Garrido Torres, Pablo (Date of defense: 2015-07-13)
The object of this doctoral thesis is to explore the effects of the passage of time on the façades of buildings, focusing on the architect's sphere of influence and point of view. The initial hypothesis ...
Rosell, Joan Ramon (Date of defense: 2013-09-05)
La cal, que había sido el material conglomerante por excelencia en el sector de la construcción se ha visto relegada casi exclusivamente, a partir de la irrupción generalizada del cemento, al mundo de ...
Maccarini Vefago, Luiz Henriques (Date of defense: 2012-04-12)
Nowadays, it is known that reserves of non-renewable resources are limited and also the waste sent to the air, soil and earth pollute the environment. Besides proposing a change in the architects¿ way ...
De Angelis, Gabriella (Date of defense: 2015-11-20)
The great increase in natural phenomena with high destructive potential, that have materialized in events with social and economic catastrophic consequences for people and governments during the last ...
Martín Goñi, Paula (Date of defense: 2019-04-29)
In Spain the housing refurbishment hasn’t reached the 25% respect new construction, even though more than the half of the house has been built before 1980. Besides, the construction environmental impact ...
Rieradevall i Pons, Josep M (Date of defense: 2014-12-18)
This paper considers the current status of our planet as well as the particular conditions of the economic crisis in Spain in order to propose an analysis of the efficiency involved in reconditioning ...
Calderón Peñafiel, Juan Carlos (Date of defense: 2019-06-20)
Considering that architecture and construction play an active part in the current global warming problems, there is a need to develop resistant construction materials with coherent environmental ...