Green Rating of Existing School Facilities. (November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Filippi, Marco; Sirombo, Elisa
• Is Part Of: Energy procedia. Volume 78(2015)
• Page Start: 3156
• Page End: 3161
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Subjects: sustainable building -- green audit -- sustainability assessment -- existing school facilities -- sustainable retrofit; Power resources -- Congresses; Power resources -- Periodicals; Power resources; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 333.7905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.773
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1876-6102

Abstract

Abstract: EU Directives promote the implementation of energy efficient measures that address to the existing building stock as a key issue to achieve relevant environmental targets. The development of methods and tools to improve the sustainability of existing facilities, instead of simple energy retrofit, could be a greater challenge. The paper discuss the ongoing development of a green audit methodology within the research project "Green School promoted in collaboration with the Province of Turin, aimed to facilitate the transformation of existing school buildings in sustainable school facilities. A multi-criteria approach that considers environmental, social and economic aspects is proposed.