Harnessing embodied energy for sustainable adaptive reuse: the conversion of vitali's factory in Turin: a case study

• Autores: Elena Guidetti
• Localización: Oltre lo sguardo / coord. por Alessandro Ippoliti, Elena Svalduz, Vol. 2, 2025 (La città misurata = The measured city / coord. por Marta Calzolari), ISBN 9788831277112, 109 págs.
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This paper discusses and analyzes the embodied energy related to existing buildings throughout their adaptation interventions, advocating for the inclusion of the concept of ‘retroactive embodied energy’ within the preservation discourse. To illustrate this, the paper examines the case of the Parco Dora Skatepark adaptive reuse project in Turin, focusing on the flows of embodied energy between the original structure and its transformed state. The concept of embodied energy emerges as a valuable metric for integrated sustainability in existing buildings.