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Main Outputs

A. SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

A1. Books and Chapter Books

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[A1.1]

Analytical Methods to Estimate the Thermal Transmittance of LSF Walls: Calculation Procedures Review and Accuracy Comparison

P. Santos, G. Lemes, D. Mateus

Advances in Energy Research (ISBN 978-81-945175-4-2), P. Khumprom & M. Bošnjaković (Editors)
Vide Leaf, Hyderabad, India, pp. 1-28, 2020

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URLs: Book Link

           Chapter Link

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[A1.2]

Thermal Behaviour, Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Sustainable Construction

Paulo Santos (Editor)

Printed edition of the Special Issue published in Energies (ISSN 1996-1073), ISBN 978-3-0365-1175-7, MDPI, Basel, Switzerland, 414 pages, 2021

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URLs: https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-0365-1175-7

           https://www.mdpi.com/books/book/3718

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Volume II: Thermal Behaviour, Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Sustainable Construction

Paulo Santos (Editor)

Printed edition of the Special Issue published in Energies (ISSN 1996-1073), ISBN 978-3-0365-5238-5, MDPI, Basel, Switzerland, 268 pages, 2022

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URLs: https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-0365-5238-5

           https://www.mdpi.com/books/book/6110

A2. Papers in International Journals

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[A2.1]

Thermal Transmittance of Internal Partition and External Facade LSF Walls: A Parametric Study

P. Santos, G. Lemes, D. Mateus

Energies (ISSN 1996-1073), MDPI, 12(14), p. 2671, 2019

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URLs: https://doi.org/10.3390/en12142671

           https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/14/2671

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[A2.2]

Analytical Methods to Estimate the Thermal Transmittance of LSF Walls: Calculation Procedures Review and Accuracy Comparison

P. Santos, G. Lemes, D. Mateus

Energies (ISSN 1996-1073), MDPI, 13(4), p. 840, 2020

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URLs: https://doi.org/10.3390/en13040840

           https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/4/840

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[A2.3]

Trombe Wall Thermal Behavior and Energy Efficiency of a Light Steel Frame Compartment: Experimental and Numerical Assessments

V. Lohmann, P. Santos

Energies (ISSN 1996-1073), MDPI, 13(11), p. 2744, 2020

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URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/en13112744

         https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/11/2744

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[A2.4]

Experimental assessment of thermal break strips performance in load-bearing and non-load-bearing LSF walls

P. Santos, D. Mateus

Journal of Building Engineering (ISSN 2352-7102), Elsevier, 32, p. 101693, 2020

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URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101693

         www.dec.uc.pt/~tyre4buildins/2020_JOBE_PSantos_.pdf

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[A2.5]

Progress in silica aerogel-containing materials for buildings’ thermal insulation

A. Lamy-Mendes, A.D.R. Pontinha, P. Alves, P. Santos, L. Durães

Construction and Building Materials (ISSN 0950-0618), Elsevier, 286, p. 122815, 2021

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URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.122815

         www.dec.uc.pt/~tyre4buildins/2021_CBM_ALamy-Mendes.pdf

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[A2.6]

The Importance of Stud Flanges Size and Shape on the Thermal Performance of Lightweight Steel Framed Walls

P. Santos, K. Poologanathan

Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050), MDPI, 13(7), p. 3970, 2021

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URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13073970

         https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/7/3970

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Insights on toxicity, safe handling and disposal of silica aerogels and amorphous nanoparticles

J.P. Vareda, C.A. García-González, A.J.M. Valente, R. Simón-Vázquez, M. Stipetic, L. Durães

Environmental Science Nano (ISSN 2051-8161), Royal Society of Chemistry, 8(5), pp. 1177-1195, 2021

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URL: https://doi.org/10.1039/d1en00026h

         https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2021/EN/D1EN00026H#!divAbstract

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[A2.8]

Thermal Performance of Double-Pane Lightweight Steel Framed Walls with and without a Reflective Foil

P. Santos, T. Ribeiro

Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309), MDPI, 11(7), 301, pp. 1-15, 2021

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URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11070301

         https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/7/301

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[A2.9]

Thermal Performance Improvement of Double-Pane Lightweight Steel Framed Walls Using Thermal Break Strips and Reflective Foils

P. Santos, T. Ribeiro

Energies (ISSN 1996-1073), MDPI, 14(21), p. 6927, 2021

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URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/en14216927

         https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/21/6927

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[A2.10]

Experimental and Numerical Performance Evaluation of Bio-Based and Recycled Thermal Break Strips in LSF Partition Walls

P. Santos, D. Abrantes, P. Lopes, D. Mateus

Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309), MDPI, 12(8), p. 1237, 2022

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URL: https://doi.org/ 10.3390/buildings12081237

         https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/12/8/1237

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[A2.11]

Performance characterization of a new plaster composite lightened with end-of-life tyres’ recycled materials for false ceiling plates

M. Álvarez, P. Santos, P. Lopes, D. Abrantes, D. Ferrández

Materials (ISSN 1996-1944), MDPI, 15(16), p. 5660, 2022

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URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15165660

         https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/16/5660

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Numerical Simulation and Experimental Validation of Thermal Break Strips’ Improvement in Facade LSF Walls

P. Santos, D. Mateus, D. Ferrández, Amparo Verdu

Energies (ISSN 1996-1073), MDPI, 15(21), p. 8169, 2022

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URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/en15218169

         https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/21/8169

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Aerogel composites produced from silica and recycled rubber sols for thermal insulation

A. Lamy-Mendes, A.D.R. Pontinha, P. Santos, L. Durães

Materials (ISSN 1996-1944), MDPI, 15(22), p. 7897, 2022

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URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15227897

         https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/22/7897

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[A2.14]

Silica Aerogel-Rubber Composite: A Sustainable Alternative for Buildings’ Thermal Insulation

P. Alves, D.A. Dias, A.D.R. Pontinha

Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049), MDPI, 27(20), p. 7127, 2022

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URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27207127

         https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/20/7127

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Thermal Performance of Load-Bearing, Lightweight, Steel-Framed Partition Walls Using Thermal Break Strips: A Parametric Study

P. Santos, P. Lopes, D. Abrantes

Energies (ISSN 1996-1073), MDPI, 15(24), p. 9271, 2022

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URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/en15249271

         https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/24/9271

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Comportamiento de las bandas de rotura de puente térmico en tabiques ligeros con entramado de acero

P. Santos, P. Lopes, D. Abrantes, D. Mateus

Anales de Edificación (ISSN 2444-1309), 8(1), pp. 46-52, 2022

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URL: https://doi.org/10.20868/ade.2022.5022

          http://polired.upm.es/index.php/anales_de_edificacion/article/view/5022

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Recovery of End-of-Life Tyres and Mineral Wool Waste: A Case Study with Gypsum Composite Materials Applying Circular Economy Criteria

A. Zaragoza-Benzal, D. Ferrández, P. Santos, C. Morón

Materials (ISSN 1996-1944), MDPI, 16(1), p. 643, 2023

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URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16010243

         https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/16/1/243

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[A2.18]

Thermal Performance of Lightweight Steel Framed Facade Walls Using Thermal Break Strips and ETICS: A Parametric Study

P. Santos, P. Lopes, D. Abrantes

Energies (ISSN 1996-1073), MDPI, 16(4), p. 1699, 2023

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URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/en16041699

         https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/4/1699

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[A2.19]

Thermomechanical Performance Assessment of Sustainable Buildings’ Insulating Materials under Accelerated Ageing Conditions

A.D.R. Pontinha, J. Mäntyneva, P. Santos, Luisa Durães

Gels  (ISSN 2310-2861), MDPI, 9(3), p. 241, 2023

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URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/gels9030241

         https://www.mdpi.com/2310-2861/9/3/241

A3. Papers in National Journals

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[A3.1]

O Sistema Construtivo em LSF (Lightweight Steel Frame)

Paulo Santos, Balthazar Aroso

Materiais de Construção (APCMC – Associação Portuguesa dos Comerciantes de Materiais de Construção), nº187, Ano XXXV, pp. 50-58, Março de 2019

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URLs: www.dec.uc.pt/~tyre4buildins/2019_APCMC_Santos.pdf

           https://www.apcmc.pt/wp-content/uploads/Revista_187.pdf

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Avaliação da Melhoria do Isolamento Acústico de Divisórias Leves com a Incorporação de Tiras de Borracha na Estrutura de Suporte

D. Mateus, A. Pereira, P. Santos

Construção Magazine (ISSN 1645-1767), nº 102, pp. 34-35, Março/Abril de 2021

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URL: www.dec.uc.pt/~tyre4buildins/2021_ConstMag_DMateus.pdf

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