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XI World Congress of the Organization of World Heritage Cities
Sintra (Portugal), 22 – 25 November 2011
World Heritage Cities and Climate Change
Oporto traditional buildings sustainable refurbishment
traditional buildings energy performance
([email protected]) FLORES, Joaquim/ Portugal
BACKGROUND
- Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are one of the most important causes of Climate change
(IPCC, 2007)
- CO2 is the most relevant gas contributing to GHC emissions (IPCC, 2007)
- Power generation and consumption from fossil fuel are the major CO2 emissions contributor
(EEA, 2011)
- Buildings are responsible for more than 40% of global energy use and approximately one
third of global GHG emissions (Metz and IPCC, 2007; UNEP, 2010)
Refurbishment of traditional buildings in World Heritage Cities poses a triple opportunity:
- Potential improvement of environmental performance by CO2 emissions reduction trough
energy efficiency;
- Conservation and recycling of a built resource contributing locally to global environmental,
economic and social sustainable development;
-Preservation of centennial built heritage whose management of change must carefully
balance the previous questions with their relevant cultural significance.
RESEARCH AREA and TRADITIONAL BUILDING TYPOLOGY
- A study area was delimited corresponding to the «Infante Priority Intervention Area» of
Oporto Urban Rehabilitation Society «Porto Vivo».
- Located in the core of World Heritage area and in the administrative unit of «Freguesia de
São Nicolau», with 319 buildings in 17 blocks spread for 0,097 Km2.
-From the field survey was possible to describe the traditional buildings typology as mainly
residential (with shops on ground floor), narrow and long lot, terraced houses facing the
street, hip roof, 3 to 5 floors, 2 or 3 opening rows per floor, solid granite exterior walls, inner
wood structure, plaster or tiles in the main facade, simple glazed wood windows, interior
wood shutters, central stairs with above skylight providing natural light and ventilation.
VARIANTS
From this typology, 6 main variants were identified, accordingly to their urban insertion
FURTHER RESEARCH
This PhD research project is been conducted in the Department of Architecture – Oxford Brookes University with the supervisory team of Dr. Aylin Orbasli and Professor Rajat Gupta.
The 10 case studies are been modeled for energy simulation in order to determine which are the most effective and feasible measures (refurbishment and behavior change).
Variant 1 Scheme and 3D schematic model Variant 2 Scheme and 3D schematic model
Variant 3a Scheme and 3D schematic model Variant 3b Scheme and 3D schematic model
Variant 4 Scheme and 3D schematic model Variant 5 Scheme and 3D schematic model
Traditional Typology – Section, ground floor and upper
floors (base drawing from CRUARB Survey – Oporto
Historic Archive)
Variant Buildings %
V1 34 10,66
V2 33 10,34
V3a 77 24,14
V3b 121 37,93
V4 51 15,99
V5 3 0,94
Variant Observ Building Age
Butane Gas
Consumption
(Kwh/year)
Electricity
Consumption
(Kwh/year)
Total energy
Consumption
(Kwh/year)
HouseholdsHouse area
(m2)
Dwelling
Floors
Kwh/m2
year
KWh/person
year
V1 Mid. floor before XVIII 0 2605,74 2605,74 2 37,14 1 70,16 1302,87
V1 Top floor XIX 1092 3421,76 4513,76 1 118,94 2 37,95 4513,76
V2 Mid. floor XVIII 1456 1796,81 3252,81 2 20,66 1 157,44 1626,41
V2 Top floor XIX 3276 804,13 4080,13 5 25,20 1 161,91 816,03
V3a Mid. floor XVIII 2184 4139,04 6323,04 3 78,15 1 80,91 2107,68
V3a Top floor XVIII 3276 2950,27 6226,27 4 76,10 2 81,82 1556,57
V3b Mid. floor XIX 2184 3641,97 5825,97 5 62,78 1 92,80 1165,19
V3b Top floor XVIII 1092 5978,26 7070,26 6 95,05 2 74,38 1178,38
V4 Mid. floor XIX 2184 5692,66 7876,66 4 45,74 1 172,21 1969,17
V4 Top floor XIX 873,6 3896,90 4770,50 4 81,77 1 58,34 1192,62
CASE STUDIES
- 10 buildings direct survey (2 for each relevant variant) was undertake to
evaluate real energy consumptions and concrete households behaviour.
DRAFT CONCLUSIONS
- The most common building variants (V3a and V3b) which have most
favourable urban insertion and form factor, revealed in the survey to have
average consumptions under the average of BPIE study (200 to 110 Kwh/m2)
(BPIE, 2011)
- As referred in the recent study to promote thermal upgrade in Oporto
traditional buildings (AdEPorto et al., 2010), the heritage constraints directs
mainly the measures to roof and gable facades insulation and improvement of
windows frames.
- From the direct survey was possible to conclude that the most feasible
measures to be promoted in these typical residential buildings reside in
changing household’s behaviour and improving to more efficient appliances.
- Other type of measures are more difficult to apply due to social and Legal
constraints: most of the households is low income and live in rented house
paying low rents, which reduces the possibility of refurbishment, both by
tenants and homeowners.
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microscope : A country-by-country review of the energy performance of buildings. Brussels: BPIE, Buildings Performance Institute Europe; EEA, (2011). Greenhouse gas emission trends and projections in Europe 2011 : Tracking
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