Low-Carbon Retrofit of Heritage Facades: Balancing Fabric Protection Against Thermal Performance
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22662530Keywords:
Low-Carbon Retrofit of Heritage Facades; Smart infrastructure; Evidence synthesis; Asset management; Structural health monitoringAbstract
Low-Carbon Retrofit of Heritage Facades is an area of active development in smart and resilient infrastructure engineering, with
evidence that has accumulated unevenly across its component questions. We review the current evidence base for low-carbon
retrofit of heritage facades, spanning methodological, implementation, governance, and cost dimensions, focusing on where
practice has converged and where it continues to vary, and set out the practical considerations relevant to an agency considering
its adoption. We conclude that selective, context-specific use is best supported by the evidence currently available, rather than
uniform adoption or avoidance.
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