This work deals with daylighting for indoor quality atmospheres, considering building skins and side-views. We also tested the vision perception provided by highly glazed façades. Several Spanish restaurants were analyzed, ...

This contribution presents previous results of a study carried out with the aim of achieving better results in the restoration processes by replacing the tiles of an exterior mosaic tiling of the Trencadís type of Catalan ...

Cities the world over require more resilient architecture that satisfies stricter structural safety standards than in the past. However, there are too many urban building structures about to reach the end of their designed ...

The aim of this study is the evolution of the construction technology of the social hous-ing in Barcelona. The social housing in the conventional thinking about the history and evolution of building technology is one of ...

Recently, my department in the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) changed its name from “Departamento de Construcciones Arquitectónicas” to “Departamento de Tecnología de la Arquitectura”. Both of these have been ...

El equipo que presenta esta comunicación ha venido observando desde hace tiempo una anomalía que presentan en el estado español las soleras contínuas realizadas con hormigón armado ejecutado “in situ” y que estan en contacto ...

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Hollow bricks in Rred clay for masonry are important in design and construction of buildings. Their thermal and mechanical properties must be considered because of the impact they have on energy consumption. The objective ...