En äldre industribyggnad är oftast byggd i hårda material så som tegel, stål och plåt vilket alla ger upphov till hög andel reflektioner av ljudenergi. Absorptionsnivån i dessa material är låga vilket leder till långa efterklangstider. Att montera in akustikreglerande åtgärder i dessa byggnader står i konflikt med att äldre industribyggnader ofta har ett kulturhistoriskt värde.  Syftet med arbetet var att undersöka möjligheten till att genomföra akustikreglering i en kulturhistoriskt värdefull byggnad utan att väsentligt påverka detta värde. Avseende ambitionsnivån ur akustisk synpunkt var målet att halvera efterklangstiden.  De genomförda efterklangstidsmätningarna visar på en relativ lång efterklangstid i mellanregistret och en kortare vid låga och höga frekvenser. Resultatet av de beräkningar som är genomförda visar att i den mindre, av två stycken, hyttan kan målet med en halverad efterklangstid uppnås för majoriteten av oktavbanden. Åtgärdsförslaget för den större hyttan skulle däremot inte leda till att målet uppfylls fullt ut, utan för detta skulle ytterligare åtgärder behöva sättas in. Hänsyn till hyttans kulturvärde motiverar dock att en längre efterklangstid kan accepteras. / An older industrial building is usually built in hard materials such as brick, steel and sheet metal, all of which give rise to a high proportion of reflections of sound energy. The absorption level in these materials is low, which leads to long reverberation times. Installing acoustic regulatory measures in these buildings conflicts with the fact that older industrial buildings often have a cultural-historical value.  The purpose of this work was to investigate the possibility of implementing acoustic regulations in a culturally and historically valuable building without substantially affecting its cultural value. Regarding the level of ambition from an acoustic perspective, the objective was to halve the reverberation time.  The measured reverberation time shows a relative long reverberation time in the mid frequencies and a shorter one at low and high frequencies. The results of the calculations that have been carried out show that in the smaller production hall, of two, the objective of a halved reverberation time can be achieved in the majority of the octave bands. The proposed measures for the larger production hall would not lead to the objective being fully met, but further measures would need to be implemented. Consideration of the cultural value of the glass factory justifies that a longer reverberation time can be accepted.

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Purpose: The goal of this study is to conduct an LCA and LCC analysis of an additional insulation panel and a sandwich panel, to see which panel has the most benefits regrading environmental effects and economical effects. The purpose of this study is to conduct a research regarding the economical and environmental effect a refurbishment on the exterior walls of an industrial building, is it more beneficial to add insulation to the existing walls or remodel the exterior walls. The European Union has sat a target to reduce the emission of the greenhouse gases within all sectors including the construction sector. The goal is to reduce the emissions by 80-95 % by the year 2050, calculated by the emission rate from the year 1990. Approximately 20 % of the heating produced within in a building seeps out from the exterior walls, this adds to the importance of optimizing a buildings insulating capabilities. The study can be broken down in to three subcategories. (1) How do you add insulation the exterior walls of an industrial building? (2) Which is more economically benefitable, the reconstruction of existing walls or using prefabricated panels with common goal of adding insulting to an existing industrial building. (3) Which alterative has more impact on the environment, using prefabricate panels or reconstruct the existing walls of a building. Method: Methods used to answer the question above include a literature analysis, a document analysis and a case study with the purposes of conducting a life cycle analysis and life cycle cost analysis.     Findings: The results of the study points towards that insulating on externally was a much better option in our case study, it reduced the chances of having to deal with both thermal bridges and damages caused by structural dampness in the walls. The results from the LCA an LCC analysis showed that the additional insulation panels had a significant advantage. When using the additional insulation panels the overall cost of the project was reduced by 30,3% and Carbon dioxide emissions where deducted by 50,8% in comparison with the sandwich panels, when both alternatives had a combined u-value of 0,16 W/m2K. Implications: The study shows the importance of conducting an LCA and LCC analysis in the start-up process of project, to determine which alternative are more beneficial for the project and the environment. The study also shows that with a relative low investment and environmental impact you can improve the U-value of a building Limitations: The study was focused solely around industrial buildings and the study is limited to the exterior walls. No other building components where taken in consideration. Keywords: Insulation, LCA, LCC, Exterior walls, additional insulation, industrial buildings / Syfte:. Målet med studien var att genomföra en LCA- och LCC-jämförelse avtilläggsisolerings panel och sandwichelement för att utvärdera vilken som var merlönsamt ut ett ekonomiskt- och miljöperspektiv. Syftet med studien var att undersökavilket som var mer lönsamt ur ett ekonomiskt- och miljöperspektiv, att tilläggsisoleraeller en ombyggnation av ytterväggarna på en befintlig industrilokal. EU:s mål är att isamverkan med andra utvecklade länder minska utsläppen av växthusgaserna inomalla sektorer däribland även byggbranschen med 80–95 procent fram till år 2050jämfört med 1990 års nivå. Cirka 20 % av värmen från en byggnad går ut genomytterväggar, därför är det viktig att optimera isoleringsförmågan av ytterväggarna.Detta bryts ner i tre frågeställningar: (1) Hur tilläggsisoleras ytterväggar iindustrilokaler? (2) Vilket är mer lönsamt, ombyggnationer av befintliga väggar elleranvändning av prefabricerade element med tilläggsisolering ur ett ekonomisktperspektiv? (3) Hur påverkas miljön vid användning av prefabricerade element kontraombyggnationer av befintliga byggnader?Metod: För att besvara ovanstående frågeställningar har en litteraturstudie, endokumentanalys, ett flertal beräkningar och en fallstudie med livcykelsanalys (LCA)och livcykelskostnadsanalys (LCC) genomförts.Resultat: Resultatet av denna studie visade att tilläggsisolera utvändigt var ett bättrealternativ för vår industrilokal. Värmen från lokalen värmde upp väggen inifrån ochpå det viset minskades risken för köldbryggor och att fuktskador uppstod. Utifrånbåde LCA- och LCC-analysen som genomförts visade den på att tilläggsisoleringspaneler hade ett övertag. Att använda tilläggsisolerings paneler skulle minskakostnaden med 30,3% och koldioxidutsläppen med 50,8% jämfört med enombyggnation med hjälp av sandwichelement då båda produkterna hade ett beräknatU-värde på 0,16 W/m2K.Konsekvenser: Studien visar hur viktigt det är att utföra en LCA samt LCC analys vidbörjan av ett projekt för att kunna avgöra vilket av alternativen som finns tillgängligasom är mest fördelaktiga för projektet. Studien visar också att med relativt litenmiljöpåverkan samt kostnad kan en befintlig lokals U-värde förbättras.Begränsningar: Denna studie behandlar enbart renoveringen av en industrilokal. Denhar avgränsat till ytterväggarna på lokalen och andra byggnadsdelar ingår inte iberäkningen.Nyckelord: Isolering, LCC, LCA, ytterväggar, tilläggsisolering, industrilokal

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I slutet av 1900-talet började man inse konsekvenserna av att förlita sig på icke förnyelsebara energikällor för uppvärmning. Priserna steg i höjden och man valde ofta att byta ut sin oljepanna mot el vilket för tillfället var en lönsam lösning. I och med prisstegringen som skett det senaste decenniet har betydelsen av energieffektivt byggande framstått som allt mer tydlig. Detta innebär att många äldre byggnader ofta kan ha mycket dåliga värmeisolerade egenskaper eftersom både energipriser och byggnormer var lågt ställda vid tiden för uppförning. Uppdragsgivarna till arbetet är en ideell ekonomisk förening vid namn Not Quite med sin bas i Fengerfors bruk, Åmål. De har framfört att de har problem med för höga uppvärmningskostnader och svårigheter med att hålla önskad inneluftstemperatur i deras lokaler. Objekten som beskrivs är av industrikaraktär och har tidigare tillhört ett pappersbruk som lades ned år 1979. Byggnaderna är numera kulturminnesmärkta. Syftet med arbetet har varit att åt uppdragsgivarna utföra en kartläggning där energianvändning och potentiella effektiviseringsåtgärder relaterat till de aktuella objekten analyseras. Detta för att uppnå tillfredsställande uppvärmning samtidigt som energiförbrukningen om möjligt kan reduceras. Kostnadseffektiviteten för de specifikt föreslagna åtgärdsalternativen skall också analyseras. Målet med arbetet har varit att med hjälp av simulering utföra kartläggningen där energianvändning, dimensionerande värmeeffektbehov samt potentiella effektiviseringsåtgärder analyseras. Åtgärderna bestod i huvudsak av tilläggsisolering, tätning, intermittent drift, värmeåtervinning samt byte av fönster. Kostnadseffektiviteten analyserades genom en livscykelkostnadskalkyl utifrån värmekällorna ved, pellets och luft-/luftvärmepump. Slutsatsen är att föreslagna åtgärdsalternativ reducerar energiförbrukningen i avsevärd omfattning samtidigt som en tillfredsställande inneluftstemperatur erhålls. Objekten har efter att effektiviseringsåtgärderna tillämpats uppnått en energiförbrukning likvärdig med dagens normalbyggnader i Sverige. Livscykelkostnadskalkylen visar att nuvärdet för respektive åtgärdsalternativ i samtliga relevanta ekonomiska framtidsscenarier leder till stora besparingar. Arbetet har också visat att betydelsen av tillfredsställande diskretisering är oerhört signifikativ i denna typ av simulering. / In the late 1900s society began to realize the consequences of relying on non-renewable energy sources for heating. Prices were increasing heavily and because of that people often chose to replace their oil boiler with electricity which at the time was a viable option. With the rise in prices that has occurred over the past decade the importance of energy efficient measures seemed increasingly clear. With that said many older buildings often have poor thermal properties since both energy prices and construction standards were considerably lower back then. The client Not Quite is a nonprofit association based in Fengerfors mill, Åmål. They have expressed dissatisfaction over increasing heating costs combined with problems getting the desired thermal comfort related to their premises. The objects described are of industrial nature and has previously been used to a paper mill which closed in 1979. The buildings are now classified as part of a cultural monument. The intention of this dissertation has been to map the energy use and to evaluate appropriate efficiency measures related to the specific objects. This includes getting the demanded thermal comfort in combination with possibly reducing the energy consumption. The cost-effectiveness of proposed efficiency measures will also be evaluated. The objective of this dissertation has been to through the use of simulation identify the energy consumption, required thermal input and potential energy efficiency measures. The efficiency measures consisted mainly of adding insulation, air sealing, intermittent heating, heat recovery and window replacements. Cost-effectiveness was evaluated through a life cycle cost analysis with the different heat sources of wood, pellets and air source heat pumps. The conclusion has been that the proposed efficiency options related to each object reduces energy consumption to a considerable extent, while an adequate heating is achieved. The objects have through these measures obtained just as good energy consumption rates as standard considered buildings in Sweden. The life cycle cost analysis shows us that the present value of the proposed efficiency measures in all economic case scenarios results in great cost savings. It has also been shown that a satisfactory discretization of building elements is very important in this type of simulation.

This research and documentation project of surviving Indianapolis automobile factories examines the importance of Indianapolis, Indiana, as a center of automobile manufacturing in its early days. Automobile factories appeared in the city as early as 1895, and were often an outgrowth of bicycle or carriage-building companies. This followed a national trend. As the industry grew, Indianapolis firms continued to produce low-volume, high-quality cars instead of the more popular, low-cost cars being produced by Ford and other Michigan-based manufacturers. The recession of 1921 and the Great Depression of 1929 decimated the market for expensive cars and by 1937 all Indianapolis-based firms were out of the automobile business. A number of their production facilities remain and are employed in a variety of uses. This project documents these buildings and recommends a range of adaptive re-uses based on successful conversions. / Department of Architecture

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CAPES / Esta tese versa sobre práticas de retrofit, termo originário da engenharia de produtos, convocado pela Arquitetura e Urbanismo na premência de reabilitar, renovar, restaurar, reestruturar, regenerar, recompor, remodelar protegendo aspectos históricos de um edifício e incorporando-lhe tecnologia adequada aos tempos contemporâneos. O objetivo do trabalho foi percorrer e explorar aspectos relevantes destas técnicas projetuais em baldios industriais urbanos, no entendimento da diversidade socioeconômica e do desenvolvimento durável local. Apreciaram-se conceitos, modelos e conjunturas de consumo e apropriação destes recursos transformadores para a tipologia arquitetônica industrial. São retomadas as ideias de Eduardo Lozano e Amartya Sen, que destacam a diversidade sensorial e socioeconômica como motores do desenvolvimento com qualidade de vida. A pesquisa é de natureza qualitativa e elabora uma proposta de retrofit para um baldio industrial subutilizado, inserido na municipalidade de Jaguariaíva – PR. Para isso, relações singulares nas intervenções realizadas em objetos arquitetônicos semelhantes foram conectadas, seja por meio da exibição do espaço ou da heterogeneidade na apropriação individualizada destas realidades. Posteriormente, para o caso do antigo Frigorífico Matarazzo, interferências de retrofit exequíveis foram recomendadas. Elas permitiriam retomar o passado histórico em uma linguagem contemporânea. Nesse sentido, recursos técnicos propostos procuraram readequar as instalações da edificação de modo que viessem a estimular a integração entre a sustentabilidade socioeconômica e o desenvolvimento como liberdade. Recomenda-se para o conjunto edificado, a redistribuição dos espaços para outras atividades, atribuindo-lhes novas vocações que podem circular entre a transitoriedade e a permanência. Conclui-se que a proposta de retrofit para o Complexo Matarazzo formulada com base nos estudos teóricos e exemplos selecionados e analisados, permite resgatar a história, favorecer os setores de comércio e serviços, e reanimar a vida urbana ao outorgar-lhe qualidade. / This thesis addresses practices of retrofit, a term originating in product engineering, convened by the Architecture and Urbanism in the urgent need to rehabilitate, renovate, restore, restructure, remodel, regenerate, protecting historical aspects of a building, incorporating appropriate technology to present days. The objective was to explore relevant aspects of these projective techniques in urban industrial brownfields, according to the socioeconomic diversity and sustainable local development. For this, concepts, models and situations of consumption and appropriation of these resources were prized to industrial architectural typologies. They are taken up by the ideas of Eduardo E. Lozano and Amartya Sen, highlighting the sensorial and socioeconomic diversity as drivers of development with quality of life. The research is qualitative and elaborates a proposal for a retrofit to an underused industrial brownfield, inserted in the municipality of Jaguariaíva - PR. For that, unique relationships in interventions to similar architectural objects were connected, either by displaying space or heterogeneity in individual appropriation of these realities. Thereafter, for the case of the ancient Slaughterhouse Matarazzo, feasible interferences by retrofit were recommended. They would permit reclaim the historical past in a contemporary language. In this sense, the proposed technical resources were pursued to readjust the facilities, so that they might encourage the integration of the socio-economic sustainability and development as freedom. It is recommended for the built set, the redistribution of spaces for other activities, assigning them new vocations that can move between transience and permanence. It is concluded that the proposed retrofit for Matarazzo Complex formulated based on theoretical studies and on the selected and analyzed examples, allows rescue the history, favoring the sectors of trade and services, reviving urban life by granting it quality.

INTRODUCTIONThis research investigates the assessment for the rehabilitation of the Pretoria State Garage (PSG) for the purpose of accommodating the Pretoria Technology Park (PTP). The Pretoria State Garage courtyard is comprised of industrial type of buildings, most of which stand obsolete due to a shift in the manufacturing process. These buildings are structurally sound and historically significant. They offer a major opportunity for conversion to attract business through providing relatively inexpensive commercial and industrial spaces to small and medium sized companies. The site is located in the southwest quadrant of Pretoria Central in which a number of sites and buildings are currently being downgraded in the urban revitalisation process, due to preferred, other technologies of construction. The assessment for the rehabilitation of the site evaluates the spatial qualities and the physical forms of buildings in relation to the new user, while the establishment of the PTP focuses on maintaining, elongating and innovating the industrial manufacturing tradition of the site. The incorporation of the PTP on the PSG site is implemented through the fitting process. RESEARCH AREAThe research focuses on the three main areas dealing with: <ul><li> Programming and planning of the Pretoria Technology Park </li><li>Rehabilitation assessment of the Pretoria State Garage</li><li> Architectural fitting process <br></li></ul> 1. Programming and planning of the Pretoria Technology Park The development methodology is employed for the establishment of a sustainable Pretoria Technology Park, which stems from local technology demand, supply and transfer. As a result, different centres are established to provide accommodation and services to major activities of the park dealing with administration, provision of advanced technology services and accommodation for technology-based firms. Individual centres are discussed according to their envisaged spatial qualities and design specifications. 2. Rehabilitation assessment of the Pretoria State Garage The rehabilitation assessment explores the historic significance and architectural values of the PSG. The outcome of the rehabilitation assessment defmes the manner and the degree in which various rehabilitation interventions could be executed. The process includes proposals for the demolition of unwanted structures and elements, investigating the long-term resilience of buildings to be retained and assessing negative physical features of the site. 3. Architectural fitting process Specific dimensions and spatial requirements of both the PSG (physical) and the PTP (intellectual) respectively are compared for the purpose of mutual fitting. / Dissertation (MArch)--University of Pretoria, 2005. / Architecture / unrestricted

I concentrated on assessing the suitability of the reconstruction of the industrial complex in terms of return on investment. For illustration and example, I chose part of an industrial complex in Nova Ves near Pohořelic. The solution was used knowledge from the field of investments, valuation of immovable assets and budgeting reconstruction. The result is both evaluation using economic indicators (in this case, the net present value of the investment), which demonstrate the appropriateness (or inappropriateness) and the extent of reconstruction in terms of return on invested funds. This thesis is beneficial for the homeowners who are considering reconstruction and want to rent a property.