Heat and moisture induced stress and strain in wooden artefacts and elements in heritage buildings: a review

G Grottesi, GBA Coelho, D Kraniotis - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the world of cultural heritage, a wide range of artefacts and buildings are made of wood
and, therefore, are subjected to moisture-induced stress and strain cycles, owing to …

[HTML][HTML] Current and future geographical distribution of the indoor conditions for high thermal inertia historic buildings across Portugal via hygrothermal simulation

GBA Coelho, HB Rebelo, VP De Freitas… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Meteorological conditions play a major influence on the indoor conditions of buildings,
especially in southern European countries, where the hygrothermal requirements are …

[HTML][HTML] A multistep approach for the hygrothermal assessment of a hybrid timber and aluminium based facade system exposed to different sub-climates in Norway

GBA Coelho, D Kraniotis - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper describes a multistep approach that allows the design and assessment a hybrid,
timber-based, facade system that can withstand current real conditions without being prone …

The importance of moisture transport properties of wall finishings on the hygrothermal performance of masonry walls for current and future climates

GBA Coelho, FMA Henriques - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
A render is the first protective layer of exterior walls against the outdoor climate, which, due
to its constitution, aims to gradually slow down the liquid moisture penetration to prevent it …

Numerical investigation of mould growth risk in a timber-based facade system under current and future climate scenarios

GBA Coelho, D Kraniotis - Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Due to today's sustainability concerns, we must find ways to decrease, the CO 2 footprint of
the products and systems that are used in buildings. The StaticusCare project, funded by …

Architectural Analysis of the First Major Rehabilitation in the 21st Century of Olbrich's Secession Building in Vienna

B Arandelovic - Buildings, 2024 - mdpi.com
The recent rehabilitation, reconstruction and adaptive reuse of Joseph Maria Olbrich's
Vienna Secession Building, completed in 2018, has brought the building into a …