The Revaluation of Uninhabited Popular Patrimony under Environmental and Sustainability Parameters

Abandoning rural areas requires promoting their repopulation. In Europe, wealth and life in these enclaves are valued. However, the current state of these houses does not meet actual needs and requires interventions to actualize current standards. Therefore, decisions in the design and execution of...

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Published in:Sustainability 2020-07, Vol.12 (14), p.5629
Main Authors: Blandón, Begoña, Palmero, Luís, di Ruocco, Giacomo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture
Building construction
Climate change
Construction industry
Construction materials
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Demolition
Emissions
Energy efficiency
Environmental management
Factories
Green buildings
Housing
Pandemics
Population decline
Rehabilitation
Repopulation
Residential areas
Rural areas
Sustainability
Waste disposal
Waste management
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Summary:Abandoning rural areas requires promoting their repopulation. In Europe, wealth and life in these enclaves are valued. However, the current state of these houses does not meet actual needs and requires interventions to actualize current standards. Therefore, decisions in the design and execution of the works will generate a volume of construction and demolition waste (CDW), which must be managed sustainably out of respect towards its origin, the architecture, and the surrounding environment. This paper examines the prevention and management of CDW, providing control strategies and actions to monitor and plan them from the rehabilitation project itself. Some of the interventions carried out in recent years on this type of housing have been analyzed and the existing management protocols within the European Union have been reviewed, specifying their application in Mediterranean popular housing. As a result, we herein show a representative case that observes the existing reality regarding the destination of generated CDW and delves into their possibilities for use. We present these findings in order to reduce the energy cost resulting from manufacturing new materials and meeting the established sustainability and energy efficiency parameters.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su12145629