RETROFITTING THE EXISTING: RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
PRIYANKA BARODIA
ABSTRACT
Building industry is a guide to the reduction of the low-cost world economy. This region is the world's second-largest emitter of co2 after the steel industry, accounting for around one-third of global total emissions. Retrofitting is one of the best options to make an existing building safe against future problem like earthquake, energy loss and other environmental forces. It aims to strengthen a structure to satisfy requirements of current situation of seismic design. There re different deficiencies in building these causes due to impropriate construction, building requires different measures with respect to their climatic conditions. The study was to recognize and review the suitable solution for buildings that can be used to achieve level of sustainability.
Key words- retrofits, deficiencies, energy measures, buildings.
