A Sustainable Approach for the Refurbishment Process of Vernacular Heritage: The Sesga House Case Study (Valencia, Spain)

Camilla Mileto, Fernando Vegas, Carmen Llatas and Bernardette Soust-Verdaguer
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Camilla Mileto: ETS Arquitectura, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 València, Spain
Fernando Vegas: ETS Arquitectura, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 València, Spain
Carmen Llatas: ETS Arquitectura, Universidad de Sevilla, 41004 Sevilla, Spain
Bernardette Soust-Verdaguer: ETS Arquitectura, Universidad de Sevilla, 41004 Sevilla, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 17, 1-18

Abstract: The refurbishment of traditional vernacular architecture is currently of interest for the conservation of heritage, historic landscape and cultural landscape, as well as for its potential benefits in the field of environmental sustainability. The carefully selected materials and techniques used in the refurbishment of a traditional dwelling in Sesga (Valencia, Spain) maintain the local construction techniques while causing the least possible environmental impact, saving on transport and transformation and construction energy. This article uses LCA to showcase this contribution, examining three scenarios: the first option is the refurbishment of the case study using natural traditional materials and techniques; the second presents a hypothetical refurbishment using widely used industrial materials; and a third option looks at the demolition of the existing building and the addition of a new construction with widely used industrial materials. This comparison has shown where and why the first option is, broadly speaking, the most sustainable option in environmental, sociocultural and socioeconomic terms.

Keywords: life cycle assessment; local materials; natural materials; refurbishment; traditional techniques; sustainability; vernacular architecture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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