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Sustainable Vernacular Architecture to Improve Thermal Comfort in African Count...
Santos, Michael M.; Ferreira, Ana Vaz; Lanzinha, JoãoThis study highlights the importance of bioclimatic design, passive solar cooling and heating systems, and traditional building materials in improving the sustainability and thermal comfort of vernacular architecture in Africa. The lack of available technology, financial resources, and increasing urban populations are significant challenges in implementing sustainable vernacular architecture. To overcome these ...
Overview of Energy Systems in Africa: A Comprehensive Review
Santos, Michael M.; Ferreira, Ana Vaz; Lanzinha, JoãoAfrica has abundant solar resources but only 2% of its current capacity is generated from renewable sources. Photovoltaics (PV) offer sustainable, decentralized electricity access to meet development needs. This review synthesizes the recent literature on PV in Africa, with a focus on Mozambique. The 10 most cited studies highlight the optimization of technical components, such as storage and bifacial modules, ...
Passive Solar Systems for the Promotion of Thermal Comfort in African Countries...
Santos, Michael M.; Ferreira, Ana Vaz; Lanzinha, JoãoGlobally, the residential sector consumes a significant amount of energy. Therefore, bioclimatic architectural systems which consider passive solutions should be studied, analyzed, and implemented to reduce energy consumption. This review aims to promote thermal comfort in African countries by using passive solar systems. It begins with the keyword thermal comfort and then reviews articles published over the la...
Regulation and Standardization on the Quality of the Indoor Environment Applica...
Pinto, Manuel; Lanzinha, João; Silva, FernandoAo assumir-se a importância da obtenção de uma adequada qualidade de vida no interior dos edifícios, o estudo da Qualidade do Ambiente Interior assume um desafio bastante significativo quando analisado, principalmente, em edifícios que englobam um tipo de população mais sensível e suscetível, como é o caso das crianças e idosos. Para a manutenção de um ambiente interior adequado à permanência dos ocupantes, com...
Model for Health Risk Assessment in Portuguese Housing Spaces
Pinto, Manuel; Pastorinho, Manuel Ramiro; Lanzinha, João; Monteiro, MarisaCurrently, people spend most of their time inside their homes. However, poor conditions in terms of comfort and quality of the indoor environment can pose high risks to the inhabitants’ health. Therefore, a good quality environment is essential, since, in addition to the hazards present in indoor air (e.g., particles, (S)VOCs, CO, radon and tobacco smoke), extreme temperatures, relative humidity levels, pests (...
Kindergartens and nurseries in central portugal. assessments of indoor environm...
Pinto, Manuel; Lanzinha, João; Viegas, João; Infante, Ana; Freire, TiagoThe Indoor Environment Quality study takes on a very significant challenge when analyzed, mainly, in buildings that encompass a more sensitive and susceptible type of population, as is the case of children. To comply with a set of requirements, namely the concentration of pollutants and the conditions of hygrothermal comfort, is a necessary condition to keep an interior environment suitable for the permanence o...
Structural and material characterization of a Haussmann Building Complex at la ...
Cardoso, Rui; Paiva, Anabela; Pinto, Jorge; Lanzinha, JoãoHaussmann buildings architecture spread throughout the city of Paris. Nevertheless, those buildings are nowadays submitted to heavy operations of use change, conservation and rehabilitation, justified by several reasons, among others are building aging and the increasing demand for hotel rooms in Paris. In this paper, a structural and material characterization of a Haussmann building complex located at La Madel...
Developments towards the use of drones in the building envelope condition asses...
Falorca, Jorge; Lanzinha, JoãoThis book presents a study on the effectiveness of using drones in the technical inspection of building envelope, as an excellent alternative to more expensive and heavier conventional means. A comprehensive literature review is firstly focused on the drone technology, analysing afterwards the applications in the Construction Industry (CI), with emphasis in the scope of building envelope inspections. Field test...
Das minhas janelas observo o mundo
Lanzinha, JoãoContei até hoje vinte e um mil e novecentos e quinze dias a despertar e continuamente a observar um mundo sempre diferente nos momentos, espaços, ambientes e geografias que percorri. Decidi que era tempo de fixar alguns desses instantes e sensações de quem observa o mundo exterior através de janelas - a forma mais simples e cómoda como podemos visualizar tudo o que os nossos olhos alcançam permanecendo na nossa...
Quality of the Indoor Environment in Elderly Care Centers in Two Cities in Cent...
Pinto, Manuel; Lanzinha, João; Viegas, João Carlos; Infante, Catarina; Freire, TiagoAssessments of Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ) present a very significant challenge when analyses are undertaken mainly in buildings that include a particularly sensitive and vulnerable population, such as elderly people. In order to maintain an indoor environment that is adequate for occupants, it is necessary to comply with a set of requirements (for TVOC, the Portuguese threshold values) regarding concentra...