Performance of innovative and sustainable solutions during the life cycle

Abstract :

The performance assessment of conventional and innovative constructive solutions of existent buildings poses various challenges to the construction industry. Several European Directives have been recently updated and implemented, related to the energy efficiency of buildings and sustainability (including circular economy). Furthermore, the pandemic and climate change effects have been a big concern and have created a lot of uncertainty on the performance, encouraging the development of more studies on resilient constructive solutions in new and retrofitted buildings.

In this session the performance of innovative and sustainable solutions will be discussed, presenting the research that has been carrying out within CERIS (Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability), a research unit from IST, University of Lisbon-Portugal, under the supervision of Prof. Inês Flores-Colen.

Topics: ETICS; aerogel-based renders; fibres; rice husk composites; plastic-waste incorporation.

Speaker : Prof. Inês Flores-Colen