Rehabilitation of Old Buildings

Recommended Prerequisites

No specific prerequisites beyond the general conditions for the course admission.

Teaching Methods

Teaching model fundamentally theoretical and practical, combining in a balanced way, theoretical presentations, presentation and discussion of case studies in all the covered subject, challenges of intense critical participation by the students and even contact with relevant exterior projects, either through the guest speakers, either through visits.

Learning Outcomes

It is usual to define "old building"as buildings constructed prior to the appearing of reinforced concrete and they will be the subject of study of this discipline.Such buildings have in common being predominantly composed of natural and less transformed materials, such as stone, lime and wood. In order to make a correct intervention in any building is essential to have a correct knowledge of the object in which we are intervening and so this curricular unit will begin with the constructive characterization of old buildings. It is also intended to transmit some knowledge about its most common defects that differ in some way, of those usually present in newer buildings.

In the third and final part of this unit it is intended to address criteria for the resolution of construtive anomalies and methodologies for the rehabilitation of old buildings with its specificities.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Characterization of traditional buildings in Portuga

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Construtive characterization of foundations, exterior and interior walls, floors, roofs, stairs, window frames, coatings and finishings

2. Anomalies in old buildings

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Anomalies in exterior and interior walls, floors and roofs

2.3 Anomalies in coatings and finishins of walls, floors and roofs

2.4 Anomalies in window frames, stoneworks and iron elements

3. Regulatory requirements applicable to the rehabilitation of old buildings

3.1 Exigencial perpective in projects elaboration

3.2 Regulations, legislation and other normative documents

4. Intervention methodologies for old buildings

4.1 Rehabilitation of the main elements of old buildings: walls, roofs and floors

4.2 Rehabilitation of wall coverings, floors and roofs

4.3 Protection measures against moisture.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Isabel Morais Torres

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Resolution Problems: 40.0%
Frequency: 60.0%

Bibliography

APPLETON, J., "Reabilitação de edifícios antigos. Patologias e tecnologias de intervenção". 1.ª Ed., Edições Orion, Amadora, 2003.

FREITAS, Vasco, P. et al., "Manual de Apoio ao Projecto de Reabilitação de Edifícios Antigos", Ordem dos

Engenheiros da Região Norte, FEUP/LFC, Porto, 2012

PINHO, Fernando F. S., "Paredes de edifícios antigos em Portugal". Lisboa: LNEC, Lisboa, 2000.

VICENTE, R. Silva, “Estratégias e metodologias para intervenções de reabilitação urbana. Avaliação da vulnerabilidade e do rísco sísmico do edificado da Baixa de Coimbra”, Tese de Doutoramento, Universidade de Aveiro, 2008.

FERREIRA, T., VICENTE, R., SILVA, J., VARUM, H., “Fichas de inspecção e registo: Gestão integrada de informação sobre o edificado antigo do Seixal.,” PATORREB 2012, Santiago de Compustela, 2012, p. 102.

SILVA, J. Mendes; RAMOS, Ana F. – “Reabilitação (in)sustentável de centros urbanos antigos: dúvidas e certezas”, PATORREB 2012, Santiago de Compostela, 2012.