Possibilities and scope of comprehensive renovation of multifamily residential buildings in cultural-historic areas : a case study of protected building in the old part of Belgrade

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Lević, Bojana and Đukanović, Ljiljana and Dimitrijević, Branka (2025) Possibilities and scope of comprehensive renovation of multifamily residential buildings in cultural-historic areas : a case study of protected building in the old part of Belgrade. Facta universitatis - series: Architecture and Civil Engineering, 23 (2). pp. 159-176. ISSN 2406-0860 (https://doi.org/10.2298/fuace250226012l)

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Abstract

The paper analyses the possibilities and scopes of comprehensive renovation of multifamily residential buildings located in the central urban core within cultural historic areas, where the buildings are protected as cultural monuments. A considerable number of these buildings was constructed before thermal protection in construction appeared in domestic building regulations, meaning that they often do not meet modern standards of residential comfort. The renovation of such buildings is subject to specific conditions, with limited possibilities for intervention, raising questions about the benefits and ultimate outcomes of a such renovation. The paper examines the possibilities of renovating protected buildings and determines whether significant energy saving and spatial improvements can be achieved for these buildings. The study presents an example of comprehensive building renovation in Belgrade in an area protected as a cultural-historical entity. The research analyses renovation options to achieve the maximum possible energy saving by expanding the usable space. Based on the Knauf software simulations, the energy savings for heating compared to the existing state are 34% in Solution 1 and 69% in Solution 2. The goal of the research is to ascertain possibilities of comprehensive renovation of protected residential buildings without compromising their original architectural and historical values.

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Lević, Bojana, Đukanović, Ljiljana and Dimitrijević, Branka ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2817-7986;
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