GRIC - Grup de Recerca i Innovació de la Construcció
El principal objectiu del GRIC ha estat des de sempre la millora dels processos productius de les empreses del sector de la construcció i dels sistemes constructius en totes les seves vessants, tant amb la introducció de nous processos i nous materials, com amb la introducció de millores mediambientals, organitzatives, qualitatives i formatives, amb l'objectiu de potenciar els seus avantatges competitius.
Aquesta millora inclou també els aspectes organitzatius i formals necessaris per a realitzar una correcta gestió del coneixement en els projectes, les empreses i les organitzacions vinculades al món de la construcció en general, considerant tot el cicle de vida dels projectes constructius, des del disseny i l'execució, passant pel manteniment i fins al desmantellament dels edificis.
Les línies de recerca més importants del grup son:
La millora de l'eficiència energètica en les edificacions, sobretot a partir de l'aplicació de millores i tècniques de baix cost i poc invasives.
El desenvolupament de solucions tecnològiques per la gestió del patrimoni construït.
La millora del comportament mediambiental de les obres i les edificacions.
El objetivo principal del grupo de investigación es la mejora de los procesos productivos de las empresas del sector de la construcción y de sus sistemas constructivos, en todas sus vertientes, incluyendo nuevos procesos, nuevos materiales, y asimismo y especialmente las mejoras organizativas, cualitativas, medioambientales, educacionales..., necesarias. Estas mejoras deben incluir también todos los aspectos organizacionales y formales necesarios para realizar una correcta gestión del conocimiento en los proyectos, las empresas y las organizaciones vinculadas con el mundo de la construcción en general.
The Group of Construction Research and Innovation (GRIC) conducts interdisciplinary research to improve the productive processes of the construction sector companies and their constructive processes in all their areas such as organizational, qualitative, environmental, educational, communication, management, etc. The GRIC's emphasis is on developing innovate solutions to the state-of-the-art technologies throughout the project life cycle from design to construction, and from operations to maintance and decommissioning. Research is focused in the following three major domains: construction management, management of technology and human resources management.
The most important research lines for GRIC are:
- Improving the ENERGY EFFICIENCY of BUILDINGS, especially through the implementation of low cost and non-invasive techniques. This research line focuses on improving building energy performance by addressing aspects related to the operation and control of buildings and higher clusters (neighbourhoods, districts, cities, etc.). The ultimate goal is to reduce energy consumption and increase the energy efficiency of the built environment.
- MODELLING of the BUILT ENVIRONMENT, including new and existing buildings and their surroundings. This research line includes modelling of all actions needed to improve the operation, maintenance and management of buildings. Environmental consequences of higher clusters (neighbourhoods, districts, cities, etc.) are also modelled. The ultimate goal is to use a lower quantity of resources and thus to reduce the global environmental impact.
The Group of Construction Research and Innovation (GRIC) conducts interdisciplinary research to improve the productive processes of the construction sector companies and their constructive processes in all their areas such as organizational, qualitative, environmental, educational, communication, management, etc. The GRIC's emphasis is on developing innovate solutions to the state-of-the-art technologies throughout the project life cycle from design to construction, and from operations to maintance and decommissioning. Research is focused in the following three major domains: construction management, management of technology and human resources management.
The most important research lines for GRIC are:
- Improving the ENERGY EFFICIENCY of BUILDINGS, especially through the implementation of low cost and non-invasive techniques. This research line focuses on improving building energy performance by addressing aspects related to the operation and control of buildings and higher clusters (neighbourhoods, districts, cities, etc.). The ultimate goal is to reduce energy consumption and increase the energy efficiency of the built environment.
- MODELLING of the BUILT ENVIRONMENT, including new and existing buildings and their surroundings. This research line includes modelling of all actions needed to improve the operation, maintenance and management of buildings. Environmental consequences of higher clusters (neighbourhoods, districts, cities, etc.) are also modelled. The ultimate goal is to use a lower quantity of resources and thus to reduce the global environmental impact.
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An innovative protocol for the development and evaluation of the teamwork competency in virtual environments
(Asociación Española de Ingeniería de Proyectos (AEIPRO), 2022)
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Open AccessUnder COVID scenario, it has been observed that the constraints derived from remote teaching makes harder an already challenging task: the achievement of teamwork skills and their assessment. This study, which is part of ... -
Urban greenhouse covering materials: assessing environmental impacts and crop yields effects
(Elsevier, 2022-11-01)
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Open AccessSolar radiation transmissivity in greenhouses is a key property largely determined by covering materials. This study compared tomato crop yields and their environmental performance of a polycarbonate rooftop greenhouse ... -
A systematic review on multi-criteria group decision-making methods based on weights: analysis and classification scheme
(Elsevier, 2023-08)
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Open AccessInterest in group decision-making (GDM) has been increasing prominently over the last decade. Access to global databases, sophisticated sensors which can obtain multiple inputs or complex problems requiring opinions from ... -
A comparative Life Cycle Assessment between recycled aggregate and natural aggregate
(2022-06-01)
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Open AccessThe construction industry consumes many natural resources and generates a large amount of waste in the environment, in all phases of the life cycle. For this reason, the use of recycled material is increasingly being ... -
Guidelines to optimize covering and structural materials in rooftop-integrated greenhouses: an environmental assessment
(International Society for Horticultural Science, 2022-12)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyIt is widely accepted that urban agriculture provides multiple benefits to society. Rooftop greenhouses are a form of urban agriculture that take advantage of urban resources (urban land, building materials, sunlight spaces) ... -
Influence of HFM thermal contact on the accuracy of In situ measurements of façades’ U-Value in operational stage
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2022-08-01)
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Open AccessAccurate information on the actual thermal transmittance of walls is vital to select appropriate energy-saving measures in existing buildings to meet the commitments of the European Green Deal. To obtain accurate results ... -
Thermal assessment of a ventilated double skin façade component with a set of air filtering photocatalytic slats in the cavity
(2023-01-17)
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Open AccessIndoor air quality is a crucial factor when evaluating habitability, especially in developed countries, where people spend most of their time indoors. This paper presents a novel double skin façade (DSF) system that combines ... -
A hierarchical integration method under social constraints to maximize satisfaction in multiple criteria group decision making systems
(2023-04)
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Open AccessAggregating multiple opinions or assessments in a decision has always been a challenging field topic for researchers. Over the last decade, different approaches, mainly based on weighting data sources or decision-makers ... -
CO2 concentrations and thermal comfort analysis at onsite and online educational environments
(2022-11-30)
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Open AccessIn building areas with high occupancy, such as classrooms, transmission routes of SARS-CoV-2 are increased when indoor air quality is deficient. Under this scenario, universities have adopted ventilation measures to mitigate ... -
Circular economy and digital twins in the construction sector
(Asociación Española de Ingeniería de Proyectos (AEIPRO), 2022)
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Open AccessProgress in digital and industrial technologies, shape all sectors of the economy and society. In the construction sector, digital building logbooks allow circularity by tracking the CO2 emissions and waste in construction ... -
Why PERT & Gantt do not work in buildings projects?
(Asociación Española de Ingeniería de Proyectos (AEIPRO), 2022)
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Open AccessProcess engineering applied to building projects has not developed its own methodology for project management, so it has been using generic project management tools, based on PERT and GANTT, under the paradigms Critical ... -
Thermal comfort in nursing homes’ shared rooms
(Sultan Qaboos University, 2021)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyExisting field studies confirm that elderly people have different thermal sensation from adults. This paper presents the results of a study conducted to 1204 nursing homes’ residents from Sanitas Mayores, using a thermal ...
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