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Building pathology, maintenance and refurbishment
Published in Mike Riley, Alison Cotgrave, Michael Farragher, Building Design, Construction and Performance in Tropical Climates, 2017
Zahiruddin Fitri Abu Hassan, Azlan Shah Ali, Shirley Jin Lin Chua, Mohd Rizal Baharum
Refurbishment is defined as a process of upgrading and repairing the building to extend the lifespan and transform the usage of the building to reflect the contemporary demands of the market. Sustainable refurbishment is a much more subjective matter. As such, different authorities may view this term in different ways. Some may think the process of refurbishment conducted in a sustainable manner is known as sustainable refurbishment. On the other hand, others posit the view that sustainable refurbishment is the process of refurbishment to create a sustainable building (Cotgrave and Riley 2013). In reality it is a combination of both as the aim of a refurbishment project is to upgrade an existing building to become a better building; both the process of refurbishment conducted in a sustainable manner and the outcome of producing a more sustainable building are equally important. The decision for refurbishment is, itself, a potentially more sustainable way forward than new build as the process of construction is reduced by maintaining the structures and facilities of the existing building. This approach is, of course, only tenable if the resulting building is fit for purpose.
Environmental Sustainability in the Conservation of Vernacular Architecture. The Case of Rural and Urban Traditional Settlements in Cyprus
Published in International Journal of Architectural Heritage, 2021
Maria Philokyprou, Aimilios Michael
According to Konstantinou and Dimitrijevic (2018), the respective outcomes of the sustainable refurbishment and upgrading of existing buildings also entail social (human needs and quality of life) and economic value (e.g. economy growth, creation of jobs etc.). The same authors state that the benefits resulting from refurbishing the building stock can be categorized in more than one aspect of sustainability, since the boundaries of the different aspects are vague.