Energy saving and built heritage preservation: the case study of Crespi d’Adda

The study has carried out a survey on feasible strategies to improve energy efficiency in historic buildings and heritage sites. The company town of Crespi d’Adda, a WHL site, has been kept as a case study. By evaluating different sets of requalification skills it has been demonstrate that, by associating intervention on buildings and use of renewable energies, a significant reduction of energy demand is reachable also in historical contexts where preservation of the architectural character is a major requirement.