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
Fernandes J, Mateus R, Gervásio H, Silva SM, Bragança Luís, Passive strategies used in Southern Portugal vernacular rammed earth buildings and their influence in thermal performance, Renewable Energy (2019), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.04.098
Al Tawayha, F.; Braganca, L.; Mateus, R. Contribution of the Vernacular Architecture to the Sustainability: A Comparative Study between the Contemporary Areas and the Old Quarter of a Mediterranean City. Sustainability 2019, 11, 896.
Ardda, N.; Mateus, R.; Bragança, L. Methodology to Identify and Prioritise the Social Aspects to Be Considered in the Design of More Sustainable Residential Buildings—Application to a Developing Country. Buildings 2018, 8, 130.
Castro M.F., Mateus R., and Bragança L. “Strategy for the incorporation of specific environmental, social and economic impacts in a Healthcare Building Sustainable Assessment (HBSA) method”. Revista Hábitat Sustentable, Vol. 6, Nº1, June 2016, ISSN 0719-0700
Teixeira, E.R., et al., Comparative environmental life-cycle analysis of concretes using biomass and coal fly
ashes as partial cement replacement material, Journal of Cleaner Production (2015), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.09.124
José Amarilio Barbosa, Catarina Araújo, Ricardo Mateus & Luís Bragança (2015): Smart interior design of buildings and its relationship to land use, Architectural Engineering and Design Management, DOI: 10.1080/17452007.2015.1120187
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.
Castro, M.F.; Mateus, R.; Serôdio, F.; Bragança, L. Development of Benchmarks for Operating Costs and Resources Consumption to be Used in Healthcare Building Sustainability Assessment Methods. Sustainability 2015, 7, 13222-13248.
Castro, M.F.; Mateus, R.; Bragança, L. (2014). A critical analysis of building sustainability assessment methods for healthcare buildings. Environment, Development and Sustainability, pp 1-32. DOI: 10.1007/s10668-014-9611-0.
José Amarilio Barbosa, Luís Bragança & Ricardo Mateus (2014): New approach addressing sustainability in urban areas using sustainable city models, International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development, DOI: 10.1080/2093761X.2014.948528.
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
Barbosa, J., Bragança, L., and Mateus, R. (2014). "Assessment of Land Use Efficiency Using BSA Tools: Development of a New Index." J. Urban Plann. Dev. , 10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000208 , 04014020.
Mateus R., Bragança L. Costa, R.J.G., Bezerra, J.C. (2015). Avaliação do custo vs benefício na introdução de medidas de sustentabilidade na reabilitação de edifícios antigos – estudo de caso. Revista Confidencial Imobiliário, pp 26-29. Porto. Julho 2015.
COSTA, R.; BRAGANÇA, L.; MATEUS, R.; BEZERRA J.C. (2014) Reabilitação sustentável de edifícios antigos – Contribuição para os edifícios de balanço energético nulo (nZEB) e otimização do nível de sustentabilidade, Revista Engenharia Civil, Volume 49, Maio 2014, Pag. 65-80.
Mateus R., Bragança L. Avaliação e reconhecimento da sustentabilidade. In Construção sustentável: contributo as ferramentas de avaliação. Maria Teresa Gomes Barbosa, Maria Manuela de Oliveira Guedes de Almeida (eds.). – Curitiba: CRV, 2016. pp 37-86. ISBN 978-85-444-1245-9
Bragança, L., Andrade, J., Mateus, R. (2016). CHAPTER 4.2 – Planning and Constructing. In Bernhard Hauke, Markus Kuhnhenne, Mark Lawson and Milan Veljkovic (eds). Sustainable Steel Buildings: A Practical Guide for Structures and Envelopes. John Wiley & Sons Inc. ISBN: 978-1-118-74111-5.
Bragança, L., Andrade, J., Mateus, R. (2016). CHAPTER 4.3 – Sustainable Building Quality. In Bernhard Hauke, Markus Kuhnhenne, Mark Lawson and Milan Veljkovic (eds). Sustainable Steel Buildings: A Practical Guide for Structures and Envelopes. John Wiley & Sons Inc. ISBN: 978-1-118-74111-5.
Fischer, D. Hauke, B., Bragança, L., Andrade, J., Mateus, R. (2016). CHAPTER 1 - What does ‘sustainable construction’ mean? An overview. In Bernhard Hauke, Markus Kuhnhenne, Mark Lawson and Milan Veljkovic (eds). Sustainable Steel Buildings: A Practical Guide for Structures and Envelopes. John Wiley & Sons Inc. ISBN: 978-1-118-74111-5.
Ambiente construído e sua sustentabilidade / Maria Teresa Gomes Barbosa, Maria Manuela de Oliveira Guedes de Almeida (organizadoras). – Juiz de Fora : Ed. UFJF, 2014. |
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