ongoing research projects:
- Annex 75: Cost-effective Building Renovation at District Level Combining Energy Efficiency & Renewables
Funding Agency: International Energy Agency’s
Funding programme: Energy in Buildings and Communities (IEA-EBC)
UMINHO coordinator: Manuela Almeida
Period: November 2017 – November 2021
Official website: http://annex75.iea-ebc.org/
- Annex 72 – Assessing Life Cycle Related Environmental Impacts Caused by Buildings
Funding Agency: International Energy Agency’s
Funding programme: Energy in Buildings and Communities (IEA-EBC)
UMINHO coordinator: Luis Bragança
Period: November 2017 – November 2021
Official website: http://annex72.iea-ebc.org/
- CIRES: Cidades Inclusivas Resilientes Eficientes e Sustentáveis
Financing Institution(s): CYTED – Programa Iberoamericano de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo
UMINHO coordinator: Luis Bragança
Official website: http://civil.uminho.pt/cires/
- reVer+: Development of a new natural-based thermal insulation system to improve the life cycle performance of Portuguese vernacular buildings
Funding Agency: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Funding programme: Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional – FEDER
UMINHO coordinator: Ricardo Mateus & Sandra Silva
Period: July 2018 – July 2021