Maria de Fátima Castro

The evidence of climate change has increased the necessity for actions to avoid severe consequences for future generations. Recognising the benefits of sustainable and energy-efficient buildings has led to the development of several methods to estimate and rate the performance of building. Healthcare buildings are functional and dynamic structures...

The major reason that promoted the development of systems to support environmental performance assessment of buildings was the effective realisation, in some countries, that they were unable to say how sustainable a building was. Later researchers and government agencies understood that assessment tools are the best method to demonstrate the level...

The buildings sector contributes to 30% of annual greenhouse gas emissions and uses about 40% of energy. In this scenario and regarding the sustainable concerns, different strategies and directives have been developed. However, this consumption can be reduced by between 30% and 80% through commercially available technologies. A critical and evoluti...

Energy is now intrinsically linked to technological development, given it powers all such systems. The use of fossil fuels to supply the required energy is causing global environmental and health issues and is impacting on all life forms on the planet. Given increasing energy consumption, anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are consequentially i...

The increase in global environmental problems requires more environmentally efficient construction. Vernacular passive strategies can play an important role in helping reducing energy use and CO 2 emissions related to buildings. This paper studies the use of glazed balconies in the North of Portugal as a strategy to capture solar gains and reduce h...

The buildings sector contributes to 30% of annual greenhouse gas emis-sions and uses about 40% of energy. In this scenario and regarding the sus-tainable concerns, different strategies and directives have been developed. However, this consumption can be reduced by between 30% and 80% through commercially available technologies. A critical and evolu...

The HBSAtool App is based on a Healthcare Building Sustainability assessment method development to be applied to all infrastructure of care, during the use and design phases of a new building or a rehabilitation project. This Method allows the comparison between different similar healthcare buildings or between one building and defined benchmarks,...

Due to the rapid urbanization process, more than 50% of the world population li- ves today in urban areas, and considering the case of Portugal, this figure exceeds even 70% and with a tendency to increa- se. This continuous search for cities and the urban lifestyle, generates an increasing con- sumption of resources, and many of these are non-rene...

The sustainability concept implies a long-term vision. People’s life is constantly changing, and buildings should cope with it. Buildings should be able to adapt to new requirements whenever needed. Nevertheless, conventional buildings are not design do be modified, leading to unnecessary and premature demolition. Preserving built heritage, promote...

O conceito de Desenvolvimento Sustentável compreende muitos significados e a sua implementação requer diversas atividades humanas diferentes e complementares, que têm um objetivo mútuo implícito: uma sociedade que pode persistir por muitas gerações com uma visão flexível e integrada que permitirá a manutenção dos sistemas sociais e físicos da qual...

Energy is now intrinsically linked to technological and social development, powering all such systems. The use of fossil fuels to supply the required energy is causing global environmental and health issues and is impacting on all life forms on the planet. Given the increasing energy use, anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are consequentially i...

Cities can and should be an open field to sustainable circular guidelines since its scale complexity becomes an impact (positive or negative) over the environment as deep as its dimension. On this scenario, construction industry aims to develop products that fulfil also functional requirements and at the same time safety and durability during all t...

Due to the rapid urbanization process, more than 50% of the world population lives today in urban areas, and considering only the case of Portugal, this figure exceeds even 70% and with a tendency to increase. This continuous search for cities and the urban lifestyle generates an increasing consumption of resources, and many of these are non-renewa...

The buildings sector contributes to 30% of annual greenhouse gas emissions and use about 40% of energy. In this scenario and regarding the sustainable concerns, different strategies and directives have been developed, highlighting EPBD and EPBD-recast. With this last one the concept nZEB appears, and with him the promotion of the building rehabilit...

Energy is now intrinsically linked to technological and social development, powering all systems. The use of fossil fuels to supply the required energy is causing global environmental and health issues and is impacting on all life forms on the planet. Given the increasing energy use, anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are consequentially increa...

A Associação iiSBE Portugal é uma associação sem fins lucrativos que representa em Portugal a Iniciativa Internacional para a Sustentabilidade do Ambiente Construído (iiSBE). Este Fórum tem por objeto geral criar meios e promover ativamente a adoção de políticas, métodos e instrumentos que acelerarem o desenvolvimento no sentido de um meio construí...

Energy is now intrinsically linked to technological and social development, powering all systems. The concept of Demand Side Management (DSM) emerged after the energy crisis and it employs solutions such as reducing the daily peak load. Creating an educational grid is important to change the established paradigms, to promote critical thinking about...

Due to the rapid urbanization process, more than 50% of the world population lives today in urban areas, and considering the case of Portugal, this figure exceeds even 70% and with a tendency to increase. This continuous search for cities and the urban lifestyle, generates an increasing consumption of resources, and many of these are non-renewable....

To introduce sustainable practices in healthcare buildings to achieve a high level of performance, it is necessary to take actions in two main life cycle stages: design phase (to help the decision makers, mainly the design team, to implement solutions that improve building sustainability); and use phase (to achieve a high level of efficiency, by su...

O projeto de um ambiente hospitalar requer uma grande preocupação com a satisfação das necessidades dos seus utilizadores ao mesmo tempo que possui uma forte responsabilidade social e impacto na cidade. Atualmente, verifica-se que a maioria destes edifícios não é concebida ou utilizada de forma sustentável, apesar de já existirem iniciativas com o...

Energy is now intrinsically linked to technological development, given it powers all such systems. The use of fossil fuels to supply the required energy is causing global environmental and health issues and is impacting on all life forms on the planet. Given increasing energy consumption, anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are consequentially i...

The design of a hospital environment involves many concerns related to the satisfaction and well-being of the work teams, patients, visitors, and administrators, and at the same time requires strong social responsibility and has a high impact on a city. Currently, it seems that most of this type of building is not designed or used in a sustainable...

PhD presentation

A energia encontra-se atualmente intrinsecamente ligada ao desenvolvimento tecnológico, sendo a fonte de alimentação da maior parte dos sistemas, não se justificando deste modo um crescimento irracional da sua procura e oferta. Na União Europeia, os edifícios são responsáveis por 40% da energia consumida e 36% das emissões de CO2. Deste modo, a UE...

Os edifícios hospitalares, devido à sua utilização contínua e à diversidade de equipamentos de diagnóstico e tratamento, são grandes consumidores de recursos e produtores de resíduos. Estes edifícios envolvem diferentes utilizadores e ocupantes, para além de serem compostos por diversos espaços com diferentes requisitos. Estas são questões bem conh...

A Associação iiSBE-Portugal organizou o II Encontro Nacional Sobre Reabilitação Urbana sob o mote “do edifício para escala urbana”, que teve lugar no Pavilhão do Conhecimento, Lisboa, entre os dias 16 e 17 de novembro de 2017. Este evento contou com a presença de um conjunto de personalidades com responsabilidades na definição de políticas, invest...

O conceito de desenvolvimento sustentável e a crescente preocupação com as questões que este acarreta, tem vindo a alterar a forma de se pensar os edifícios, de os construir, utilizar e manter. A este nível não é difícil equacionar a existência de uma maior dificuldade de adaptação dos edifícios existentes aos objetivos a que se propõe este conceit...

Se todo o planeta terra fosse usado como a média europeia seriam necessários 2,6 planetas para sustentar a procura. O setor da construção é um dos setores com maior consumo de recursos na União Europeia, contudo as políticas relativas aos edifícios sustentáveis são focadas principalmente na energia, sendo que as decisões mais relevantes no que diz...

To establish the list of indicators of HBSAtool-PT, it was analysed: . the existing healthcare sustainability assessment tools and the existing standardization according to CEN and ISO; . the recognized case studies; . and the Portuguese context. Than two concepts are also studied: Evidence-Based Design and Eco Effective Design. The first one are m...

The buildings sector contributes to 30% of annual greenhouse gas emissions and consumes about 40% of energy. However, this consumption can be reduced by between 30% and 80% through commercially available technologies. The consumption of energy in the dwellings is mostly associated with the heating and cooling of the interior environment. One soluti...

Tools and methods to improve current practices and quality in the healthcare building sector are necessary to support decision-making at different building life cycle phases. Furthermore, Healthcare Building Sustainability Assessment (HBSA) Methods are based on criteria organised into different levels, such as categories and indicators. These crite...

The health sector has a strong influence on the economy of nations and their policies and is based in a group of buildings where the quality of the indoor and outdoor environment is quite important. The impacts of these buildings are relevant compared to other buildings because they are directly related to human health. The healthcare providers are...

No contexto dos edifícios hospitalares, é necessário ter em conta um grande número de aspetos, que os distinguem das outras edificações. Estes prendem-se com o seu bom funcionamento, conforto e integração constante das novas tecnologias. Assim, para que o desempenho destes edifícios possa ser elevado, os princípios e as práticas de sustentabilidade...

In healthcare building projects, it is necessary to consider a larger number of different aspects than in other building types, as patients' emotions, comfort needs and the integration of latest technologies. To design these buildings, considering a sustainable approach, the sustainable practices for healthcare building should be considered properl...

The concept of sustainable development comprises different meanings and its implementation requires different and complementary human activities, which have an implicit mutual goal: a society that might persist through many generations with a flexible and whole vision that will allow the maintenance of the social and physical systems that sustain i...

The design of a hospital environment involves many concerns related to the satisfaction and well- being of the medical personnel, patients, and administrators, and at the same time requires strong social responsibility and has a high impact on a city. Currently, it seems that the majority of this type of building is not designed or used in a sustai...

O projeto de um ambiente hospitalar requer uma serie de preocupacoes com a satisfacao e bem- estar da equipa de trabalho, pacientes e administradores, ao mesmo tempo que possui uma forte responsabilidade social e impacte na cidade. Atualmente, veri ca-se que a maioria deste tipo de edificios nao e concebida ou utilizada de forma sustentavel, apesar...

Since the last decade of the twentieth century, the healthcare industry is paying attention to the environmental impact of their buildings and therefore new regulations, policy goals, and Building Sustainability Assessment (HBSA) methods are being developed and implemented. At the present, healthcare is one of the most regulated industries and it i...

O projeto de um ambiente hospitalar requer uma série de preocupações com a satisfação e bem-estar da equipa de trabalho, paciente e administradores, possui uma forte responsabilidade social e impacto na cidade. Devido às diversas exigências de projeto verifica-se que estes edifícios não são concebidos e utilizados de forma sustentável, isto porque...

The healthcare building project contains different aspects from the most common projects. Designing a healthcare environment is based on a number of criteria related to the satisfaction and well-being of the professional working teams, patients and administrators. Mostly due to various design requirements, these buildings are rarely designed and op...

The healthcare building project contains different aspects from the most common projects. Mostly due to various design requirements, these buildings are rarely designed and operated in a sustainable way. Therefore, the best practices of a sustainable healthcare building design that should be taken into account: in the design phase (to support the d...

Sustainability is not an absolute score that can be quantified and labelled without comparisons (benchmarking). In the proposed structure the following information is taken into account: I) the existing HBSA methods; II) the guide published by Portuguese Ministry of Health; III) the key sustainability indicators defined by Sustainable Healthcare A...

The hospital project, more than any other, requires a number of concerns related with the satisfaction and well being of working teams, patient, administration and other officials. In this context it is possible to say that the healthcare spaces design are fundamental for the best work, functionality, results and to improve the best practices for a...

The hospital project contains different aspects from the most common projects (residential, office or service buildings). Designing a hospital environment is based in a number of criteria related to the satisfaction and well being of the working team, the patient and the administrators. This kind of project has a strong social responsibility and im...

The hospital project contains different aspects from the most common projects of residential, offices or services buildings. In common buildings, sometimes the user and the client are the same and when they are not, setting the requirements is not difficult since they are common to most inhabitants. In the case of hospital buildings this is not the...

The hospital project contains different aspects from the most common projects of residential, offices or services buildings. In common buildings, sometimes the user and the client are the same and when they are not, setting the requirements is not difficult since they are common to most inhabitants. In the case of hospital buildings this is not the...

A indústria de construção tem como principal objetivo a concepção de um produto que satisfaça a funcionalidade para a qual foi projetado, que se revele economicamente viável, que contenha as condições de segurança desejadas e que possua as características de durabilidade fundamentais para a redução da sua deterioração ao longo do seu ciclo de vida....

The hospital project contains different aspects from the most common projects of residential, office or service buildings. Designing a hospital environment is based in a number of criteria related to the satisfaction and well being of the working team, the patient and the administrators. This kind of project has a strong social responsibility and i...

O projeto dum ambiente hospitalar, requer uma série de preocupações com a satisfação e bem-estar da equipa de trabalho, do paciente e administradores, possuindo ainda uma forte responsabilidade social e impacte na cidade. Devido às diversas exigências de projeto, verifica-se que estes edifícios não são concebidos e utilizados de forma sustentável,...

The project of a hospital environment requires a number of concerns related to the satisfaction and well being of the working team, the patient and the administrators. This kind of project has a strong social responsibility and impact on the city. Due to various design requirements, it turns out that these buildings are not designed and operated in...

O conceito de desenvolvimento sustentável actua distribuindo a sua visão por diversos significados e práticas comuns a todo o ser humano. Práticas estas, que têm subjacente a partilha de um objectivo comum: uma sociedade que, tendo uma visão flexível e desperta o suficiente, deve poder persistir por muitas gerações permitindo-lhe manter os sistemas...

O conceito de desenvolvimento sustentável actua distribuindo a sua visão por diversos significados e práticas comuns a todo o ser humano, práticas estas que têm subjacente, a partilha de um objectivo comum: uma sociedade que deve poder persistir por muitas gerações, tendo uma visão flexível e desperta o suficiente, permitindo-lhe manter os sistemas...

O conceito de desenvolvimento sustentável actua distribuindo a sua visão por diversos significados e práticas comuns a todo o ser humano, práticas estas que têm subjacente, a partilha de um objectivo comum: uma sociedade que deve poder persistir por muitas gerações, tendo uma visão flexível e desperta o suficiente, permitindo-lhe manter os sistemas...

The concept of sustainable development acts through diverse meanings and common activities to humanity, which has an implicit mutual goal: a society that might persist throughout many generations with a flexible and whole vision which will allow it to maintain the social and physical system that sustain it. Cities can and should be an open field to...

O Porto encontra-se há já alguns anos, tal como muitas das cidades históricas europeias, a perder população de forma gradual e constante. O abandono do centro histórico e a fuga da população local para zonas periféricas ou terciárias da cidade, resultam das profundas transformações económicas e culturais, verificando-se simultaneamente alguma inada...

O Porto encontra-se há já alguns anos, tal como muitas das cidades históricas europeias, a perder população de forma gradual e constante. O abandono do centro histórico e a fuga da população local para zonas periféricas ou terciárias da cidade, resultam das profundas transformações económicas e culturais, verificando-se simultaneamente alguma inada...

A cidade de Braga Primaz, senhorio dos Arcebispos. A abertura do Campo Novo - Praça Mouzinho de Albuquerque, em 1720; aforamento de prazos do Cabido a partir de 1725; um plano de expansão da cidade. A expressão do mecenato religioso Barroco: uma praça com um projeto unitário de edificação, em articulação com uma capela Mariana, como santuário de mo...