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Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Method for Sustainable Energy-Saving Retrofit Façade Solutions
(MDPI, 2021-11-27)
The increasing energy consumption levels of buildings within Europe call for controlled consumption and improvements to energy savings and efficiency and effective energy efficiency regulations. However, many aging and ...
Evaluating Disruptive Innovation Project Management Capabilities
(MDPI, 2020-12-22)
Firms must adapt to a business environment in constant flux. Economic and political factors and the constant interruption of new technologies force firms and organizations to change and to adapt, so that they are not left ...
Optimization study of the structural HACFRA composition (Self Compacting Concrete Steel Fiber Reinforced)
(Instituto de Ciencias de la construccion Eduardo Torroja, 2015-03)
The interest of HACFRA (self compacting concrete reinforced with steel fibers), is the combination of the residual strength increase and cracking decrease compared to plain concrete by the introduction of steel fibers in ...
The patents in the introduction of reinforced concrete in Spain: "Alhondiga de Bilbao" case study
(Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja, 2014-06)
Reinforced concrete structures are introduced in Spain mainly by French influence. This happens in the late nineteenth century, following the scheme operating through proprietary systems prevailing in Europe. Systems ...
Lime mud waste from the paper industry as a partial replacement of cement in mortars used on radiant floor heating systems
(Elsevier Ltd., 2021-03-13)
[EN] In order to mitigate climate change, reductions of energy consumption are required on heating systems for residential and non-residential buildings. Despite radiant floor heating systems are being widely used due to ...
Plastic Analysis and Testing of multidirectional SFRC flag slabs
(Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja, 2014-09)
This paper presents a theoretical and experimental study of multidirectional steel fibers reinforced concrete slabs (SFRC). The study is based on a real building application using SFRC flag slabs. For the evaluation of the ...
Forest certification in Spain: Analysis of certification drivers
(Elsevier, 2021-04-21)
Despite being the European Union country with the second largest wooded area and the fourth in terms of forest occupation with respect to its territory, only 9.47% of the forest area in Spain is certified by one of the two ...
Thermal Performance Assessment of Walls Made of Three Types of Sustainable Concrete Blocks by Means of FEM and Validated through an Extensive Measurement Campaign
(MDPI, 2021-01-04)
The thermal behavior of three different walls, made with and without by-products, is assessed by means of the Finite Element Method, aiming to evaluate its performance in terms of the sustainable construction of the blocks. ...
Optimisation of steel-reinforced wooden purlins
(Taylor & Francis, 2023-06-09)
A new structural typology of a Steel-Reinforced Wooden (SRW) purlin made of rectangular laminated wood and C-section type cold-formed steel is presented in this article. The steel C-section profile is fitted onto the wooden ...
Modeling the environmental sustainability of timber structures: a case study
(Elsevier, 2019-07-16)
A revival in timber buildings and the appreciation of their positive physical and mechanical properties can be explained by the unique environmental credentials of timber products and their versatility. Heightened public ...