Analysing obsolescence, an elaborated model for residential buildings

What is it about?

The publication describes a generic all-encompassing model of ageing and decay of in particular residential Buildings. The model enables the determination of types of obsolescence and their underlying cause-effect processes. Case studies show that the model can usefully applied. They also show that several types of obsolescence occur simultaneously, and that these types can be interrelated. This touches upon the complexity of the underlying cause-effect mechanisms.

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Why is it important?

Despite an abundancy of studies about ageing and decay of buildings, a generic all-encompassing model was up to now missing. Based on the available literature, the model enables analyses of ageing and decay of (residential) buildings and their underlying cause-effect processes. Regarding the ongoing growth of ageing building stocks, knowledge of these processes will be more and more indispensable for future stock management and research.

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