Seismic Strengthening and Energy Efficiency: Towards an Integrated Approach for the Rehabilitation of Existing RC Buildings

In Italy, most of the residential buildings (77%) were constructed before 1981, when only 25% of the national territory was classified as seismic. Further, the first provisions addressing thermal performance criteria were introduced in 1991, when about 88% of the existing Italian buildings had alrea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vincenzo Manfredi, Angelo Masi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
Series:Buildings
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/8/3/36