REABILITAÇÃO FUNCIONAL DO PATRIMONIO INDUSTRIAL EDIFICADO COM
MEMBRANAS ARQUITETONICAS: ASPETOS PROGRAMATICOS, CONSTRUTIVOS
E ECONOMICOS
FUNCTIONAL REHABILITATION OF BUILT INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE WITH
ARCHITECTURAL MEMBRANES: PROGRAMMATIC, CONSTRUCTIVE AND
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Mónica Maciei a, esea che 1,2; Paulo Mendonça, Associa ed P o esso 1;
João Mi anda Guedes, Associa ed P o esso 2
1 Lab2PT, Escola de A qui e u a da Uni e sidade do Minho; 2CONSTRUCT, Faculdade
de Engenha ia da Uni e sidade do Po o
Resumo: No âmbi o da u ilização de memb anas a qui e ónicas na eabili ação
uncional de edi ícios, des acam-se as in e enções sob e o pa imónio indus ial.
No p esen e es udo são analisados 9 p oje os ep esen a i os des e ipo de
in e enções, de aco do com pa âme os p og ama icos, cons u i os e
economicos. Ve i icou-se que a maio ia des e pa imónio localiza-se na Eu opa e oi
con e ido pa a a i idades cul u ais ou esc i o ios. Os esul ados des a análise
ealçam o desempenho adequado das memb anas a qui e ónicas, como o ele ado
g au de adap abilidade/ e e sibilidade em elação ao edi icio p e-exis en e,
pe mi indo, in e enções ligei as.
Pala as-cha e: memb anas; eabili ação uncional, edi icios indus ais.
Abs ac : In he esea ch amewo k o he use o a chi ec u al memb anes on
unc ional buildings ehabili a ion, s ands ou in e en ions on indus ial he i age. In
his s udy 9 ep esen a i e p ojec s o his in e en ion’s ype a e analyzed,
acco ding wi h p og amma ic, cons uc i e and economic pa ame e s. I was ound
ha mos o hese buildings a e loca ed in Eu ope and we e con e ed in o cul u al
o o ice ac i i ies. The esul s o his analysis highligh he adequa ed pe o mance
o a chi ec u al memb anes, as a high deg ee o adap abili y/ e e sibili y wi h
espec o he p e-exis ences, allowing, in gene al, ligh in e en ions.
Keywo ds: memb anes, unc ional ehabili a ion, indus ial buildings.
1. In oduc ion
1.1. Assump ions o building ehabili a ion
Acco ding o Apple on (2003), building ehabili a ion should
a emp o mee h ee basic c i e ia: e e sibili y; compa ibili y and
du abili y. The e e sibili y in endes o sa egua d p e-exis ances om
possible ine ec i eness o adop ed solu ions, al hough o al
e e sibili y is in mos cases imp ac ical. Ne e heless, he
in e en ion p oposals mus gua an ee, a leas , he compa ibili y
be ween wha exis s and wha is p oposed, as well as he du abili y o
he adop ed solu ions.
To he no ion o echnical and ma e ial compa ibili y, Douglas
(2006) adds he impo ance o use compa ibili y. I is essen ial ha
use choice does no be a h ea o he cons uc i e and a chi ec u al
cha ac e o he building, bu , on he con a y, his same choice
should be based on he iden i ied building capabili ies o gua an ee an
op imal app op ia ion o he space, wi h minimal in e en ion and
diso de . Abou use compa ibili y, indus ial building appea s o be an
example o in e es because o hei spaces ea u es. I would seems
unsus ainable he e o , o example, o ans o m a la ge and
dayligh plen y indus ial building in a ma kedly compa men ed use,
o he e e se. Du abili y c i e ia aspi es o es ain main enance
needs, and consequen impac s and cos s, ex ending he pe iod o
he u u e nex in e en ion. Equally impo an as basic p emises a e
he p inciples o adap abili y, epai abili y/ examina ion acess and
sus ainabili y. Whe e possible, i is necessa y o ensu e isual access
o essen ial poin s o he building o ea ly de ec any anomalies o
pa hologies ( ela ed wi h he impo ance o diagnosis men ioned by
Guedes e al, 2003). On he o he hand, i should be gi en p e e ence
o solu ions ha add ess he possibili y o pa ial epai ins ead o
hei comple e eplacemen .
Assuming ha he base s uc u e doesn’ p esen signi ican
damages, in e en ion’s deg ee is mo e associa ed wi h a chi ec u al
decisions (space, unc ion, com o , e c.) ha could impose
signi ica i e changes/ ans o ma ions. In hese ans o ma ions,
building echnologies and ma e ial choice (wi h espec o i s
exp ession, easibili y, e c.) mus conside he abo e men ioned.
2. Adop ed me hodology
The esea ch has been ocused on possibili ies ha a chi ec u al
memb ane echnologies could imp o e in ela ion wi h unc ional
e o i ing o indus ial he i age buildings. This s udy s a ed om
he analysis o 60 ep esen a i e examples, om which 9 we e
ocused on e o i ing o indus ial buildings ( ep esen ing 15%);
hey we e analysed acco ding o pa ame e s shown on Table 1. Thus,
selec ed p ojec s ha e been g ouped and compa ed.
Table 1. Main pa ame e s in s udy.
P og amma ic
Cons uc i e
Economics
• Use/ unc ion;
• Building ypology;
• Type o ehabili a ion
in e en ion;
• Type o use
• Type o memb ane;
• Type o ancho ing;
• Auxilia y ein o cemen s;
• Sel weigh ;
• Fi e esis ance;
• Type o p e-exis ing building’s s uc u e;
• Type o load ansmission om memb ane o exis ing s uc u e;
•
Memb ane’s span.
• Global cos
(ma e ial+
ins alla ion)
• To al cos o
in e en ion
• Financing Sou ce
3. Analysis o main pa ame e s in s udy
3.1. P og amma ic Pa ame e s
The hi d analysis c i e ia ega ds building p og am, ype o use
(pe manen o empo a y) and ype o ehabili a ion in e en ion;
impo an da a o e alua e he end applica ion o hese solu ions. In
I was ound ha memb ane ma e ials ha e had a signi ican
applica ion in buildings wi h non- esiden ial ca ego y. I was ound
ha 67% o all 60 memb ane in e en ions co espond o use
con e sions o non- esiden ial buildings. These use con e sions occu
mainly in buildings wi h indus ial o iginal use (31%) (Figu e 1).
Figu e 1. Use con e sion o non- esiden ial buildings analysed: inicial use (inne ci cle) e inal use
(ex e io c cle).
Mos pa o buildings wi h indus ial use ha we e
in e en ioned wi h memb anes su e use con e ions (67%) (Figu e
2). Among hese, 33% we e con e ed in o cul u al use and o ices
(Figu e 3). One possible in e p e a ion is ha equen ampli ude and
lexibili y spa ial ea u es o indus ial in e io space, combined wi h a
gene ous na u al ligh ing, make hese buildings s ong candida es o
accommoda e special p og ams o o collec i e use; which o he wise
would be mo e dependen on new cons uc ions.
Figu e 2. Exis ence o use con e ion in he
analysed p ojec s.
Figu e 3. Final use o he analysed indus ial
buildings, wi h use con e sion.
As any o he buildingi , isn’ possible o unde s and indus ial
buildings wi hou knowing he p og am o which i esponds.
Rega ding indus ial p og am, gene ally, pe haps he main
equi emen is i s as and cons an ede ini ion equi emen s.
Independen ly o symbolic and ep esen a i e cha ac e ha
indus ial building can ake, om a ce ain poin , i is i s o all a
unc ional shel e . I s appea ance, shape and implan a ion depends
on unc ional and economic ac o s ha de i e om e olu ion s age
o a pa icula indus y in a gi en place and ime. In his sense, he
esul an a chi ec u al ea u es may o may no be a di ec
consequence, in s ylis ic and aes he ic sense o he unc ion ha i
hos s. I is i s o all he esul o di e en unc ional ype’s
ela ionship ha he building can es ablish wi h hei indus ial
occupan s. In his line o hough , Ca ie (2002) p oposes a
compa a i e app oach, a he han ying o es ablish a ch onological
ca ego iza ion, aes he ics, o by indus y ype. Then a e iden i ied
5% 13%
5%
Indus ial; 31%
4%
13%
4%
4%
9%
4%
4%
4%
Cul u al; 45%
4%
3%
O ices; 31%
14%
3%
Lib a y Religious
Cul u al Indus ial
Wa ehouse De ense
Ca e Comme cial
O ices Educa ional
Accomoda ion Heal h
Spo s
wi h
con e si
on
67%
wi hou
con e si
on
33%
Cul u al
33%
Residen ial
[PERCENT
AGEM]
O ices
[PERCENT
AGEM]
Accomoda
ion
[PERCENT
AGEM]
some ypologies indus ial buildings: minimum shel e , neu al
en elope, en elope, ailo ed en elope and building machine.
I was ound ha mos ehabili a ion p ojec s unde s udy ocus
on neu al en elope ypology (45%) (Table 2). Neu al en elope is
de ined a building ypology whose ela ionship wi h i s hos unc ion
i ’s ela i ely indi e en . This doesn’ mean ha indus ial use does
no impose ce ain condi ions o he space, bu hese a e gua an eed
by excess in he o m o a neu al box, capable o hos he said
indus y as adap la e o ano he . These buildings ha e high ceilings,
whe e cames ou i s la ge e ical windows and/o oo wi h skyligh s
o ensu e uni o m na u al ligh ing. Appea associa ed wi h eme ge
and de elopmen o new indus ial ma e ials - such as i on, glass and
la e ein o ced conc e e - whose ea u es allow o pe o m la ge
spans wi hou s uc u al walls.
Table 2. Rehabili a ion p ojec s wi h memb anes acco ding o he indus ial buildings ypology.
Indus ial buildings ypology*
Rehabili a ion p ojec s wi h memb anes [%]
Neu al en elope
45%
Minimum shel e 33%
Tailo ed en elope
11%
Building machine
11%
* Di ined by Ca ie (2002).
The memb ane’s a e age du abili y con as s wi h he high
du abili y o he physical s uc u e o indus ial buildings, bu i keeps
up wi h he ela i e sho /medium use pe iod o he new
p og amms/ equi emen s ha de e mine he unc ional ehabili a ion
o hese a eas. I ’s ound ha he in e en ions wi h memb anes
ha e inc easingly o pe manen use (89%). Rega ding he deg ee o
in e en ions i ’s ound ha hey a e mos ly Ligh (45%) (Table 3).
Table 3. In e en ions deg ee o p ojec s analysed.
In e en ion deg ee
Example
Pe cen age o cases
Ligh
P.04. Logan o ices
45 %
Medium
P.08. F øsilo
33 %
Deep
P.03. D esden T ain S a ion
22 %
Excep ional
-
0 %
3.2. Cons uc i e Pa ame e s
Ano he analysis c i e ia o selec ed p ojec s is ela ed wi h
cons uc i e pa ame e s. Depending on imp o emen s o be
achie ed, i eso s o di e en solu ions ha can be cha ac e ized by
he combina ion wi h o he ma e ials, componen s o s uc u es, as
ollows: second memb ane skin sys em (Mendonça, 2005), by he
in e io o building ex e io , placed in ension and execu ed on a p e-
exis ing suppo ; memb ane panel’s sys em, moun ed on ano he
panel (made by o he ma e ial o subs uc u e); mul i-laye sys em,
composed by di e en ma e ials and echnologies, which ex e nal
laye s a e memb anes wi h p o ec ion and non-s uc u al unc ion
(whose in e media e laye s a en’ ensioned); double memb ane
sys em unde p essu e (wi h posi i e o nega i e ai insu la ion).
Acco ding o he s udied p oposals, mos o hem a e buil wi h
me allic subs uc u es, mainly s eel (89%) (Table 4).
Table 4. Cons uc i e da a o p ojec s in analisis.
Cons uc i e pa ame e s
In e en ion wi h memb anes
P e-
exis ing
Funcional Rehabili a ion p ojec s
o indus ial he i age buildings
wi h a chi ec u al memb anes
Type o applica ion *
Numbe o memb ane laye s
Type o load ansmission om
memb ane o s uc u e**
Subs uc u e ma e ial***
Memb ane´s sel weigh
[kg/m2] (es ima i e)
Sub-s uc u e´s sel weigh
[kg/m2] (es ima i e)
Memb ane ype
Memb ane supe icial a ea
[m²]
Ligh ansmission [%]
P é exis ing s uc u e ype
****
Rein o cemen need o p e-
exis ing S uc u e o make he
in e en ion wi h a memb ane?
P.01. Salzbu g T ain S a ion
T
1
PE
ME
1,08
1
PTFE
1700
38
ME
no
P.02. Saku agicho T ain S a ion T 1 L ME 0,9 1 GF + PTFE 3573 13 ME yes
P.03. D esden T ain S a ion
T
1
L
ME
1,2
3
GF + PTFE
30 000
13
ME
yes
P.04. Logan o ices T 1 PE PO 0,2 0,8 PVC 1200 50 MI no
P.05. Cas ing house, Landscha spa k
P
2
PE
ME
1
4
ETFE
580
81
ME
no
P.06. Eco Memb ane T 1 PO ME 0,5 0,5 PVC 1400 85 ME no
P.07. F ac A Cen e
P
2
PE
ME
1
4
ETFE
3362
81
MI
no
P.08. F øsilo P 2 PE ME 1 4 ETFE 9800 90 CO no
P.09. Mino
T
1
PE
ME
0,5
0,8
Polyes e
80
20
MI
no
A e age
T
1
PE
ME
1
2
ETFE
5744
55
ME
no
* Tensioned (T), Pneuma ic (P); ** Ponc ual (PO), Pe ime al (PE), Lineal (L); *** Wood (WO), Me allic (ME), Polyme
(PO);**** Conc e e (CO), Me allic (ME), Mixed (MI).
Wi h espec o he ma e ials adop ed, since i s bi h ETFE oil
has been used in mos o he s udied p oposals (34 %) (Table 5),
mainly in he las decade. The sel -cleaning, du abili y and high ligh
ansmission ha e a ou ed he use in many pe manen en elopes,
b eaking he adi ional ela ion be ween memb ane sys ems and
empo a y buildings. Mos o he building uses whe e he pneuma ic
sys em has been designed a e s ill ocused on cul u al p og ams. Bu
in he las decade, he ange o uses has been ex ended o
pe manen ypologies, like co e ing o cou ya ds. The ligh ness o
in la ed sys ems, compa ed wi h glass, and he imp o emen o he
memb ane esis ance ma e ials ha e a ou ed he in e na ional
p omo ion o his echnology; in he las decade hey ha e been used
in subs i u ion o glass echnologies (Gonzales e al, 2012). O he
memb anes, like PES o ibe glass coa ed wi h PTFE, a e also used in
la ge su ace en elopes, whe e highe memb ane esis ance is
needed (Table 6).
Table 5. Memb ane ma e ials adop ed in he analysed p ojec s.
Memb ane ma e ial
Pe cen age
E hylene e a luo oe hylene (ETFE) memb ane
34 %
Glass ab ic coa ed wi h poly e a luo oe hylene (PTFE)
22 %
Poly inyl chlo ide (PVC)
22 %
PTFE memb ane
11 %
Polyes e (open wa e) memb ane
11 %
Tensile s uc u es, as ha e m e e s, each s uc u al capaci y
h ough ensile o ces o mos componen s, such as cables o
memb anes (wi h he excep ion o igid limi s and s uc u al

componen s subjec o comp ession and bending). Acco ding o Lewis
(2003) his s uc u e’s ype a e usually subdi ided in o: pe ime ically
ensioned, pneuma ic and wi h p es essing elemen s (such cable
ne wo ks and beams). I ’s ound ha mos p ojec s unde analysis
p esen s pe ime ically ensioned s uc u e (67%) and pneuma ic
(33%) (Table 5).
Planning a ehabili a ion in e en ion begins wi h he analysis o
p e-exis ing; i ’s ound ha ype o p e-exis ing s uc u e isn’
conc e e o mixed, bu mos ly me allic (78%) (Table 7). Also e i ies
ha 78% o p e-exis ences didn’ need o be s uc u ally ein o ced o
ecei ing in e en ions wi h a chi ec u al memb anes.
Table 6. Memb ane’s in e en ion –p esen ed
on he analysed p ojec s.
Table 7. P é exis ing s uc u e o he analysed
p ojec s.
Type o memb ane
s uc u e
Pe cen age Type o s uc u e Pe cen age
Tensioned
67%
Me allic
78%
Pneuma ic
33%
Mixed
11%
Conc e e
11%
I ’s ound ha cons uc i e memb ane sys ems in analysis
ansmi loads o he p e- exis ing s uc u e by ollowing
subs uc u e‘s ypes: pe ime al (67%), lineal (22%) and punc ual
(11%). Mos pe ime al subs uc u es a e amewo ks, ames and
ings; while he linea subs uc u es a e beams, a ches, usses and
e ical elemen s; ega ding punc ual subs uc u es, i only egis s
mas s and hooks.
A pa icula aspec o in e en ions wi h memb ane building
echnologies is hei high adap abili y/ e e sibili y o exis ing
cons uc ions. I u ns ou ha memb anes (due o i s ea u es)
p esen s a solu ion o unc ional ehabili a ion o indus ial spaces
because hey e icien ly adap s o la ge spans ypical o hese
buildings; egis e ing memb ane’s span execu ion wi h 26m (in
a e age) anging be ween 15 and 50m. In addic ion applied
memb anes p esen s la ge su ace a eas, be ween 1001-5000 m2
(45%) (Table 8).
Table 8. Dis ibu ion o supe icial a ea size o memb ane applied on p ojec s in s udy.
A ea [m²]
Size
Pe cen age
0-50
XS
0%
51 - 300
S
11%
301 - 1000
M
11%
1001 - 5000
L
45%
5001 - 20000
XL
22%
› 20000
XXL
11%
* Conside a-se a classi icação da a ea supe icial de inida po Gonzales e al (2012).
3.2.1. Memb anes o me allic elemen s p o eccion
Many indus ial buindings p esen s me allic building
componen s, such as oo s - and he e a e many easons o choose
memb ane ma e ials o e o he oo ing ma e ials. Memb ane cladding
will ne e us , in we clima es, o when s o ing co osi es. Fo
example, an ETFE memb ane, due o i s p ope ies, can ac s as
p o ec o s agains me als co osion om sodium c (FRAC a cen e
( e . P.07) and D esden T ain S a ion ( e . P.03) a e examples o
his). In addi ion o being unsigh ly, a co oded oo is unsa e and
expensi e o epai . E en a small amoun o co osion in he oo is
enough o le mois u e d ip in o he building, causing mo e us and
possibly uining he in e io o he building. Any ype o me al, e en
when ea ed wi h an an i-co osion ea men , is suscep ible o us .
A cu en ehabili a ion solu ion consis s in adding a memb ane line
on he inside o ou side o a oo , o keep co osi e agen s ou o
con ac wi h he s eel, making i impossible us s a s.
3.2.2. Auxilia y p o ec ion uses
The e a e some in e es ing p oposals ela ed wi h auxilia y uses
which ha e a g ea po en ial in he e o i ing p ojec s. They ake
ad an age o he lexibili y and ligh ness o he new s uc u e, in
o de o c ea e la ge co e ed spaces whe e he e o i ed building is
p o ec ed du ing he wo k. Recen ly esea ch has been de eloped by
he Ai ligh L d. (Tensai i y® sys ems). These s uc u es can co e
la ge dimensions wi h he op imiza ion o comp ession and ension
e o s in he in la ed beams, helped by auxilia y elemen s. Also, he
easy assembly and emo al, ha e g ea po en ial use in u u e
p ojec s.
3.3. Economic Pa ame e s
A common eco ded aspec o he analysed p ojec s is ha hey
aims o achi e a low cons uc ion cos and low ene gy consump ion
du ing he use phase. The las pa ame e in analysis is he economic.
Impo s o e ain ha he global cos o memb ane solu ions depends
on design complexi y, loca ion and skilled labo cos (A mijos, 2008);
a e age global cos (Table 9) i ’s a ound 199 €/m2 ( ange om 30 o
400€/m2). Pneuma ic memb ane building sys ems ha e, in a e age,
highe cos s (333€/m2) han o he memb ane sys ems (133€/m2)
possibly due o memb anes laye s mul iplica ion and ai keep
p essu e de ices; despi e i s spen less subs uc u e. Among he
indus ial buildings in e en ions analysis, expansions a e hose ha
ha e, on a e age, he highes global cos . (400€/m²) and he
modi ica ions ha e he lowe global cos (138€/m²); in e en ions
made in old buildings (buil be o e 1960) ha e, on a e age, highe
global cos s (209€/m2). A p ojec e . P.03. all memb ane’s
componen s o a achmen we e selec ed ega ding cos educ ion
and ease o ins alla ion (Fos e , 2016).
Table 9. Main pa ame e s o economic analisis o p ojec s in s udy.
P oje os em análise
Type o
in e en ion
Memb ane
supe icial
a ea [m²]
Global cos o
memb ane *
[€/m2]
Financing
sou ce
P.01. Salzbu g T ain S a ion
eno a ion
1700
220
Public
P.02. Saku agicho T ain S a ion
eno a iono
3573
220
Public
P.03. D esden T ain S a ion eno a iono
30 000
265
Public
P.04. Logan o ices al e a ion
1200
30
P i a e
P.05. Cas ing house, Landscha spa k
al e a ion
580
300
Regional unding
P.06. Eco Memb ane
al e a ion
1400
30
P i a e
P.07. F ac A Cen e ex en ion
3362
400
Regional
P.08. F øsilo
al e a ion
9800
300
P i a e
P.09. Mino
al e a ion
80
30
Regional unding
A e age
al e a ion
5966
199
-
* Cos o memb ane ma e ial + subs uc u e + ins alla ion. Decomposi ion o global cos acco ding wi h A mijos (2008)
assume he ollow weigh s: p ojec (5-15%); subs uc u e p oduc ion (10-60%); memb ane ans o ma ion (10-60%);
ins alla ion (10-30%); equipmen (5-10%) and anspo (1-5%).
4. Conclusions
The pape summa izes he mos ele an ends, acco ding o
he s udy o in e na ional p oposals, mainly in he las decade, which
ha e been analysed h ough a b oad ange o quali a i e pa ame e s.
In he las decade, a chi ec u al memb ane p oposals associa ed wi h
e o i ing p ojec s has inc eased conside ably. The imp o emen o
memb ane ma e ials and he in luence o some media ic p ojec s
ha e also helped o his de elopmen . The highe du abili y helps o
p omo e he applica ion on pe manen buildings; hei in eg a ion in
e o i ing p ocesses can akes also ad an age o i s ligh ness and
easy main enance equi emen s. Because o ha , unc ional
e o i ing ep esen s one o he mos in e es ing a eas o
imp o emen .
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Acknowledgmen s
The i s au ho wish o hank FCT (Fundação pa a a Ciência e Tecnologia – Po ugal), MCE
(Minis é io da Educação e Ciência – Po ugal) and ESF (Eu opean Social Fund) o suppo ing
he esea ch ellowship wi h he e e ence SFRH/BD/104891/2014; and wish o hank o
Hos ins i u ions - Lab2PT, School o A chi ec u e/ Uni e si y o Minho, Po ugal and
CONSTRUCT esea ch cen e o Facul y o Enginee ing / Uni e si y o Po o, Po ugal.
Mónica Maciei a (m [email p o ec ed])
G adua e, M.Sc. in A chi ec u e by School o A chi ec u e o Uni e si y o Minho.
She was in ol ed in he AdJus MEMBRANE esea ch p ojec (2010-2013) and
InoblockHouse p ojec (2014) as esea ch ellow. P esen ly she is de eloping he
Ph.D. s udies in cons uc ion and echnology ield. He majo in e es s a e
ligh weigh cons uc ion and ma e ials, adap able/ e e sible design
sys ems/ ecnologies, buildings ehabili a ion, sus ainabili y o cons uc ion and
buildings unc ional pe o mance.
Paulo Mendonça (mendonca@a qui ec u a.uminho.p )
G adua e in A chi ec u e by FAUP a 1994. He was a JNICT ellowship s uden in he
Tex ile Enginee Depa men o he Uni e si y o Minho, whe e he ob ained he
M.Sc. a “Design and Ma ke ing” a 1997. As a PhD ellowship o FCT he go he
“Ad anced S udies Diploma” in Ba celona on he Technical Supe io School o
A chi ec u e (ETSAB) and Ph.D in Ci il Enginee ing by he Uni e si y o Minho, wi h
he hesis: “Li ing unde a second skin”. Associa e P o esso a School o
A chi ec u e o he UM (EAUM) and Coo dina o o esea ch g oup DeTech – Design
& Technology o Lab2PT. His main esea ch and eaching subjec s includes
ligh weigh and mixed weigh buildings, low cos housing, local and global economic
asymme ies, low- ech s a egies, a chi ec u al memb anes, ene gy e iciency,
in o a ion and echnology.
João Mi anda Guedes (jguede[email p o ec ed].p )
G adua e, M.Sc. and Ph.D. in ci il enginee ing. His main esea ch in e es s a e
o ien ed o he s uc u al ehabili a ion and seismic e o i ing o old cons uc ions.
In pa icula he ollows esea ch p ojec s in ol ing expe imen al es ing o mason y
and imbe s uc u al elemen s, as well as NDT assessmen echniques. He’s
memb e o he boa d o di ec o s o he Po uguese Associa ion o he U ban
Rehabili a ion and He i age P o ec ion.