Day 2, Session Block D5
14:00 Building Retrofit: Policies, Prefabrication, Projects
Chair: Leo Lau, Green Energy Technology R&D Center, Chengdu, China
Optimising densification and renovation of the building stock in Switzerland
- Economic value of densification-refurbishment projects
- Barriers to densification-refurbishment projects
- Cost optimisation of densification-refurbishment projects
Refurbishment strategies considering the utilization cycle for institutional investors
- Increasing the refurbishment rate of building envelopes
- Life cycle approach
- Optimisation of the utilisation cycle
Prefabricated modular façade elements for refurbishment with integrated heat pump
- Tailor-made façade solution for building refurbishment
- Simple installation of the modular elements
- Integrated heat pump outdoor unit for heating/cooling
Envelope retrofit of a university building
- Weldon Law Building, Dalhousie University, Canada
- High air leakage and a lack of fire separations
- Envelope failures and structural failures
Brief Presentation
Refurbishment of Dutch post-war stacked residential houses
15:30 Coffee Break