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Model for Sustainability Evaluation of Existing Residential Buildings

Existing residential buildings and its renewal carries considerable potential in achieving the goals of sustainable development. This is due to the fact that annually only 1-2% buildings are newly built but also to the fact that the dwelling carries a great symbolic and material value both for the individual and society as a whole. Like other countries in transition (former socialist countries), Croatia is facing serious problems in terms of physical and functional obsolescence of the existing housing stock. In order to solve these problems and meet the needs of modern living, it will be required a large-scale intervention in residential architecture. However, in order to determine priorities and strategies of renewal, as well as to facilitate rational allocation and use of available resources, it is primarily necessary to make an evaluation of the existing residential buildings. In order to form an evaluation model of existing residential buildings, the durability is used as a prism for the selection of sustainability indicators. Durability is thereby viewed not only through its temporal aspect but also in a broader context of environmental, economic and social consequences resulting from it. Through analysis of the durability problems, such as physical deterioration and obsolescence, the most important factors affecting the durability and buildings contemporary use value have been identified. Following the completion of an extensive and systematic analysis of all aspects of the existing residential buildings, a framework for evaluation model was formed. Furthermore, in order to achieve the practical value of this evaluation study, the problem must be placed within clearly defined spatial and temporal settings.

contemporary use-value; durability; existing residential buildings; functional osolescence; physical deterioration

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