Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
Project | Annex 56 Cost |
Title | Deep energy retrofit of vernacular housing |
Publication Type | Papers in International Journals |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Authors | Almeida, Manuela G., Ferreira M., Rodrigues A., and Coelho A. |
Abstract | An existing ruin of a vernacular house located in a rural area of Portugal is being renovated, aiming for architectural identity preservation and low environmental impact, to offer suitable comfort conditions for tourism exploitation. Calculated global energy consumption reduction is 94% of the calculated current energy use of the building |
Journal | REHVA Journal |
Volume | 51 |
Edition | Building Energy Efficient Renovations |
Issue | 6 |
Pagination | 32-36 |
Date Published | 2014-11-01 |
Publisher | REHVA |
ISSN | 1307-3729 |
URL | http://www.airtradecentre.com/downloads/AA/Rehva/rehva-newsletter-6-2014.pdf |
Keywords | Deep energy retrofit, embodied energy., Low-energy buildings, Renewable energy systems, vernacular architecture |
Rights | openAccess |
Peer reviewed | yes |
Status | published |
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
Currently CTAC aggregates 25 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt