this common ground, discussions on sustainability usually give insufficient attention to safety. In the last years the EU has made large investments to increase the energy efficiency of the existing building stock, paving the way for a low-carbon future; however, less effort has been made to enhance its seismic resilience. Therefore, the safety and, consequently, the sustainability of towns situated in earthquake-prone countries remain inadequate. In such countries, energy renovation actions should be combined with seismic retrofitting. However, a number of barriers considerably limit the real possibility of extensively undertaking combined retrofit actions, especially for multi-owner housing and high-rise buildings. These barriers are of different kinds: technical (e.g., unfeasibility and/or ineffectiveness of conventional retrofit solutions), financial (e.g., high renovation costs, insufficient incentives/subsidies), organizational (e.g., occupants’ disruption and relocation, renovation consensus by condominium ownerships), and cultural/social (insufficient information and skills, lack of adequate policy measures for promoting renovation actions). This book aims to overcome these barriers and to bridge the gap between sustainability and safety, so to conserve both human and environmental resources.

Download or read book Seismic Performance Assessment Addressing Sustainability and Energy Efficiency written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainability has become one of the most ambitious challenges for Europe growth, according to 2020 Europe Strategy. This high-priority theme braces a lot of industrial sectors. In particular the construction sector bears a huge responsibility in relation to sustainable development because of several impacts produced on its three dimensions: environment, economy and society. A building has to fulfill its own performance not only in the abovementioned common triple-bottom line of sustainability, but also in usability, capacity, reliability, safety and comfort. In that context, designing a sustainable construction turns out to be a very complex issue, so a holistic view is the key of sustainability in the construction sector. Furthermore, buildings should be designed and assessed in the light of time with a future in mind which can be predicted only in probabilistic terms, so an integral life-cycle approach is required.^This report emphasizes the present need for the construction sector to develop a new way to conceive structures, with the aim to develop a competitive sustainable construction sector. In order to obtain this European objective a new design methodology is needed, focusing on a multi-performance, life-cycle oriented approach. A potential Sustainable Structural Design (SSD) methodology with its three main steps is presented, addressing the possibility to include environmental aspects in structural design, in order to obtain a global assessment parameter in monetary terms. In details, the building environmental analysis in terms of CO2 emissions and energy consumption, carried out by the LCA methodology, should be combined with the structural analysis. For this reason environmental results have to be transformed in costs in order to be summed with structural results, expressed in economic terms thanks to the simplified Performance Based Assessment (sPBA) methodology.^Finally the importance of considering the resource-efficiency in construction sector is discussed, highlighting a possible way to measure it. The necessity to develop a research programme to consider the economic dimension of this aspect in order to include it in the SSD methodology is considered. Other possible options to ensure resource-efficiency in the construction sector through the re-use of building materials and the recycle of construction and demolition waste or the reinforcement of economic instruments are underlined.

Download or read book Integrated Seismic and Energy Renovation of Buildings written by and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our buildings are ageing, posing an urgent need for renovation to achieve multidimensional European and international goals. Integrated renovation of buildings provides a unique opportunity to create a safe, sustainable and inclusive built environment, as it lies at the nexus between European policies on disaster resilience, energy efficiency, circularity and social cohesion. The pilot project 'Integrated techniques for the seismic strengthening and energy efficiency of existing buildings' promotes this holistic view of renovation, provides scientific support to building renovation policies in the EU and encourages their further development. This science-for-policy report summarises the main outcomes of the pilot project. Existing seismic, energy and combined/ integrated renovation technologies were reviewed. A simplified method for assessing the benefit of combined renovation was proposed and applied to representative buildings. An integrated framework was developed for regional impact analysis. Seismic risk, energy performance and socioeconomic aspects were assessed throughout Europe to identify priority regions and investigate renovation scenarios. Integrated renovation can save lives, energy and investments while reducing the environmental burden. Policy makers, EU, national and regional authorities together with practitioners and the public are the beneficiaries of this project.

Download or read book Energy Efficient Structural Form written by Nora Huberman-Meraiot and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Seismic Performance Assessment of Buildings Methodology for assessing environmental impacts written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Seismic Assessment and Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings written by Syed Tanvir Wasti and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2003-10-31 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present volume contains a total of 23 papers centred on the research area of Seismic Assessment and Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings. This subject also forms the core of Project SfP977231, sponsored by the NATO Science for Peace Office and supported by the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey [ TUBIT AK ]. Most of these papers were presented by the authors at a NATO Science for Peace Workshop held in Izmir on 13 - 14 May, 2003 and reflect a part of their latest work conducted within the general confines of the title of the NATO Project. Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey serves as the hub of Project SfP977231 and coordinates research under the project with universities within Turkey, e. g. Istanbul Technical University and Kocaeli University, and with partner institutions in Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: A few articles have also been contributed by invited experts, who are all noted researchers in the field. Altogether, the contents of the volume deal with a vast array of problems in Seismic Assessment and Rehabilitation and cover a wide range of possible solutions, techniques and proposals. It is intended to touch upon many of these aspects separately below. Earthquakes constitute possibly the most widely spread and also the most feared of natural hazards. Recent earthquakes within the first six months of 2003, such as the Bingol Earthquake in Turkey and the Algerian earthquake, have caused both loss of life and severe damage to property.

Download or read book Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards Supporting Documentation written by and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2015 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rapid Visual Screening (RVS) handbook can be used by trained personnel to identify, inventory, and screen buildings that are potentially seismically vulnerable. The RVS procedure comprises a method and several forms that help users to quickly identify, inventory, and score buildings according to their risk of collapse if hit by major earthquakes. The RVS handbook describes how to identify the structural type and key weakness characteristics, how to complete the screening forms, and how to manage a successful RVS program.

Download or read book Assessment Methodologies for the Combined Seismic and Energy Retrofit of Existing Buildings written by Elvira Romano and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The renovation of the EU existing built environment to make it more energy-efficient and less carbon intensive over its entire life cycle, as emphasised by the Renovation Wave strategy within the European Green Deal, assumes a key-role to meet the ambitious goal of a climate-neutral society and economy by 2050. However, the European existing building stock, mainly located in the EU seismic-prone regions, also suffers from seismic vulnerability leading to detrimental social, economic, and environmental impacts in case of an earthquake. Hence, it is essential to boost integrated renovation interventions aimed at simultaneously enhancing the seismic and energy performances of buildings to effectively achieve a safe, resilient and sustainable building sector.

Download or read book Seismic Performance Assessment of Buildings Implementation guide written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Seismic Performance Assessment of Buildings written by Applied Technology Council and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Seismic Evaluation of Existing Buildings written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1993-07 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides design professionals & local building officials with a standard methodology to evaluate buildings of different types & occupancies in areas of different seismicity throughout the U.S.

Download or read book Concrete Buildings in Seismic Regions Second Edition written by George Penelis and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 821 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reinforced concrete (R/C) is one of the main building materials used worldwide, and an understanding of its structural performance under gravity and seismic loads, albeit complex, is crucial for the design of cost effective and safe buildings.Concrete Buildings in Seismic Regions comprehensively covers of all the analysis and design issues related

Download or read book Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards A Handbook written by Federal Emergency Agency and published by FEMA. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This FEMA 154 Report, Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards: A Handbook, is the first of a two-volume publication on a recommended methodology for rapid visual screening of buildings for potential seismic hazards. The technical basis for the methodology, including the scoring system and its development, are contained in the companion FEMA 155 report, Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards: Supporting Documentation. The rapid visual screening procedure (RVS) has been developed for a broad audience, including building officials and inspectors, and government agency and private-sector building owners, to identify, inventory, and rank buildings that are potentially seismically hazardous. Although RVS is applicable to all buildings, its principal purpose is to identify (1) older buildings designed and constructed before the adoption of adequate seismic design and detailing requirements, (2) buildings on soft or poor soils, or (3) buildings having performance characteristics that negatively influence their seismic response. Once identified as potentially hazardous, such buildings should be further evaluated by a design professional experienced in seismic design to determine if, in fact, they are seismically hazardous. The RVS uses a methodology based on a "sidewalk survey" of a building and a Data Collection Form, which the person conducting the survey (hereafter referred to as the screener) completes, based on visual observation of the building from the exterior, and if possible, the interior. The Data Collection Form includes space for documenting building identification information, including its use and size, a photograph of the building, sketches, and documentation of pertinent data related to seismic performance, including the development of a numeric seismic hazard score. Once the decision to conduct rapid visual screening for a community or group of buildings has been made by the RVS authority, the screening effort can be expedited by pre-planning, including the training of screeners, and careful overall management of the process. Completion of the Data Collection Form in the field begins with identifying the primary structural lateral-load-resisting system and structural materials of the building. Basic Structural Hazard Scores for various building types are provided on the form, and the screener circles the appropriate one. For many buildings, viewed only from the exterior, this important decision requires the screener to be trained and experienced in building construction. The procedure presented in this Handbook is meant to be the preliminary screening phase of a multi-phase procedure for identifying potentially hazardous buildings. Buildings identified by this procedure must be analyzed in more detail by an experienced seismic design professional. Because rapid visual screening is designed to be performed from the street, with interior inspection not always possible, hazardous details will not always be visible, and seismically hazardous buildings may not be identified as such. Conversely, buildings initially identified as potentially hazardous by RVS may prove to be adequate.

Download or read book Reducing the Seismic Vulnerability of Existing Buildings Assessment and Retrofit written by Tiago Miguel Ferreira and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue Reducing the Seismic Vulnerability of Existing Buildings: Assessment and Retrofit that was published in Buildings

Download or read book Sustainable Construction Techniques written by Sebastian El Khouli and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What makes building materials sustainable? How to reduce the amount of embodied energy in building constructions? And how does a Life Cycle Analysis work? These are questions which are becoming increasingly more common in the context of sustainable construction. The DETAIL Green Book "Sustainable Construction Techniques" offers a thorough guide to ecological building design and sustainable construction methods, which will be particularly valuable for architects. The authors provide an overview of the most relevant databases and certification standards for building products and illustrate how a Life Cycle Analysis is conducted. They also identify key ways of optimising the planning process in line with ecological criteria, while offering advice for the selection of building materials and elements. Detailed documentation from five buildings constructed in Europe and North America serve to illustrate the associated assessment processes in this book.

Download or read book Seismic Performance Assessment of Buildings Expected seismic performance of code conforming buildings written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: