ON RETROFITTING OLD DWELLINGS: LOSE TIME ON EMPTY TALK OR START THE REAL WORK

Abstract

Scientists learn all the life until they retired, and then they fade out. The author, however, when retired, wants to rebel and publish his thesis, (like Martin Luther), to show another side of the coin. Today, he says, we are in the middle of the 4th industrial revolution, where dispersed energy sources combined with information technology enable buildings to have a new role. We now have a choice. If ventilation through dilution is not effective in removing the covid 19 virus (SARS-coV2) and the DOAS (dedicated outdoor air supply) with adequate filters are needed, one may either wait for the next 20 years when the natural progress in construction reaches this development level or to create a socio-economic wave to change the whole construction system. The latter we call a scientific revolution. The scientific revolution advocated below could improve life of people on three different levels.