Sustainable Construction Building Performance Simulation and Asset and Maintenance Management /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Delgado, João M.P.Q (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Building Pathology and Rehabilitation, 8
• Subjects: Engineering.; Cultural heritage.; Building materials.; Building repair.; Buildings > Repair and reconstruction.; Structural materials.; Building Repair and Maintenance.; Structural Materials.; Building Materials.; Cultural Heritage.

This book presents a collection of recent research works that highlight best practice solutions, case studies and practical advice on the implementation of sustainable construction techniques. It includes a set of new developments in the field of building performance simulation, building sustainabil...

Table of Contents:

• The use of fibre reinforced polymers in the rehabilitation of damaged masonry walletes
• Energy efficient rehabilitation measures for the Portuguese residential buildings constructed in the 1960-1990 period
• Ventilation system for drying out buildings after a flood
• Risk assessment of urban fire - Proposal of a method for analysis and management of existing building
• Building refurbishment - economical relevance of the several construction elements
• Maintenance as a tool to avoid building pathology. The Oporto building example
• An interoperable ICT tool for asset and maintenance management - Advances in research
• BIM methodology used in the maintenance of buildings
• Mechanical pathologies of reinforced concrete corbels and repair by bonding composite carbon fabrics
• Pathologies in reinforced concrete structures.