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Managing a construction project is a complex and multifaceted process that requires the coordination of several multidisciplinary teams, following a dynamic schedule that is subject to continuous adaptation. In order to ensure effective control of costs and quality throughout execution, it is essential that the follow-up is able to monitor progress on site and, at...

The book “Creating a Roadmap Towards Circularity in the Built Environment” has been published, which compiles the first works carried out under the Cost “Circular B” action, and includes two articles by Vanessa Tavares and Marco Pedroso. In this open-access publication, you can read in chapter 17 the article “Barriers and Opportunities in the Transition...

The article “Statistical Descriptive Analysis of Portuguese Public Procurement Data from 2015 to 2022” co-authored by João Poças Martins and Luís Sanhudo (BUILT CoLAB), together with Luís Jacques de Sousa, Maria Lurdes Simões and Jorge Moreira da Costa (FEUP), published in July 2023 in MDPI’s CivilEng magazine, is now available in open format. Article abstract:...

The article “Development and validation of natural user interfaces for semantic enrichment of BIM models using open formats”, co-authored by Fábio Dinis, João Poças Martins (BUILT CoLAB) and Raquel Rodrigues (Universidade Católica Portuguesa), published in June 2023 in the journal “Construction Innovation”, is available in open format. Abstract: « Purpose – Despite the technological paradigm...

The article “Portuguese public procurement data for construction (2015-2022)” was co-authored by João Poças Martins and Luís Sanhudo from BUILT CoLAB, together with Jacques de Sousa (Construct, FEUP). This article is available online free of charge as part of volume 48 of the journal Data in Brief, to be published in June 2023. Abstract: «...

The article “Towards an airtightness compliance tool based on machine learning models for naturally ventilated dwellings”, co-authored by Vítor Cardoso of BUILT CoLAB (article resulting from his work as part of the PhD he completed in 2022 at FEUP – Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto), is available online and free to access,...

In november, the article “Impact of air barriers application in LCA and LCC of naturally ventilated dwellings in mild climate regions” was published, co-authored by Vítor Cardoso from BUILT CoLAB (article resulting from his work as part of the PhD he completed in 2022 at FEUP – Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto),...

At the end of July, the article “Construction Tasks Electronic Process Monitoring: Laboratory Circuit-Based Simulation Deployment” was published, co-authored by Luís Sanhudo from BUILT CoLAB, together with Diego Calvetti (CONSTRUCT/GEQUALTEC, Instituto da Construção), Pedro Mêda, João Poças Martins, Miguel Chichorro Gonçalves and Hipólito Sousa (CONSTRUCT/GEQUALTEC, FEUP). This article appears in issue 12 of Buildings magazine,...

The article “A labeling strategy to define airtightness performance ranges of naturally ventilated dwellings: An application in southern Europe”, by Vítor Cardoso from BUILT CoLAB (an article resulting from his work as part of the PhD he has just completed at FEUP – Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto), together with Lurdes Simões...

In April, the article “Designing and constructing internet-of-Things systems: An overview of the ecosystem” was published by João Pedro Dias from BUILT CoLAB (this article is the result of his work as part of the PhD he has just completed at FEUP – Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto), together with André Restivo...