Casa do Moscadim is a 18th-19th century manor house located in Chamusca, Portugal. Three main construction and decorative periods can be identified in the house: 1760s (construction of the original building and first period ...

Due to its numerous properties, asbestos was used in many industrial sectors during the 20th century. Asbestos fibers have been incorporated into many building materials in the construction enhance sector to fire resistance, ...

The Paimogo Fort, is one of the several Portuguese military fortifications, built in the 17th century, with the intention to protect the Portuguese coastline territory from the constant military threat from the ocean. ...

In the face of growing climate-related risks, traditional top-down models of risk governance increasingly appear inadequate for enabling effective and inclusive local resilience planning. The public-private-civil partnership ...

Este artigo tem como objetivo investigar o papel do mobiliário urbano como elemento estratégico na construção de cidades resilientes e sustentáveis, considerando os desafios contemporâneos impostos pelas mudanças climáticas, ...

External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICSs) are increasingly applied in both new construction and energy retrofitting, where long-term durability under environmental exposure is critical to preserving thermal ...

Fire risk is the leading hazard for the safety of buildings', not only due to potential, but also concerning property/value losses. When it comes to cultural heritage, fire is by far the most destructive phenomena, and ...

Pedestrian dynamics in emergency situations has become increasingly important and got the attention of both researchers and practitioners [1]. Various attempts have been made to model the behaviour of crowds in emergency ...

This article discusses and presents the methods and results of the digital survey carried out, in 2025, of Paimogo Fort, a military structure built in 1674 in the municipality of Lourinhã. The digital survey aims to ...

Nowadays, the construction of new buildings and their renovation must consider thermal requirements, safe- guarding the thermal comfort conditions during summer and winter. Inevitably, building envelope systems absorb a ...