The current globalization and fierce competitiveness of the world economy has led to the neglect of social and environmental aspects on many occasions, even in the development of public policies and plans. At the global ...

Thermal insulation materials play an important role in the challenge of nearly zero-energy buildings due to their potential in reducing building’s energy demand and carbon emissions. However, increasing the insulation ...

The inclusion of sustainable criteria in public tenders could achieve environmental and social benefits. For this reason, public agencies are seriously involved in designing and implementing sustainable procurement policies ...

This study shows the preparation of an inorganic new mortar with impermeabilizing properties based on phyllites. A particular granulometry in its formulation is considered, with addition of a binder and an organic compound ...

Geotechnics is the branch of geology that studies the composition and the mechanical, hydraulic and engineering properties of the materials of the most superficial zone of the earth's crust in order to determine its ...

In recent years, the excessive growth of cities and the lack of planning of public and private transport systems within cities have led to the growth of vehicular traffic, environmental pollution and noise; This is where ...

Bidding is a critical point in the construction projects life cycle. After expending a lot money and resources on previous studies, pre-design and projects, companies join to the process with a very important role. The ...

In the construction industry, this research tries to expose the advantages of using the structural system of decomposition of the cost, as a basis for the realization of the work breakdown structure -WBS-, given the achieved ...

Gentrification is a urban phenomenon that has been presented in different cities since the nineteenth century. It was not concretely defined until 1960 as "the influx of middle-class people displacing low-class residents ...

Immovable properties of the industrial heritage need sustainable strategies of conservation when the productive activity ends and they lose their function. Rehabilitation initiatives for the recuperation of these kind of ...