The identification of the main degradation agents and knowledge of the degradation
mechanisms and long-term performance of ETICSs are of fundamental importance for the …

Partial collapse of masonry facades during past strong earthquakes is well documented
together with the increased vulnerability due to the presence of thermo-insulation within …

Preventing environmental degradation and climate changes are some of the primary
challenges of our civilization. Changes to the construction sector, which consumes vast …

Fire barriers are used to reduce the risk of fire spreading over façades. External thermal
insulation composite systems consist of mineral wool strips embedded in a layer of another …

External thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS) are widely used all over the world for
building envelope insulation. This paper lists the representative standards for ETICS in …

The combined seismic and energy retrofit of existing aged buildings represents a topic of
importance for the building stock. The current study investigates the out-of-plane …

This study emerged from the necessity to analyze the most effective energy-saving
strategies within the current real estate market and substantiate their application with …

Falling objects from façades often lead to serious accidents, which has become a technical
problem to be solved urgently. This paper established a database of potential safety hazard …

The out-of-plane flexure of thermo-insulation attached on the external facades of full-scale
clay masonry walls is studied. This is of importance because a considerable number of …

The combined seismic and energy retrofit of existing aged buildings represents a topic of
importance for the building stock. The current study investigates the out-of-plane …