Energy Performance Certificates and Historic Apartment Buildings: A Method to Encourage User Participation and Sustainability in the Refurbishment Process

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Figure 1. The four case study buildings in Visby, Sweden. They are all located in the town centre, which is protected as a World Heritage Site. Restrictions apply when altering the facades. Photo: Uppsala University.

Figure 2. The case study building used in Norwegian project CulClim is situated in the area of Grünerløkka, a district planned and built around 1880/90 as part of a booming industry. The highlighted field in the same image marks the conservation area. Below, exterior pictures of the facades of the case study building. Restrictions apply when altering the facades and the staircases. Map: Riksantikvaren. Photo: NIKU.

Figure 3. The step-by-step chart illustrating the process of upgrading a historic apartment building energy efficiency measures in historic buildings is based on the procedural approach presented in the CEN guidelines.⁴⁶ The crucial phases of pre- and post- refurbishment evaluation have the purpose of securing sustained user/resident involvement and awareness. Figure: F. Berg.