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The introductory chapter identifies the reasons and needs for building renovation, addresses the use of terminology and shortly outlines the content of the book.
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Žegarac Leskovar, V., Premrov, M. (2019). Introduction. In: Integrative Approach to Comprehensive Building Renovations. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11476-3_1
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