Exploring Resilient, Adaptable and Feasible Approaches to Retrofitting Listed Commercial Buildings: Douglas Primary School Case Study
Exploring Resilient, Adaptable and Feasible Approaches to Retrofitting Listed Commercial Buildings: Douglas Primary School Case Study
From the building stock available, 70% of UK non-domestic buildings were built before 2000 and therefore will greatly impact the Net Zero roadmap. Standards for retrofitting housing exist, but not for commercial buildings. The aim was to explore resilient, adaptable, and feasible retrofit strategies for a listed commercial building, for improving its energy performance and to understand the potential and limitations of retrofitting historic buildings. The methodology ranged from a comparative analysis of existing approaches, post-occupancy evaluation, and assessment of operational carbon. The case study was a former Victorian school currently occupied as a community art centre. Performance data and simulations were complemented with comfort perception interviews. The fabric-first approach resulted in an 83% reduction of operational WLC, although it did not achieve heating demand targets. The findings provided a step forward in the understanding of the limitations of retrofitting the over 400,000 listed buildings in the UK.
Retrofit, Listed Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Comfort, Operational Carbon
Guadalupe Mendoza Durón, Elsa
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Rodrigues, Lucelia
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Gauthier, Stephanie
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Nicol, Fergus
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Brotas, Luisa
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Schiano-Phan, Rosa
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15 September 2023
Guadalupe Mendoza Durón, Elsa
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Rodrigues, Lucelia
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Gauthier, Stephanie
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Nicol, Fergus
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Brotas, Luisa
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Schiano-Phan, Rosa
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Guadalupe Mendoza Durón, Elsa and Rodrigues, Lucelia
(2023)
Exploring Resilient, Adaptable and Feasible Approaches to Retrofitting Listed Commercial Buildings: Douglas Primary School Case Study.
Gauthier, Stephanie, Nicol, Fergus, Brotas, Luisa and Schiano-Phan, Rosa
(eds.)
12th Masters Conference: People and Buildings, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom.
15 Sep 2023.
6 pp
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(doi:10.5258/SOTON/P1142).
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From the building stock available, 70% of UK non-domestic buildings were built before 2000 and therefore will greatly impact the Net Zero roadmap. Standards for retrofitting housing exist, but not for commercial buildings. The aim was to explore resilient, adaptable, and feasible retrofit strategies for a listed commercial building, for improving its energy performance and to understand the potential and limitations of retrofitting historic buildings. The methodology ranged from a comparative analysis of existing approaches, post-occupancy evaluation, and assessment of operational carbon. The case study was a former Victorian school currently occupied as a community art centre. Performance data and simulations were complemented with comfort perception interviews. The fabric-first approach resulted in an 83% reduction of operational WLC, although it did not achieve heating demand targets. The findings provided a step forward in the understanding of the limitations of retrofitting the over 400,000 listed buildings in the UK.
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12th Masters Conference: People and Buildings, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, 2023-09-15 - 2023-09-15
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Retrofit, Listed Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Comfort, Operational Carbon
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Elsa Guadalupe Mendoza Durón
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Lucelia Rodrigues
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Fergus Nicol
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