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Fernandes J. E. P., Peixoto M., Mateus, R., and Gervásio H., "Life cycle analysis of environmental impacts of earthen materials in the Portuguese context: Rammed earth and compressed earth blocks", Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 241, issue 20 December 2019, pp. 118286, doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118286, 2019.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Silva L. T., Fonseca F., Pires M., and Mendes B., "SAUS: A tool for preserving urban green areas from air pollution", Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, vol. 46, issue 126440, pp. 1-12, doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2019.126440, 2019.

Ferreira A., Pinheiro M. D., Brito J., and Mateus, R., "Decarbonizing strategies of the retail sector following the Paris Agreement", Energy Policy, vol. 135, issue December 2019, pp. 110999, doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2019.110999, 2019.

Ribeiro P. J. G., and Gonçalves L. A. P. J., "Urban resilience: A conceptual framework", Sustainable Cities and Society, vol. 50, pp. 1 - 11, doi:10.1016/j.scs.2019.101625, 2019.

Year: 2016 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q1

Frischknecht R., Birgisdottir H., Chae C. - U., Lützkendorf T., Passer A., Alsema E., Balouktsi M., Berg B., Dowdell D., García Martínez A., Habert G., Hollberg A., König H., Lasvaux S., Llatas C., Nygaard Rasmussen F., Peuportier B., Ramseier L., Röck M., Soust Verdaguer B.,, "Comparison of the environmental assessment of an identical office building with national methods", IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science 323, vol. 323, issue 2019, pp. 1-11, doi:10.1088/1755-1315/323/1/012037, 2019.

Durão V., Silvestre J. D., Mateus, R., and Brito J., "Economic valuation of life cycle environmental impacts of construction products - A critical analysis", IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 323, issue 2019, pp. 012147, doi:10.1088/1755-1315/323/1/012147, 2019.

Saraiva T., Almeida, Manuela G., Bragança, L., and Barbosa M. T., "Verification of the Adequacy of the Portuguese Sustainability Assessment Tool of High School Buildings, SAHSBPT, to the Francisco de Holanda High School, Guimarães", Sustainability, vol. 11(17), 4559, issue Special Issue in Green Building Technologies, doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/su11174559 , 2019.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q2

Fernandes S. R. M., Silva H. M. R. D., and Oliveira J. R. M., "Carbon dioxide emissions and heavy metal contamination analysis of stone mastic asphalt mixtures produced with high rates of different waste materials", Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 226, pp. 463-470, doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.111, 2019.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Pereira J., da Gomes M. G., Moret Rodrigues A., and Almeida, Manuela G., "Thermal, luminous and energy performance of solar control films in single-glazed windows: use of energy performance criteria to support decision-making", Energy and Buildings , vol. 198, pp. 431-443, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.06.003, 2019.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Saraiva T., Almeida, Manuela G., and Bragança, L., "Adaptation of the SBTool for Sustainability Assessment of High School Buildings in Portugal - SAHSBPT", Applied Sciences Journal, Special Issue on Sustainable Re-Design of the Built Environment, vol. 9, issue 13, doi:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/13/2664, 2019.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q1

Brugnera R., Mateus, R., Rossignolo J. A., and Chvatal K., "Open-plan offices: the impact of different facade solutions on energy efficiency", Ambiente Construído, 3, vol. 19, issue July/Sptember 2019, pp. 295-315, doi:10.1590/s1678-86212019000300339, 2019.

Rocha Segundo I., Landi Jr. S., Oliveira S. M. B., Freitas, E.F., Costa M. F. M., and Carneiro J. A. O., " Photocatalytic Asphalt Mixtures: Semiconductors' Impact in Skid Resistance and Texture", Road Materials and Pavement Design, doi:10.1080/14680629.2019.1624398, 2019.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q1

Ribeiro P. J. G., Fonseca F., and Santos P., "Sustainability assessment of a bus system in a mid-sized municipality", Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, pp. 1-21, doi:10.1080/09640568.2019.1577224, 2019.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q3 | SJR: Q2

Cunha S., Aguiar, J. B., Ferreira V. M., and Tadeu A., "Argamassas eco-eficientes com incorporação simultânea de material de mudança de fase e cinzas volantes", Matéria - Rio de Janeiro, vol. 24, doi:10.1590/S1517-707620190002.0682, 2019.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q4 | SJR: Q3

Matos A. M., Nunes S., and Aguiar, J. B., "Capillary transport of water in cracked and non-cracked UHPFRC specimens", Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology, vol. 17, pp. 244-259, doi:10.3151/jact.17.5.244, 2019.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q3 | SJR: Q2

Freitas, E.F., Silva L. T., and Vuye C., "The Influence of Pavement Degradation on Population Exposure to Road Traffic Noise", Coatings, 298, vol. 9, issue 5, pp. 1-18, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9050298, 2019.

Teixeira E. R., Camões A., Branco F. G., Aguiar, J. B., and Fangueiro R., "Recycling of biomass and coal fly ash as cement replacement material and its effect on hydration and carbonation of concrete", Waste Management 2019, vol. 94, pp. 39 - 48, doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2019.05.044, 2019.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Robayo-Salazar R., Jesus C., de Gutierrez R., and Pacheco-Torgal, F., "Alkali-activated binary mortar based on natural volcanic pozzolan for repair applications", Journal of Building Engineering, 1, vol. 25, issue 1, pp. 1-17, doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2019.100785, 2019.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q1

Fernandes J. E. P., Mateus, R., Gervásio H., Silva S. M., and Bragança, L., "Passive strategies used in Southern Portugal vernacular rammed earth buildings and their influence in thermal performance", Renewable Energy, vol. 142, issue November 2019, pp. 345-363, doi:10.1016/j.renene.2019.04.098, 2019.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Araújo C. M. C., Ribeiro P. J. G., and Cunto F., "Analysis of Road Safety Conflicts. The Case Study of a Road Interchange in Guimarães, PT", International Journal of Energy and Environment, vol. 13, pp. 1 - 6, 2019.

Year: 2016 | JCR: Q4 | SJR: Q2

Largo H., and Ribeiro P. J. G., "A Bus Demand Model for Low-Density Territories in Continental Portugal", International Journal of Transportation Systems, vol. 4, pp. 8 - 17, 2019.

Ribeiro P. J. G., and Gonçalves L. A. P. J., " The Impact of a Ring Road in an Urban Road Network. The Case Study of Guimarães, Portugal", International Journal of Energy and Environment, vol. 13, pp. 7 - 12, 2019.

Year: 2016 | JCR: Q4 | SJR: Q2

Rodrigues D. S., Fonseca F., and Ribeiro P. J. G., "A Multi-Criteria Model to Define Intervention Priority Levels for Traffic Signs", International Journal of Transportation Systems , vol. 4, pp. 1 - 7, 2019.

Jerónimo A., Camões A., Aguiar, J. B., and Lima N., "Hydraulic lime mortars with antifungal properties", Applied Surface Science, vol. 483, pp. 1192-1198, doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.03.156, 2019.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Fonseca F., and Ramos R. A. R., "Vacant Industrial Buildings in Portugal: A Case Study from Four Municipalities", Planning Practice & Research , vol. 34, pp. 1-17, doi:10.1080/02697459.2019.1590767, 2019.

Year: 2018 | SJR: Q1

Bajraktari E., Nushi V., and Almeida, Manuela G., "Cost efficiency of retrofit measures for typical masonry houses in Kosovo", International Review of Applied Sciences and Engineering, vol. 10, issue 1, pp. 87-91, doi:https://doi.org/10.1556/1848.2019.0013, 2019.

Ding Y., Liu G., Hussain A., Pacheco-Torgal, F., and Zhang Y., "Effect of steel fiber and carbon black on the self-sensing ability of concrete cracks under bending", Construction and Building Materials, vol. 207, pp. 630-639, doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.02.160, 2019.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Durão V., Costa A. A., Silvestre J. D., Mateus, R., and Brito J., "Integration of environmental life cycle information in BIM objects according with the level of development", IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 225, pp. 012075, doi:10.1088/1755-1315/225/1/012075, 2019.

Robayo-Salazar R., Jesus C., de Gutierrez R., and Pacheco-Torgal, F., "Natural volcanic pozzolan-and granulated blast furnace slag-based alkali-activated repair mortar", International Journal of Structural and Civil Engineering Research, 1, vol. 1, pp. 1-5, 2019.

Carvalho J. P., Bragança, L., and Mateus, R., "Optimising building sustainability assessment using BIM", Automation in Construction, June 2019, vol. 102, pp. 170-182, doi:10.1016/j.autcon.2019.02.021, 2019.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Costa L. M. B., Silva H. M. R. D., Peralta J., and Oliveira J. R. M., "Using waste polymers as a reliable alternative for asphalt binder modification – Performance and morphological assessment", Construction and Building Materials, vol. 198, pp. 237 - 244, doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.11.279, 2019.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Fernandes S. R. M., Silva H. M. R. D., and Oliveira J. R. M., "Mechanical, surface and environmental evaluation of stone mastic asphalt mixtures with advanced asphalt binders using waste materials", Road Materials and Pavement Design, vol. 20, issue 2, pp. 316 - 333, doi:10.1080/14680629.2017.1387169, 2019.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q1

Rahla K. M., Mateus, R., and Bragança, L., "Comparative sustainability assessment of binary blended concretes using Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs) and Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC)", Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 220, pp. 445-459, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.010, 2019.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Tawayha F., Bragança, L., and Mateus, R., "Contribution of the Vernacular Architecture to the Sustainability: A Comparative Study between the Contemporary Areas and the Old Quarter of a Mediterranean City", Sustainability, vol. 11, issue 3, pp. 896, doi:10.3390/su11030896, 2019.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q2

Andrade J. B., and Bragança, L., "Assessing buildings’ adaptability at early design stages", IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 225, pp. 14, doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/225/1/012012, 2019.

Almeida, Manuela G., Barbosa R., and Malheiro R., "Effect of environmental assessment on primary energy of modular prefabricated panel for building renovation in Portugal", IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 225, issue 1, doi:https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/225/1/012047, 2019.

Machado B., Castro M. F., and Bragança, L., "European Union legislation for demand-side management and public policies for demand response", IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 225, pp. 70, doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/225/1/012064, 2019.

Askar R., Rodrigues A. L., Bragança, L., and Pinheiro D., "From Temporary to Permanent; A Circular Approach for Post-disaster Housing Reconstruction", IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 225, pp. 35, doi:https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/225/1/012032, 2019.

Kamino G., Gomes S., and Bragança, L., "Improving the sustainability assessment method SBTool Urban – A critical review of construction and demolition waste (CDW) indicator", IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 225, pp. 5, doi:https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/225/1/012004, 2019.

Andrade J. B., Araújo C., Castro M. F., and Bragança, L., "New Methods for Sustainable Circular Buildings", IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 225, pp. 41, doi:https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/225/1/012037, 2019.

Rahla K. M., Bragança, L., and Mateus, R., "Obstacles and barriers for measuring building’s circularity", IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 225, pp. 64, doi:https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/225/1/012058, 2019.

Carvalho J. P., Ridder K., Bragança, L., and Mateus, R., "Using BIM to optimise and assess the energy efficiency category of SBToolPT-H", IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 225, pp. 79, doi:https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/225/1/012072, 2019.

Sá Machado L., Lima M. M. C. L., Aleixo R., and Carvalho E., "Effect of the ski jump bucket angle on the scour hole downstream of a converging stepped spillway", International Journal of River Basin Management, doi:10.1080/15715124.2019.1586717, 2019.

Year: 2018 | SJR: Q2

Araújo J. P., Palha C., Martins F. F., Silva H. M. R. D., and Oliveira J. R. M., "Estimation of energy consumption on the tire-pavement interaction for asphalt mixtures with different surface properties using data mining techniques", Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, vol. 67, pp. 421 - 432, doi:10.1016/j.trd.2018.12.022, 2019.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Saraiva T., Almeida, Manuela G., Bragança, L., and Barbosa M. T., "The inclusion of sustainability awareness indicator in assessment tools for high school buildings", Sustainability, Special Issue Built Environment Education, vol. 11, issue 2, doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/su11020387 , 2019.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q2

Belmonte J. F., Barbosa R., and Almeida, Manuela G., "CO2 concentrations in a multifamily building in Porto, Portugal: occupants' exposure and differential performance of mechanical ventilation control strategies", Journal of Building Engineering , vol. 23, pp. 114-126, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2019.01.008, 2019.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q1

Soares M. E. S., Fonseca F., Fonseca A. M. D., and Ramos R. A. R., "A quantitative spatial methodology to delimit urban areas – a case study from Portugal", Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Municipal Engineer, pp. 1-11, doi:https://doi.org/10.1680/jmuen.18.00007, 2019.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q4 | SJR: Q4

Haie, N., Pereira R. M. S., Machado G. J. B. Q. A., and Shahidian S., "An Introduction to the Hyperspace of Penman-Monteith Reference Evapotranspiration", International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology, IJHST, vol. 9, issue 1, pp. 48–64, doi:10.1504/IJHST.2019.096797, 2019.

Year: 2018 | SJR: Q3

Ramdania S., Guettala A., Benmalek M. L., and Aguiar, J. B., "Physical and mechanical performance of concrete made with waste rubber aggregate, glass powder and silica sand powder", Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 21, pp. 302-311, doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2018.11.003, 2019.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q1

Jabbari M., Fonseca F., and Ramos R. A. R., "Combining multi-criteria and space syntax analysis to assess a pedestrian network: the case of Oporto", Journal of Urban Design, 1, vol. 23, pp. 23-41, doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/13574809.2017.1343087, 2018.

Year: 2018 | SJR: Q1

Ahmad M. T., and Haie, N., "Assessing the impacts of population growth and climate change on performance of water use systems and water allocation in Kano River basin, Nigeria", Water, 1766, vol. 10, issue 12, pp. 1-21, doi:10.3390/w10121766, 2018.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q1

Senani M., Ferhoune N., Guettala A., and Aguiar, J. B., "Eco-concrete with incorporation of blast furnace slag as natural aggregates replacement", Science and Technology of Materials, vol. 30, issue 3, pp. 144-150, doi:10.1016/j.stmat.2017.12.001, 2018.

Dabbebi R., s. Baklouti, Aguiar, J. B., Pacheco-Torgal, F., and Samet B., "Investigations of geopolymeric mixtures based on phosphate washing waste", Science and Technology of Materials, vol. 30, pp. 1-5, doi:10.1016/j.stmat.2018.08.001, 2018.

Teixeira E. R., Mateus, R., Camões A., and Branco F. G., "Quality and durability properties and life-cycle assessment of high volume biomass fly ash mortar", Construction and Building Materials, 197, issue 2019, pp. 195-207, doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.11.173, 2018.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Haie, N., Pereira R. M. S., and Yen H., "An Introduction to the Hyperspace of Hargreaves-Samani Reference Evapotranspiration ", Sustainability, 4277, vol. 10, issue 11, pp. 1-18, doi:10.3390/su10114277, 2018.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q2

Ferreira A., Pinheiro M. D., Brito J., and Mateus, R., "Carbon (CI) and energy intensity (EI) dataset for retail stores", Data in Brief, 2018, vol. 21, pp. 1329-1333, doi:10.1016/j.dib.2018.10.080, 2018.

Year: 2018 | SJR: Q1

Cardoso C. J. L., Camões A., Eires R., Mota A., Araújo J., Castro F., and Carvalho J., "Using foundry slag of ferrous metals as fine aggregate for concrete", Resources, Conservation & Recycling, vol. 138, pp. 130-141, doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.05.020, 2018.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Alves J. A., Silva L. T., and Remoaldo P. C., "The Impacts of Exposure to Low Frequencies in the Human Auditory System—A Methodological Proposal", Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering book series (LNEE), Engineering, vol. 478, issue Engineering Vibration, Communication and Information Processing, pp. 75-85, doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1642-5_7, 2018.

Year: 2018 | SJR: Q3

Fernandes S. R. M., Silva H. M. R. D., and Oliveira J. R. M., "Recycled stone mastic asphalt mixtures incorporating high rates of waste materials", Construction and Building Materials, vol. 187, pp. 1-13, doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.07.157, 2018.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Cunha S., Aguiar, J. B., Ferreira V. M., and Tadeu A., "Classificação de argamassas com incorporação de materiais de mudança de fase com base nas suas propriedades físicas, mecânicas e térmicas", Revista Matéria - Rio de Janeiro, vol. 23, issue 3, pp. 1-20, doi:10.1590/S1517-707620180003.0541, 2018.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q4 | SJR: Q3

Cunha S., Aguiar, J. B., Ferreira V. M., and Tadeu A., "Reabilitação térmica: Contributo das argamassas com incorporação de material de mudança de fase", Revista Matéria - Rio de Janeiro, vol. 23, issue 3, pp. 1-12, doi:10.1590/S1517-707620180003.0542, 2018.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q4 | SJR: Q3

Kifokeris D., Matos J. A. C., Xenidis Y., and Bragança, L., "Bridge Quality Appraisal Methodology: Application in a Reinforced Concrete Overpass Roadway Bridge", Journal of Infrastructure Systems, vol. 24, issue 4, doi:DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000455, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q3 | SJR: Q2

Iglesias I., Venâncio S., Pinho J. L. S., Avilez-Valente P., and Vieira J. M. P., "Two models solutions for the Douro Estuary: flood risk assessment and breakwater effects", Estuaries and Coasts, doi:10.1007/s12237-018-0477-5, 2018.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Ferreira A., Pinheiro M. D., Brito J., and Mateus, R., "Combined carbon and energy intensity benchmarks for sustainable retail stores", Energy, 2018, vol. 165, Part B, pp. 877-889, doi:10.1016/j.energy.2018.10.020, 2018.

Haie, N., Freitas M. R., and Pereira J. C., "Integrating Water Footprint and Sefficiency: Overcoming Water Footprint Criticisms and Improving Decision Making", Water Alternatives, vol. 11, issue 3, pp. 933-956, 2018.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q3 | SJR: Q1

Pérez J. A. M., Lima M. M. C. L., Domínguez I. C., and Ocaña E. R. O., "Reutilización de aguas grises domésticas para el uso eficiente del recurso hídrico: aceptación social y análisis financiero. Un caso en Portugal", Revista UIS Ingenierías, vol. 18, issue 1, pp. 223-236, doi:10.18273/revuin.v18n1-2019020, 2018.

Malheiro R., Camões A., Meira G., Amorim M. T., Gomes C. J. P., and Ferreira R. M., "Behaviour of Cementitious Matrices Subjected to the Combined Action of Chloride Ions and Carbonation", Matéria, vol. 23, issue 3, doi:10.1590/s1517-707620180003.0496, 2018.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q4 | SJR: Q3

Dabbebi R., Aguiar, J. B., Camões A., Samet B., and s. Baklouti, "Effect of the calcinations temperatures of phosphate washing waste on the structural and mechanical properties of geopolymeric mortar", Construction and Building Materials, vol. 185, pp. 489 - 498, doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.07.045, 2018.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Ardda N., Mateus, R., and Bragança, L., "Methodology to Identify and Prioritise the Social Aspects to Be Considered in the Design of More Sustainable Residential Buildings—Application to a Developing Country", Buildings, 2018, vol. 8, issue 10, pp. 1-17, doi:10.3390/buildings8100130, 2018.

Year: 2017 | SJR: Q2

Boroghi F., Ribeiro P. J. G., and Lourenço J. M., "Olympics´ Impacts in Rio de Janeiro´s Urban Sustainability", Transylvanian Review, vol. XXVIII, issue 30, pp. 7759 - 7765, 2018.

Year: 2018 | SJR: Q2

Couto J. P., Mendonça P., and Reis A. P., "Prefabricated building systems: evaluation of the construction practitioners’ perception on the environmental and economic benefits", Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, vol. 17, issue 9, pp. 2103-2115, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q3 | SJR: Q3

Freitas, E.F., Martins F. F., Oliveira A., Rocha Segundo I., and Torres H., "Traffic noise and pavement distresses: Modelling and assessment of input parameters influence through data mining techniques", Applied Acoustics, vol. 138, pp. 147–155, doi:10.1016/j.apacoust.2018.03.019, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q1

Alves J. A., Silva L. T., and Remoaldo P. C., "Impacts of Low Frequency Noise Exposure on Well-Being: A Case-Study From Portugal", Noise & Health, vol. 20, issue 95, pp. 131-145, doi:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6122264/, 2018.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q3 | SJR: Q2

Montarroyos D., Alvarez C. E., and Bragança, L., "Methodology for environmental assessment in Antarctic buildings", Environmental Impact Assessment Review, vol. 73, pp. 104-113, doi:10.1016/j.eiar.2018.08.003, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Ahmad M. T., Haie, N., Yen H., and Tuqan N., "Sefficiency of a water use system: The case of Kano River Irrigation Project, Nigeria", International Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 16, issue 8, pp. 929-939, doi:10.1007/s40999-017-0235-2, 2018.

Year: 2018 | SJR: Q2

Moreira A. V., Tinoco J., Oliveira J. R. M., and Santos A., "An application of Markov chains to predict the evolution of performance indicators based on pavement historical data", International Journal of Pavement Engineering, vol. 19, issue 10, pp. 937 - 948, doi:10.1080/10298436.2016.1224412, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Almeida, Manuela G., Ferreira M., and Barbosa R., "Relevance of embodied energy and carbon emissions on assessing cost effectiveness in building renovation – contribution from the analysis of case studies in six European countries", Buildings, Special Issue “Building Sustainability Assessment”, vol. 8, issue 103, doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings8080103, 2018.

Year: 2017 | SJR: Q2

Rocha Segundo I., Landi Jr. S., Oliveira S. M. B., Freitas, E.F., and Carneiro J. A. O., "Photocatalytic Asphalt Mixtures: Mechanical Performance and Impacts of Traffic and Weathering Abrasion on Photocatalytic Efficiency", Catalysis Today, vol. 326, pp. 94-100, doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2018.07.012, 2018.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Susaj E., Susaj L., Lourenço J. M., Kucaj E., and Susaj M., "Relationship between Salt Concentration in the Irrigation Water and Leaf Area and Leaf Chlorophyll Content in Four Antiphylloxeric Rootstocks of Grapevine", Transylvanian Review , 2018, vol. XXVI, issue 30, pp. 7993-7999, 2018.

Year: 2018 | SJR: Q2

Couto J. P., Camões A., and Tender M., "Risk Evaluation in Tunneling Excavation Methods", REM, International Engineering Journal, n. 3, vol. 71, issue jul/sep. 2018, pp. 361-369, doi:10.1590/0370-44672017710115, 2018.

Year: 2018 | SJR: Q4

Almeida, Manuela G., and Ferreira M., "Ten questions concerning cost-effective energy and carbon emissions optimization in building renovation", Building and Environment, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.06.036 , 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Kheradmand M., Pacheco-Torgal, F., and Azenha M., "Thermal Performance of Resource-Efficient Geopolymeric Mortars Containing Phase Change Materials", The Open Construction and Building Technology Journal, vol. 12, pp. 217-233, doi:10.2174/1874836801812010217, 2018.

Year: 2018 | SJR: Q3

Saraiva T., Almeida, Manuela G., Bragança, L., and Barbosa M. T., "Environmental comfort indicators for school buildings in sustainability assessment tools", Sustainability , June 2018, vol. 10, doi:10.3390/su10061849, 2018.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q2

Kheradmand M., Azenha M., Gomes C. J. P., and Aguiar, J. B., "Energy benefits of cement-based plaster containing hybrid phase-change material", Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Construction Materials, vol. 171, issue 3, pp. 117-125, doi:10.1680/jcoma.17.00027, 2018.

Year: 2018 | SJR: Q2

Kheradmand M., Abdollahnejad Z., and Pacheco-Torgal, F., "Performance of a Fly Ash Geopolymeric Based Binder with Calcium Hydroxide, Portland Cement and Metakaolin as Additives", The Open Civil Engineering Journal, vol. 12, pp. 1-20, doi:10.2174/187414950181201, 2018.

Year: 2018 | SJR: Q4

Gomes M., Santos L., Pinho J. L. S., and Antunes do Carmo J., "Hazard Assessment of Storm Events for the Portuguese Northern Coast", Geosciences (Switzerland), vol. 8, issue 178, pp. 1-14, doi:10.3390/geosciences8050178, 2018.

Year: 2018 | SJR: Q2

Vieira J. M. P., Duarte, A.A.L.S., and Ramísio P. J., "Sete Fontes: a Challenge to Promote the Heritage Legacy and Facing Water Sources Scarcity in the city of Braga-Portugal", Trends in Civil Engineering and its Architecture, vol. 2, issue 1, 2018.

Mateus, R., Silva S. M., and Almeida, Manuela G., "Environmental and cost life cycle analysis of the impact of using solar systems in energy renovation of Southern European single-family buildings", Renewable Energy, 2018, pp. 1-11, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.04.036, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Rocha Segundo I., Dias E. A. L., Fernandes F., Freitas, E.F., Costa M. F. M., and Carneiro J. A. O., "Photocatalytic asphalt pavement: the physicochemical and rheological impact of TiO2 nano/microparticles and ZnO microparticles onto the bitumen", Road Materials and Pavement Design, doi:10.1080/14680629.2018.1453371, 2018.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q1

Sdiri A., Pinho J. L. S., and Ratanatamskul C., "Water resource management for sustainable development", Arabian Journal of Geosciences, vol. 11, issue 124, pp. 1-2, doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-018-3411-z, 2018.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q4 | SJR: Q2

Rocha Segundo I., Ferreira C., Freitas, E.F., Carneiro J. A. O., Fernandes F., Júnior S. L., and Costa M. F. M., "Assessment of photocatalytic, superhydrophobic and self-cleaning properties on hot mix asphalts coated with TiO 2 and/or ZnO aqueous solutions", Construction and Building Materials, vol. 166, pp. 500-509, doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.01.106, 2018.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Cunha S., Aguiar, J. B., and Ferreira V. M., "Eco-efficient mortars with incorporation of phase change materials", Journal of Building Physics, vol. 41, issue 5, pp. 469-492, doi:10.1177/1744259117697397, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q3 | SJR: Q1

Arkal V. H., Mohan S., Pinho J. L. S., and Sharhabeel P. S., "Physical model studies on the stability of emerged seaside perforated semicircular breakwaters", Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, vol. 47, issue 3, pp. 681-685, 2018.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q4 | SJR: Q4

Dalla Mora T., Peron F., Romagnoni P., Almeida, Manuela G., and Ferreira M., "Tools and procedures to support decision making for cost-effective energy and carbon emissions optimization in building renovation", Energy and Buildings, on line, vol. 167, pp. 200-215, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.02.030, 2018.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Kheradmand M., Abdollahnejad Z., and Pacheco-Torgal, F., "Alkali-activated cement based mortars containing phase change materials (PCMs): Mechanical properties and cost analysis", European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q3 | SJR: Q2

Medine M., Trouzine H., Aguiar, J. B., and Asroun A., "Durability properties of five years aged lightweight concretes containing rubber aggregates", Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering, vol. 62, issue 2, pp. 386-397, doi:10.3311/PPci.11363, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q4 | SJR: Q3

Lucas S. S., and Aguiar, J. B., "Multifunctional wall coating combining photocatalysis, self-cleaning and latent heat storage", Materials Research Express, vol. 5, issue 2, pp. 1-13, doi:10.1088/2053-1591/aaa82f, 2018.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q3 | SJR: Q2

Malheiro R., Camões A., and Meira G., "Behaviour of Concrete Under Severe Environment - Effect of Carbonation on the Chloride Diffusion Coefficient from Non-Steady-State Migration Test", Romanian Journal of Materials, vol. 48, issue 1, pp. 64-69, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q4 | SJR: Q3

Rios S., Cristelo N., Miranda T., Araújo N., Oliveira J. R. M., and Lucas E., "Increasing the reaction kinetics of alkali-activated fly ash binders for stabilisation of a silty sand pavement sub-base", Road Materials and Pavement Design, vol. 19, issue 1, pp. 201 - 222, doi:10.1080/14680629.2016.1251959 , 2018.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q1

Nakata-Osaki C. M., Souza C. L. Léa, and Rodrigues D. S., "THIS – Tool for Heat Island Simulation: A GIS extension model to calculate urban heat island intensity based on urban geometry", Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, issue 67, pp. 157–168, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2017.09.007, 2018.

Year: 2018 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

About CTAC

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 37 researchers holding a PhD of which 27 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more

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