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, 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.
Fernandes, J.; Pimenta, C.; Mateus, R.; Silva, S.M.; Bragança, L. Contribution of Portuguese Vernacular Building Strategies to Indoor Thermal Comfort and Occupants' Perception. Buildings 2015, 5, 1242-1264.
Gonçalves J., Mateus R., Ferreira T. Tradição em Continuidade: monitorização das estratégias bioclimáticas das Quintas no Nordeste Transmontano, Euro-ELECS 2015, vol. 2, pp. 913-922, 2015.
Fernandes, J.E.P; Mateus, R.; Bragança, L.; Correia da Silva, J.; Monteiro da Silva, S. (2014). An Analysis of the Potentialities of Portuguese Vernacular Architecture to Improve Energy Efficiency. PLEA 2014 - Sustainable Habitat for Developing Societies, 16-18 December 2014, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India. pp 1-8.
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
Fernandes, J.; Dabaieh, M.; Mateus, R.; Bragança, L.. The influence of the Mediterranean climate on vernacular architecture: a comparative analysis between the vernacular responsive architecture of southern Portugal and north of Egypt. Proceedings of the International Conference World SB14 Barcelona, Barcelona, Espanha, pp. 1-7.
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