Sustainable Technologies and Measures for Urban and Building Rehabilitation

Dear Colleagues,

Urban and building rehabilitation represent an intrinsic, although often overlooked, part of the sustainability triangle. Some examples of their contribution include lowering land use for urbanisation processes, contributing to the emotional connection of people with their place of living, improving living and working conditions, revitalising existing jobs and creating new ones, and promoting new businesses and new activities for those already established.

Still, more must be done, namely inciting more efficient and effective technologies and measures. Proposed and applied solutions need to be conclusively proven to be better than current procedures or policies, according to different parameters, while promoting the in-vogue (and imperative) more sustainable built environment.

Potential topics for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Means to increase the durability of existing buildings;
• New procedures for maintenance and conservation activities, limiting environmental impacts;
• Adaptation of traditional materials and adoption of innovative ones, limiting environmental impacts;
• The adoption of digital twins in current existing buildings, and its challenges and opportunities.

Dr. Clara Pereira
Guest Editor

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