ARICA Is an assessment method developed to determine the fire safety level of an existing building

Apresentação sobre o papel da Sociologia na relação com os riscos ambientais, no segundo Webinar de 2023 promovido pela Secção Ambiente e Sociedade da ASSOCIAÇÃO PORTUGUESA DE SOCIOLOGIA

The NATURELAB project started in June 2023 and has a total of 54 months of duration. It proposes an integrative and innovative approach to contribute to resilient communities with a focus on health and care prevention. The ...

The presentation delves into Portugal's initiatives dedicated to enhancing the environmental performance of buildings. It specifically examines national strategies, building regulations, certification systems, incentive ...

A segurança das pessoas e o elevado valor dos bens construídos e dos seus conteúdos, bem como a sua criticidade na satisfação das necessidades básicas e bem-estar das comunidades, sempre suscitaram preocupações quanto à ...

Buildings with reinforced concrete structure (RCS buildings), including unreinforced masonry (URM) infill walls, can be negatively affected by anomalies in their envelope, such as cracking and water penetration, which ...

External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS) are widely used constructive solutions which aim at enhancing the building thermal performance. Nevertheless, ETICS can often present anomalies (e.g., stains and ...

À medida que as ameaças ambientais se multiplicam à escala global exige-se uma mais apurada reflexividade sobre as práticas humanas, as formas de utilização dos territórios e seus recursos e a capacidade de previsão e ...

Post-insulating existing buildings is a promising solution for reducing operational CO2 emissions from the European built environment. Nonetheless, its efficacy is unclear when traditional and historic massive walls are ...

External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS) are frequently used to enhance the energy efficiency of the built environment. However, stains of presumable biological nature are often detected shortly after application, ...