Renovation of prefabricated buildings: historical analysis, digital model, energy retrofit. A case study in Calabria, Southern Italy
This paper presents some results of a current research project on the knowledge, monitoring and requalification of the light prefabricated built heritage of the second half of the twentieth century in the regions of Calabria and Lazio, funded by European Union Next Generation EU, developed by the Un...
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| description | This paper presents some results of a current research project on the knowledge, monitoring and requalification of the light prefabricated built heritage of the second half of the twentieth century in the regions of Calabria and Lazio, funded by European Union Next Generation EU, developed by the University of Calabria and by the University of Roma Tor Vergata. In the case study presented in this paper, the research group of the University of Calabria applied the methodology used in the research project. The case concerns a public housing complex built in Cosenza (Calabria) in the 1970s. Starting from the analysis of historical documents, the HBIM model of one of the buildings was developed, and then the energy analysis was conducted. The HBIM model was developed connecting the three-dimensional visualisation of the building to archival sources, selected and organised in databases. Then, starting from the present building, with a reverse investigation process, studies, evaluations and measurements were conducted to increase the level of information on the various parts of the building, underlining that the industrialised built heritage, also if combined with parts built on site, matches contemporary digital tools. Historical analysis and HBIM support the requalification, with the definition of solutions for plant updating and energy saving, outlined in a way that is conscious of the building’s technical value. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cc73a620615c45d39a7f4e4d0b1245ae2025-08-20T03:30:49ZengUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaVitruvio: International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability2444-90912025-05-0110110.4995/vitruvio-ijats.2025.2311922309Renovation of prefabricated buildings: historical analysis, digital model, energy retrofit. A case study in Calabria, Southern ItalyFrancesco Spada0https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7532-9110Laura Greco1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2836-8387Natale Arcuri2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2322-6523University of CalabriaUniversity of CalabriaUniversity of CalabriaThis paper presents some results of a current research project on the knowledge, monitoring and requalification of the light prefabricated built heritage of the second half of the twentieth century in the regions of Calabria and Lazio, funded by European Union Next Generation EU, developed by the University of Calabria and by the University of Roma Tor Vergata. In the case study presented in this paper, the research group of the University of Calabria applied the methodology used in the research project. The case concerns a public housing complex built in Cosenza (Calabria) in the 1970s. Starting from the analysis of historical documents, the HBIM model of one of the buildings was developed, and then the energy analysis was conducted. The HBIM model was developed connecting the three-dimensional visualisation of the building to archival sources, selected and organised in databases. Then, starting from the present building, with a reverse investigation process, studies, evaluations and measurements were conducted to increase the level of information on the various parts of the building, underlining that the industrialised built heritage, also if combined with parts built on site, matches contemporary digital tools. Historical analysis and HBIM support the requalification, with the definition of solutions for plant updating and energy saving, outlined in a way that is conscious of the building’s technical value.https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/vitruvio/article/view/23119construction historyprefabricationhbimenergy retrofitsouth italy1970s |
| spellingShingle | Francesco Spada Laura Greco Natale Arcuri Renovation of prefabricated buildings: historical analysis, digital model, energy retrofit. A case study in Calabria, Southern Italy Vitruvio: International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability construction history prefabrication hbim energy retrofit south italy 1970s |
| title | Renovation of prefabricated buildings: historical analysis, digital model, energy retrofit. A case study in Calabria, Southern Italy |
| title_full | Renovation of prefabricated buildings: historical analysis, digital model, energy retrofit. A case study in Calabria, Southern Italy |
| title_fullStr | Renovation of prefabricated buildings: historical analysis, digital model, energy retrofit. A case study in Calabria, Southern Italy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Renovation of prefabricated buildings: historical analysis, digital model, energy retrofit. A case study in Calabria, Southern Italy |
| title_short | Renovation of prefabricated buildings: historical analysis, digital model, energy retrofit. A case study in Calabria, Southern Italy |
| title_sort | renovation of prefabricated buildings historical analysis digital model energy retrofit a case study in calabria southern italy |
| topic | construction history prefabrication hbim energy retrofit south italy 1970s |
| url | https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/vitruvio/article/view/23119 |
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