Buildings' refurbishment is becoming a major trend in civil construction in Europe. At the
same time European environmental and cultural commitments are being transposed to …

Artefacts are prone to various types of decay depending on the indoor conditions of the
building in which they are kept. Moreover, due to climate changes, the indoor climate of …

Assessments of Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ) present a very significant challenge when
analyses are undertaken mainly in buildings that include a particularly sensitive and …

Many public social housing building stocks were constructed before the introduction of
national thermal regulations, and, as a result, in some situations, energy poverty …

The Indoor Environment Quality study takes on a very significant challenge when analyzed,
mainly, in buildings that encompass a more sensitive and susceptible type of population, as …

This chapter presents the main results of an interdisciplinary research study carried out in
Portugal. The study aimed at understanding and influencing the evolution of thermal comfort …