Sustainable Development and Renovation in Architecture, Urbanism and Engineering

Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Urban Heat Island and Vulnerable Population. The Case of Madrid....Pages 3-13
Analysis of the Influence of Variables Linked to the Building and Its Urban Context on the Passive Energy Performance of Residential Stocks....Pages 15-25
Typological Analysis of H-Plan Social Housing Blocks Built in Spain Between 1957 and 1981....Pages 27-37
Model to Integrate Resilience and Sustainability into Urban Planning....Pages 39-49
Opportunity Detection of Empty Architectonical Lands and Their Recycle for a More Sustainable City....Pages 51-62
The Arrabal of Alcázar viejo from Cordoba: Urban, Hereditary and Sustainable Regeneration of the Historic City Centre....Pages 63-76
An Approach to Daylight Contrast Assessment in Mediterranean Urban Environments....Pages 77-87
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Heritage and Community Space as Contemporary Housing Project Matters. Neighbors Courtyards....Pages 91-102
Restoration of Pier-Dock of Clevedon. An Example of Involvement of Society in Defense of the Cultural Heritage....Pages 103-115
The Empathic City. Towards a New Model of Urban Sociability....Pages 117-127
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
(Re)Programa. Architectural Rehabilitation Incorporating Sustainability Criteria in an Andalusia Neighborhood....Pages 131-141
Steps Towards the Integration of Regeneration Processes Obsolete Buildings Envelope Spanish in the Paradigm of Sustainable Development....Pages 143-152
From Recovery Constructively Towards the Social Reactivation. The Integrated Knowledge of Traditional Architecture as a Sustainable Strategy....Pages 153-163
Energy Retrofitting and Social Housing Instrumentation Attending Passive Criteria. Case Study in Winter....Pages 165-177
Assessment Method of Urban Intervention in Social Housing Developments: The Rehabilitation of Caño Roto (Madrid) Case Study....Pages 179-190
Environmental Assessment and Energy Certification for the Sustainable Restoration of a Traditional Residential Building....Pages 191-202
Social Rent Housing Refurbishment Demonstrator of LIFE Project “New4Old” (LIFE10 ENV/ES/439)....Pages 203-214
Using Mappable Indicators for Prioritizing the Refurbishment of Social Housing. A Case Study of Zaragoza (Spain)....Pages 215-224
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
Assessment of the Relationship Between Diameter and Tensile Strength of Piassaba (Aphandra natalia) Fibers....Pages 227-237
Selection of Criteria for the Systematization of Technologies for a Sustainable Urban Water Cycle Management....Pages 239-251
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
Study of Fine Mortar Powder from Different Waste Sources for Recycled Concrete Production....Pages 253-262
Concrete Sustainable Light and of High Performance....Pages 263-273
Front Matter....Pages 275-275
Project AURA: Sustainable Social Housing....Pages 277-287
Structural Refurbishment Projects. The Sustainability of Reinforcements Using Composite Materials....Pages 289-299
Rethinking Ephemeral Architecture. Advanced Geometry for Citizen-Managed Spaces....Pages 301-310
NESS®, an Alternative System to Double Strand of Hot Water that Saves Water and Energy....Pages 311-324
Vegetation as a Design Element to Recover Green Areas in Settlements Developed on Contaminated Soils....Pages 325-335
Front Matter....Pages 337-337
Update of the Urban Heat Island of Madrid and Its Influence on the Building’s Energy Simulation....Pages 339-350
Thermal Energy Refurbishment of Envelope in Mass Neighbourhood Housing, Located in Semi-arid Climate of Argentina....Pages 351-362
Method for the Implementation of Active Solar Systems in Hospitals, in the Hospitalization Unit of the Hospital Clínico del Sur, Concepción, Chile....Pages 363-379
Validation of a Dynamic Simulation of a Classroom HVAC System by Comparison with a Real Model....Pages 381-392
Study on Envelope in Office Buildings Under the Influence of Climate Change in Santiago, Chile....Pages 393-401
Methodology for the Optimisation of Thermal Performance and Daylight Access to the Retrofit of Hospital Rooms in Mediterranean Climate....Pages 403-413
Urban Heat Island of Madrid and Its Influence over Urban Thermal Comfort....Pages 415-425
Threshold Values for Energy Loss in Building Façades Using Infrared Thermography....Pages 427-437
Assessment of the Energy Efficiency of a “Cool Roof” for Passive Cooling. Comparative Study of a Case of Tropical Climate and a Case of Southern Spanish Climate....Pages 439-449
Back Matter....Pages 451-455