Books by Manuel Duarte Pinheiro
Este livro sobre imobiliário sustentável aborda uma temática da maior atualidade, nomeadamente a ... more Este livro sobre imobiliário sustentável aborda uma temática da maior atualidade, nomeadamente a sustentabilidade na promoção e gestão imobiliária do edificado. O livro inicia-se com uma reflexão oportuna, sobre a mudança de paradigma hoje em curso no mercado imobiliário, o autor leva-nos às ultimas reflexões sobre as tendências existentes interligando-a às principais questões ambientais. Lança-se assim o desafio do imobiliário sustentável, com uma proposta de uma grelha de análise abrangendo a promoção, planeamento e projeto até à locação, bem como regras de orientação para a procura de um ambiente construído sustentável nessas diferentes fases
Este documento apresenta sumariamente a versão de base global para ambientes construídos do siste... more Este documento apresenta sumariamente a versão de base global para ambientes construídos do sistema voluntário de apoio à procura e certificação da Sustentabilidade da Construção. Esta versão dispõe de seis vertentes e vinte e duas áreas
""Livro sobre ambiente e construção sustentável.
Book in Portuguese "Environment and sustainable... more ""Livro sobre ambiente e construção sustentável.
Book in Portuguese "Environment and sustainable construction""
Papers by Manuel Duarte Pinheiro
Energy and Buildings, Oct 1, 2014
ABSTRACT Insulation is a relevant technical solution for cutting energy consumption in buildings.... more ABSTRACT Insulation is a relevant technical solution for cutting energy consumption in buildings. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the environmental impacts and the consumption of renewable and non-renewable primary energy on the production of conventional thermal insulation materials: extruded and expanded polystyrene, polyurethane, expanded cork agglomerate and expanded clay lightweight aggregates. The comparison per functional unit of the innovative and up-to-date environmental performance of expanded cork and clay with the most common insulation materials used in Europe (the remaining three), and for the environmental categories and life-cycle stages defined in recent European standards, is presented for the first time. These results have been based on site-specific data from companies whose quality was fully characterised, and achieved through a consistent methodology that is fully described, including the modelling of energy processes and a sensitivity analysis of the allocation procedures. These "cradle to gate" results are scientifically sound since they were achieved by following the International standards for Life Cycle Assessment and recent European standards on the environmental evaluation of buildings.
Water Resources Management, Nov 11, 2022
Waste Management & Research, Jan 11, 2013
Social Science Research Network, 2022
Journal of building engineering, May 1, 2023
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Apr 1, 2014
This paper proposes an integrated approach for the evaluation of the equivalent cradle-to-cradle ... more This paper proposes an integrated approach for the evaluation of the equivalent cradle-to-cradle life-cycle impact of building assemblies, including the energy, environmental and economic impacts. The application of this approach is exemplified with external walls of buildings. This integrated approach follows European standards: environmental performance is evaluated following a life-cycle assessment methodology; energy performance is gauged by the consumption of energy for heating and cooling; and the economic module is based on the whole-life costing methodology. The use of an environmental impact assessment method that converts the results of impact categories into an economic unit allows the comparison and selection of alternatives through the addition of the energy, environmental and economic life-cycle costs. The main advantage of this approach is the simultaneous comparison of the energy, environmental and economic life-cycle performance of alternatives (that do not have to be functionally equivalent) without the need to change their characteristics to make them comparable.
European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jun 27, 2016
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Water is a crucial resource for life, and it is increasingly scarce in many regions of the globe.... more Water is a crucial resource for life, and it is increasingly scarce in many regions of the globe. In addition, retail water use is responsible for up to 19% of public water globally supplied. Hence, this study has set out to explore the technical and economic feasibility of rainwater harvesting systems as an alternative water source for a retail store located in southern Portugal. Water consumption data from 2018 to 2021 was collected from water bills, placing average monthly water consumption at around 400 m3. Next, rainfall data was collected from the nearest meteorological station, comprising 54 years of daily rainfall data between 1932 and 2008 with an annual average of 685 mm. The simulation of a rainwater harvesting system was performed, resorting to the mass-balance model. The optimal tank size was found to be 100 m3 considering simply the relation with the relative water savings variation on the graph relating the water savings with the tank size. Results show that the simul...
Journal of Building Engineering
Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 2020
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2019
Planning and managing the rapidly growing cities in a manner that delivers a balanced solution fo... more Planning and managing the rapidly growing cities in a manner that delivers a balanced solution for their environmental, social and economic long-term development constitutes one of the grand challenges of societies. In the urban planning field, several sustainability assessment systems emerged to guide the planning process towards these goals. After two decades of existence, there is a need to further analyze the lessons learned from the application of these systems and discuss the pathways towards more sustainable societies. This paper provides a literature review of the most widely used urban sustainability assessment systems: BREEAM Communities, LEED Neighborhoods, CASBEE Urban Development, Green Star Communities, and DGNB Urban Districts. Here, we analyzed 124 publications on the topic published between 2015-2018, using the selected assessment systems as keywords. This study revealed that there is a need for context customization of global targets into local actionable measures;...
Energy and Buildings, 2014
ABSTRACT The increase of complexity in school buildings to ensure for users comfort and social an... more ABSTRACT The increase of complexity in school buildings to ensure for users comfort and social and functional demands are changing energy consumption patterns. In the Portuguese context, a recent rise in energy consumption, after a major national refurbishment programme, confirms the need to improve energy management in schools in order to reduce their environmental impact. Besides building design and systems, users are also a determining factor impacting energy consumption in buildings. However, behavioural issues are still among the areas least covered by scientific literature.
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Books by Manuel Duarte Pinheiro
Book in Portuguese "Environment and sustainable construction""
Papers by Manuel Duarte Pinheiro
Book in Portuguese "Environment and sustainable construction""