A Importância do Enoturismo na Dinamização das Regiões Vitícolas Portuguesas

Development of Artificial Coral Substrates through 3D Printing Technologies and materials from mineral and organic residue

Finishing coatings with reflective nanomaterials: a path to energy-efficient buiildings

The growing concern about energy issues in buildings, namely related to cooling needs, has led to the search for new constructive solutions. Thus, there is a continuous increase in the implementation of exterior thermal insulation systems, such as ETICS1 . In the assessment of the durability of these systems, there is a growing demand for hygrothermal comfort studies though very few reports are available regarding their optical properties. Progressively, solutions are being required with ...

NIR reflective finishing coatings with nanoparticle inclusion

About 40% of the energy consumption of European countries are attributed to buildings. For the construction sector development, it is necessary to ensure the enhancement of sustainability in buildings, eventually by designing new energy- efficient buildings. To accomplish such goal it is crucial to reduce the amount of solar radiation absorbed by buildings. Several solutions have already been reports in the literature, being the development of coatings with high reflectance of the solar energ...