Lighting plays a critical role in ensuring both environmental comfort and energy efficiency in buildings, as it directly influences the creation of a suitable visual environment for performing visual tasks. The lighting ...

Environmental sound assessment can be carried out in different ways, depending on the measurement goals, the sampling techniques used (both spatial and temporal), and the effort required to obtain representative results. ...

Thermal insulating mortars have been widely used in building facades, thus improving the thermal performance of the building envelope. However, reliable data on their long-term thermal performance is still lacking. The aim ...

The EPANET software is commonly used for hydraulic modelling of drinking water distribution systems (DWDS). It is free and has been extensively used in the academic environment and by water utilities professionals. Although ...

A reabilitação do interior dos edifícios antigos de uso habitacional, é uma forma de intervenção indissociável da resposta às necessidades de adaptação aos modos de vida contemporâneos. Essas necessidades de adaptação são ...

The external envelope of reinforced concrete buildings (RC buildings) is subjected to external environmental actions, particularly those related to wind action, which could expose their unreinforced masonry (URM) infill ...

A percepção de uma paisagem indicia as relações entre comunidade, memória, imaginário, afetividade e seu território. Estas relações ajudam a captar a imagem e identidade da paisagem, além de nos aproximar de processos de ...

In recent years, the development of new construction materials and the publication of standards associated with new construction processes and evaluations have made it possible to construct buildings with high acoustic ...

Indoor building environments influence people’s comfort and well-being. These concepts are increasingly being studied comprehensively, and various methods exist to assess them, such as post-occupancy evaluations. This study ...

In order to revitalize and preserve the Paimogo Fort, a Portuguese coastline military fortification built in 1674 and classified as of public interest since 1957, several limebased repair rendering mortars were developed, ...