A possibilidade de se vencer antigas limitações inerentes ao uso da madeira maciça com o desenvolvimento de novos produtos derivados de madeira, como é exemplo a Madeira Lamelada Cruzada Colada (MLCC), aliada à maior ...

A aplicação de argamassas de desempenho térmico melhorado em sistemas multicamada de isolamento térmico pelo exterior tem sido cada vez mais frequente, quer em construção nova, quer na reabilitação térmica de fachadas de ...

Multilayer external wall thermal insulation systems are widely used in new constructions and for the retrofitting of building façades. Despite the increasing use as constructive solution, significant anomalies have ...

In this article, an assessment method to estimate the residual strength of pine structural ele- ments degraded by anobiids is presented. This novel method was developed in the laboratory to be used in situ and is based on ...

Samples from the two most common pines grown in Portugal (Pinus pinaster Ait) and Spain (Pinus radiata, D. Don) were heat-treated in industrial facilities in accordance with ThermoWood ® class D. For both species, the ...

Screening tests were developed or adapted from RILEM recommendations, standards and past studies, and carried out to characterize some agro-industrial wastes and to assess their feasibility as aggregates for eco-efficient ...

This work derives from the awareness of the environmental impacts caused by the construction sector. Since building productsare one of the main causes of this issue, the incremental use of local natural eco-friendly materials ...

The use of External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS) significantly increased in the last decades due to their enhanced thermal properties, low installation cost and ease of application, not only in new constructions ...

The majority of thermal modification processes are at temperatures greater than 180 ◦C, resulting in a product with some properties enhanced and some diminished (e.g., mechanical properties). However, the durability of ...