Construct

GEQUALTEC

Areas of Activity
  • Efficient management – processes, use, maintenance & facility management, information systems & BIM 
  • Building smart technologies - Innovative and smart materials & systems, Non-structural fire risk assessment, Life cycle and sustainable  assessment
 
Relevant Consultancy Services
  • Development of energy efficient and sustainable wall system (Project Efficient wall plus Saint Gobain-Weber, 2016/2019)
  • Implementation of ProNIC methodology to Parque Escolar’s investment program (Parque escolar Protocol, 2008/2019)
  • Strategic plan for rehabilitation and maintenance Interventions of the municipal housing park (MatosinhosHabit Protocol , 2018/2019)
  • TransSMART - Programa de Transferência de Tecnologia para um “Smart Building Environment”
 
Resources
  • Standard test system for the experimental assessment of water-tightness, air permeability and wind resistance of facade systems
  • Universal press machine with 3000 kN of capacity to perform several mechanical testing of masonry  samples
  • Testing Infrastructure to determine sound absorption “alfa Sabine”, airborne sound insulation (Rw) and percussion sound insulation (Lntw) of construction materials/systems
  • Urban noise monitoring system and software for the production of noise maps - Cadna A
 
Principal Investigator
Prof. Hipólito Sousa (hipolito@fe.up.pt)