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    @JournalArticle {209,
    	title = {Designing an affordable sustainable residential building block using the SBToolPT sustainability rating system},
    	journal = {International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development},
    	volume = {3},
    	number = {4},
    	year = {2012},
    	month = {2012-01-01 00:00:00},
    	pages = {285{\textendash}293},
    	publisher = {Taylor \& Francis Ldt.},
    	abstract = {

    This research work aims to study if it is possible to design a sustainable building residential building that has a life-cycle cost lower than a conventional one. For this purpose, a multifamily cooperative housing building block, that is the Portuguese pilot-project of the EU Project {\textquotedblleft}SHE: Sustainable Housing in Europe{\textquotedblright}, has been chosen. This work will compare the sustainability of the case study with the conventional design approach in Portugal, i.e. when the conventional technologies and building materials are used. For this outcome, the SBToolPT-H (Portuguese building sustainability assessment and rating
    methodology) will be used. This paper will highlight the usefulness of a building sustainability assessment tool in supporting and recognising the sustainable building design. It will also show that even with little investment in the capital costs it is possible to achieve high performance residential buildings.

    }, keywords = {Assessment, Life-cycle, Rating, SBToolPT, Sustainability}, issn = {2093-761X (Print); 2093-7628 (online)}, doi = {10.1080/2093761X.2012.746949}, url = {http://sieeum.eng.uminho.pt/publicacoes/pub.aspx?pubid=13153}, author = {Mateus, R. and Bragan{\c c}a, L.} }

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    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.

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