Architectural, Building Construction and Urbanism Technology

COORDINATOR

Lacasta Palacio, Ana Maria

CONTACT

Secretary of the doctoral programmes in Architecture
Tel.: 934 011 875
Secretariadoctorat.utgab@upc.edu

https://taeu.phd.upc.edu/en

The objective of the doctoral programme in Architectural, Building Construction and Urbanism Technology is to train researchers in the techniques specific to the realisation of architecture, building construction and urbanism, and it focuses on research, development and innovation in these areas of activity.

General information

Access profile

Profile of ideal applicant:

• Architects
• Technical architects
• Engineers in the construction sector: civil, roadway, canal and port, industrial, etc.

Profile of second-best applicant:

• Archaeologists
• Historians
• Economists
• Lawyers
• Scientists

The master’s programmes that lead into this doctoral programme are those offered by the UPC in the fields of architecture and construction. In cases in which applicants have completed other official master’s-level study programmes that provide advanced specialised or multidisciplinary training, at this or another university, and are focused on enabling students to complete research and professional work and are recognised as programmes that prepare students to undertake doctoral-level studies, the applicants will have to provide additional information about the corresponding study programme in order to decide whether or not any additional coursework will have to be completed, according to current legal limits (see the “Bridging Courses” section).

Output profile

Doctoral candidates who complete a doctoral degree will have acquired the following competencies, which are needed to carry out quality research (Royal Decree 99/2011, of 28 January, which regulates official doctoral studies):

a) A systematic understanding of the field of study and a mastery of the research skills and methods related to the field.
b) An ability to conceive, design or create, put into practice and adopt a substantial process of research or creation.
c) An ability to contribute to pushing back the frontiers of knowledge through original research.
d) A capacity for critical analysis and an ability to assess and summarise new and complex ideas.
e) An ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and with society in general as regards their fields of knowledge in the manner and languages that are typical of the international scientific community to which they belong.
f) An ability to foster scientific, technological, social, artistic and cultural progress in academic and professional contexts within a knowledge-based society.

The award of a doctoral degree must equip the graduate for work in a variety of settings, especially those requiring creativity and innovation. Doctoral graduates must have at least acquired the personal skills needed to:

a) Develop in contexts in which there is little specific information.
b) Find the key questions that must be answered to solve a complex problem.
c) Design, create, develop and undertake original, innovative projects in their field.
d) Work as part of a team and independently in an international or multidisciplinary context.
e) Integrate knowledge, deal with complexity and make judgements with limited information.
f) Offer criticism on and intellectually defend solutions.

Finally, with respect to competencies, doctoral students must:
a) have acquired advanced knowledge at the frontier of their discipline and demonstrated, in the context of internationally recognised scientific research, a deep, detailed and well-grounded understanding of theoretical and practical issues and scientific methodology in one or more research fields;
b) have made an original and significant contribution to scientific research in their field of expertise that has been recognised as such by the international scientific community;
c) have demonstrated that they are capable of designing a research project that serves as a framework for carrying out a critical analysis and assessment of imprecise situations, in which they are able to apply their contributions, expertise and working method to synthesise new and complex ideas that yield a deeper knowledge of the research context in which they work;
d) have developed sufficient autonomy to set up, manage and lead innovative research teams and projects and scientific collaborations (both national and international) within their subject area, in multidisciplinary contexts and, where appropriate, with a substantial element of knowledge transfer;
e) have demonstrated that they are able to carry out their research activity in a socially responsible manner and with scientific integrity;
f) have demonstrated, within their specific scientific context, that they are able to make cultural, social or technological advances and promote innovation in all areas within a knowledge-based society;
g) have demonstrated that they are able to participate in scientific discussions at the international level in their field of expertise and disseminate the results of their research activity to audiences of all kinds.

Number of places

12

Duration of studies and dedication regime

Duration
The maximum period of study for full-time doctoral studies is four years, counted from the date of first enrolment in the relevant programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. The academic committee of the doctoral programme may authorise a doctoral candidate to pursue doctoral studies on a part-time basis. In this case, the maximum period of study is seven years from the date of first enrolment in the programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. To calculate these periods, the date of deposit is considered to be the date on which the thesis is made publicly available for review.

If a doctoral candidate has a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%, the maximum period of study is six years for full-time students and nine years for part-time students.

For full-time doctoral candidates, the minimum period of study is two years, counted from the date of an applicant's admission to the programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited; for part-time doctoral candidates it is four years.

When there are justified grounds for doing so, and the thesis supervisor and academic tutor have given their authorisation, doctoral candidates may request that the academic committee of their doctoral programme exempt them from the requirement to complete this minimum period of study.

Temporary disability leave and leave for the birth of a child, adoption or fostering for the purposes of adoption, temporary foster care, risk during pregnancy or infant feeding, gender violence and any other situation provided for in current regulations do not count towards these periods. Students who find themselves in any of these circumstances must notify the academic committee of the doctoral programme, which must inform the Doctoral School.

Doctoral candidates may request periods of temporary withdrawal from the programme for up to a total of two years. Requests must be justified and addressed to the academic committee responsible for the programme, which will decide whether or not to grant the candidate's request.

Extension of studies
If a doctoral candidate has not applied to deposit their thesis before the expiry of the deadlines specified in the previous section, the academic committee of the doctoral programme may, at the request of the doctoral candidate, authorise an extension of this deadline of one year under the conditions specified for the doctoral programme in question.

Dismissal from the doctoral programme
A doctoral candidate may be dismissed from a doctoral programme for the following reasons:

  • The doctoral candidate submitting a justified application to withdraw from the programme.
  • The doctoral candidate not having completed their annual enrolment or applied for a temporary interruption.
  • The doctoral candidate not having formalised annual enrolment on the day after the end of the authorisation to temporarily interrupt or withdraw from the programme.
  • The doctoral candidate receiving a negative reassessment after the deadline set by the academic committee of the doctoral programme to remedy the deficiencies that led to a previous negative assessment.
  • The doctoral candidate having been the subject of disciplinary proceedings leading to their suspension or permanent exclusion from the UPC.
  • A refusal to authorise the extensions applied for, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.3 of these regulations.
  • The doctoral candidate not having submitted the research plan in the period established in Section 8.2 of these regulations.
  • The maximum period of study for the doctoral degree having ended, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.4 of these regulations.

Dismissal from the programme means that the doctoral candidate cannot continue studying at the UPC and that their academic record will be closed. This notwithstanding, they may apply to the academic committee of the programme for readmission, and the committee must reevaluate the candidate in accordance with the criteria established in the regulations.

A doctoral candidate who has been dismissed due to having exceeded the time limit for completing doctoral studies or due to an unsatisfactory assessment may not be Academic Regulations for Doctoral Studies Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Page 17 of 33 admitted to the same doctoral programme until at least two years have elapsed from the date of dismissal, as provided for in sections 3.4 and 9.2 of these regulations.

Legal framework

Organization

COORDINATOR:
ACADEMIC COMMISSION OF THE PROGRAM:
STRUCTURAL UNITS:
  • Department of Architectural Technology (PROMOTORA)
SPECIFIC URL OF THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM:
https://taeu.phd.upc.edu/en

CONTACT:

Secretary of the doctoral programmes in Architecture
Tel.: 934 011 875
Secretariadoctorat.utgab@upc.edu


Access, admission and registration

Access profile

Profile of ideal applicant:

• Architects
• Technical architects
• Engineers in the construction sector: civil, roadway, canal and port, industrial, etc.

Profile of second-best applicant:

• Archaeologists
• Historians
• Economists
• Lawyers
• Scientists

The master’s programmes that lead into this doctoral programme are those offered by the UPC in the fields of architecture and construction. In cases in which applicants have completed other official master’s-level study programmes that provide advanced specialised or multidisciplinary training, at this or another university, and are focused on enabling students to complete research and professional work and are recognised as programmes that prepare students to undertake doctoral-level studies, the applicants will have to provide additional information about the corresponding study programme in order to decide whether or not any additional coursework will have to be completed, according to current legal limits (see the “Bridging Courses” section).

Access requirements

As a rule, applicants must hold a Spanish bachelor's degree or equivalent and a Spanish master's degree or equivalent, provided they have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits on the two degrees (Royal Decree 43/2015, of 2 February).

Applicants who meet one or more of the following conditions are also eligible for admission:

a) Holders of official Spanish degrees or equivalent Spanish qualifications, provided they have passed 300 ECTS credits in total and they can prove they have reached Level 3 in the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education.
b) Holders of degrees awarded in foreign education systems in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), which do not require homologation, who can prove that they have reached Level 7 in the European Qualifications Framework, provided the degree makes the holder eligible for admission to doctoral studies in the country in which it was awarded.
c) Holders of degrees awarded in a country that does not belong to the EHEA, which do not require homologation, on the condition that the University is able to verify that the degree is of a level equivalent to that of official university master's degrees in Spain and that it makes the holder eligible for admission to doctoral studies in the country in which it was awarded.
d) Holders of another doctoral degree.
e) Holders of an official university qualification who, having been awarded a post as a trainee in the entrance examination for specialised medical training, have successfully completed at least two years of training leading to an official degree in a health sciences specialisation.

Note 1: Regulations for access to doctoral studies for individuals with degrees in bachelor's, engineering, or architecture under the system prior to the implementation of the EHEA (CG 47/02 2014).

Note 2: Agreement number 64/2014 of the Governing Council approving the procedure and criteria for assessing the academic requirements for admission to doctoral studies with non-homologated foreign degrees (CG 25/03 2014).

Legal framework

Admission criteria and merits assessment

In order to study in a doctoral programme, the programme’s Academic Committee must first grant applicants admission. Specific admission requirements are as follows:

• Provide a letter of support written by a professor who is a member of the doctoral programme.
• Propose a specific research topic that falls into the lines of research covered by this doctoral programme.
• Accredit that you have the dedication and resources necessary to complete a doctoral thesis in the standard timeframe.

Documentation required and assessment of merits:
• CV, standardised according to the sheet that will be provided for applicants to fill out (up to 40 points). On this sheet, in addition to information about applicants’ academic transcripts and previous research experience, applicants should include a proposal and brief description of the topic they wish to pursue.

• Funding plan for the three years of thesis work, indicating the possibilities to obtain a grant (up to 20 points).

• A personal letter of support from a professor in the doctoral programme (up to 40 points). To obtain this document, applicants should first submit their research proposal to the doctoral programme professor that they consider to be the most ideal. This professor will assess the qualities of the proposal, the ability of the candidate to undertake the research, his/her scientific and technical capacities to carry out the work as well as his/her level of motivation and self-value, before giving him/her the support document.

Training complements

Bridging courses will be defined based on the aforementioned applicant profiles, and are as follows:

Ideal applicant: university professionals who habitually participate in the technical processes involved with architecture, building construction and urbanism, as architects, surveyors or engineers in the construction sector.

These professionals will not be required to take bridging courses if they have previously completed one of the master’s programmes that lead up to this doctoral programme. Otherwise, they will have to complete the master’s-level coursework suggested by the programme’s Academic Committee.

Second-best applicant: professionals that occasionally collaborate on architectural projects, such as archaeologists, historians, economists, lawyers and scientists.

These professionals will not be required to take bridging courses if they have previously completed one of the master’s programmes that lead up to this doctoral programme. Otherwise, they will have to complete the master’s-level coursework suggested by the programme’s Academic Committee.

Candidates who, while carrying out their research plan, show a lack of specific instrumental training, may be required by their supervisor to complete additional educational and/or training activities from the list of courses offered by the University for doctoral candidates, in line with the UPC’s Doctoral School.

Enrolment period for new doctoral students

Candidates’ first enrolment will take place during the time indicated on the admission decision.

More information at the registration section for new doctoral students

Enrolment period

In the first half of October.

More information at the general registration section

Monitoring and evaluation of the doctoral student

Procedure for the preparation and defense of the research plan

Doctoral candidates must submit a research plan, which will be included in their doctoral student activity report, before the end of the first year. The plan may be improved over the course of the doctoral degree. It must be endorsed by the tutor and the supervisor, and it must include the method that is to be followed and the aims of the research.

At least one of these annual assessments will include a public presentation and defence of the research plan and work done before a committee composed of three doctoral degree holders, which will be conducted in the manner determined by each academic committee. The examination committee awards a Pass or Fail mark. A Pass mark is a prerequisite for continuing on the doctoral programme. Doctoral candidates awarded a Fail mark must submit a new research plan for assessment by the academic committee of the doctoral programme within six months.

The committee assesses the research plan every year, in addition to all of the other activities in the doctoral student activity report. Doctoral candidates who are awarded two consecutive Fail marks for the research plan will be obliged to definitely withdraw from the programme.

If they change the subject of their thesis, they must submit a new research plan.

Formation activities

Activity: Tutorial.
Hours: 288.
Compulsory.

Activity: Study trips.
Hours: 80.
Optional.

Activity: Stays at businesses or with collaborators.
Hours: 480.
Optional.

Activity: Attending conferences.
Hours: 288.
Optional.

Activity: Mobility.
Hours: 480.
Optional.

Activity: Assessment based on doctoral student activity report (DAD) and research plan.
Hours: 4.
Compulsory.

Activity: Training in information skills.
Hours: 1.5
Optional.

Activity: Research methodology.
Hours: 12.
Optional.

Activity: Innovation and creativity.
Hours: 8.
Optional.

Activity: Language and communication skills.
Hours: 18.
Optional.

Activity: Workshops.

Hours: 16.
Optional.


Activity: Publications.
Hours: 80.
Compulsory.
Before submitting their theses, candidates must have at least one publication.

Procedure for assignment of tutor and thesis director

The academic committee of the doctoral programme assigns a thesis supervisor to each doctoral candidate when they are admitted or enrol for the first time, taking account of the thesis supervision commitment referred to in the admission decision.

The thesis supervisor will ensure that training activities carried out by the doctoral candidate are coherent and suitable, and that the topic of the candidate’s doctoral thesis will have an impact and make a novel contribution to knowledge in the relevant field. The thesis supervisor will also guide the doctoral candidate in planning the thesis and, if necessary, tailoring it to any other projects or activities undertaken. The thesis supervisor will generally be a UPC professor or researcher who holds a doctoral degree and has documented research experience. This includes PhD-holding staff at associated schools (as determined by the Governing Council) and UPC-affiliated research institutes (in accordance with corresponding collaboration and affiliation agreements). When thesis supervisors are UPC staff members, they also act as the doctoral candidate’s tutor.

PhD holders who do not meet these criteria (as a result of their contractual relationship or the nature of the institution to which they are attached) must be approved by the UPC Doctoral School's Standing Committee in order to participate in a doctoral programme as researchers with documented research experience.

The academic committee of the doctoral programme may approve the appointment of a PhD-holding expert who is not a UPC staff member as a candidate’s thesis supervisor. In such cases, the prior authorisation of the UPC Doctoral School's Standing Committee is required. A UPC staff member who holds a doctoral degree and has documented research experience must also be proposed to act as a co-supervisor, or as the doctoral candidate’s tutor if one has not been assigned.

A thesis supervisor may step down from this role if there are justified reasons (recognised as valid by the committee) for doing so. If this occurs, the academic committee of the doctoral programme will assign the doctoral candidate a new thesis supervisor.

Provided there are justified reasons for doing so, and after hearing any relevant input from the doctoral candidate, the academic committee of the doctoral programme may assign a new thesis supervisor at any time during the period of doctoral study.

If there are academic reasons for doing so (an interdisciplinary topic, joint or international programmes, etc.) and the academic committee of the programme gives its approval, an additional thesis supervisor may be assigned. Supervisors and co-supervisors have the same responsibilities and academic recognition.

The maximum number of supervisors of a doctoral thesis is two: a supervisor and a co-supervisor.

For theses carried out under a cotutelle agreement or as part of an Industrial Doctorate, if necessary and if the agreement foresees it this maximum number of supervisors may not apply. This notwithstanding, the maximum number of supervisors belonging to the UPC is two.

More information at the PhD theses section

Permanence

The maximum period of study for full-time doctoral studies is four years, counted from the date of first enrolment in the relevant programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. The academic committee of the doctoral programme may authorise a doctoral candidate to pursue doctoral studies on a part-time basis. In this case, the maximum period of study is seven years from the date of first enrolment in the programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. To calculate these periods, the date of deposit is considered to be the date on which the thesis is made publicly available for review.

If a doctoral candidate has a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%, the maximum period of study is six years for full-time students and nine years for part-time students.

If a doctoral candidate has not applied to deposit their thesis before the expiry of the deadlines specified in the previous section, the academic committee of the doctoral programme may, at the request of the doctoral candidate, authorise an extension of this deadline of one year under the conditions specified for the doctoral programme in question.

Dismissal from the doctoral programme
A doctoral candidate may be dismissed from a doctoral programme for the following reasons:

  • The doctoral candidate submitting a justified application to withdraw from the programme.
  • The doctoral candidate not having completed their annual enrolment or applied for a temporary interruption.
  • The doctoral candidate not having formalised annual enrolment on the day after the end of the authorisation to temporarily interrupt or withdraw from the programme.
  • The doctoral candidate receiving a negative reassessment after the deadline set by the academic committee of the doctoral programme to remedy the deficiencies that led to a previous negative assessment.
  • The doctoral candidate having been the subject of disciplinary proceedings leading to their suspension or permanent exclusion from the UPC.
  • A refusal to authorise the extensions applied for, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.3 of these regulations.
  • The doctoral candidate not having submitted the research plan in the period established in Section 8.2 of these regulations.
  • The maximum period of study for the doctoral degree having ended, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.4 of these regulations.

Dismissal from the programme means that the doctoral candidate cannot continue studying at the UPC and that their academic record will be closed. This notwithstanding, they may apply to the academic committee of the programme for readmission, and the committee must reevaluate the candidate in accordance with the criteria established in the regulations.

A doctoral candidate who has been dismissed due to having exceeded the time limit for completing doctoral studies or due to an unsatisfactory assessment may not be Academic Regulations for Doctoral Studies Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Page 17 of 33 admitted to the same doctoral programme until at least two years have elapsed from the date of dismissal, as provided for in sections 3.4 and 9.2 of these regulations.

Legal framework

Learning resources

In addition to the standard resources offered by the Doctoral School and various UPC services, this programme offers classrooms and study rooms for candidates in the three schools that cover the area of architecture, building construction and urbanism: The ETSAB, the ETSAV and the EPSEB. Additionally, the programme offers candidates the infrastructures provided by the three laboratories located in the EPSEB:

• The Materials Laboratory
• The Fire Laboratory
• The Acoustics and Energy Conservation Laboratory

Doctoral Theses

List of authorized thesis for defense

  • HUANG, DAWEI: Influence of interfacial bonding behavior on the compressive performance of sprayed mortar reinforced masonry walls
    Author: HUANG, DAWEI
    Thesis file: (contact the Doctoral School to confirm you have a valid doctoral degree and to get the link to the thesis)
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURAL, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND URBANISM TECHNOLOGY
    Department: Department of Architectural Technology (TA)
    Mode: Article-based thesis
    Deposit date: 18/07/2024
    Reading date: 11/10/2024
    Reading time: 11:30
    Reading place: Presentially: Room Sala de Grados. ETSAB. Main floor) or Public link for the videoconference: meet.google.com/vzz-gkku-qyo
    Thesis director: ALBAREDA VALLS, ALBERT | PONS VALLADARES, ORIOL
    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: ÜSTÜNDAG, CENK
         SECRETARI: CORNADÓ BARDÓN, CÒSSIMA
         VOCAL NO PRESENCIAL: LIU, PENG
    Thesis abstract: This thesis investigates the adhesion behavior between sprayed mortar and masonry substrates, focusing on the influence of compressive strength, mortar age, and surface roughness on adhesion strength. Through detailed experiments and comprehensive analysis, it seeks to better understand these factors and their impact on rehabilitation techniques for masonry structures. The results of this investigation not only expand theoretical knowledge about the adhesion behavior between mortar and masonry but also provide practical recommendations to improve the durability and effectiveness of retrofitting interventions.Experiments were conducted on samples with different compressive strengths (15 MPa, 30 MPa, and 45 MPa) to assess how these factors affect both tensile and shear adhesion strength. It was observed that the tensile adhesion strength decreases with increasing compressive strength of the masonry due to the brittle nature of high-strength materials. Specifically, masonry with a compressive strength of 15 MPa showed tensile adhesion strength ranging from 0.2 to 1 MPa, while masonry with a compressive strength of 40 MPa showed values concentrated between 0 and 0.1 MPa. This behavior is due to the fact that high-strength masonry tends to fail more abruptly, reducing its capacity to maintain adhesions under tension.On the other hand, the shear adhesion strength showed a positive correlation with compressive strength. Substrates with higher compressive strength provided greater shear capacity due to better mechanical interlocking facilitated by surface roughness. Experimental results demonstrated that the shear adhesion strength was almost double that of the tensile strength, highlighting the importance of surface texture in adhesion performance.The age of the mortar is also a crucial factor. Tests were conducted at 7 and 28 days to evaluate the development of adhesion strength over time. At 7 days, the adhesion strength was relatively low due to the ongoing hydration process and incomplete development of the mortar's mechanical properties. However, at 28 days, the adhesion strength increased significantly as the mortar achieved higher levels of hydration and improved mechanical properties. This underscores the importance of allowing adequate curing time in practical applications to ensure the longevity and effectiveness of reinforced structures.Surface roughness is a determining factor in adhesion strength. We measured roughness using the Joint Roughness Coefficient (JRC) and the arithmetic mean deviation (Ra) to quantify its impact. It was found that rougher surfaces facilitated better mechanical interlocking, improving adhesion strength. This finding highlights the importance of surface preparation in rehabilitation applications, where increasing the substrate's roughness can significantly enhance adhesion performance.The experiments revealed three typical modes of failure: adhesion disconnection, specimen fracture, and adhesion material fracture. Adhesion disconnection occurred when the adhesion strength was weaker than the individual strengths of the mortar and masonry, resulting in a clean separation at the interface without significant damage. Specimen fracture was mainly observed in samples with a fragile surface layer developed during mortar curing. Adhesion material fracture involved the rupture of the adhesion material itself, highlighting the impact of shear stress on adhesion integrity.

Last update: 05/10/2024 04:45:13.

List of lodged theses

Last update: 05/10/2024 04:30:29.

List of defended theses by year

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  • AGUILAR URQUIDEZ, PAVEL: Impresión 3D cerámica de densidad variable controlada
    Author: AGUILAR URQUIDEZ, PAVEL
    Thesis link: http://hdl.handle.net/10803/690611
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURAL, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND URBANISM TECHNOLOGY
    Department: Department of Architectural Technology (TA)
    Mode: Normal
    Reading date: 26/02/2024
    Thesis director: PARDAL MARCH, CRISTINA | PARICIO ANSUATEGUI, IGNACIO DE L.

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: GAUSA NAVARRO, MANUEL
         SECRETARI: LÓPEZ LÓPEZ, DAVID
         VOCAL: NEILA GONZÁLEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER
    Thesis abstract: This doctoral thesis aims to develop an Additive Manufacturing technique for the production of Ceramic Building Elements with controlled variable density. The research seeks to provide an alternative to the currently available building elements in the construction industry, focusing on the design of construction elements with specific characteristics through the manipulation of porosity.The hypothesis suggests that Additive Manufacturing technologies can be used to produce ceramic materials with controlled variable density, which could replace conventional systems composed of ceramics and complementary layers of different materials. Unlike other works, this proposal allows for the establishment of pore size and connectivity.The work methodology is divided into two complementary parts. On one hand, it focuses on developing the manufacturing means, including hardware and software, while on the other hand, it studies the resulting product, namely, the printed ceramics with variable density. A research, design, and construction process are carried out, which includes different steps such as studying the state of the art in additive manufacturing and materials with gradient function, selecting and constructing a 3D printer, developing a clay extrusion system adapted to the machine, calibrating the manufacturing process, defining porosity limits, creating design strategies, and manufacturing demonstration pieces.The results of this research will have broader implications in the field of architecture and construction. The additive manufacturing technique with controlled variable density will enable the creation of mono-material systems with improved properties, opening new possibilities in the design and construction of building elements. Furthermore, the use of a single constituent material with density variations can contribute to optimizing the management of construction waste and reducing the environmental impact of the industry. This research can also drive the advancement of additive manufacturing in producing materials with gradient function in various sectors, including aerospace and materials engineering.In summary, this doctoral thesis aims to develop an Additive Manufacturing technique for producing Ceramic Building Elements with controlled variable density. The methodology is based on research, design, and construction of manufacturing means, as well as the study of the resulting product. The results of this research will have implications in the design and construction of building elements, as well as in the advancement of additive manufacturing in other industrial sectors.

  • BANIRAZIMOTLAGH, SEYEDHAMED: Development of models to evaluate the potential of building roofs to reduce air pollution: application to the case of Tehran
    Author: BANIRAZIMOTLAGH, SEYEDHAMED
    Thesis link: http://hdl.handle.net/10803/690168
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURAL, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND URBANISM TECHNOLOGY
    Department: Department of Architectural Technology (TA)
    Mode: Article-based thesis
    Reading date: 13/02/2024
    Thesis director: PONS VALLADARES, ORIOL | HOSSEINI, SEYED MOHAMMAD AMIN

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: ARMENGOU ORÚS, JAUME
         SECRETARI: CASANOVAS RUBIO, MARIA DEL MAR
         VOCAL: COMA ARPON, JULIÀ
    Thesis abstract: Environmental protection is a principle of both Millennium Development Goals and sustainable development, underscoring critical issues like greenhouse gases, global warming, and air pollution. Air pollution is a global challenge with severe consequences for the environment. Hence, city managers encounter an urgent need to explore the proper solutions to mitigate air pollution.This doctoral dissertation addresses air pollution reduction by harnessing the untapped potential of rooftops while focusing on pollutant reducers and taking into account specific characteristics of urban buildings. The study follows a five-phase framework, including initial investigation, feasibility study, solution exploration, sustainability evaluation, and city-scale optimization.The research method proposed in this thesis is validated for the first time in the context of Tehran, a densely populated and highly air-polluted megacity. The key achievements of this leading application encompass: feasible alternatives, sustainability assessment, optimal solutions, target building groups, and city-scale impact. Firstly, considering sustainability, effectiveness, and viability, the study identifies green roofs (GR) and photovoltaic (PV) systems as feasible rooftop-based alternatives. Second, novel sustainability assessment models are developed, combining methods like the Integrated Value Model for Sustainability Assessment (MIVES), Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT), Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), simplified Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and sensitivity analysis. These models enable the evaluation of pollutant reducers in terms of their environmental, economic, and social sustainability. The results reveal that the most suitable types of GR and PV are semi-intensive green roofs (SIGR) and building-attached photovoltaics (BAPV). This is while the quantitation analysis discloses that SIGR is capable of reducing 4.8 kg/m2 CO2 and 52.4 g/m2 Particulate Matter (PM), and BAPV has the potential of mitigating 211 kg/m2 CO2 and 1.2 g/m2 PM per year. Third, a compound alternative (CA), combining both GR and PV, is proposed as an optimal solution, effectively surmounting the individual shortcomings of these technologies. The optimization using mathematical patterns unveils more suitability of PV compared to GR for the case of Tehran. In this sense, the most effective combination ratio for the execution phase simplifies to 3:1 (PV:GR). Fourth, a synergistic strategy is adopted to consider optimized pollutant reducers and target buildings simultaneously. Using the Geographic Information System (GIS), the study recommends focusing on residential buildings of medium height in medium surface scale as the ideal targets. Fifth and finally, implementing the optimized CA on selected target buildings provides a significant potential to decrease over 9% of total PM and CO2 emissions from all sources and sectors across Tehran. Furthermore, the study reveals the prospect of transforming selected groups of residential buildings into Zero-PM buildings in the operational phase.This dissertation provides valuable insights into addressing rooftop-based air pollutant reducer technologies and also offers a systematic approach that can be adapted to various urban contexts. The developed framework, models, and proposed future works, can assist decision-makers in selecting the most appropriate strategies, contributing to cleaner, more sustainable, and resilient urban environments worldwide.Keywords: Climate change; Sustainability assessment; Urban air pollution; Residential buildings; Rooftops

  • BENINCA, LETIANE: Multi-objective optimization for social multifamily housing: Minimizing heating and cooling demand
    Author: BENINCA, LETIANE
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURAL, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND URBANISM TECHNOLOGY
    Department: Department of Architectural Technology (TA)
    Mode: Change of supervisor
    Reading date: 10/05/2024
    Thesis director: CRESPO SÁNCHEZ, EVA | PASSUELLO, ANA CAROLINA

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: DE MOURA FERREIRA DANILEVICZ, ANGELA
         SECRETARI: KAMPOUROPOULOS, KONSTANTINOS
         VOCAL: CÓSTOLA, DANIEL
    Thesis abstract: The field of architecture and engineering is currently experiencing significant changes due to advances in technology and the growing role of Artificial Intelligence. This shift is largely driven by the growing urgency of promoting more efficient buildings, especially considering its substantial impact on global greenhouse gas emissions and energy usage. Consequently, it is becoming important to focus on practical design choices and utilize effective strategies to enhance energy efficiency and overall building performance. This thesis presents a comprehensive approach to optimize the shape, solar orientation, and envelope configuration of social residential buildings in a humid subtropical climate (Koppen classification: Cfa) in the southern region of Brazil. The main objective is to simultaneously minimize both heating and cooling demands, and present optimal performance design and parameter ranges to improve efficiency energy in multifamily buildings. To achieve this, the study utilizes multi-objective optimization techniques with the support of a non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II). The simulations are conducted using the EnergyPlus while the optimization process is implemented through Python programming. This extensive computational effort involves a total of 480,000 simulations. The results of the optimization process demonstrate that by carefully selecting the optimal solar orientation, significant reductions in energy demand can be achieved. For instance, optimizing the solar orientation alone can lead to energy demand reductions of up to 5% for linear buildings and 11% for H buildings, when linked to the surroundings. Furthermore, when the envelope is properly addressed the energy demand between shapes achieves almost the same value. Moreover, the optimization of the building envelope configuration further enhances energy efficiency, resulting in remarkable reductions in total energy demand. In particular, linear buildings can achieve up to 60% reduction in energy demand, while H buildings reach up to 63% reduction. These findings highlight the potential benefits of considering solar orientation, surrounding shadows, and envelope design simultaneously during the early design stages of a project. The proposed three-phase optimization framework evaluates different parameter alternatives and presents a pratical guidelines to make informed decisions about the most energy-efficient configurations.

  • BERIGUETE ALCÁNTARA, FANNY ESTHER: Participación del tejido social en el espacio urbano: Aproximación a un sistema de indicadores para la evaluación de la sostenibilidad de iniciativas ciudadanas
    Author: BERIGUETE ALCÁNTARA, FANNY ESTHER
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURAL, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND URBANISM TECHNOLOGY
    Department: Department of Architectural Technology (TA)
    Mode: Normal
    Reading date: 25/09/2024
    Thesis director: RODRIGUEZ CANTALAPIEDRA, INMACULADA | PALUMBO FERNANDEZ, MARIANA

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: ROCA BLANCH, ESTANISLAO
         SECRETARI: SIMÓ I SOLSONA, MONTSERRAT
         VOCAL: ASPRILLA LARA, YEFER
    Thesis abstract: In recent years, citizen participation has emerged as a fundamental pillar in building sustainable cities. This research addresses this phenomenon, focusing on the evaluation of Citizen Initiatives (CIs). The main objective is to develop a homogeneous system of indicators to comprehensively measure the impact of these initiatives in the three areas of sustainability, which include social, economic and environmental aspects, thus contributing to the creation of a more complete urban model and highlighting the importance of the active participation of the social fabric in the urban space. The methodology adopted follows a continuous improvement approach, and includes an initial documentary exploration, a review of existing assessment systems, the design of the tool, validation through experts and case studies, and finally, the elaboration of an improved proposal of the assessment system. The result is an improved assessment system designed to measure the contribution of CIs to improving the sustainability of a neighbourhood or urban environment. The innovation lies in the inclusion of the spatial dimension and the adaptability for self-assessments of CIs, as current systems only focus on environmental, economic and, on a smaller scale, social aspects, without taking into account the spatial component. This spiral methodology allows for continuous improvement of the proposal, ensuring its relevance and quality. The research contributes not only to the theoretical understanding of the relationship between citizen participation and sustainability, but also offers a practical tool to evaluate and promote the role of initiatives in improving the sustainability of cities from a holistic perspective.

  • NARVÁEZ MONTOYA, JOFFRE SANTIAGO: Desarrollo de técnicas acústicas como ensayo no destructivo para evaluar la adherencia de distintos revestimientos arquitectónicos alicatados a su soporte: casos de aplicación.
    Author: NARVÁEZ MONTOYA, JOFFRE SANTIAGO
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURAL, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND URBANISM TECHNOLOGY
    Department: Department of Architectural Technology (TA)
    Mode: Normal
    Reading date: 17/06/2024
    Thesis director: ZAMORA MESTRE, JOAN LLUIS

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT NO PRESENCIAL: DELGADO MENDEZ, LUIS
         SECRETARI: DIAZ GOMEZ, CESAR
         VOCAL NO PRESENCIAL: CARDENAS HARO, XAVIER RICARDO
    Thesis abstract: The present research is aimed at deepening the evaluation of adhesion in architectural tile coverings in the building sector; despite the improvement of new cementitious adhesives and new ceramic tiles, detachment failures still occur in tile coverings, which can be due to external forces (shocks, earthquakes, vibrations, etc.), inadequate prescription of the cementitious adhesive, incorrect installation, or lack of preparation of the substrate. How to recognize in an inspection the defective state of adhesion of a tiling of this type, in order to prevent detachment?At present, this adhesion is usually evaluated in the laboratory by means of destructive horizontal surface tensile testing systems described in the current regulations on cementitious adhesives. No non-destructive systems have been described for use on site in any layout. The objective of this research is to develop a non-destructive procedure for the evaluation of the state of adhesion of an architectural tiling that is of practical use at the construction site. Several existing alternative techniques, such as thermography or ultrasound, have been considered in the research, but finally it has been decided to focus on the analysis of the acoustic signal obtained by standardized percussion of a tiled tiling on site. This percussion technique has its antecedents in the traditional practice of the experienced architect who manually percussed the tiling with the knuckles of his hand and who, based on his experience, established the lack of adhesion as a defect associated with a "hollow and more vibrant" sound, compared to that of well-bonded tiles. Digital percussion recording analysis is a technique that is already being developed in the field of mechanics to assess the condition of fasteners.The methodology developed in this research is based on successive experimental campaigns in which the PhD student architect has been able to participate, evolving from the understanding of the different vibration phenomena of a free-standing tile depending on the support bonds, through the evaluation of the main vibration frequency of a percussive tiling to the analysis of the correlation between various proposed parameters related to energy, time and their frequency with respect to the values reached in standardized pull-off tests, before and after accelerated aging processes.It is concluded that the results achieved are very promising, although further work is needed to focus on how the acoustic signal emitted by the percussion is modified when it passes through not only the tile and the cementitious adhesive that binds it to the substrate, but especially when it passes through the contact interface between the two.

  • ORTEGA DONOSO, SARA ISABEL: Luz y aprendizaje dentro de los espacios educativos. Aproximaciones desde el color.
    Author: ORTEGA DONOSO, SARA ISABEL
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURAL, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND URBANISM TECHNOLOGY
    Department: Department of Architectural Technology (TA)
    Mode: Normal
    Reading date: 27/09/2024
    Thesis director: MUROS ALCOJOR, ADRIAN | BAUTISTA PEREZ, GUILLERMO

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: ESCOFET ROIG, ANNA MARIA
         SECRETARI: DAUMAL DOMENECH, FRANCESC DE PAULA
         VOCAL: HIGUERA TRUJILLO, JUAN LUIS
    Thesis abstract: We live in a visually demanding environment. Most of our cognitive stimuli come from visual perception. In this context of widespread dependence on the sense of sight, studying the link between artificial light and cognitive tasks is key to interacting with our memory and attention, which are increasingly accustomed to dynamic environments.The objective of this research is to analyze the disciplines that can most influence learning: cognitive sciences, architecture, and education, to:First, analyze how some light parameters can affect learning, paying special attention to the impact of light on human perception and attention and how these affect memory.Next, analyze innovative teaching methodologies and how communication and learning technologies have been incorporated into the classroom.Finally, examine the evolution of educational spaces through case studies of schools worldwide over recent decades, delving into the ways lighting and control technologies have been integrated according to the needs of educational methods within the classroom.From the analysis of the implications of light on attention and memory, we will derive the possibilities that working with different light parameters in the classroom offers us; from the analysis of teaching methodologies, we will obtain the real needs of the current classroom; and from the case study analysis, we will gain the capacity for innovation in the classroom with new lighting strategies.The intersection of these three disciplines results in three alternative uses of lighting in educational spaces, which are subjected to an experimental analysis comparing performance on a task in the proposed scenes with performance under traditional lighting conditions to conclude new classroom solutions and future lines of research.A broad narrative review methodology has been used for the case studies, providing an overview of the problem of adapting lighting to usage and users within schools. To this end, sources published in architectural journals and significant examples with educational spaces that develop innovative teaching methodologies have been reviewed, and criteria for analyzing natural and artificial lighting considered throughout these cases have been established.An experimental methodology has been used to analyze the impact of three alternative lighting proposals based on situations not previously considered. In all three cases, a control group and a study group from two public schools in the province of Barcelona are considered. These proposals arise from the observation of a lack of consideration of an important light parameter in the transmission of information in a visual environment: color.Finally, the results reflect the need to adapt and make classrooms more flexible according to the different learning needs within the classroom and the possibility of doing so with proposals not previously considered regarding color and dynamism parameters.

  • PERALTA COELLO, ANGÉLICA BRIGITTE: El hábitat rural y las posibilidades de intervención. Estrategias para la mejora de las viviendas rurales vernáculas en la región Costa de Ecuador.
    Author: PERALTA COELLO, ANGÉLICA BRIGITTE
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURAL, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND URBANISM TECHNOLOGY
    Department: Department of Architectural Technology (TA)
    Mode: Normal
    Reading date: 05/09/2024
    Thesis director: PALUMBO FERNANDEZ, MARIANA | GIRALDO FORERO, MARIA DEL PILAR

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: RINCÓN VILLARREAL, LÍDIA
         SECRETARI: BOSCH GONZÁLEZ, MONTSERRAT
         VOCAL NO PRESENCIAL: COMPTE GUERRERO, FLORENCIO ANTONIO
    Thesis abstract: Vernacular homes in Ecuador have progressively fallen into disuse despite being affordable constructions, quick to build and perfectly integrated with the environment, due to various social, economic, and cultural factors. It is proposed to analyze the conditions of habitability and materiality of rural homes built with vernacular techniques in the Coastal region of the country. Although 37% of the population resides in rural areas, rural housing has received little attention. The lack of information on housing models suitable for this population is evident, so this study aims to analyze the most relevant characteristics of traditional rural housing in relation to its location and the materials available in the environment. The country's housing conditions are examined, considering both the natural factors that influence architecture and the socioeconomic characteristics of the communities, highlighting the interaction between the natural environment and built structures. Through a detailed survey of ninety homes and the organization of the information collected through files, the aim is to reflect the detailed universe of the homes in their different areas and highlight the diversity of architectural types and construction techniques used in each area, as well as the architectural wealth of the region. In addition, the restrictions and challenges associated with the use of materials of natural origin compared to the predominant adoption of industrialized materials are explored. For the processing of the information obtained, an identification and analysis tool were developed that allows us to propose specific construction and conservation strategies, and based on the results, improve the application techniques and traditional materials that allow us to overcome the negative perception that exists towards them and promote their sustainable use in contemporary architecture.In addition to addressing the national production of the scope of study, cases from other regions of the planet with similar characteristics are also analyzed with the purpose of extracting lessons applicable to the Ecuadorian context through the interpretation of the results obtained, allowing the development of strategies for the preservation and promotion of vernacular architecture in a changing and globalized context. Finally, the implications of the research are discussed, and fundamental conclusions are offered about vernacular architecture in the coastal region of Ecuador, reflecting on the importance of preserving cultural identity and ancestral knowledge in the construction of sustainable and socially integrative homes, promoting construction practices. that respect and celebrate the cultural and environmental diversity of Ecuador. It is not intended to propose a specific housing model, but rather to offer strategies that allow these aspects to be considered in the development of sustainable, functional housing models in accordance with their context.

  • PORTAL LIAÑO, JORGE: Un estudio sobre el arbotante como elemento constructivo en el primer Gótico francés: indeterminación y versatilidad
    Author: PORTAL LIAÑO, JORGE
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURAL, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND URBANISM TECHNOLOGY
    Department: Department of Architectural Technology (TA)
    Mode: Normal
    Reading date: 12/09/2024
    Thesis director: GONZALEZ MORENO-NAVARRO, JOSE LUIS | ROCA FABREGAT, PEDRO

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: ONECHA PEREZ, ANA BELEN
         SECRETARI: JURINA, LORENZO
         VOCAL: THEODOSSOPOULOS, DIMITRIOS
    Thesis abstract: Gothic architecture first appeared in the Île-de-France region in the middle of the 12th century, fully developing throughout the 13th. The flying buttress has been defined as one of its characteristic architectural elements, and the contribution thereof is considered to have been essential to overcoming the great structural challenges posed by the new style. The theory behind the revival and intervention of Gothic buildings was developed starting in the 19th century. Ever since then, the diversity of approaches to the study of Gothic architecture has fostered different and often manifestly opposing views. As a singular element, the study of flying buttresses has been approached by a number of authors. However, to date, there has been no description of the overall stabilizing solution used in large Gothic cathedrals which also properly and completely defines how flying buttresses function as a part of such solution.Based on a critical analysis of the scientific/academic contributions made, this study determined the gaps that exist in knowledge of the function of flying buttresses and established a series of unknowns which, once elucidated through an all-new approach, made it possible to precisely and exhaustively describe such functioning. A specific study method was developed through the unifying theoretical framework of the Limit (or Plastic) Analysis with which models representative of a sufficiently extensive group of buildings were created. Specific calculation and graphing tools were used to do so, enabling easy handling and a qualitative interpretation of the findings.As a result of the application of this method to the case studies, prior statements were nuanced, completed and corrected with original contributions proving: matters relating to the function of flying buttresses, their contribution -and the nature thereof- to stabilizing buildings, as well as their geometry and positioning. The non-univocal behaviour of flying buttresses was verified in addition to their versatility in helping to stabilize major Early French Gothic temples.Despite the fact that the ultimate aim of this thesis was not to draw conclusions with regard to the material or chronological aspects of the flying buttresses studied, the findings achieved are no doubt highly useful to any subsequent research into knowledge of these architectural elements using other approaches and in other scientific fields.

  • RAKHSH MAHPOUR, ALI: Suitability of new lime nonwoven layered flax fiber composite as a reinforcement masonry historical structures system: Microstructural, mechanical, durability and sustainability assessment
    Author: RAKHSH MAHPOUR, ALI
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURAL, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND URBANISM TECHNOLOGY
    Department: Department of Architectural Technology (TA)
    Mode: Article-based thesis
    Reading date: 23/05/2024
    Thesis director: CLARAMUNT BLANES, JOSE | ROSELL AMIGÓ, JUAN RAMON

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: DE ANDRADE SILVA, FLAVIO
         SECRETARI: CORNADÓ BARDÓN, CÒSSIMA
         VOCAL: SANZ ARAUZ, DAVID
    Thesis abstract: This thesis investigates the feasibility and potential applications of flax fiber-reinforced lime mortars in masonry construction, particularly focusing on the seismic retrofitting of Unreinforced Masonry (URM) buildings. The composite material, featuring a non-woven structure of flax fiber layers within the lime mortar matrix, undergoes a comprehensive examination with a specific emphasis on mechanical properties, durability, and consistency. Structured as a collection of articles, the thesis covers various dimensions to provide a holistic understanding of the material's capabilities and applications. The first article delves into the mechanical characterization of Flax Fiber Reinforced Lime Mortars. This involves a rigorous assessment of properties such as tensile strength, compressive strength, flexural strength, and toughness. These mechanical attributes are crucial for determining the material's structural integrity and its potential effectiveness in retrofitting applications.In addition to mechanical properties, the thesis explores the durability of flax fiber-reinforced lime mortars. Durability tests are designed to simulate long-term exposure to environmental conditions, including moisture, temperature changes, and other potential stressors. Evaluating the material's resistance to these factors is essential for ensuring its performance and longevity in real-world applications. An integral part of the research involves investigating the optimal configuration of flax fiber layers within the lime mortar. This aspect aims to optimize the composite's flexibility, crack resistance, and chemical compatibility with historic masonry materials. The layered composition is a critical consideration for achieving the desired structural enhancements while maintaining the material's compatibility with historical structures. Furthermore, the thesis contributes to the understanding of the adhesion between flax fiber-reinforced lime mortars and masonry materials. The adhesion characteristics play a pivotal role in determining the effectiveness of the material as a retrofitting solution for URM buildings. The study aims to provide valuable insights into the mechanical properties, durability, and adhesion to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the material's suitability for historical masonry structures.In conclusion, this research, encapsulated in a series of articles, offers a thorough exploration of flax fiber-reinforced lime mortars for masonry construction. The emphasis on mechanical properties, durability, and adhesion positions the material as a potential innovative solution for retrofitting URM buildings. This not only aligns with sustainability goals but also ensures the preservation of cultural heritage. Looking forward, the thesis provides a foundation for further research, suggesting avenues such as numerical modeling and additive manufacturing for a more nuanced understanding and practical application of the developed materials in the construction industry.

  • RAMIREZ CASAS, JUDITH: El ciment natural a Catalunya
    Author: RAMIREZ CASAS, JUDITH
    Thesis link: http://hdl.handle.net/10803/690677
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURAL, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND URBANISM TECHNOLOGY
    Department: Department of Architectural Technology (TA)
    Mode: Normal
    Reading date: 07/03/2024
    Thesis director: ROSELL AMIGÓ, JUAN RAMON | ROSELL COLOMINA, JAUME

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: GRAUS ROVIRA, RAMON
         SECRETARI: CHAMORRO TRENADO, MIGUEL ÁNGEL
         VOCAL: VEGAS LOPEZ-MANZANARES, FERNANDO
    Thesis abstract: In the area of architecture and construction, natural cement is the least known of traditional conglomerates. Most professionals in the sector who are interested in conglomerates have broad knowledge of the two types of lime and perhaps even of traditional plaster. However, they do not tend to be informed about natural cement. The aim of this thesis is to provide information about this type of cement in terms of how important its industry was in Catalonia and its meaning today. With this idea, we have organised the research into two parts. The first part provides a historical study of the material. It examines the first written references that reached us here, long before natural cement began to be manufactured, when and where the first natural cement was produced, how and where this industry spread around Catalonia, which types of natural cements were manufactured, their characteristics and properties, how and where they were manufactured, the first regulations governing the material, its uses, etc. This production was anonymous but relevant, with over a hundred and fifty years of history, from its beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century to the current time, spread out among various regions of Catalonia: Gironès, Alt Empordà, Ripollès and Berguedà, among many others. The second part, which we have called the present, is set from the transitory period of the civil war and postwar up to the study of natural cements that are manufactured today. A total of four quick-setting natural cements are examined. We have discovered their properties, characteristics, specific features, strengths and weaknesses.

  • REFALIAN, GHAZAL: A study on the implementation of a string-rewriting system for digital modeling of the islamic geometric patterns
    Author: REFALIAN, GHAZAL
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURAL, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND URBANISM TECHNOLOGY
    Department: Department of Architectural Technology (TA)
    Mode: Normal
    Reading date: 23/07/2024
    Thesis director: COLOMA PICÓ, ELOI | MOYA SALA, JOAQUIM NARCÍS

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: PONS VALLADARES, ORIOL
         SECRETARI: COSTA JUTGLAR, GONÇAL
         VOCAL: LIÉBANA CARRASCO, ÓSCAR
    Thesis abstract: Islamic geometric patterns represent a unique and intricate art form within Islamic art and architecture. They use a variety of precise geometric principles to tessellate surfaces. Due to their repetitive characteristics, Islamic geometric patterns provide an economic solution for the superficial ornamentation of walls, floors, ceilings, and even objects, while also offering magnificent aesthetic appeal.These patterns have played a significant role in the history of art and architecture across a wide range of regions from East to West, experiencing a peak of growth between the 8th and 14th centuries. However, in the digital era, they demonstrate challenges in their digital modeling due to their multifaceted structure. The geometric and cultural complexity of these patterns demands precise calculations and a deep understanding of their cultural context to be accurately represented in digital form. Otherwise, the resulting patterns can readily be classified as unacceptable or incorrect by experts.To address these challenges, this research pioneers the use of a computational method, which is based on formal grammar and is known as the String Rewriting Systems method (SRS), to tackle the problem of computational simulation of Islamic geometric patterns. This method employs linguistic principles such as symbols and alphabetic characters as its fundamental components, along with syntax commands and production rules, effectively representing and manipulating complex systems in a manner analogous to language processing.SRS has been used in various fields like linguistics, logic, and computer graphics. In computer-aided design, by using this method, a pattern can be generated by step-by-step conversion of a simple initial shape to the final structure. The utilization of strings and symbols, instead of shapes or mathematical formulas, provides a direct link between geometry and machine language and facilitates their communication. Moreover, it provides new formal potentials, previously unavailable in conventional methods.The methodology of this research involved collecting samples of historical Islamic geometric patterns (IGPs) and examining existing drawing techniques. These inputs were analyzed and compared with the requirements for applying SRS to model patterns. This comparison led to the development of a new morphological approach to IGPs, which was utilized to create an algorithm for constructing IGPs using SRS.The outcome of this research is a comprehensive solution for generating and manipulating Islamic geometric patterns in a digital environment. A CAD toolkit was developed as an add-on for Grasshopper, a plug-in for RHINO3D software. This widely accessible platform for architects and designers ensures consistent availability. In addition, it eliminates the need to design an entirely new platform and allows users to combine this toolkit with other existing tools within the primary software. This integration thereby expands its potential applications.To assess the effectiveness of the method in addressing the aforementioned challenges, experimental workshops were designed to test the toolkit, demonstrating the impact of the introduced methodology, achieving an 85% success rate in pattern production compared to 55% with conventional methods. Participant feedback validated the efficacy of SRS, signaling promising avenues for future research and development. Additionally, 22 IGPs were successfully restored and modeled, now publicly available in the toolkit.This method bridges the gap between digital technologies and traditional heritage, offering a systematic approach to the digital modeling of Islamic geometric patterns (IGPs). It facilitates and accelerates the modeling of numerous patterns while staying true to the original designs, eliminating the need to compromise on geometrical details.

  • RODRÍGUEZ RODRÍGUEZ, LIZETH: Análisis comparativo del ciclo de vida de edificaciones construidas con prefabricación industrializada en latitudes Mediterránea y Tropical
    Author: RODRÍGUEZ RODRÍGUEZ, LIZETH
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURAL, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND URBANISM TECHNOLOGY
    Department: Department of Architectural Technology (TA)
    Mode: Normal
    Reading date: 18/06/2024
    Thesis director: MUROS ALCOJOR, ADRIAN | PARIS VIVIANA, ORIOL

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: WADEL RAINA, GERARDO FABIAN
         SECRETARI: ROSET CALZADA, JAIME
         VOCAL: ZABALZA BRIBIAN, IGNACIO
    Thesis abstract: This research focuses on the study and comparative analysis of buildings constructed with industrialized prefabrication systems, based on the premise that industrialization implies resource optimization, technological innovation and environmental sustainability. Taking advantage of the European regulatory framework on the subject, the analysis will be based on the methodology of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in selected cases under parametric criteria. The methodology will also be applied to buildings in the Central American region, which does not yet have a consolidated framework for the regulation of environmental sustainability strategies, and which is ideal given the growing use of new industrialized technologies for construction in the region, immersed in a context of seismic hazards.The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has developed a set of LCA standards that focus on the technical and organizational aspects of a building. However, pragmatically, the studies are conducted using different approaches and there is insufficient clarity as to whether their results are comparable or useful for decision making in the design process and subsequent building evaluation. Many authors agree that it is difficult to make meaningful comparisons between the results and, therefore, to draw conclusions to inform project decision making. There are allegedly several reasons for this, such as: methodological differences, discrepancies in the scope of the evaluation, data uncertainties, differences in location, and differences between units of analysis. However, in the present research, these barriers have been overcome largely by developing a calculation model with an open database that allows the same type of data to be entered for all cases, allowing comparative analysis and verification of the parameters that affect the carbon footprint throughout its life cycle. The data was also compared to the state of the art. To this end, this thesis is divided into three parts: Part I: Introduction, which includes chapters I through VI. Part II: State of the Art, which contains chapters 1 through 8. Part III: Analysis, which contains chapters 9, 10, and 11. As a whole, it represents a qualitative and quantitative research on environmental sustainability in buildings and its influencing parameters, among which; optimization, life extension, circularity and energy independence. Among the main findings, it can be stated that the decarbonization of the life cycle of a building, even without the optimization of the construction systems, can be carbon neutral in the operational phase, thanks to the surplus of renewable energy generation (photovoltaic) associated with sunlight, depending on the latitude, which is one third higher in the tropics than in the Mediterranean area.The initial hypothesis that industrialized prefabrication contributes to environmental sustainability is confirmed, despite the fact that specialized structural systems designed for disassembly require a high mechanical performance that can only be achieved through the hybridization of materials; their end-of-life recovery leads to an average reduction of 60% in the carbon footprint. On the other hand, the optimization of buildings can begin by reducing their weight, especially in the case of soils with low bearing capacity, since foundations can represent up to 50% of the embodied carbon, significantly influencing the total carbon footprint; moreover, since foundations are monolithic, their non-recovery at the end of the building's life results in the loss of raw materials. These facts lead to the important lesson of performing LCA before demolishing a building, rather than just at the beginning of the project.

  • VIMA GRAU, SARA: Habitatge i vulnerabilitat: la millora de les condicions d’habitabilitat en barris desafavorits: una aproximació espacial a la qüestió de l’habitatge
    Author: VIMA GRAU, SARA
    Thesis link: http://hdl.handle.net/10803/690631
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURAL, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND URBANISM TECHNOLOGY
    Department: Department of Architectural Technology (TA)
    Mode: Normal
    Reading date: 08/02/2024
    Thesis director: RAVETLLAT MIRA, PEDRO JUAN | GARCIA ALMIRALL, MARIA PILAR

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: ROSSELLO NICOLAU, MARÍA ISABEL
         SECRETARI: PAREJA EASTAWAY, MONTSERRAT
         VOCAL: ATZENI, CARLO
    Thesis abstract: This thesis addresses the connections between housing and vulnerability by studying habitability in two of Barcelona’s most underprivileged neighbourhoods, as part of the debate on policies for housing rehabilitation and urban regeneration. Although there is a long tradition of increasingly multifaceted interventions it is still difficult to improve spatial conditions without leaving disadvantaged groups behind.This research is based on the idea that space plays an important role in socio-residential vulnerability and inequality, and that this role has not been studied sufficiently. An in-depth look grounded in the local context and conducted on a small scale can help to bridge the gap between the large-scale analyses provided by geographical socio-urban studies and the architectural analyses that generally guide the design and the implementation of rehabilitation programs.Our main goal is to analyse how spatial characteristics affect habitability in underprivileged areas, and to relate this with other structural factors of socio-residential vulnerability. We also hope to discuss the limitations and potential of rehabilitation polices in improving the living conditions of the most vulnerable neighbours.The study consists of an experimental analysis of housing conditions in four small underprivileged areas of Barcelona’s Besòs-Maresme and Raval neighbourhoods. With a focus on the smallest possible units of cohabitation (dwellings and common spaces), we carry out a multi-scalar approach based on extensive fieldwork to describe and evaluate residential spaces while taking into account the current inhabitants.The discussion on the role of space is addressed in three different ways:I. By analysing housing conditions and detecting the most common and severe shortcomings. This includes the description of their scale and opportunities for improvement.II. By detecting and locating critical cases and micro-inequities and describing their spatial and geographic distribution. III. By providing a context for these results in each sector in relation to morpho-typological characteristics, the history of public interventions, and non-spatial aspects such as forms of ownership and tenure or other sociodemographic and socioeconomic circumstances.The results of this study describe, localize and contextualize the general lack of adequate housing conditions and a significant proportion of critical cases in the studied areas. Particularly noteworthy are the lack of accessibility, environmental comfort and quality in interior shared spaces (common entryways, stairs and landings). Other severe deficiencies are more localized, like the insufficient dimension of interior and exterior spaces (both private and common). Micro-inequalities of different intensity are found in all areas, and they show spatial patterns that can only be observed by looking at the small scale: between neighbouring buildings or even dwellings. If we look beyond spatial and material characteristics, the lack of decent housing conditions, its scope and spatial distribution are related to other residential exclusion factors shaped by property, tenure and occupancy. Inadequate housing is closely tied to the lack of stable, affordable housing.This study highlights the need to address area-based interventions with a multifaceted and multi-scalar approach. These require coordinated polices that simultaneously address the improvement of residential spaces along with housing and social rights. Our conclusions confirm the significant role of spatial housing conditions along with socio-spatial and non-spatial aspects that must also be considered in any public interventions aimed at attaining a universal right to decent housing.

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AUTHOR:RODRÍGUEZ RODRÍGUEZ, LIZETH
Title:Análisis comparativo del ciclo de vida de edificaciones construidas con prefabricación industrializada en latitudes Mediterránea y Tropical
Reading date:18/06/2024
Director:MUROS ALCOJOR, ADRIAN
Co-director:PARIS VIVIANA, ORIOL
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Publication date: 02/12/2019
Journal article

Embodied Energy and Embodied Carbon in Different Industrialized Structural Systems Scenarios of a Prototype Building
Rodríguez, L.; Gonzalez, J.M.; Paris-Viviana, O.; Muros-Alcojor, A.
ACE: architecture, city and environment = arquitectura, ciudad y entorno, ISSN: 1886-4805 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 0.389; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 29/11/2021
Journal article

LCA of the NZEB El Salvador Building, a model to estimate the carbon footprint in a tropical country
Rodríguez, L.; Martínez, L.; Panameño, R.; Paris-Viviana, O.; Muros-Alcojor, A.; Rodriguez, R.; Javier, R.; Gonzalez, C.
Journal of cleaner production, ISSN: 1879-1786 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 11.1; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 30/11/2022
Journal article

On net zero energy building design methodology: a case study examining learning as measured by interdisciplinary knowledge acquisition
Rodríguez, L.
Advances in environmental and engineering research, ISSN: 2766-6190
Publication date: 03/01/2023
Journal article

Análisis comparativo de sistemas estructurales industrializados para edificación vertical a través de parámetros de sostenibilidad
IX Congreso de ingeniería y arquitectura : hacia la innovación y el cambio tecnológico para un desarrollo sostenible.
Presentation date: 02/10/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Análisis de ciclo de vida de una edificación NZEB en latitud tropical
1ras Jornadas de la Red Iberoamericana de Innovación en Proyecto Arquitectónico
Presentation date: 27/11/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

STArq (semana de tecnología en arquitectura): taller ABP que trasciende fronteras
X Jornadas sobre Innovación Docente en Arquitectura
Presentation date: 18/11/2022
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:RAKHSH MAHPOUR, ALI
Title:Suitability of new lime nonwoven layered flax fiber composite as a reinforcement masonry historical structures system: Microstructural, mechanical, durability and sustainability assessment
Reading date:23/05/2024
Director:CLARAMUNT BLANES, JOSE
Co-director:ROSELL AMIGÓ, JUAN RAMON
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Rheology, Mechanical Performance and Penetrability Through Flax Nonwoven Fabrics of Lime Pastes
Rakhsh, A.; Ardanuy, M.; Ventura, H.; Rosell, J.; Claramunt, J.
Scientific.Net
Publication date: 06/01/2022
Book chapter

The effect of fibres and carbonation conditions on the mechanical properties and microstructure of lime/flax composites
Rakhsh, A.; Ventura, H.; Ardanuy, M.; Rosell, J.; Claramunt, J.
Cement and concrete composites, ISSN: 0958-9465 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 10.5; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 04/2023
Journal article

Serviceability parameters and social sustainability assessment of flax fabric reinforced lime-based drywall interior panels
Rakhsh, A.; Sadrolodabaee, P.; Ardanuy, M.; Haurie, L.; Lacasta, A.M; Rosell, J.; Claramunt, J.
Journal of building engineering, ISSN: 2352-7102 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 7.144; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 10/2023
Journal article

Mechanical properties and durability of biobased fabric-reinforced lime composites intended for strengthening historical masonry structures
Rakhsh, A.; Ardanuy, M.; Ventura, H.; Rosell, J.; Claramunt, J.
Construction and building materials, ISSN: 0950-0618 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 7.4; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 18/01/2024
Journal article

Rheology, mechanical performance and penetrability through flax nonwoven fabrics of lime pastes
4th International Conference on Bio-Based Building Materials
Presentation date: 17/06/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

Flax fabric-reinforcement lime composite as a strengthening system for masonry materials: study of adhesion
International RILEM Conference on Synergising Expertise Towards Sustainability and Robustness of Cement-Based Materials and Concrete Structures 2023
Presentation date: 15/06/2023
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Comparing the mechanical performance of flax nonwoven fabric reinforced lime composites modified with two types of lime
5th International Conference on Bio-based building Materials
Presentation date: 22/06/2023
Presentation of work at congresses

Comparing the Mechanical Performance of Flax Nonwoven Fabric Reinforced Lime Composites Modified with Two Types of Lime
5th International Conference on Bio-Based Building Materials
Presentation date: 21/06/2023
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:BENINCA, LETIANE
Title:Multi-objective optimization for social multifamily housing: Minimizing heating and cooling demand
Reading date:10/05/2024
Director:CRESPO SÁNCHEZ, EVA
Co-director:PASSUELLO, ANA CAROLINA
Mention:International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Multi-objective optimization of the solar orientation of two residential multifamily buildings in south Brazil
Beninca, L.; Crespo, E.; Passuello, A.; Leitzke, R.; Grala da Cunha, E.; Gonzalez, J.M.
Energy and buildings, ISSN: 0378-7788 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 6.7; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 15/04/2023
Journal article

Comparison of the energy demand with the envelope limitations of the performance normative of Brazil and Spain
Beninca, L.; GLITZENHIRN, C.; Passuello, A.; Crespo, E.; Gonzalez, J.M.
AIP Conference proceedings, ISSN: 1551-7616 (JCR Impact Factor-2014: 0.152
Publication date: 27/09/2023
Journal article

Diagnóstico das Manifestações Patológicas da Residência Villa Francisca Betts - Passo Fundo
XVII Encontro Nacional de Tecnologia do Ambiente Construído
Presentation date: 12/11/2018
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“My House My Life” Program: a review about the environmental impact
35th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture
Presentation date: 02/09/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

Evaluation of aluminum powder in the production of a lightweight geopolymer
35th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture
Presentation date: 01/09/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

Initiatives for smarter and more sustainable cities in two brazilian cities: drivers, benefits and challenges
13th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance
Presentation date: 25/09/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

Uso de algoritmos evolutivos para otimização da eficiência energética de envoltórias de edificações: uma revisão sistemática.
IV LATIN AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN MEETING ON SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS AND COMMUNITIES
Presentation date: 12/11/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

Estudo bibliométrico sobre a envoltória de habitações residenciais na ótica da formação de fungos filamentosos, qualidade do ar interior, consumo energético e emissão de gases poluentes
XVI Encontro nacional de conforto no ambiente construído / XII Encontro latino-americano de conforto no ambiente construído
Presentation date: 20/10/2021
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Sustainable Urban Mobility in Smart Sustainable Cities: Cases from Latin America.
7th World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering-Architecture-Urban Planning Symposium (WMCAUS)
Presentation date: 04/09/2022
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Comparison of the energy demand with the envelope limitation of the performance normative of Brazil and Spain
7th World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering, Architecture, Urban Planning Symposium
Presentation date: 06/09/2022
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Curitiba: Urban Planning as a tool to foster more Sustainable Urban Mobility.
26th International Congress on Project Management and Engineering = XXVI Congreso Internacional de Dirección e Ingeniería de Proyectos
Presentation date: 06/07/2022
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Envelope variables evaluated in multi-objective optimization using the genetic algorithm NSGA-II to improve the efficiency of energy
36th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture
Presentation date: 24/11/2022
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AUTHOR:RAMIREZ CASAS, JUDITH
Title:El ciment natural a Catalunya
Reading date:07/03/2024
Director:ROSELL AMIGÓ, JUAN RAMON
Co-director:ROSELL COLOMINA, JAUME
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Traditional gypsum pavements with natural aditives
González-Sánchez, B.; Navarro Ezquerra, A.; Ramirez-Casas, J.; Rosell, J.
Scientific.Net
Publication date: 01/2022
Book chapter

Application of machine learning approaches to predict calcium-aluminate cement
Heras, R.; Rodriguez Cantalapiedra, I.; Ramirez-Casas, J.; Navarro Ezquerra, A.; Corominas, A.
Springer
Publication date: 22/07/2023
Book chapter

Una diagnosi prèvia a qualsevol intervenció
L'Informatiu del Col·legi d'Aparelladors i Arquitectes Tècnics de Barcelona, ISSN: 1132-2802 (JCR Impact Factor-2015: 0.0
Publication date: 01/2022
Journal article

La intervenció en l'obra artística
L'Informatiu del Col·legi d'Aparelladors i Arquitectes Tècnics de Barcelona, ISSN: 1132-2802 (JCR Impact Factor-2015: 0.0
Publication date: 2022
Journal article

Development and intervention proposal with earthen refurbishments with vegetal origin gel (VOG) for the preservation of traditional adobe buildings
González-Sánchez, B.; Sandoval, K.; Navarro Ezquerra, A.; Ramirez-Casas, J.; Sanchez-Calvillo, A.; Alonso, E.; Navarro-Mendoza, E.G.
Heritage (Basel), ISSN: 2571-9408 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 0.345; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 12/03/2023
Journal article

Grout puzolánico de altas prestaciones
IV Jornadas del Fórum Ibérico de la Cal
Presentation date: 08/05/2014
Presentation of work at congresses

Hormigones de cal: adherencia a las armaduras
V Jornadas FICAL - Fórum Ibérico da Cal : a cal no espaço ibérico: um futuro com história
Presentation date: 24/05/2016
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Hormigón de cal para la restauración de la Iglesia del Rosselló (Lleida)
7th Euro-American Congress on Construction Pathology, Rehabilitation Technology and Heritage Management
Presentation date: 17/05/2018
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Methodology of identification of natural and historic Portland cements. Application and study in mortars of Madrid and Barcelona
5th Historic Mortars Conference
Presentation date: 21/06/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

The use of mortars in Palau Güell by Antoni Gaudi
5th Historic Mortars Conference
Presentation date: 20/06/2019
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Rediscover traditional gypsum: territory, traditional architecture and rediscovery of traditional gypsum
4th International Conference on Protection of Historical Constructions
Presentation date: 10/2021
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Incorporación y mejora de las competencias digitales en un nuevo Plan de Estudios
XI Congreso Internacional de Docencia Universitaria e Innovación
Presentation date: 30/06/2021
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Diagnosis of adobe traditional dwellings and intervention proposal with earthen refurbishments stabilized with vegetal origin gels (VOG)
YOCOCU 2022 - Christmas Edition
Presentation date: 08/12/2022
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:AGUILAR URQUIDEZ, PAVEL
Title:Impresión 3D cerámica de densidad variable controlada
Reading date:26/02/2024
Director:PARDAL MARCH, CRISTINA
Co-director:PARICIO ANSUATEGUI, IGNACIO DE L.
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Sistema de depuración fotocatalítica
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Registration date: 18/02/2020
Patent

Sistema de depuración fotocatalítica.
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Registration date: 04/02/2022
Patent

Additive manufacturing of variable-density ceramics, photocatalytic and filtering slats
38th Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
Presentation date: 16/09/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:BANIRAZIMOTLAGH, SEYEDHAMED
Title:Development of models to evaluate the potential of building roofs to reduce air pollution: application to the case of Tehran
Reading date:13/02/2024
Director:PONS VALLADARES, ORIOL
Co-director:HOSSEINI, SEYED MOHAMMAD AMIN
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Sustainability model to assess the suitability of green roof alternatives for urban air pollution reduction applied in Tehran
S. Hamed Banirazi Motlagh; Pons-Valladares, O.; Hosseini, S. M. Amin
Building and environment, ISSN: 0360-1323 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 7.093; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 05/2021
Journal article

Integrated value model for sustainability assessment of residential solar energy systems towards minimizing urban air pollution in Tehran
S. Hamed Banirazi Motlagh; Amin, S.; Pons-Valladares, O.
Solar energy, ISSN: 0038-092X (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 11.0
Publication date: 01/2023
Journal article

City-scale model to assess rooftops performance on air pollution mitigation; validation for Tehran
S. Hamed Banirazi Motlagh; Pons-Valladares, O.; Hosseini, S. M. Amin
Building and environment, ISSN: 1873-684X (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 7.4; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 22/08/2023
Journal article

Solutions of architecture, construction, and urban planning to mitigate air pollution
17th International Conference Arquitectonics Network: Mind, Land and Society
Presentation date: 30/05/2019
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AUTHOR:VIMA GRAU, SARA
Title:Habitatge i vulnerabilitat: la millora de les condicions d’habitabilitat en barris desafavorits: una aproximació espacial a la qüestió de l’habitatge
Reading date:08/02/2024
Director:RAVETLLAT MIRA, PEDRO JUAN
Co-director:GARCIA ALMIRALL, MARIA PILAR
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
La millora de les condicions d'habitabilitat en els grans conjunts residencials de l'Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona
Servei de publicacions de la UPC
Publication date: 11/2019
Book

Anomalías constructivas en la edificación residencial
Iniciativa Digital Politècnica
Publication date: 10/2021
Book

Heads in the clouds
Publication date: 2018
Book chapter

Overlapping of layers and identities
Nile University
Publication date: 2020
Book chapter

Pre-diagnosis protocol for large residential building stock_ the case of Barcelona’s vulnerable areas
Cornado, C.; Vima-Grau, S.; Garcia-Almirall, Pilar
Springer
Publication date: 2021
Book chapter

EX2. Envolvente exterior: fachadas, cerramientos verticales
Iniciativa Digital Politècnica
Publication date: 10/2021
Book chapter

SH. Sostenibilidad y habitabilidad
Iniciativa Digital Politècnica
Publication date: 10/2021
Book chapter

Flat roofs characterization in Barcelona's historic center
Cornado, C.; Varela-Conde, A.; Vima-Grau, S.; Domenech-Rodriguez, Marta; Ravetllat, P.
Springer
Publication date: 09/2023
Book chapter

Methodology for the detection of residential vulnerable areas: the case of Barcelona
Cornado, C.; Garcia-Almirall, Pilar; Vima-Grau, S.; Vilà, G.; Uzqueda, A.
IOP conference series: materials science and engineering, ISSN: 1757-899X (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 0.201
Publication date: 2017
Journal article

El espacio como variable explicativa
Biblio3W: revista bibliográfica de geografía y ciencias sociales, ISSN: 1138-9796 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 0.0
Publication date: 25/01/2019
Journal article

Methodology for the pre-diagnosis of residential buildings in vulnerable areas in the city of Barcelona
Cornado, C.; Vima-Grau, S.; Martin, E.; Garcia-Almirall, Pilar; Uzqueda, A.
IOP conference series: materials science and engineering, ISSN: 1757-899X (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 0.201
Publication date: 02/2019
Journal article

Socio spatial characterization of Large Housing Estates in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona
Cornado, C.; Vima-Grau, S.; Diaz, C.; Ravetllat, P.; Garcia-Almirall, Pilar
IOP conference series: materials science and engineering, ISSN: 1757-899X (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 0.201
Publication date: 02/2019
Journal article

Intervenciones de rehabilitación en grandes conjuntos habitacionales construidos durante el periodo 1950-1975
Diaz, C.; Cornado, C.; Vima-Grau, S.; Ravetllat, P.; Garcia-Almirall, Pilar
ACE: architecture, city and environment = arquitectura, ciudad y entorno, ISSN: 1886-4805 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 0.0
Publication date: 10/2019
Journal article

Socio-spatial analysis of the vulnerable urban fabric in the city of Barcelona
Vima-Grau, S.; Cornado, C.; Garcia-Almirall, Pilar
Vitruvio, ISSN: 2444-9091 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 0.0
Publication date: 12/2019
Journal article

Critical Review of Public Policies for the Rehabilitation of Housing Stock: The Case of Barcelona
Uzqueda, A.; Garcia-Almirall, Pilar; Cornado, C.; Vima-Grau, S.
Buildings, ISSN: 2075-5309 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 3.324; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 09/03/2021
Journal article

Multiscale integral assessment of habitability in the case of El Raval in Barcelona
Vima-Grau, S.; Cornado, C.; Ravetllat, P.; Garcia-Almirall, Pilar
Sustainability (Switzerland), ISSN: 2071-1050 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 3.889; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 21/04/2021
Journal article

Brechas y oportunidades en el diseño y la gestión de políticas de regeneración urbana: estudio de 5 barrios vulnerables de Barcelona
Piasek, G.; Vima-Grau, S.; Garcia-Almirall, Pilar
Inguruak. Revista de Sociología, ISSN: 0214-7912 (JCR Impact Factor-2011: 0.0; Quartil: Q4)
Publication date: 07/2021
Journal article

Residential Vulnerability of Barcelona: Methodology Integrating Multi-Criteria Evaluation Systems and Geographic Information Systems
Garcia-Almirall, Pilar; Cornado, C.; Vima-Grau, S.
Sustainability (Switzerland), ISSN: 2071-1050 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 3.889; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 10/12/2021
Journal article

Decision-making tool for the selection of priority areas for building rehabilitation in Barcelona
Cornado, C.; Vima-Grau, S.; Garcia-Almirall, Pilar; Uzqueda, A.L.; De La Asunción, M.
Buildings, ISSN: 2075-5309 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 3.8; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 21/02/2022
Journal article

Ante la amenaza, organización: representaciones y estrategias de Asociaciones Vecinales sobre la situación socio-residencial de barrios vulnerables
Piasek, G.; Vima-Grau, S.; Garcia-Almirall, Pilar
ACE: architecture, city and environment = arquitectura, ciudad y entorno, ISSN: 1886-4805 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 0.0
Publication date: 28/02/2022
Journal article

La arquitectura de la industria textil catalana: Can Bagaria y las técnicas constructivas en hierro
Martin, E.; Cornado, C.; Diaz, C.; Ravetllat, P.; Vima-Grau, S.
Loggia (Valencia), ISSN: 1136-758X
Publication date: 23/12/2022
Journal article

Los tipos edificatorios de los grupos de vivienda social del Área Metropolitana de Barcelona construidos entre los años 1950-1975
Diaz, C.; Cornado, C.; Vima-Grau, S.
ACE: architecture, city and environment = arquitectura, ciudad y entorno, ISSN: 1886-4805 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 0.0
Publication date: 28/02/2023
Journal article

Co-design and co-manufacturing: a multidisciplinary approach through small-scale architectural experiences in Barcelona
Domenech-Rodriguez, Marta; Cornado, C.; Vima-Grau, S.; Piasek, G.; Varela-Conde, A.; Ravetllat, P.
Buildings, ISSN: 2075-5309 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 3.324; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 27/04/2023
Journal article

Review of socio-residential vulnerability identification methodologies: application to the cities of Bilbao and Barcelona
Garcia-Almirall, Pilar; Cornado, C.; Piasek, G.; Vima-Grau, S.
Vitruvio, ISSN: 2444-9091 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 0.0
Publication date: 30/06/2023
Journal article

Revisión de políticas de vivienda en contextos de vulnerabilidad socio-residencial: cinco barrios de Barcelona
Piasek, G.; Vima-Grau, S.; Souto, R.; Cornado, C.; Garcia-Almirall, Pilar
Biblio3W: revista bibliográfica de geografía y ciencias sociales, ISSN: 1138-9796 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 0.0
Publication date: 24/08/2023
Journal article

Pautas para la rehablitación urbana del tejido socioresidencial vulnerable
Exhibition catalog chapter

Refurbishment in large housing estates: a review on restructuring and upgrade
Exhibition catalog chapter

Methodology for the prediagnosis of residential buildings in vulnerable areas in the city of Barcelona
3rd World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering - Architecture - Urban Planning Symposium
Presentation date: 06/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

Socio spatial characterization of large housing estates in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona
3rd World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering - Architecture - Urban Planning Symposium
Presentation date: 06/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

Patrimoni rural: el paisatge construït
25a Universitat Catalana d'Estiu de la Natura
Presentation date: 11/07/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

Intervenciones de mejora de accesibilidad en los edificios históricos de Barcelona
XIII Congreso Internacional Ciudad y Territorio Virtual: retos y paradigmas de la ciudad contemporánea
Presentation date: 04/10/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Assessment of the residential building stock in the vulnerable areas in the city of Barcelona
XVII International Forum "Le Vie dei Mercanti"
Presentation date: 07/06/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Social and physical analysis of vulnerable buildings in the historic centre in relation to the vulnerable urban fabric in the city of Barcelona
4th International Conference on Preservation, Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings and Structures
Presentation date: 18/07/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

State of maintenance in relation to property regime, tenancy and uses of a large sample of residential buildings located in the most vulnerable areas of the city of Barcelona
XV International Conference on Durability of Building Materials and Components
Presentation date: 10/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

Análisis de daños por humedad en grandes conjuntos residenciales del Área Metropolitana de Barcelona: el caso de la Verneda, Sud-Oest del Besós y Ciutat Meridiana
8th Euro-American Congress on Construction Pathology, Rehabilitation Technology and Heritage Management
Presentation date: 09/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

La adicion de nuevos ascensores en conjuntos residenciales modernos del Área Metropolitana de Barcelona
8th Euro-American Congress on Construction Pathology, Rehabilitation Technology and Heritage Management
Presentation date: 09/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

Tendencias y omisiones de las políticas de rehabilitación urbana: lo que la política no mira, ¿no existe?
IV Congreso Forma Urbis y Territorios Metropolitanos
Presentation date: 28/09/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

Aprendizaje-Servicio para la diagnosis socio-espacial de la edificación residencial
VIII Jornadas sobre Innovación Docente en Arquitectura
Presentation date: 12/11/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

Revisión de los indicadores socio-espaciales para la mejora del parque habitacional en zonas vulnerables. Criterios de actuación en los casos de Barcelona y Bilbao
11º Congreso Europeo sobre Eficiencia Energética y Sostenibilidad en Arquitectura y Urbanismo - 4º Congreso Internacional de Construcción Avanzada
Presentation date: 01/12/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

A Look at Micro-scale Inequalities: Housing Profiles in Vulnerable Areas
34th European Network for Housing Research Conference
Presentation date: 31/08/2022
Presentation of work at congresses

Socio-spatial indicators for the improvement of the housing stock in vulnerable areas
34th European Network for Housing Research Conference
Presentation date: 09/2022
Presentation of work at congresses

Habitatge i vulnerabilitat. La millora de les condicions d'habitabilitat en barris desafavorits: una aproximació espacial a la qüestió de l'habitatge
Jornada PhD del Ámbito de Arquitectura, Urbanismo y Edificación
Presentation date: 13/06/2023
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:CRISPI BRILLAS, ALBERT
Title:La innovació tecnològica en l'arquitectura per a la indústria durant els anys 40, 50 i 60 del segle XX a l'àrea de Barcelona
Reading date:17/11/2023
Director:ZAMORA MESTRE, JOAN LLUIS
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
L’interiorisme comercial de SEAT a Barcelona: modernitat arquitectònica en temps de postguerra
EINA Centre Universitari de Disseny i Art de Barcelona.
Publication date: 01/12/2016
Book chapter

Comedores para la factoría de SEAT, Zona Franca, Barcelona, 1953-1956: innovación arquitectónica durante la posguerra
AFL: Arquitectura en fachadas ligeras y ventanas, ISSN: 2014-9433
Publication date: 01/07/2019
Journal article

Filial de SEAT en Barcelona, 1957-1965
AFL: Arquitectura en fachadas ligeras y ventanas, ISSN: 2014-9433
Publication date: 01/11/2019
Journal article

La modernidad de la arquitectura para la industria durante la posguerra: nuevos problemas, nuevas soluciones
Simposi de la Fundació d'Història del Disseny (FHD) "Modernos a pesar de todo"
Presentation date: 12/02/2016
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AUTHOR:GUZMÁN HERNÁNDEZ, IGNACIO ALEJANDRO
Title:Estrategias de diseño bioclimático para una vivienda popular en clima cálido-húmedo de México : protección solar, ventilación y técnicas de deshumidificación
Reading date:06/11/2023
Director:FRANCO GONZALEZ, FIDEL
Co-director:ZAMORA MESTRE, JOAN LLUIS
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Problemática de los sistemas pasivos de climatización en zonas tropicales cálido-húmedas
Aula.Revista de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales/Santo Domingo, ISSN: 0254-7597
Publication date: 07/2019
Journal article

Participación infantil en la conservación del patrimonio: propuesta educativa en los Pantanos de Centla
Guzmán, I.; Escobar, V.
Revista de El Colegio de San Luis, ISSN: 2007-8846
Publication date: 09/12/2022
Journal article

Metodología de trabajo para estrategias de diseño ecológico en clima cálido húmedo de México
XIII Congreso Internacional Ciudad y Territorio Virtual: retos y paradigmas de la ciudad contemporánea
Presentation date: 03/10/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Estrategias de diseño para deshumidificación de viviendas en clima cálido-húmedo
III Jornada de Doctorado del Programa de Tecnología de la Arquitectura, de la Edificación y del Urbanismo
Presentation date: 26/11/2020
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Modificaciones básicas para disminuir la temperatura y la humedad en el interior de viviendas populares en el sureste de México
IX Simposio Becarios CONACYT en Europa
Presentation date: 09/12/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

Estrategias de climatización pasivas y semi-pasivas para viviendas en clima cálido-húmedo
TAEU2021 - IV Jornada de Doctorado del Programa de Tecnología de la Arquitectura, de la Edificación y del Urbanismo
Presentation date: 28/10/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

La importancia de la ventilación natural en viviendas sociales de clima cálido-húmedo en tiempos de confinamiento en México.
9º Congresso Internacional MXRIO DESIGN Conference 2021
Presentation date: 09/09/2021
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AUTHOR:VALENCIA BARBA, YOVANNA ELENA
Title:Análisis de ciclo de vida de particiones interiores en la vivienda plurifamiliar de España. Análisis comparativo de los sistemas permutables usuales
Reading date:19/07/2023
Director:GOMEZ SOBERON, JOSE MANUEL VICENTE
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
An epitome of building floor systems by means of LCA criteria
Valencia, Y.; Gómez-Soberón, J.M.; Gómez, M. C.; López Gayarre, Fernando
Sustainability (Switzerland), ISSN: 2071-1050 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 3.251; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 01/07/2020
Journal article

Life cycle assessment of interior partition walls: comparison between functionality requirements and best environmental performance
Valencia, Y.; Gómez-Soberón, J.M.; Gómez, M. C.; Rojas, M.
Journal of building engineering, ISSN: 2352-7102 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 7.144; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/12/2021
Journal article

Dynamic life cycle assessment of the recurring embodied emissions from interior walls: cradle to grave assessment
Valencia, Y.; Gómez-Soberón, J.M.; Gómez, C.
Journal of building engineering, ISSN: 2352-7102 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 6.4; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 27/12/2022
Journal article

LCA analysis of three types of interior partition walls used in buildings
2018 Economy, Sustainable Development and Energy International Conference
Presentation date: 27/06/2018
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AUTHOR:VELÁZQUEZ ROBLES, JANI FERNANDA
Title:Resilient incremental social housing design: Mexico City, Mexico
Reading date:19/06/2023
Director:COLOMA PICÓ, ELOI
Co-director:HOSSEINI, SEYED MOHAMMAD AMIN
Mention:International Mention
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Environmental performance assessment: a comparison and improvement of three existing social housing projects
Velázquez, J.; Coloma, E.; Amin, S.
Cleaner environmental systems, ISSN: 2666-7894 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 0.0
Publication date: 01/06/2022
Journal article

Housing post-COVID-19: Design challenges
9º Congresso Internacional MXRIO DESIGN Conference 2021
Presentation date: 08/09/2021
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AUTHOR:MILAN, CAIO CESAR
Title:Estudio numérico y comparativo del comportamiento de columnas tubulares mixtas con un pretensado inicial de uno de los componentes : aproximación experimental del comportamiento de secciones CFST pretensadas, sometidas a compresión cíclica
Reading date:23/03/2023
Director:MARISTANY CARRERAS, JORDI
Co-director:ALBAREDA VALLS, ALBERT
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Evaluation of structural performance between active and passive preloading systems in circular concrete-filled steel tubes (CFST)
Milan, C.; Albareda-Valls, A.; Maristany, J.
Engineering structures, ISSN: 1873-7323 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 1.595; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/09/2019
Journal article

Analysis of slab-column connections in CFT sections without continuity of the tube
12th International Conference on Advances in Steel-Concrete Composite Structures
Presentation date: 2018
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:HABIBI, SAEID
Title:Low-cost intelligent refurbishment of façades : a study of Barcelona public school building façades
Reading date:01/02/2023
Director:PONS VALLADARES, ORIOL
Co-director:PEÑA VILLAMIL, DIANA MARITZA
Mention:No mention
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Montaje de cortinas y kit para la protección solar
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Registration date: 30/07/2018
Patent

Sustainability Assessment of Household Waste Based Solar Control Devices for Workshops in Primary Schools
Pons-Valladares, O.; Habibi, S.; Peña Villamil, D.M.
Sustainability (Switzerland), ISSN: 2071-1050 (JCR Impact Factor-2018: 2.592; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 06/11/2018
Journal article

New sustainability assessment model for Intelligent Façade Layers when applied to refurbish school buildings skins
Habibi, S.; Pons-Valladares, O.; Peña Villamil, D.M.
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, ISSN: 2213-1388 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 5.353; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 12/2020
Journal article

Evaluation of household waste materials for façade components in primary educational workshops: degradation behavior and mechanical properties of aged samples
Habibi, S.; Pons-Valladares, O.; Abt, T.
Journal of building engineering, ISSN: 2352-7102 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 7.144; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/2021
Journal article

Sustainability performance by ten representative intelligent façade technologies: a systematic review
Habibi, S.; Pons-Valladares, O.; Peña Villamil, D.M.
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, ISSN: 2213-1388 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 8.0; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 08/2022
Journal article

Household waste potential for façades refurbishment: the case of Spanish schools solar control devices
4th International Congress on Water, Waste and Energy Management
Presentation date: 20/07/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

Rehabilitation of educational architecture through waste-based intelligent façade layers
4th International Congress on Water, Waste and Energy Management
Presentation date: 20/07/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

Towards more sustainable schools incorporating new solar control devices assembled during workshops recycling waste materials
13th Conference on Advanced Building Skins
Presentation date: 01/10/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

Applicable Biophilic principles on hospitals retrofitting. The case study of Turkish public hospitals
ANFA Conference 2018
Presentation date: 20/09/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:MIRANDA SANTOS, MARTA
Title:La terre crue à l'épreuve des ambiances sonores : un dialogue entre la mesure physique et les expériences sensibles
Reading date:14/12/2022
Director:NAVARRO EZQUERRA, MARIA ANTONIA
Co-director:LESCOP, LAURENT
Mention:International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
On the influence of narrative in the perception of raw earth construction
15th Biennial International Conference of the European Architectural Envisioning Association: Envisioning Architectural Narratives
Presentation date: 01/09/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:ARIAS HOLGUÍN-VERAS, PALOMA MAGDALENA
Title:Reconocimiento y evaluación de la superficie de los vidrios smalti usados en revestimientos de trencadís
Reading date:17/10/2022
Director:ZAMORA MESTRE, JOAN LLUIS
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Smalti murano glass Tessella's applied outdoor in the trencadís Catalan modernism mosaic: recognition of preliminary alteration patterns
15th International Conference on Durability of Building Materials and Components
Presentation date: 25/09/2020
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Smalti Murano Glass Tessella’s Applied Outdoor in the Trencadís Catalan Modernism Mosaic: Recognition of Preliminary Alteration Patterns
DBMC 2020
Presentation date: 23/10/2020
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AUTHOR:LEDESMA HIDALGO, MARÍA GABRIELA
Title:Passive mosaic energy optimization: toward free-running school buildings
Reading date:28/07/2022
Director:PONS VALLADARES, ORIOL
Co-director:NIKOLIC ZLATKOVIC, JELENA
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Improvement of thermal comfort by passive strategies. Case study: social housing in Mexico
Rivera, R.; Ledesma, M.
International Journal of Structural and Civil Engineering Research (IJSCER), ISSN: 2319-6009
Publication date: 2019
Journal article

Bottom-up model for the sustainability assessment of rooftop-farming technologies potential in schools in Quito, Ecuador
Ledesma, M.; Nikolic, J.; Pons-Valladares, O.
Journal of cleaner production, ISSN: 0959-6526 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 9.297; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 18/07/2020
Journal article

Simulation of energy efficiency measures for the residential building stock: a case study in the semi-arid region
Salih, K.; Ledesma, M.; Saeed, Z.
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, ISSN: 1757-8981 (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 0.201
Publication date: 01/03/2021
Journal article

Real-reference buildings for urban energy modelling: a multistage validation and diversification approach
Ledesma, M.; Pons-Valladares, O.; Nikolic, J.
Building and environment, ISSN: 0360-1323 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 7.093; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 10/2021
Journal article

Co-simulation for thermodynamic coupling of crops in buildings: case study of free-running schools in Quito, Ecuador
Ledesma, M.; Nikolic, J.; Pons-Valladares, O.
Building and environment, ISSN: 0360-1323 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 7.4; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/2022
Journal article

Towards a more energy efficient educational architecture in cities: typologies of Barcelona and Quito public schools for energy modelling
XIII Congreso Internacional Ciudad y Territorio Virtual: retos y paradigmas de la ciudad contemporánea
Presentation date: 04/10/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:TORRES LONDOÑO, NATALIA PAOLA
Title:Domos Desplegables. Método geométrico a partir de polígonos regulares
Reading date:13/06/2022
Tutor/a:GIMFERRER VILAPLANA, XAVIER
Director:SASTRE SASTRE, RAMON
Mention:International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Estructuras desplegables : sistemas tipo tijera
N, Torres; De Matos, H.
Cadernos de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, ISSN: 2316-1752 (JCR Impact Factor-2016: 3.9
Publication date: 01/06/2018
Journal article

Domos desplegables: método geométrico a partir de polígonos regulares
I Jornada de Doctorado del Programa de Tecnología de la Arquitectura, de la Edificación y del Urbanismo
Presentation date: 02/07/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

Xuê. Dining hall pavilion. Deployable flat arches as from the heptagon geometry
Congress of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures 2018
Presentation date: 16/07/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

Parasoles fotovoltaicos del tipo anillo desplegable
VII Simposio Latinoamericano de Tensoestructuras
Presentation date: 11/09/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

Bóveda desplegable en madera: Pabellón Xuê
Congreso sobre construcción con madera y otros materiales lignocelulósicos 2019
Presentation date: 01/07/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Deployable bamboo dome
IASS 2019 Barcelona Symposium: Form and Force Expo Pavillions
Presentation date: 07/10/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Structural bending system: aconstructive possibility for geodesic domes
IASS 2019 Barcelona Symposium: Form and Force Expo Pavillionsce
Presentation date: 07/10/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:ARNAIZ BARRIO, BEATRIZ
Title:Fundamentos de la morfogénesis de tensoestructuras. Membrane House
Reading date:30/07/2021
Tutor/a:GIMFERRER VILAPLANA, XAVIER
Director:SASTRE SASTRE, RAMON
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Ephemeral tensile structure: Membrane House
archi DOCT, ISSN: 2309-0103 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 0.101; Quartil: Q3)
Publication date: 07/2017
Journal article

LHRC Colectivo de Arquitectura Ligera: Membrane house, Barcelona, Gerona (España), Cerbère (Francia)
AV proyectos , ISSN: 1697-493X (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 0.0
Publication date: 2018
Journal article

THE MEMBRANE HOUSE. The morphogenesis process and the construction phase of the Membrane House (MH) Prototype
Tensinews, ISSN: 1784-5688
Publication date: 10/2021
Journal article

Morfogénesis de la Membrane House: diseño de estructura desmontable y transportable basada en un sistema abierto de barras a compresión equilibradas estructuralmente con una membrana a tracción
I Jornada de Doctorado del Programa de Tecnología de la Arquitectura, de la Edificación y del Urbanismo
Presentation date: 02/07/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

De la teoría a la tecnología: de cómo la concepción de la relación Forma - Materia, desde un punto de vista neo-materialista repercute en el proceso de diseño de la arquitectura textil
II Jornada de Doctorado del Programa de Tecnología de la Arquitectura, de la Edificación y del Urbanismo
Presentation date: 06/06/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:PESIC, NIKOLA
Title:Geo-climatic potential for advanced natural ventilation comfort cooling approach in mid-rise office buildings in the north-western Mediterranean
Reading date:17/12/2020
Director:MUROS ALCOJOR, ADRIAN
Co-director:ROSET CALZADA, JAIME
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Natural ventilation potential of the Mediterranean coastal region of Catalonia
Pesic, N.; Roset, J.; Muros-Alcojor, A.
Energy and buildings, ISSN: 0378-7788 (JCR Impact Factor-2018: 4.495; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 30/03/2018
Journal article

Developing the prototype of the climate-responsive building form: merging passive and active space cooling strategies
Pesic, N.; Muros-Alcojor, A.
ACE: architecture, city and environment = arquitectura, ciudad y entorno, ISSN: 1886-4805 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 0.0
Publication date: 15/12/2022
Journal article

Raising climate resilience in building on the western mediterranean coast- merging passive and active natural ventilative cooling techniques
7th International Academic Conference on Places and Technologies
Presentation date: 12/2020
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AUTHOR:AVELLANEDA LOPEZ, OMAR FABRISIO
Title:Diseño paramétrico de las estructuras desplegables: Control Límite de Movimiento
Reading date:16/07/2020
Director:SASTRE SASTRE, RAMON
Co-director:GIMFERRER VILAPLANA, XAVIER
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Structural morphology in architecture (SMIA)
Spatial structures: movers and shakers, ISSN: 2634-8551
Publication date: 01/07/2021
Journal article

Diseño de estructuras desplegables con barras rectas articuladas
Estructuras, ISSN: 2591-6513 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 0.0
Publication date: 13/12/2021
Journal article

Pabellón Vertex: experiencia constructiva de una estructura desplegable con barras rectas
VII Simposio Latinoamericano de Tensoestructuras
Presentation date: 12/09/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

Deployable structures with straight bars: design, manufacturing and assembly
4th International Conference on Structures and Architecture
Presentation date: 25/07/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Vertex pavilion: deployable arches structure with triangular section
2021 Annual symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures and 7th International Conference on Spatial Structures
Presentation date: 23/08/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

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25/01/202424/10/2024C-12706TORRELLA CONSULTING & JG INGENIEROS
09/01/202408/10/2024Conveni de col.laboració per l’estudi de consultoria de la integritat estructural en cas d’incendi del Futur Camp NOUTORRELLA CONSULTING & JG INGENIEROS
25/09/202325/09/2023REVESTIMIENTO AISLANTE Y DE CULTIVO PARA FACHADA
07/09/202306/06/2024Conveni de col.laboració entre la Universitat Politècnica i l'Ajuntament de Sant Joan les Fonts per a l'estudi de revitalització del nucli històric del municipi.AJUNTAMENT DE SANT JOAN LES FONTS
04/09/202331/07/2025E+V: Escoles més ventiladesAjuntament de Barcelona
01/09/202330/09/2024International collaborative projectShinshu University
01/09/202331/08/2027Características durables de cemento con bajo contenido de carbonosAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/202331/08/2026Estrategias de evaluación e intervención para la regeneración urbana y la mitigación de la pobreza energética en Barcelona y Bilbao.AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
04/07/202330/11/2024Estalvi energètic i salut. Del cole a casa IIUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya
21/06/202320/06/2024Claus per a la detecció i diagnosi de les comunitats d’alta vulnerabilitat socioresidencial - Fase 5Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
01/06/202331/05/2024CONTINUITAT “PROJECTE A MISSIRAH TERCERA FASE: Construcció d’una Acadèmia Dental, Casa de Salut DSR”Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
25/05/202325/05/2024Conveni de col.laboració per la Realització de les Actuacions al mur cortina del MACBACONSORCI DEL MUSEU D`ART CONTEMPORA
05/05/202305/05/2023WinEva
01/05/202330/04/202422140 Last mile logistics for autonomous goods deliveryEUROPEAN INST OF INNOV.& TECHNOL.
12/04/202312/04/2026Desenvolupament de formigó nul en CO2 amb impacte ambiental positiu, basat en residus urbans i agrícolesAGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
12/04/202331/07/2023Conveni de col.laboració per l'Estudi de la realització d'un nou ajuntament al solar on està l'actual ajuntament i la Sala Carles Sindreu de l'Ametlla del Vallès.AJUNTAMENT DE L'AMETLLA DEL VALLES
03/04/202331/12/2023Desenvolupament de nous prefabricat sde ciments activtats alcalinament (AAL)HUGUET RAJOLES HIDRAULIQUES, S.L.
01/03/202330/04/2024Empoderament de població de baixa renda per a auto-construcció de paviments mitjançant plaques de terra-ciment: una experiència a la comunitat Vitória del Moviment Sense Sostre a Diamantina (Brasil)Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
06/01/202306/01/2023WinTess
02/01/202301/01/2026El tercer maestro en la era digital. Análisis de la relación entre espacios escolares innovadores, prácticas docentes y resultados de aprendizajeMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación
20/12/202230/06/2023Regenerar BarcelonaBARCELONA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY F
15/12/202214/12/2025SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION WITH BIO-COMPOSITE MATERIALSCommission of European Communities
01/12/202230/11/2024Dispositivos inteligentes de control solar para la rehabilitación de envolventes a partir de residuosAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/202230/11/2024Bio-retardantes de llama para el desarrollo de plásticos ecológicosAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/202230/11/2024Producción local de materiales de construcción con tierra y actividades formativasAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/202230/11/2024Nueva metodología de apoyo a la rehabilitación energética de edificios. Incorporación del análisis de sensibilidad e incertidumbre en la definición del parque edificadoAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/202230/04/2021FAÇANES ACTIVES EN FUSTA [A-WECO] / LLAVOR-UPC 22Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
01/12/202230/11/2024Hormigón arquitectónico no estructural para uso urbano formulado con cementos activados alcalinamente utilizado como precursor escorias de incineración de residuos municipalesMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación
15/11/202231/03/2024Contracte de col.laboració per la Redacció del Pla Director de restauració de la Torre de Bellesguard d’Antoni Gaudí, Edifici principal,Castell i muralla (Bellesguard 20); Exteririors i jardí;...GRUPO CATALANA OCCIDENTE ACTIVOS IN
12/10/202211/07/2023Sistema per la rehabilitació energètica dels tancaments de façana obsolets, capaç de minvar l'efecte illa de calor a l espai urbà.AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
22/09/202231/12/2023/'Amb bon peu/'- Premi MutuamFUNDACIO PRIVADA MUTUAM CONVIURE
19/09/202228/07/2023Investigación y docencia de las mujeres en carreras del sector de la construcción en la Universidad de Granada y la Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaUniversidad de Granada
12/09/202231/01/2023Conveni de col.laboració per la realització d'un estudi d'una escola municipal de música a Santa Cristina d'Aro.AJUNTAMENT STA CRISTINA D'ARO
01/09/202231/08/2025Desarrollo de materiales cementicios ecoeficientes, con bajo impacto y alta durabilidadMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación
01/08/202201/08/2025A tool for holistic multicriteria evaluation of inclusive and accessible housing and its validationFondo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (FONDECYT)
01/07/202231/12/2023Les veus de la pedra: conservació i difusió de l’art sonor contemporani. El cas de les escultures pètries de Pinuccio SciolaUniversitat de Barcelona
20/06/202220/06/2023Claus per a la detecció i diagnosi de les comunitats d’alta vulnerabilitat socioresidencial - Fase 4Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
01/06/202231/05/2023Supervisió i capacitació en l'execució de la reconstrucció de tres aules l'escola primària Guadalupe Victoria situada en la colònia Vicente Guerrero en Villacorzo ChiapasCentre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
01/06/202231/05/2023AWASUKA - Programa per a la Millora de l’Hàbitat al Nepal Rural” “Cuines sense fum” i “Preservació del Patrimoni”Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
01/06/202231/05/2023Diagnosi de construccions tradicionals i proposta d’intervenció sobre revestiments de terra amb gel d’origen vegetal (GOV)Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
01/06/202231/05/2023“Ciutat i societat”, recerca-acció participada en un barri en risc d’exclusió. Estudiants del MISMeC a peu de carrer.Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
17/05/202216/05/2023 Modelos tiflológicos Virtuales. Cátedras de Tecnologías AccesiblesFundación Universia
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01/05/202231/12/2022Estalvi energètic i salut. Del cole a casaAjuntament de Barcelona
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10/02/202229/04/2021Asesoría y supervisión de un estudio de vibraciones aplicado a la nueva estación intermodal de La Sagrera, en BarcelonaBAC Engineering Consultancy Group
04/02/202204/02/2022Sistema de depuración fotocatalítica.
18/01/202218/01/2022Composición para el control de malas hierbas.
01/01/202231/12/2024Sustainabilty and Metabolism in Architecture and TechnologyAgència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (Agaur)
01/01/202231/12/2024Disseny i Càlcul d'Estructures ArquitectòniquesUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya
01/01/202231/12/2024Anàlisi i Tecnologia d'Estructures i Materials (ATEM)AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca; Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament de Recerca i Universitats
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01/11/202131/10/2024Impresión 3D de hormigón sensorizado para componentes de edificación orientados a la monitorización activa (SENSOCRETE 3D)AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
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11/06/202110/01/2022Estudi I+D+R Avaluació i millora paviments de Ciutat Vella.Ajuntament de Barcelona
01/06/202101/06/2022Claus per a la detecció i diagnosi de les comunitats d’alta vulnerabilitat socioresidencial - Fase 3Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
09/04/202131/07/2023Plataforma docent interactiva per a l’aprenentatge de la construcció i restauració de l’arquitectura a partir d’imatges en 360 grausInstitut de Ciències de l'Educació
01/04/202131/08/2021Estudi urbà respecte a la peatonalització del carrer de la Unió i la construcció d'un equipament municipal pluridisciplinar situat al mateix vial.AJUNTAMENT DE CASTELLOLI
30/03/202130/09/2022Cohabitem Barcelona: cinc casos d’estudi a Ciutat Vella per a la reutilització urbana i el foment de models productius innovadorsAjuntament de Barcelona
01/02/202131/07/2021Urban Space / Micromobility / SustainabilityCàtedra SEAT - UPC
21/12/202020/12/2021Co-disseny i co-fabricació de solucions de millora de la qualitat de vida en comunitats del RavalBARCELONA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY F
14/12/202031/08/2021Estudi de Prediagnosi de l’estat de l’edificació residencial dels barris incorporats a Pla de Barris 2021-24FOMENT DE CIUTAT VELLA, S.A.
14/12/202029/04/2021Estudio de dinámica de fluidos para el análisis de las trayectoria de agua de una fuente y su modificación en caso de vientoBAC Engineering Consultancy Group
17/10/202017/12/2020Estudis de diagnosis a realitzar al conjunt edificatori del barri Ciutat Comtal (L'H)AJUNTAMENT HOSPITALET DE LLOBREGAT
14/09/202030/04/2021Estudi del comportament estructural i de durabilitat dels tubs de formigó d'abastiment d'aigües en 2 trams sota viaductes a Can Clota i a Torrent Gornal a Esplugues de Llobregat i a L'Hospitalet de LlAIGÜES DE BARCELONA EMP M GEST CI
07/09/202029/01/2021Estudi de peatonalització del carrer de la Unió de Castellolí i reconversió del Centre Municipal actual com a Centre Cívic, Centre per a la gent gran i una botiga agropecuària de productes de proximitAJUNTAMENT DE CASTELLOLI
02/09/202030/06/2021 Suport tècnic per a la redacció del projecte executiu i seguiment de la direcció d'obra de restauració dels frisos de Picasso i Nésjar de la façana del COACCOL.LEGI OFI. ARQUITECTES CATALUNYA
01/09/202031/10/2020Assaigs Laboratori al Bloc B del Pavelló Nord del Recinte MundetDiputació de Barcelona
01/09/202031/08/2023Design and construction on environmental high performance Hybrid Engineered Timber BuildingsCommission of European Communities
01/08/202031/03/2021El objeto del contrato es la realización del proyecto de I+D consistente en restauración de la Casa Coca de 1903 incluida en el ámbito de protección urbanística del carrer Campoamor del distrito de HoVAN GOUBERGEN KOEN
01/07/202031/12/2020Realizació del disseny de sistemes tecnològics, metodologies de qualitat per l'eficiència energètica i sostenibilitat als edificis des d'un punt de vista arquitectònic.FUNDACIÓ EURECAT
15/06/202031/12/2020Conveni col.laboració entre la UPC i l'Ajuntament d'Olot per a la realitzció d'una activitat docent relacionada amb la futura construcció d'una piscina municipal coberta a la ciutatAJUNTAMENT D'OLOT
08/06/202030/09/2020Estudi de l'estat d'una estructura de formigó postesat de grans llums després d'un gran incendiAPPLUS NORCONTROL SL
01/06/202031/07/2020Assajos al Mercat de la Independència de TerrassaAJUNTAMENT TERRASSA
01/06/202029/02/2024Fluencia y fatiga en elementos estructurales de hormigón reforzado con fibrasAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/06/202031/05/2025Allende los EPC. Requerimientos, potencial y riesgos de las hipotecas de eficiencia energética en la promoción residencial eficiente e impacto de los nZEB en los valoresAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/06/202031/05/2023Colaboración robot-humano para el transporte y entrega de mercancíasAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/06/202028/02/2025Reciclado de fibras a partir de residuos de ropa y remanentes textiles para su aplicación en materialesAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/06/202031/05/2022StructurAción de una filial para la Valorización transfronteriza de las cañas de mAiz y de giraSol para la COnstrucciónCommission of European Communities
01/06/202030/05/2023Síntesis de Materiales Cementantes Suplementarios Vítreos a Baja TemperaturaMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación
15/04/202024/12/2020Recerca a l'entorn de la prognosi de durabilitat del formgió als edificis de la ciutat de la Justícia. Estudi de tractamentsARDEVOL CONSULTORS SLP
01/03/202028/02/2021Claus per a la detecció i diagnosi de les comunitats d’alta vulnerabilitat socioresidencial - Fase 2Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament , UPC
18/02/202018/02/2020Sistema de depuración fotocatalítica
21/01/202021/01/2020Dispositivo para depuracion de aire con lamas con propiedades fotocataliticas
21/01/202020/06/2020Realització del disseny, desenvolup. implemen. d'un conjunt de tasques de monitorit. de la façana i d’anàlisis dels comportam. de la solució constructiva de la façana de l’edifici Can RàbiaMASALA CONSULTORS ENGINEERING CONSU
30/12/201930/06/2020Contracte de suport tècnic per l'estudi amb prediagnosi de l'estat de l'edificació del barri del Carmel de BarcelonaFOMENT DE CIUTAT VELLA, S.A.
25/11/201920/02/2020Realització d'assajos per det. carac. mat. facanes de la Torre 11 del Grup de Can Jofresa de Terrassa.AGENCIA DE L'HABITATGE DE CATALUNYA
15/11/201914/02/2020Assistència Tècnica per a la redacció d'un informe sobre consultes de rehabilitació relacionades amb els edificis 1, 2 i 4 de Can BagariaAjuntament de Cornellà de Llobregat
15/11/201930/05/2020Monitoratge i control del sistema d'estintolaments actius per a l'edifici situat al C/ Almogàvers, 87 i Joan d'Àustria, 105 de BarcelonaREHAC, SA
01/11/201930/04/2022SMART Rehabilitation 3.0UE Erasmus +KA2
01/11/201931/10/2022SMART REHABILITATION 3.0 INNOVATING PROFESSIONAL SKILLS FOR EXISTING BUILDING SECTORCommission of European Communities
31/10/201930/09/2021Servei de direcció facultativa de les obres compreses en el projecte de restauració de la masoveria del conjunt monumental d’Aiguafreda de DaltAYUNTAMIENTO DE AYGUAFREDA
22/10/201915/01/2021Estudi d’un Arxiu Comarcal del Bages situat al Centre Històric de ManresaAJUNTAMENT MANRESA
03/10/201903/10/2019Composición para el control de malas hierbas
01/10/201901/06/2020Desenvolupament d'un projecte executiu d'instal.lacions i estudi energètic per a un habitatge unifamiliar amb criteris nZEB a Valldoreixsumo-arquitectes
16/09/201928/02/2020Estudi tècnic a realitzar al fris de Picasso del Col·legi d'Arquitectes de CatalunyaCOL.LEGI OFI. ARQUITECTES CATALUNYA
01/09/201931/12/2022FELIZIUDAD: Development and Piloting of Assessment Model and Certification Scheme for Sustainable City Neighborhoods and Citizen InitiativesEuropean Institute for Innovation and Technology
16/07/201929/12/2022MORTEROS DE CEMENTO ULTRALIGEROS CIRCULARES E INNOVADORES A PARTIR DE RCD PARA LA FABRICACION MEDIANTE IMPRESION 3D DE PRODUCTOS ARQUITECTONICOS OPTIMIZADOS TOPOLOGICAMENTEGobierno de España. Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (Mec)
01/06/201931/12/2019Desenvolupament d'activitats de recerca i formació per a la millora de la seguretat de les edificacions enfront de sisme a la regió de chiapas, mèxicCentre Cooperació per al Desenvolupament
09/05/201931/08/2019Aportació per estudi Biblioteca Pública d'OlotAJUNTAMENT D'OLOT
01/05/201901/02/2021Nou sistema de connexió acer-formigó en pilars tubulars mixtos per la millora de la capacitat de càrrega i resistència al foc de l'estructura. STCC.AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
01/05/201931/01/2020DISSENY D'UN SISTEMA DE LAMEL·LES FILTRANTS I FOTOCATALÍTIQUES PEL SANEJAMENT DE L'AIRE DE VENTILACIÓ DELS EDIFICIS. SISTEMA APTE PER SER INCORPORAT EN DIVERSES CONFIGURACIONS DE FAÇANA DE DOBLE PELLAGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
26/04/201926/07/2019Prognosi de durabilitat dels formigons als edificis de la Ciutat de la Justícia de BarcelonaARDEVOL CONSULTORS SLP
01/04/201930/09/2019Estudi, projecció i disseny d'un centre d'esports per a la població de La Pobla de Claramunt.AYUNTAMIENTO DE LA POBLA DE CLARAMU
01/03/201928/02/2020Claus per a la detecció i diagnosi de les comunitats d'alta vulnerabilitat socioresidencial - Fase 1Centre Cooperació per al Desenvolupament
01/03/201928/02/2020DESENVOLUPAMENT D’ACTIVITYS DE RECERCA I FORMACIÓ PER A LA MILLORA DE LA SEGURETAT DE LES EDIFICACIONS ENFRONT DE SISME A LA REGIÓ DE CHIAPAS (MÈXIC)Centre Cooperació per al Desenvolupament
20/02/201929/02/2020Estudiar els criteris i solucions adients a la intervenció a l'edifici catalogat, anomenat Can Armengol, de Palma de Mallorca, segons exigències de seguretat i habilitat aplicables a l'ús d'habitatge.HERNANDEZ ALCOVER, CLAUDIO ANDRES
02/01/201930/12/2019Estudi sobre cobertes verdes per a l'Institut Muncipal del Paisatge Urbà de BarcelonaINST.MUNIC.PAISATGE URBÀ I QUALITAT
01/01/201930/09/2022Indicadores socio-espaciales para la mejora del parque habitacional en zonas vulnerables. Criterios de actuación en los casos de las Áreas Metropolitanas de Barcelona y BilbaoAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/04/201731/12/2024PREDIAGNOSI DE L’EDIFICACIÓ RESIDENCIAL EN ELS ÀMBITS DE VULNERABILITAT DE LA CIUTAT DE BARCELONAAjuntament de Barcelona

Teaching staff and research groups

Research projects

START DATEEND DATEACTIVITYFINANCING ENTITY
25/01/202424/10/2024C-12706TORRELLA CONSULTING & JG INGENIEROS
09/01/202408/10/2024Conveni de col.laboració per l’estudi de consultoria de la integritat estructural en cas d’incendi del Futur Camp NOUTORRELLA CONSULTING & JG INGENIEROS
25/09/202325/09/2023REVESTIMIENTO AISLANTE Y DE CULTIVO PARA FACHADA
07/09/202306/06/2024Conveni de col.laboració entre la Universitat Politècnica i l'Ajuntament de Sant Joan les Fonts per a l'estudi de revitalització del nucli històric del municipi.AJUNTAMENT DE SANT JOAN LES FONTS
04/09/202331/07/2025E+V: Escoles més ventiladesAjuntament de Barcelona
01/09/202330/09/2024International collaborative projectShinshu University
01/09/202331/08/2027Características durables de cemento con bajo contenido de carbonosAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/202331/08/2026Estrategias de evaluación e intervención para la regeneración urbana y la mitigación de la pobreza energética en Barcelona y Bilbao.AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
04/07/202330/11/2024Estalvi energètic i salut. Del cole a casa IIUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya
21/06/202320/06/2024Claus per a la detecció i diagnosi de les comunitats d’alta vulnerabilitat socioresidencial - Fase 5Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
01/06/202331/05/2024CONTINUITAT “PROJECTE A MISSIRAH TERCERA FASE: Construcció d’una Acadèmia Dental, Casa de Salut DSR”Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
25/05/202325/05/2024Conveni de col.laboració per la Realització de les Actuacions al mur cortina del MACBACONSORCI DEL MUSEU D`ART CONTEMPORA
05/05/202305/05/2023WinEva
01/05/202330/04/202422140 Last mile logistics for autonomous goods deliveryEUROPEAN INST OF INNOV.& TECHNOL.
12/04/202312/04/2026Desenvolupament de formigó nul en CO2 amb impacte ambiental positiu, basat en residus urbans i agrícolesAGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
12/04/202331/07/2023Conveni de col.laboració per l'Estudi de la realització d'un nou ajuntament al solar on està l'actual ajuntament i la Sala Carles Sindreu de l'Ametlla del Vallès.AJUNTAMENT DE L'AMETLLA DEL VALLES
03/04/202331/12/2023Desenvolupament de nous prefabricat sde ciments activtats alcalinament (AAL)HUGUET RAJOLES HIDRAULIQUES, S.L.
01/03/202330/04/2024Empoderament de població de baixa renda per a auto-construcció de paviments mitjançant plaques de terra-ciment: una experiència a la comunitat Vitória del Moviment Sense Sostre a Diamantina (Brasil)Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
06/01/202306/01/2023WinTess
02/01/202301/01/2026El tercer maestro en la era digital. Análisis de la relación entre espacios escolares innovadores, prácticas docentes y resultados de aprendizajeMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación
20/12/202230/06/2023Regenerar BarcelonaBARCELONA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY F
15/12/202214/12/2025SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION WITH BIO-COMPOSITE MATERIALSCommission of European Communities
01/12/202230/11/2024Dispositivos inteligentes de control solar para la rehabilitación de envolventes a partir de residuosAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/202230/11/2024Bio-retardantes de llama para el desarrollo de plásticos ecológicosAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/202230/11/2024Producción local de materiales de construcción con tierra y actividades formativasAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/202230/11/2024Nueva metodología de apoyo a la rehabilitación energética de edificios. Incorporación del análisis de sensibilidad e incertidumbre en la definición del parque edificadoAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/202230/04/2021FAÇANES ACTIVES EN FUSTA [A-WECO] / LLAVOR-UPC 22Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
01/12/202230/11/2024Hormigón arquitectónico no estructural para uso urbano formulado con cementos activados alcalinamente utilizado como precursor escorias de incineración de residuos municipalesMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación
15/11/202231/03/2024Contracte de col.laboració per la Redacció del Pla Director de restauració de la Torre de Bellesguard d’Antoni Gaudí, Edifici principal,Castell i muralla (Bellesguard 20); Exteririors i jardí;...GRUPO CATALANA OCCIDENTE ACTIVOS IN
12/10/202211/07/2023Sistema per la rehabilitació energètica dels tancaments de façana obsolets, capaç de minvar l'efecte illa de calor a l espai urbà.AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
22/09/202231/12/2023/'Amb bon peu/'- Premi MutuamFUNDACIO PRIVADA MUTUAM CONVIURE
19/09/202228/07/2023Investigación y docencia de las mujeres en carreras del sector de la construcción en la Universidad de Granada y la Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaUniversidad de Granada
12/09/202231/01/2023Conveni de col.laboració per la realització d'un estudi d'una escola municipal de música a Santa Cristina d'Aro.AJUNTAMENT STA CRISTINA D'ARO
01/09/202231/08/2025Desarrollo de materiales cementicios ecoeficientes, con bajo impacto y alta durabilidadMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación
01/08/202201/08/2025A tool for holistic multicriteria evaluation of inclusive and accessible housing and its validationFondo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (FONDECYT)
01/07/202231/12/2023Les veus de la pedra: conservació i difusió de l’art sonor contemporani. El cas de les escultures pètries de Pinuccio SciolaUniversitat de Barcelona
20/06/202220/06/2023Claus per a la detecció i diagnosi de les comunitats d’alta vulnerabilitat socioresidencial - Fase 4Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
01/06/202231/05/2023Supervisió i capacitació en l'execució de la reconstrucció de tres aules l'escola primària Guadalupe Victoria situada en la colònia Vicente Guerrero en Villacorzo ChiapasCentre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
01/06/202231/05/2023AWASUKA - Programa per a la Millora de l’Hàbitat al Nepal Rural” “Cuines sense fum” i “Preservació del Patrimoni”Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
01/06/202231/05/2023Diagnosi de construccions tradicionals i proposta d’intervenció sobre revestiments de terra amb gel d’origen vegetal (GOV)Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
01/06/202231/05/2023“Ciutat i societat”, recerca-acció participada en un barri en risc d’exclusió. Estudiants del MISMeC a peu de carrer.Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
17/05/202216/05/2023 Modelos tiflológicos Virtuales. Cátedras de Tecnologías AccesiblesFundación Universia
10/05/202230/11/2022Estudi i assaigs de morters del trencadís de vidre i ceràmica vidriada d'acabat dels terminals de les agulles de la façana del Naixement de la Sagrada FamíliaFundación Junta Constructora del Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia
01/05/202231/12/2022Estalvi energètic i salut. Del cole a casaAjuntament de Barcelona
07/03/202206/03/2026Contracte de col·laboració per tasques de suport a la difusió i promoció de continguts de les capçaleres del grup editorial orientades a la tecnologia de la construccióINTEREMPRESAS MEDIA, S.L.
14/02/202230/07/2022L'estudi del projecte es realitza a la Bocana d'Empuriabrava que es troba entre la platja d'Empuriabrava i la platja de la Ravina.AJUNTAMENT DE CASTELLÓ D'EMPÚRIES
10/02/202229/04/2021Asesoría y supervisión de un estudio de vibraciones aplicado a la nueva estación intermodal de La Sagrera, en BarcelonaBAC Engineering Consultancy Group
04/02/202204/02/2022Sistema de depuración fotocatalítica.
18/01/202218/01/2022Composición para el control de malas hierbas.
01/01/202231/12/2024Sustainabilty and Metabolism in Architecture and TechnologyAgència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (Agaur)
01/01/202231/12/2024Disseny i Càlcul d'Estructures ArquitectòniquesUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya
01/01/202231/12/2024Anàlisi i Tecnologia d'Estructures i Materials (ATEM)AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca; Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament de Recerca i Universitats
10/12/202110/06/2023Reviure als terrats (REV-TER)Ajuntament de Barcelona
10/12/202110/10/2023Verd de proximitat BCN: Pla de monitoratge i avaluació del funcionament i l'impacte de les cobertes i façanes verdes a la ciutat de Barcelona.Ajuntament de Barcelona
01/11/202131/10/2024Impresión 3D de hormigón sensorizado para componentes de edificación orientados a la monitorización activa (SENSOCRETE 3D)AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/11/202130/01/2022Estudi d'un equipament Cultural i Recreatiu a la Plaça de Braus d'Olot i el seu entorn urbàAJUNTAMENT D'OLOT
01/09/202131/08/2025Remansos urbanos en barrios vulnerablesAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/202131/08/2024Análisis computacional del impacto de riesgos genéticos y clínicos en la señalización molecular y disfunciones electrofisiológicas en fibrilación auricular.AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/202131/08/2025Soluciones bio-sostenibles para la mejora acústica y al fuego de envolventes de edificios.AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
09/08/202108/11/2021Realització de cales i presa de mostres de l’estructura de les calderes de la Sala de Calederes de Fabra i CoatsINSTITUT DE CULTURA DE BARCELONA
11/06/202110/01/2022Estudi I+D+R Avaluació i millora paviments de Ciutat Vella.Ajuntament de Barcelona
01/06/202101/06/2022Claus per a la detecció i diagnosi de les comunitats d’alta vulnerabilitat socioresidencial - Fase 3Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
09/04/202131/07/2023Plataforma docent interactiva per a l’aprenentatge de la construcció i restauració de l’arquitectura a partir d’imatges en 360 grausInstitut de Ciències de l'Educació
01/04/202131/08/2021Estudi urbà respecte a la peatonalització del carrer de la Unió i la construcció d'un equipament municipal pluridisciplinar situat al mateix vial.AJUNTAMENT DE CASTELLOLI
30/03/202130/09/2022Cohabitem Barcelona: cinc casos d’estudi a Ciutat Vella per a la reutilització urbana i el foment de models productius innovadorsAjuntament de Barcelona
01/02/202131/07/2021Urban Space / Micromobility / SustainabilityCàtedra SEAT - UPC
21/12/202020/12/2021Co-disseny i co-fabricació de solucions de millora de la qualitat de vida en comunitats del RavalBARCELONA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY F
14/12/202031/08/2021Estudi de Prediagnosi de l’estat de l’edificació residencial dels barris incorporats a Pla de Barris 2021-24FOMENT DE CIUTAT VELLA, S.A.
14/12/202029/04/2021Estudio de dinámica de fluidos para el análisis de las trayectoria de agua de una fuente y su modificación en caso de vientoBAC Engineering Consultancy Group
17/10/202017/12/2020Estudis de diagnosis a realitzar al conjunt edificatori del barri Ciutat Comtal (L'H)AJUNTAMENT HOSPITALET DE LLOBREGAT
14/09/202030/04/2021Estudi del comportament estructural i de durabilitat dels tubs de formigó d'abastiment d'aigües en 2 trams sota viaductes a Can Clota i a Torrent Gornal a Esplugues de Llobregat i a L'Hospitalet de LlAIGÜES DE BARCELONA EMP M GEST CI
07/09/202029/01/2021Estudi de peatonalització del carrer de la Unió de Castellolí i reconversió del Centre Municipal actual com a Centre Cívic, Centre per a la gent gran i una botiga agropecuària de productes de proximitAJUNTAMENT DE CASTELLOLI
02/09/202030/06/2021 Suport tècnic per a la redacció del projecte executiu i seguiment de la direcció d'obra de restauració dels frisos de Picasso i Nésjar de la façana del COACCOL.LEGI OFI. ARQUITECTES CATALUNYA
01/09/202031/10/2020Assaigs Laboratori al Bloc B del Pavelló Nord del Recinte MundetDiputació de Barcelona
01/09/202031/08/2023Design and construction on environmental high performance Hybrid Engineered Timber BuildingsCommission of European Communities
01/08/202031/03/2021El objeto del contrato es la realización del proyecto de I+D consistente en restauración de la Casa Coca de 1903 incluida en el ámbito de protección urbanística del carrer Campoamor del distrito de HoVAN GOUBERGEN KOEN
01/07/202031/12/2020Realizació del disseny de sistemes tecnològics, metodologies de qualitat per l'eficiència energètica i sostenibilitat als edificis des d'un punt de vista arquitectònic.FUNDACIÓ EURECAT
15/06/202031/12/2020Conveni col.laboració entre la UPC i l'Ajuntament d'Olot per a la realitzció d'una activitat docent relacionada amb la futura construcció d'una piscina municipal coberta a la ciutatAJUNTAMENT D'OLOT
08/06/202030/09/2020Estudi de l'estat d'una estructura de formigó postesat de grans llums després d'un gran incendiAPPLUS NORCONTROL SL
01/06/202031/07/2020Assajos al Mercat de la Independència de TerrassaAJUNTAMENT TERRASSA
01/06/202029/02/2024Fluencia y fatiga en elementos estructurales de hormigón reforzado con fibrasAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
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Quality

The Validation, Monitoring, Modification and Accreditation Framework (VSMA Framework) for official degrees ties the quality assurance processes (validation, monitoring, modification and accreditation) carried out over the lifetime of a course to two objectives—the goal of establishing coherent links between these processes, and that of achieving greater efficiency in their management—all with the overarching aim of improving programmes.

Validation

Monitoring

Accreditation

    Registry of Universities, Centers and Degrees (RUCT)

    Indicators