The LIFE Fitting project (2023-2025) involved 3 partners (LNEC, TRATAVE, SA, Universidade Católica do Porto) and successfully achived its two main objectives: (i) to soundly evaluate, at full scale, operational strategies ...

De acordo com o IPCC, as cidades são responsáveis por mais de 70% das emissões globais de gases de efeito de estufa. Como definido no Pacto Ecológico Europeu, é fundamental reduzir as emissões para 2030 e 2050. A descarbonização ...

Abstract The main objective of this study was to evaluate the mechanical properties of three thermal-modified wood species when exposed to weathering in urban and maritime/industrial environments and their durability against ...

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 ...

The construction industry increasingly uses prefabrication for the significant advantages in cost-effectiveness, production speed, and environmental sustainability. Achieving high-quality building outcomes demands rigorous ...

Recent years have been fruitful in the development of computer vision methods for a wide variety of applications. Despite the successful results achieved in the segmentation of cracks on concrete surfaces, poor results ...

A melhoria, avaliação e comparação dos serviços públicos de abastecimento de água e de gestão de águas residuais urbanas, regulados pela Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços de Águas e Resíduos (ERSAR), baseiam-se no sistema ...

Radon (Rn) is the largest natural source of ionizing radiation and exposure to high levels of this gas and its short-lived offspring over prolonged periods can become a public health problem. Radon exists in soils and ...

Responsabilidade Ambiental e Sustentabilidade são termos cada vez mais empregues, porém a profundidade da compreensão dos seus nexus, na prática, não parece estar totalmente clara. Os impactos ambientais e as dimensões ...

Concrete is the second most used material on Earth after water and its large-scale production generates heavy environmental burdens. Effective mitigation of this stress involves understanding the key factors contributing ...