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Building refurbishment : one step towards sustainable built environment
Description :
A sustainable built environment results from the best trade-off between each three dimension of the sustainable development (environment, society and economy). In Western Europe it is usually considered
than more than 60% of the buildings to be used in 2050 are already built today and it is expected...
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RepositóriUM - University of Minho Institutional Repository
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English
Analysis of the impacts of economic and social indicators to sustainability assessment
Description :
Literature review shows that there is no standard method to assess buildings’
sustainability neither to identify which items/indicators should be assess. Literature also reveals
that early phases of a building project are essential to assure the buildings’ sustainability. As so,
a research project h...
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RepositóriUM - University of Minho Institutional Repository
Language(s) :
English
Are Geoparks webpages attractive to potencial tourists? Some results of an evaluation procedure
Description :
This study evaluates the attractiveness and interest of the Geoparks webpages to potential
tourists. The work is based on filling a table consisting of 67 criteria rated from 1 to 5. The criteria are
arranged in groups of seven indicators. This study shows that most webpages do not appeal to those w...
Repository :
RepositóriUM - University of Minho Institutional Repository
Language(s) :
English
Quantitative assessment of geosites with national and international relevance in Portugal : methodological procedures
Description :
During the last years geoscientists of
various institutions have developed a
project aiming the establishment of a
geoconservation strategy in Portugal.
One of the main goals of this project was the
inventory of the most important Portuguese
the definition of the frameworks representing
the most imp...
Repository :
RepositóriUM - University of Minho Institutional Repository
Language(s) :
English
Influence of assessment frequency on final exam results
Description :
In the first year of every engineering course, mathematics and physics subjects are a substantial part of the curriculum. Looking at the engineering courses given at the University of Minho, around 53% of the credit units a student has to do in the first year consists of mathematics and physics subj...
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RepositóriUM - University of Minho Institutional Repository
Language(s) :
English
Avaliação da aprendizagem : confiamos no feedback dos alunos?
Author(s) :
Hattum-Janssen, Natascha van
Description :
A avaliação da aprendizagem no Ensino Superior é um processo complexo em que o papel do aluno pode ficar subestimado. A introdução de métodos de avaliação, com componentes de heteroavaliação ou autoavaliação, possibilitam um maior envolvimento e responsabilização do
aluno no seu processo de autoava...
Repository :
RepositóriUM - University of Minho Institutional Repository
Language(s) :
Portuguese
The importance of the hospital buildings to the sustainability of the built environment
Description :
The project of a hospital environment requires a number of concerns related to the satisfaction and well being of the working team, the patient and the administrators. This kind of project has a strong social responsibility and impact on the city. Due to various design require-ments, it turns out th...
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RepositóriUM - University of Minho Institutional Repository
Language(s) :
English
Building sustainability assessment : the case of hospital buildings
Description :
The hospital project contains different aspects from the most common projects of residential, office or service buildings. Designing a hospital environment is based in a number of criteria related to the satisfaction and well being of the working team, the patient and the administrators. This kind ...
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RepositóriUM - University of Minho Institutional Repository
Language(s) :
English
Sustainability assessment and standardisation : steel buildings
Description :
This paper aims at evaluating in what extent are the existing sustainability
assessment methodologies capable of truly reward the benefits of steel-intensive buildings in
comparison with other building construction solutions. This evaluation consists in describing
the more common sustainability asse...
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RepositóriUM - University of Minho Institutional Repository
Language(s) :
English
A methodological approach
Description :
The building sector plays a major role in the sustainable development. It is responsible
for a major part of the raw materials extraction, energy consumption, waste production and it is the centre of the human life: the major part of the human life is spent inside a building. Nowadays, the society i...
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RepositóriUM - University of Minho Institutional Repository
Language(s) :
English