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

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