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Papers in International Journals (6)

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.

Year: 2019 | JCR: SQ | SJR: SQ

Aguiar, J. B., Cunha S., and Kheradmand M., "Mortars with Phase Change Materials: Contribute to Sustainable Construction ", Key Engeneering Materials, vol. 634, pp. 3-13, doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.634.3, 2015.

Year: 2015 | JCR: SQ | SJR: Q3

Fernandes J., Mateus, R., Bragança, L., and Correia da Silva J., "Portuguese vernacular architecture: the contribution of vernacular materials and design approaches for sustainable construction", Architectural Science Review, vol. 58, issue 4, pp. 324-336, doi:10.1080/00038628.2014.974019, 2014.

Year: 2014 | SJR: Q1

Coimbra J., and Almeida, Manuela G., "Challenges and benefits of building sustainable cooperative housing", Building and Environment, vol. 62, April 2013, pp. 9–17, doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.01.003, 2013.

Year: 2013 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Coimbra J., and Almeida, Manuela G., "Achieving cost benefits in sustainable cooperative housing", Buildings, Janeiro 2013, vol. 3(1), pp. 1-17, doi:10.3390/buildings3010001, 2013.

Year: 2013 | SJR: SQ

Silva R. A. M., Oliveira D. V., Miranda T. F. S., Cristelo N., Escobar M. C., and Soares E., "Rammed earth construction with granitic residual soils: the case study of northern Portugal", Construction and Building Materials, vol. 47, pp. 181–191, 2013.

Year: 2013 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Chapters/ Papers in International Books (3)

Bragança, L., Andrade J. B., and Mateus, R., "Planning and Constructing", Sustainable Steel Buildings - A Practical Guide for Structures and Envelopes, 2016, pp. 99-102, 2016.

Bragança, L., Andrade J. B., and Mateus, R., "Sustainable Building Quality", Sustainable Steel Buildings - A Practical Guide for Structures and Envelopes, 2016, pp. 102-108, 2016.

Fischer D., Hauke B., Bragança, L., Andrade J. B., and Mateus, R., "What does ‘sustainable construction’ mean? An overview", Sustainable Steel Buildings - A Practical Guide for Structures and Envelopes, 2016, pp. 1-12, 2016.

Communications in International Conferences (13)

Bragança, L., Mateus, R., and Leal O. U., "Utilización de la Metodología SBTool-Pt para la Evaluación y Optimización del Nivel de Sustentabilidad de un Edificio de Servicios de Grandes Dimensiones", Congresso Internacional SUSTENTABILIDADE URBANA - 14ª Jornada URBENERE e 2ª Jornada CIRES, vol. III, pp. 1811-1820, 2018.

Correia M., Salgado M. S., and Bragança, L., "The use of SBTool on public procurement: Challenges and opportunities", SBE Series 16 - Brazil & Portugal, vol. 2, pp. 867, 2016.

Costa M. L., Almeida, Manuela G., Cunha R. D., and Cesar S., "Estudo comparativo entre as normas ISO 21931:2010, NBR 15575 e os requisitos das Certificações AQUA e LEED", EURO ELECS 2015 - Latin-American and European Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Communities, vol. volume 2, issue Chapter 9: Sustainable building technology and management, pp. 1261-1270, 2015.

Ashour A., Bragança, L., and Almeida, Manuela G., "Promoting Sustainability as a Strategy to Mitigate the Effects of Economic Downturn on the Construction Industry", EURO ELECS 2015 - Latin-American and European Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Communities, vol. volume 3, issue Chapter 12: Policies and strategies for a sustainable built environment, pp. 1745-1752, 2015.

Aguiar, J. B., Cunha S., and Kheradmand M., "Phase Change Materials: Contribute to Sustainable Construction ", Congresso Luso-Brasileiro de Materiais de Construção Sustentáveis , vol. 1, pp. 19-28, 2014.

Aguiar, J. B., Cunha S., and Kheradmand M., "Phase Change Materials: Contribute to Sustainable Construction", CLB MCS 2014 - Congresso Luso Brasileiro de Materiais de Construção Sustentáveis, 2014.

Araújo C., Bragança, L., and Almeida, Manuela G., "Sustainable Construction Key Indicators", Portugal SB13 - Contribution of Sustainable Building to Meet EU 20-20-20 Targets, pp. 505–512, 2013.

Castro M. F., Mateus, R., and Bragança, L., "Improving sustainability in healthcare with better space design quality", SIM 2013 - Sustainable Intelligent Manufacturing, pp. 101–106, 2013.

Castro M. F., Mateus, R., and Bragança, L., "Indoor and outdoor spaces design quality and its contribution to sustainable hospital buildings", CESB 2013 - 3rd international conference Central Europe towards Sustainable Building, pp. 519–522, 2013.

Coimbra J., and Almeida, Manuela G., "Water Reuse for Domestic Consumption. A Key Element for Environmental and Economic Sustainability", Portugal SB13 - Contribution of Sustainable Building to meet EU 20-20-20 targets, pp. 153–160, 2013.

Coimbra J., and Almeida, Manuela G., "Challenges of energy efficiency in residential housing cooperative", BSA 2012 - 1st International Conference on Building Sustainability Assessment, 2012.

Pacheco-Torgal, F., Shasavandi A., and Jalali S., "Eco-efficient concrete using industrial wastes: a review", Materiais 2011 - XV Encontro da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais, 6º Simpósio Internacional de Materiais, 2011.

Jesus L., Almeida, Manuela G., and Almeida A. C., "Environmental and economical viability associated to the sustainability criteria applied in commercial buildings", CINCOS'10 - Congresso de Inovação na Construção Sustentável, pp. 697–704, 2010.

Communications in National Conferences (1)

Mateus I., Mateus, R., and Silva S. M., "Optimization of the Sustainability during the Refurbishment design phase of a Residential Building Using SBToolpt-H", Workshop on Sustainable Building and Construction 2014, pp. 1-10, doi:10.13140/2.1.3105.4400, 2014.

PhD Theses (2)

Castro M. F., "Sustentabilidade no Edificado: método de apoio ao projeto de edifícios hospitalares", Sustainability in the building sector: method to suport the design of healthcare buildings, pp. 486, 2017.

Jesus L. A. N., "Metodologia de aplicação de conceitos de sustentabilidade a edifícios", Tese de doutoramento em Engenharia Civil, 2011.

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