Evaluation of the Criteria for Selecting Proposed Variants of Utility Functions in the Adaptation of Historic Regional Architecture

Małgorzata Fedorczak-Cisak, Alicja Kowalska-Koczwara, Krzysztof Nering, Filip Pachla, Elżbieta Radziszewska-Zielina, Grzegorz Śladowski, Tadeusz Tatara and Bartłomiej Ziarko
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Małgorzata Fedorczak-Cisak: Malopolska Laboratory of Energy Efficient Building, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, 31-155 Cracow, Poland
Alicja Kowalska-Koczwara: Institute of Structural Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, 31-155 Cracow, Poland
Krzysztof Nering: Institute of Building Materials and Engineering Structures, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, 31-155 Cracow, Poland
Filip Pachla: Institute of Structural Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, 31-155 Cracow, Poland
Elżbieta Radziszewska-Zielina: Institute of Construction Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, 31-155 Cracow, Poland
Grzegorz Śladowski: Institute of Construction Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, 31-155 Cracow, Poland
Tadeusz Tatara: Institute of Structural Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, 31-155 Cracow, Poland
Bartłomiej Ziarko: Institute of Building Materials and Engineering Structures, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, 31-155 Cracow, Poland

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 4, 1-29

Abstract: In this article, the authors propose ways to evaluate the criteria for the considered variants of utility functions in the adaptation of historic regional architecture. The proposed set of assessment criteria (thermo-modernisation criteria, comfort of use, financial considerations, criteria of social benefits, and protection of cultural heritage) emphasises the multidimensional character of the problem of choosing a new function for a historic building. Some of the criteria are measurable while others are difficult to measure, which requires an expert approach to their assessment. The evaluation of the criteria was performed on the example of the historic building ‘Stara Polana’ located in Zakopane. The benchmark for the analysis was the existing condition of the ‘Stara Polana’ building, which is used as a hostel. The authors conducted a series of interdisciplinary studies specifying the potential of the new utility functions considered for the object in the context of the proposed criteria. The evaluation of individual criteria developed in this article is based on the multi-criteria analysis to be performed in the future and support the selection of a new function for the building in question.

Keywords: energy efficiency; comfort of use of buildings; historic buildings; sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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