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Decision-making tool for the selection of priority areas for building rehabilitation in Barcelona
(2022-02-21)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe promotion of rehabilitation is an urgent necessity in today’s consolidated cities, both due to the need to update their buildings to achieve habitability and safety standards that are required nowadays, as well as to ... -
Residential vulnerability of Barcelona: methodology integrating multi-criteria evaluation systems and geographic information systems
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-12-10)
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Open AccessThis article presents the methodology and results of a pioneering investigation in the determination and mapping of socio-residential vulnerability in the city of Barcelona according to a multi-criteria synthetic analysis. ... -
A three-dimensional approach to the Extended Limit Analysis of Reinforced Masonry
(Elsevier, 2022-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe Extended Limit Analysis of Reinforced Masonry (ELARM) is a simple and user-friendly method for the design and structural analysis of singly-curved, reinforced tile vaults (López López et al., 2019). It is based on limit ... -
Experimental testing of a composite structural system using tile vaults as integrated formwork for reinforced concrete
(Elsevier, 2021-09-20)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyTile vaults are unreinforced masonry structures made of thin bricks (tiles) and fast-setting mortar that can be constructed without the need of a formwork, except at the boundaries, making them inherently economic. Their ... -
La cuestión de la infravivienda, un estudio de caso en la ciudad de Barcelona
(2021-06-25)
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Open AccessEl concepto de infravivienda puede variar notablemente dependiendo del contexto urbano y social de cada lugar, éste se suele referir a aquel tipo de edificación y/o vivienda cuyos niveles de habitabilidad se encuentran por ... -
The spatial uneven difussion of energy-efficiency transparency policy. An analysis of the multi-family market in Barcelona
(2021-07-17)
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Open Accessn order to foster energy-informed real estate decisions, the EU has universalised the energy performance certificates to be displayed on advertising for sale and rental. However, in Spain, such certificates are absent in ... -
Beyond cultural and historic values, sustainability as a new kind of value for historic buildings
(2021-07-22)
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Open AccessIn attempts to improve the energy efficiency of protected historical buildings, two barriers arise. The first is the restrictions imposed by authorities that are responsible for cultural heritage preservation. The second ... -
Brechas y oportunidades en el diseño y la gestión de políticas de regeneración urbana: estudio de 5 barrios vulnerables de Barcelona
(2021-07)
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Open AccessEn el marco de una investigación sobre políticas de regeneración urbana, este trabajo se propone realizar un análisis crítico de la manera en que ciertos programas “aterrizan” en 5 barrios de alta vulnerabilidad de la ... -
Multiscale integral assessment of habitability in the case of El Raval in Barcelona
(2021-04-21)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe understanding of habitability conditions of existing housing stock plays a central role in the quantification and qualification of sustainability from the architectural field. This research assessed habitability as a ... -
Critical Review of Public Policies for the Rehabilitation of Housing Stock: The Case of Barcelona
(2021-03-09)
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Open AccessThis article reviews rehabilitation programs in Barcelona, focusing on aspects such as the intervention model, actual public investment, and results. Programs of this type are not exclusive to Barcelona; however, similar ... -
Perceived Benefits of Energy Efficiency in the Spanish Residential Market and Their Relation to Sociodemographic and Living Conditions
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021-01-19)
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Open AccessWithin the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive information symmetry regarding financial and environmental benefits, coming from real estate performance, is a key element in the promotion of efficient buildings. ... -
La restauració del Castell del Brull
(2020-09-01)
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