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Papers in International Journals (50)

Saraiva T., Almeida, Manuela G., Bragança, L., and Barbosa M. T., "Environmental comfort indicators for school buildings in sustainability assessment tools", Sustainability , June 2018, vol. 10, doi:10.3390/su10061849, 2018.

Year: 2016 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q2

Castro M. F., Mateus, R., and Bragança, L., "Healthcare Building Sustainability Assessment tool - Sustainable Effective Design criteria in the Portuguese context", Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2017, vol. 67, pp. 49-60, doi: 10.1016/j.eiar.2017.08.005, 2017.

Year: 2016 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Castro M. F., Mateus, R., and Bragança, L., "Development of a healthcare building sustainability assessment method - Proposed structure and system of weights for the Portuguese context", Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017, vol. 148, pp. 555-570, doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.02.005, 2017.

Year: 2016 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Tender M., Couto J. P., and Bragança, L., "The role of underground construction for the mobility, quality of life and economic and social sustainability of urban regions", REM – International Engineering Journal (old Rem: Revista Escola de Minas), vol. 70, issue 3, pp. 265-271, doi:10.1590/0370-44672016700151, 2017.

Year: 2016 | JCR: SQ | SJR: Q3

Oliveira Augusto C., Bragança, L., and Almeida, Manuela G., "Building insulation materials. Beyond operational energy", Revista Hábitat Sustentable, 2, December, vol. 6, pp. 30-39, 2016.

Sacht H. M., Bragança, L., Almeida, Manuela G., Nascimento J. H. O., and Caram R., "Spectrophotometric Characterization of Simple Glazings for a Modular Façade", Energy Procedia, vol. 96, pp. 965-972, doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2016.09.175, 2016.

Sacht H. M., Bragança, L., Almeida, Manuela G., and Caram R., "Study of Natural Ventilation in wind Tunnels and Influence of the Position of Ventilation Modules and Types of Grids on a Modular Façade System", Energy Procedia, vol. 96, pp. 953-964, doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2016.09.173, 2016.

Araújo C., Almeida, Manuela G., Bragança, L., and Barbosa J. A., "Cost-benefit analysis method for building solutions", Applied Energy, vol. 173, pp. 124-133, doi:10-1016/j.apenergy.2016.04.005, 2016.

Year: 2016 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

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, N. 1, vol. V. 6, issue Junio 2016, pp. 26-37, 2016.

Andrade J. B., and Bragança, L., "Sustainability assessment of dwellings - a comparison of methodologies", Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, vol. Volume 33, issue Issue 2, pp. 125-146, doi:10.1080/10286608.2016.1145676, 2016.

Year: 2016 | JCR: Q3 | SJR: Q3

Teixeira E. R., Mateus, R., Camões A., Bragança, L., and Branco F. G., "Comparative environmental life-cycle analysis of concretes using biomass and coal fly ashes as partial cement replacement material", Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016, vol. 112, pp. 2221-2230, doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.09.124, 2016.

Year: 2016 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Andrade J. B., Bragança, L., and Camões A., "Steel Sustainability Assessment – do BSA Tools Really Assess Steel Properties?", Journal of Constructional Steel Research, G.A.R. Parke, B. Young, R. Ziemian , vol. 120, pp. 106-116 , doi:doi:10.1016/j.jcsr.2016.01.011, 2016.

Year: 2016 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q1

Barbosa J. A., Araújo C., Mateus, R., and Bragança, L., "Smart interior design of buildings and its relationship to land use", Architectural Engineering and Design Management, vol. 12, issue 2, pp. 1-10, doi:10.1080/17452007.2015.1120187, 2015.

Year: 2015 | SJR: Q1

Fernandes J., Pimenta C., Mateus, R., Silva S. M., and Bragança, L., "Contribution of Portuguese Vernacular Building Strategies to Indoor Thermal Comfort and Occupants’ Perception", Buildings, 2015, vol. 5, issue 4, pp. 1242-1264, doi:10.3390/buildings5041242, 2015.

Year: 2015 | SJR: Q4

Castro M. F., Mateus, R., Serôdio F., and Bragança, L., "Development of Benchmarks for Operating Costs and Resources Consumption to be Used in Healthcare Building Sustainability Assessment Methods", Sustainability, 2015, issue 7, pp. 13222-13248, doi:10.3390/su71013222, 2015.

Year: 2015 | JCR: Q4 | SJR: Q2

Sacht H. M., Bragança, L., Almeida, Manuela G., and Caram R., "Glazing daylighting performance and Trombe wall thermal performance of a modular façade system in four different Portuguese cities", Indoor and Built Environment, vol. 24, issue 4, pp. 544-563, doi:10.1177/1420326X14525976, 2015.

Year: 2015 | JCR: Q3 | SJR: Q3

Sacht H. M., Bragança, L., Almeida, Manuela G., and Caram R., "Different Module Placements in a Modular Façade System for Natural Ventilation", Procedia Economics and Finance, vol. Volume 21, pp. 366-373, doi:10.1016/S2212-5671(15)00188-4, 2015.

Castro M. F., Mateus, R., and Bragança, L., "A critical analysis of building sustainability assessment methods for healthcare buildings", Environment, Development and Sustainability, vol. 17, issue 6, pp. 1381–1412, doi:10.1007/s10668-014-9611-0, 2014.

Year: 2014 | SJR: Q2

Barbosa J. A., Bragança, L., and Mateus, R., "New approach addressing sustainability in urban areas using sustainable city models", International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development, vol. Avaiable Online, pp. 1-9, doi:10.1080/2093761X.2014.948528, 2014.

Year: 2014 | SJR: Q2

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

Castanheira G. S., Bragança, L., and Mateus, R., "Definindo melhores práticas em projetos de Regeneração Urbana Sustentável", Ambiente Construído, vol. 14, issue 3, Porto Alegre, pp. 7-25, 2014.

Barbosa J. A., Bragança, L., and Mateus, R., "Assessment of Land Use Efficiency Using BSA Tools: Development of a New Index", Journal of Urban Planning and Development , pp. 040140201-040140209, doi:10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000208, 2014.

Year: 2014 | JCR: Q3 | SJR: Q1

Ghiassi B., Silva S. M., Oliveira D. V., Lourenço P. B., and Bragança, L., "FRP-to-Masonry Bond Durability Assessment with Infrared Thermography Method", Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, vol. 33, issue 3, pp. 427–437, doi:10.1007/s10921-014-0238-8, 2014.

Year: 2014 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q2

Castanheira G., and Bragança, L., "The evolution of the sustainability assessment tool SBToolPT, from buildings to the built environment", The Scientific World Journal, vol. 2014, pp. 1-10, doi:10.1155/2014/491791., 2014.

Year: 2014 | JCR: SQ | SJR: Q2

Bragança, L., Vieira S. M., and Andrade J. B., "Early Stage Design Decisions: The Way to Achieve Sustainable Buildings at Lower Costs", The Scientific World Journal, vol. 2014, pp. 1-8, doi:10.1155/2014/365364. , 2014.

Year: 2014 | JCR: SQ | SJR: Q2

Sousa J., Bragança, L., Almeida, Manuela G., and Silva P., "Research on the Portuguese Building Stock and its Impacts on Energy Consumption – An Average U-Value Approach", Archives of Civil Engineering, vol. LIX, issue 4, pp. 523-546, doi:10.2478/ace-2013-0029, 2013.

Year: 2013 | SJR: Q3

Silva S. M., Silva P. C. P., Almeida, Manuela G., and Bragança, L., "Operative Conditions Evaluation For Efficient Building Retrofit – Case Study", Indoor and Built Environment, vol. 22, issue 5, no. 5, doi:10.1177/1420326X12456542, 2013.

Year: 2013 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q2

Sacht H., Bragança, L., and Almeida, Manuela G., "Trombe Wall and Glazings Façades: Energy Efficiency for Different Portuguese Climates", Informes de la Construccion, September 2013, vol. 65 - Extra 1, pp. 11-22, doi:10.3989/ic.11.152, 2013.

Year: 2013 | JCR: Q4 | SJR: Q1

Cunha S., Lucas S., Aguiar, J. B., Ferreira V. M., and Bragança, L., "Influence of incorporation phase change materials, PCM, granulates on workability, mechanical strength and aesthetical appearance of lime and gypsum mortars", ACEE - Architecture Civil Engineering Environment, vol. 6, pp. 39-48, 2013.

Santos P., Martins C., Silva S. L., and Bragança, L., "Thermal performance of lightweight steel framed wall: The importance of flanking thermal losses", Journal of Building Physics, vol. 38, issue 1, pp. 81-98, doi:10.1177/1744259113499212, 2013.

Year: 2013 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q2

Araújo C., Almeida, Manuela G., and Bragança, L., "Analysis of some Portuguese thermal regulation parameters", Energy and Buildings Journal, March 2013, vol. 58, pp. 141-150, doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.11.024, 2013.

Year: 2013 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Silva P., Almeida, Manuela G., Bragança, L., and Mesquita V., "Development of Prefabricated Retrofit Module towards Nearly Zero Energy Buildings", Energy and Buildings, January 2013, vol. 56, pp. 115-125, doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.09.034, 2013.

Year: 2013 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Barbosa J. A., Bragança, L., and Mateus, R., "Adaptation of SBToolPT to office buildings", International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 89–97, 2013.

Year: 2013 | SJR: Q2

Vasconcelos G., Lourenço P. B., Mendonça P., Camões A., Mateus, R., Bragança, L., Brito A. G., and Poletti E., "Proposal of an innovative solution for partition walls: mechanical, thermal and acoustic validation", Construction and Building Materials, vol. 48, pp. 961–979, doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.07.079, 2013.

Year: 2013 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Sousa J., Bragança, L., Almeida, Manuela G., and Silva P., "Research on the Portuguese Building Stock and its Impacts on Energy Consumption - An Average U-Value Approach", Archives of Civil Engineering, vol. LIX, no. 4, pp. 523–546, doi:10.2478/ace-2013-0029, 2013.

Year: 2013 | SJR: Q3

Mateus, R., Neiva S. D. O., Bragança, L., Mendonça P., and Macieira M., "Sustainability assessment of an innovative lightweight building technology for partition walls: comparison with conventional technologies", Building and Environment, vol. 67, no. 67, pp. 147–159, doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.05.012, 2013.

Year: 2013 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Cunha S., Aguiar, J. B., Kheradmand M., Bragança, L., and Ferreira V. M., "Thermal mortars with incorporation of PCM microcapsules", Restoration of Buildings and Monuments - An International Journal, vol. 19, no. 2/3, pp. 171–177, 2013.

Silva P., Almeida, Manuela G., Bragança, L., and Mesquita V., "Performance Evaluation of Non-Conventional Constructions: Case Study", Journal of Applied Thermal Engineering, September 2012, vol. 42, pp. 136-144, 2012.

Year: 2012 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Mateus, R., and Bragança, L., "Designing an affordable sustainable residential building block using the SBToolPT sustainability rating system", International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 285–293, doi:10.1080/2093761X.2012.746949, 2012.

Year: 2012 | SJR: Q4

Sacht H. M., Bragança, L., Almeida, Manuela G., and Caram R., "Sistemas de Fachadas Inovadores e Conforto Térmico: Estudo em Portugal", Revista Tecnológica, vol. 21, pp. 13–25, doi:10.4025/revtecnol.v1i21.14778, 2012.

Mateus, R., and Bragança, L., "Sustainability assessment and rating of buildings: Developing the methodology SBToolPT-H", Building and Environment, vol. 46, no. 10, pp. 1962–1971, 2011.

Year: 2011 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Bragança, L., Mateus, R., and Koukkari H., "Building Sustainability Assessment", Sustainability, vol. 2, no. 7, pp. 2010–2023, 2010.

Year: 2010 | JCR: SQ | SJR: Q3

Silva P. C. P., Almeida, Manuela G., Bragança, L., and Mesquita V., "Reabilitação energética de edifícios residenciais com aplicação de soluções de fachada prefabricadas", Construção Magazine, no. 35, pp. 29–34, 2010.

Silva N., Aguiar, J. B., Bragança, L., Freire T., and Cardoso I., "Properties of gypsum-PCM based mortars for interior plastering of construction systems", Materials Science Forum, vol. 587-588, pp. 913–917, 2008.

Bragança, L., and Almeida, Manuela G., "Sustainability and functional assessment of a mixed building technology solution", International Journal for Housing Science and Its Applications, vol. 28, no. 4, 2004.

Bragança, L., and Silva F. C., "Comparação entre modelos de previsão de isolamento sonoro a sons de condução aérea de elementos construtivos", Engenharia Civil: Revista do Departamento de Engenharia Civil da Universidade do Minho, no. 8, pp. 5–18, 2000.

Bragança, L., Almeida, Manuela G., and Mendes J. F. G., "Energy efficiency for typical 2-floor buildings in Portugal", Archives of Civil Engineering, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 573–584, 2000.

Almeida, Manuela G., Garcia V., Maldonado E., and Bragança, L., "A influência da temperatura e da radiação solar na capacidade de armazenamento térmico de elementos construtivos", Engenharia Civil: Revista do Departamento de Engenharia Civil da Universidade do Minho, no. 5, pp. 3–13, 1997.

Bragança, L., and Maldonado E., "Proposta de novos valores de ΔTe para adopção pelo RCCTE", Engenharia Civil: Revista do Departamento de Engenharia Civil da Universidade do Minho, no. 1, pp. 31–43, 1995.

Bragança, L., and Maldonado E., "Validação experimental dos novos valores de ∆Te propostos para RCCTE", Engenharia Civil: Revista do Departamento de Engenharia Civil da Universidade do Minho, no. 2, pp. 43–61, 1995.

Papers in National Journals (5)

Castro M. F., Mateus, R., and Bragança, L., "Método para apoio ao projeto de edifícios hospitalares mais sustentáveis", Edifícios e Energia, Maio/Junho 2018, pp. 60-64, 2018.

Mateus, R., Bragança, L., Costa R. J. G., and Bezerra J. C., "Avaliação do custo vs benefício na introdução de medidas de sustentabilidade na reabilitação de edifícios antigos – estudo de caso", Revista Confidencial Imobiliário, issue Julho 2015, pp. 26-29, 2015.

Costa R., Bragança, L., Mateus, R., and Bezerra J. C., "Reabilitação sustentável de edifícios antigos – Contribuição para os edifícios de balanço energético nulo (nZEB) e otimização do nível de sustentabilidade", Revista de Engenharia Civil, issue 49, pp. 65-90, 2014.

Silva P., Almeida, Manuela G., and Bragança, L., "Módulos de reabilitação de fachadas - painéis metálicos prefabricados", Revista Climatização, Janeiro 2013, pp. 22-29, 2013.

Silva P. C. P., Almeida, Manuela G., and Bragança, L., "Módulo Inovador para a Reabilitação Energética", Revista Materiais de Construção, vol. 160, pp. 28–32, 2012.

Chapters/ Papers in International Books (8)

Mateus, R., and Bragança, L., "Avaliação e Reconhecimento da Sustentabilidade", CONSTRUÇÃO SUSTENTÁVEL: Contributo das Ferramentas de Avaliação, 1, pp. 49, 2016.

Bragança, L., and Mateus, R., "Sistemas construtivos para a sustentabilidade da construção: soluções e sistemas construtivos para a construção e a regeneração sustentáveis do ambiente construído", Ambiente construído e sua sustentabilidade, 1ª, pp. 77-110, 2014.

Mateus, R., Bragança, L., Blok R., Glaumann M., Wetzel C., Bikas D., Giarma C., Kahraman I., and Aktuglu Y., "Chapter 3 - Use of rating systems in the process towards sustainable construction", Summary Report of the Cooperative Activities - COST Action C25 - Sustainability of Constructions, vol. 1, pp. 51–98, 2011.

Gervásio H., Block R., Silva S. L., Giarma C., Bikas D., Grecea D., Van Egmond E., Krigsvoll G., Koukkari H., Kahraman I., Kontoleon K., Bragança, L., Broniewicz M., Fumo M., Glaumann M., Wallhagen M., Huovila P., Mateus, R., Morbiducci R., and Ungureanu V., "European overview of sustainable policies and approaches in COST C25 member countries", Summary Report of the Cooperative Activities - Integrated Approach Towards Sustainable Constructions, vol. 1, pp. 99–174, 2011.

Bragança, L., Almeida, Manuela G., and Mateus, R., "General overview of the problems, needs and solutions in the Portuguese urban building envelopes", Cost C16 Improving the Quality of Existing Urban Building Envelopes - Needs, pp. 121–129, 2007.

Bragança, L., Almeida, Manuela G., and Mateus, R., "State of the art: Portugal", COST C16 improving the quality of existing urban building envelopes: state of the art, pp. 137–154, 2007.

Bragança, L., Almeida, Manuela G., and Mateus, R., "Technical improvement of housing envelopes in Portugal", COST C16 Improving the quality of existing urban building envelopes : facades and roofs, vol. 115, no. 126, 2007.

Almeida, Manuela G., Bragança, L., Mendes J. F. G., and Silva S. M., "Layout urbano em função da eficiência energética dos edifícios", Contribuições para o desenvolvimento sustentável em cidades Portuguesas e Brasileiras, pp. 66–79, 2004.

Communications in International Conferences (160)

Fernandes J. E. P., Debaieh M., Mateus, R., Silva S. M., Bragança, L., and Gervásio H., "Thermal performance and comfort of vernacular earthen buildings in Egypt and Portugal", Sostierra 2017, 3rd Restapia, 3rd Versus, pp. 95-100, doi:10.1201/9781315267739-19, 2017.

Araújo C., Almeida, Manuela G., and Bragança, L., "Disponibilidade de Investimento em Soluções de Baixo Impacte Ambiental", EuroElecs 2017 - II Encontro Latino-Americano e Europeu Sobre Edificações e Comunidades Sustentáveis, pp. 577-585, 2017.

Castro M. F., Mateus, R., and Bragança, L., "MÉTODO DE AVALIAÇÃO DA SUSTENTABILIDADE DE EDIFÍCIOS HOSPITALARES - SISTEMA DE PESOS PARA O CONTEXTO PORTUGUÊS", EuroElecs 2017 - II ENCONTRO LATINO-AMERICANO E EUROPEU SOBRE EDIFICAÇÕES E COMUNIDADES SUSTENTÁVEIS, pp. 405-414, 2017.

Andrade J. B., Fernandes E., and Bragança, L., "Sustentabilidade de Projetos de Reabilitação de Habitações: Indicador de Eficiência de Espaço para Avaliação Inicial do Projeto", EuroElecs 2017 - II Encontro Latino-Americano e Europeu Sobre Edificações e Comunidades Sustentáveis, pp. 1761-1772, 2017.

Teixeira E. R., Mateus, R., Camões A., Bragança, L., and Branco F. G., "Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Concrete Containing Biomass Fly Ash", 41st IAHS WORLD CONGRESS, Sustainability and Innovation for the Future, 2016.

Pinheiro J., Araújo C., and Bragança, L., "Análise da aplicação de materiais de mudança de fase para armazenamento de energia em edifícios Portugueses", SBE Series 16 - Brazil & Portugal, vol. 1, pp. 275, 2016.

Araújo C., Almeida, Manuela G., and Bragança, L., "Analysis of the Portuguese Building Retrofiting Market", SBE Series 16 Brazil-Portugal, vol. 3, pp. 1869-1878, 2016.

Guimarães E., Barbosa J. A., and Bragança, L., "CRITICAL OVERVIEW OF URBAN SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT TOOLS", SBE Series 16 - Brazil & Portugal, vol. 2, pp. 293, 2016.

Sacht H., Bragança, L., Almeida, Manuela G., Nascimento J. H. O., and Caram R., "Double Glazings: Spectrophotometric Characterization for Facade Modules", SBE Series 16 - Brazil & Portugal, vol. 1, pp. 99, 2016.

Tawayha F., Bragança, L., and Mateus, R., "Ecology and environment, an urban scale comparative study between contemporary and vernacular city of Nablus", SBE16 Brazil & Portugal - Sustainable Urban Communities towards a Nearly Zero Impact Built Environment, vol. 3, pp. 1589 - 1598, doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.28721.99684, 2016.

Nascimento J. M. A., Sacht H., and Bragança, L., "Heliodon´s Use for the Development of Bioclimatic Architecture Projects in for the city of Araras, São Paulo - Brazil", SBE Series 16 - Brazil & Portugal, vol. 1, pp. 169, 2016.

Fernandes J. E. P., Mateus, R., Gervásio H., Silva S. M., and Bragança, L., "The importance of vernacular strategies for a climate responsive building design", SBE16 Brazil & Portugal - Sustainable Urban Communities towards a Nearly Zero Impact Built Environment, vol. 1, pp. 429 - 438, doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.12783.64168, 2016.

Barbosa J. A., Mateus, R., and Bragança, L., "Occupancy Patterns and Building Performance – Developing occupancy patterns for Portuguese residential buildings", SBE16 Brazil & Portugal - Sustainable Urban Communities towards a Nearly Zero Impact Built Environment, vol. 2, pp. 1193 - 1200, doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.27296.58881, 2016.

Oliveira M., Bragança, L., Paixão D., and Santos J. P., "Study of double windows efficiency in order to improve sound insulation in buildings", SBE Series 16 - Brazil & Portugal, vol. 1, pp. 343, 2016.

Oliveira M., Bragança, L., Paixão D., Picada G., and Santos J. P., "The use of calabashes as sound absorption alternative material", SBE Series 16 - Brazil & Portugal, vol. 1, pp. 43, 2016.

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.

Bragança, L., and Guimarães E., "Introducing the Portuguese Sustainability Assessment Tool for Urban Areas: SBTool PT – Urban Planning", International Conference SBE16 Malta “Europe and the Mediterranean: Towards a Sustainable Built Environment”, 2016.

Sacht H. M., Bragança, L., Almeida, Manuela G., Matsumoto E., and Caram R., "ESTUDO DA VENTILAÇÃO NATURAL EM TÚNEL DE VENTO PARA UM SISTEMA DE FACHADAS MODULAR", ENCAC/ELACAC 2015, 2015.

Sacht H. M., Bragança, L., Almeida, Manuela G., and Caram R., "NATURAL VENTILATION: THE INFLUENCE OF OPENINGS POSITIONING FOR A MODULAR FACADE", PLEA 2015, 2015.

Araújo C., Bragança, L., Almeida, Manuela G., and Barbosa J. A., "Análise da disponibilidade de investimento em projetos de reabilitação portugueses", 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. 1563 - 1570, 2015.

Saraiva T., Almeida, Manuela G., and Bragança, L., "Analysis and selection of indicators for a sustainability assessment method for school buildings based on SBTool ‐ PT", EURO ELECS 2015, vol. volume 2, issue Chapter 10: Assessment tools (life cycle analysis, rating tools and monitoring) for sustainable materials, buildings, neighborho, pp. 1441-1448, 2015.

Guimarães E., Bragança, L., Almeida, Manuela G., and Mateus, R., "Analysis of Portuguese Residential Buildings’ Needs and Proposed Solutions", 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. 1271-1280, 2015.

Serôdio F., Fernandes J. E. P., Mateus, R., and Bragança, L., "Assessment of the Effects of the Expansion of the City of Estarreja on the Rational Land Use", Euro-ELECS 2015 - 1st Latin-American and European Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Communities, vol. 3, pp. 2045-2054, doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.1991.0160, 2015.

Castro M. F., Mateus, R., and Bragança, L., "Estratégia para a incorporação de impactes ambientais, sociais e económicos específicos num método de Avaliação da Sustentabilidade de Edifícios de Saúde (HBSA)", Euro-ELECS 2015 - 1st Latin-American and European Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Communities, vol. 2, pp. 1421-1430, doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.4579.6880, 2015.

Saraiva T., Almeida, Manuela G., and Bragança, L., "The importance of the category of consciousness and education for sustainability in methodologies for eco‐efficiency in school buildings", EURO ELECS 2015 - Latin-American and European Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Communities, vol. volume 3, issue Chapter 21: Education for sustainability, pp. 2449-2456, 2015.

Tawayha F., Bragança, L., and Mateus, R., " The influence of the Palestinian sociocultural values in shaping the vernacular architecture of Nablus city", Euro-ELECS 2015 - 1st Latin-American and European Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Communities, vol. 2, pp. 923-930, doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2089.3203, 2015.

Augusto C., Bragança, L., and Almeida, Manuela G., "Materiais de isolamento térmico de edifícios. Para além da energia operacional", EURO ELECS 2015 - Latin-American and European Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Communities, vol. volume 1, issue Chapter 2: Innovation and improvement of sustainable construction materials or systems (low and high tech solutions), pp. 562-570, 2015.

Silva S. M., Almeida, Manuela G., Bragança, L., and Carvalho M., "nZEB Training Needs in the Southern EU Countries - SouthZEB project", Latin-American and European Encounter on Sustainable Building and Communities - Connecting People and Ideas, vol. 3, pp. 2469 - 2478, 2015.

Silva S. M., Almeida, Manuela G., Bragança, L., and Carvalho M., "nZEB Training Needs in the Southern EU Countries – SouthZEB project", EURO ELECS 2015 - Latin-American and European Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Communities, vol. volume 3, issue Chapter 21: Education for sustainability, pp. 2457-2466, 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.

Sacht H. M., Bragança, L., Almeida, Manuela G., and Caram R., "Study of Natural Ventilation for a Modular Façade System in Wind Tunnel Tests", EURO ELECS 2015 - Latin-American and European Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Communities, vol. volume 1, issue Chapter 2: Innovation and improvement of sustainable construction materials or systems (low and high tech solutions), pp. 355-362, 2015.

Barbosa J. A., Araújo C., Mateus, R., and Bragança, L., "Study of the of the concept of community buildings and its importance for Land Use Efficiency", Euro-ELECS 2015 - 1st Latin-American and European Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Communities, vol. 2, pp. 1347-1354, doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.4269.0402, 2015.

Sacht H. M., Bragança, L., Almeida, Manuela G., and Caram R., "Different module placements in a modular façade system for natural ventilation", 8th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organization, pp. 366-373, 2015.

Fernandes V., Mateus, R., Bragança, L., Silva S. M., and Almeida, Manuela G., "Life cycle assessment of solar thermal systems", IAHS 2014 - Sustainable Housing Construction, pp. 1-10, 2014.

Fernandes J. E. P., Mateus, R., Bragança, L., Correia da Silva J., and Silva S. M., "An Analysis of the Potentialities of Portuguese Vernacular Architecture to Improve Energy Efficiency", PLEA 2014 - Sustainable Habitat for Developing Societies, pp. 1-8, 2014.

Fernandes J., Dabaieh M., Mateus, R., and 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", World SB14 Barcelona, pp. 1-7, 2014.

Castro M. F., Mateus, R., and Bragança, L., "Proposal for a Healthcare Building Sustainability Assessment (HBSA) Method", World SB14 Barcelona, pp. 1-7, 2014.

About CTAC

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 37 researchers holding a PhD of which 27 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department.

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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)
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