Existing buildings: a future
Our holistic concept for the renovation of existing housing estates pursues a clear agenda: 1) Contain the climate crisis by minimising emissions from construction and operation, 2) Strengthen climate resilience by adapting habitats to extreme weather conditions, 3) Foster inclusion by strengthening equal participation of vulnerable groups in society.
This eco-social transformation has clear objectives: a) Preserve and inclusively improve existing buildings to prevent demolition and new construction and to preserve valuable buildings and green spaces, b) Carefully integrate anything new to create more inclusive urban living space, c) Save resources and use them sensibly.
These objectives are achieved through concrete, scalable and replicable measures. Their application to typical construction methods of the 20th century is exemplified through case studies – brick construction of the 1920s to 1950s and prefabricated reinforced concrete construction of the 1960s and 1970s. This transformation can thus be applied to a large number of housing estates in Austria and beyond.
Research/development, 2021
This eco-social transformation has clear objectives: a) Preserve and inclusively improve existing buildings to prevent demolition and new construction and to preserve valuable buildings and green spaces, b) Carefully integrate anything new to create more inclusive urban living space, c) Save resources and use them sensibly.
These objectives are achieved through concrete, scalable and replicable measures. Their application to typical construction methods of the 20th century is exemplified through case studies – brick construction of the 1920s to 1950s and prefabricated reinforced concrete construction of the 1960s and 1970s. This transformation can thus be applied to a large number of housing estates in Austria and beyond.
Research/development, 2021