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
Jorge Fernandes, Ricardo Mateus, Luís Bragança & José Júlio Correia da Silva (2014): Portuguese vernacular architecture: the contribution of vernacular materials and design approaches for sustainable construction, Architectural Science Review, DOI: 10.1080/00038628.2014.974019
Jorge Fernandes, Sandra M. Silva, Ricardo Mateus, Elisabete R. Teixeira,
Analysis of the Thermal Performance and Comfort Conditions of Vernacular Rammed Earth Architecture From Southern Portugal, Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering, Elsevier, 2019, ISBN 9780128035818, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803581-8.11460-2.
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