The climate and energy crisis calls for a reassessment of conservation approaches to the New Heritage of the second half of the twentieth century, where performance upgrades must not compromise formal, material, or historical values. This paper examines ventilated rainscreen façades as retrofit systems for modern architecture, improving thermal and energy performance while preserving cultural significance. An analytical–numerical algorithm has been developed to simulate the thermo-fluid-dynamic behavior of the ventilated cavity and assess how thickness, compartmentalization, materials, and boundary conditions affect airflow and heat transfer. The findings show that parametric optimization increases efficiency and durability, placing ventilated façades as solutions between conservation and innovation.
University of Basilicata, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-3674-9596
Titolo del capitolo
Ventilated Rainscreens for New Heritage: Sustainable Retrofit Strategies between Conservation and Innovation
Autori
Francesco Paolo R. Marino
Lingua
Inglese
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1113-0.72
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
Copyright
© 2026 Author(s)
Licenza d'uso
Licenza dei metadati
Titolo del libro
ReUso 2026 - New heritage and future strategies. Perspectives on conservation and promotion
Sottotitolo del libro
14th International Congress Barcelona-Girona, 4-7 November
Curatori
Alessandro Scarnato, Marisa García Vergara, Ángeles Layuno Rosas
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
Copyright
© 2026 Author(s)
Licenza d'uso
Licenza dei metadati
Editore
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1113-0
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-1113-0
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-1112-3
Collana
ReUso