intervention strategies for renovation of social housing estates

Approaches to renovation interventions in the Netherlands, proposals for Rome chapter 4
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approach for technical and functional renovation. In principle, with a possible financial return
on the investments on the long term, it could also be affordable.
Such a perspective has been explored in a deprived social housing block, the Tiburtino III.
Three proposals of renovation by means of adaptations of the building envelope aiming at
decrease energy consumptions of the building were investigated. Clearly, as it has already
been acknowledged by other studies, it emerged that the building envelope is the most
responsible for energy consumptions. Increasing thermal insulation of existing façade leads
to reduced energy consumptions. However, a very good option could be to substitute the
existing façade with a new one with higher energy performances. Also combine it with the
addition of building volumes where are located the greatest thermal dispersions (like
porticos, any building void and top floor). A significant financial contribution might derive
form the use of renewable energy sources and the combination of social rented with
homeownership dwellings. However, all the proposals should undoubtedly be investigated to
a greater extent (for example technical feasibility - structural aspects).
It is though that these first investigations in Rome together with the Dutch examples showed
in this chapter might encourage experimentation of ATER Roma. However, the housing
association itself should invest in exploring further cases by doing research and then testing
solutions in practice.
INTRODUCTION TO THE FIFTH CHAPTER
The fifth chapter goes further in explaining physical renovation of social housing estates in
the Netherlands. This is achieved by describing one of the well-known examples that is the
Bijlmermeer. The description of this problematic case, let to get additional insights within the
process of decay of social housing neighborhoods and common physical solutions for
renovation of the blocks adopted so far.
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