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
@JournalArticle {3170, title = {Innovative materials for construction}, journal = {Materials }, volume = {13}, year = {2020}, month = {2020-12-01 00:00:00}, abstract = {Academic and industrial efforts around the world are continuously engaged to develop new smart
}, keywords = {Construction, Innovative, Materials}, doi = {10.3390/ma13235448}, author = {Frigione, M. and Aguiar, J. B.} }
materials that can provide efficient alternatives to conventional construction materials and improve
the energy-efficiency in buildings or are able to upgrade, repair, and protect existing infrastructures.
This new generation of materials, before an actual market entry, needs to be analyzed, validated,
tested on in the field, and, possibly, modeled to enable predictions as to their long-term behavior and
performance. To this regard, the valuable contributions in the Special Issue {\textquotedblleft}Innovative Materials
for Construction{\textquotedblright} provide a collection of original research and new trends in the field of innovative
materials and technologies proposed for the construction sector, with a special focus on sustainable
materials for the building industry of the future, keeping attention on innovative solutions suitable for
ancient constructions and cultural heritage.
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 24 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