Ecoperfil - Sustainable Urban Systems

Engineering projects for restaurant.

Client

• Garden Gut - Actividades Hoteleiras, Lda.

Location

• Moscavide, Loures

Aim

Design projects of the following: Electrical, telecomunications, security, acoustic, water supply and water drainage. Rehabilitation oriented design.

Energy Certification of 5 single family houses.

Client

• Jaime Falca (eng.)

Location

• Porto Covo

Aim

Expert analysis and Energy Certification of the houses, within SCE (Sistema de Certificação Energética). Introduction of energy efficiency measures, whenever relevant or compulsory.

Energy Certification of 2 apartment blocks.

Client

• Soluções Inesperadas, Lda.

Location

• Vila Franca de Xira

Aim

Expert analysis and Energy Certification of the apartments, within SCE (Sistema de Certificação Energética). Introduction of energy efficiency measures, whenever relevant or compulsory.

Water heating energy, gas and water supply and drainage system project reconfigurations, as well as field support for the Boa Hora supermarket.

Client

• Imoserviços, Lda.

Location

• Calçada da Boa Hora, Lisboa

Aim

(Referred) project reconfigurations, applying rational energy conservation criteria. Guarantee implementation with field support.

Energy Certification of the Constituição building.

Client

• Edifícios Europa – Sociedade de Investimentos Imobiliários, Lda.

Location

• Rua da Constituição, Porto

Aim

Expert analysis and Energy Certification of all the apartments in the Constituição building, within SCE (Sistema de Certificação Energética).

Thermal project, acoustic design and field support to the Boa Hora supermarket.

Client

• Imoserviços, Lda.

Location

• Calçada da Boa Hora, Lisboa

Aim

Thermal analysis (RSECE), with energy consumption reduction measures whenever possible; acoustic check, designing corrective measures wherever necessary and field support in gas installations, fresh water and waste water works.

Sustainable Attributes

• Condensation gas boiler
• Variable speed motor air blowers
• Optimized insulation
• Nocturnal (summer) ventilation

Active and passive energy systems design, renewable energy, thermal regulation check and sustainable construction design advice in the new Linda-a-Velha 1st Cycle Primary School. Base project design stage.

Client

• '92 Arquitectos, Lda.

Location

• Linda-a-Velha, Oeiras

Aim

To design alternative passive and active energy systems for ventilation, climatization and renewable energy instalations. To simulate the energetic behavior of the building, followed by the thermal regulation (RSECE) check. To assure consultancy in sustainable construction (materials, construction systems) and to perform a long-term economical analysis of the considered alternatives.

Sustainable Attributes

• Geothermal heat pumps for space cooling
• Biomass boilers for space and water heating
• Thermal solar panels
• Convective panels
• Optimized insulation
• Double glass, low emissivity layer
• Plastic window frames
• Optimized shading
• Nocturnal (summer) ventilation
• Freecooling
• Flux reduction lighting
• Usage of materials with low environmental impact during their life cycle

Landscape architecture for the Serralves building.

Client

• Edifícios Europa - Sociedade de Investimentos Imobiliários, Lda

Location

• Rua de Serralves, Porto

Aim

Landscape design for the Serralves building surrounding spaces, framing and respecting the local topography and hidrography.

Sustainable Attributes

• Use of local plant species
• Limitation of lawn areas
• Terrain/soil maintenance and protection
• Plenty of natural permeable areas.

Simplified dynamic analysis (ECOTECT v5.2) of Waterhouse (Moscovo).

Client

• Biopolis, Lda

Location

• Moscow

Project Description

Simplified model in ECOTECT of a single family house with 570m2 of living area. Thermal and natural lighting analysis (+ shading patterns).

Sustainable attributes

• Contribution to a bioclimatic design;
• Energy consumption evaluation.

Structural stability project for a wooden roof.

Client

• Arco Cego - Arquitectura, Lda

Location

• Pedrógão Grande

Project Description

Structural design of a roof composed by wooden elements. Bolted steel connections.

Sustainable attributes

• Structural design using a renewable material: wood (without toxic preservatives)
• Possibility of deconstruction.

Building regulation check (energy performance regulation, RCCTE – Decreto-Lei n.º 80/2006 de 4 de Abril) for the Constituição buildings.

Client

• Edifícios Europa – Sociedade de Investimentos Imobiliários, Lda.

Location

• Constituição street, Porto

Project Description

Application of the energy performance regulation, RCCTE – Decreto-Lei n.º 80/2006 de 4 de Abril, prior to the Energy Certification Procedure. Energy consumption improvement measures, whenever relevant (and/or compulsory).

Building regulation check (energy performance regulation, RCCTE – Decreto-Lei n.º 80/2006 de 4 de Abril) for the Ruben A buildings.

Client

• Edifícios Europa – Sociedade de Investimentos Imobiliários, Lda.

Location

• Ruben A street / Bessa Leite street, Porto

Project Description

Application of the energy performance regulation, RCCTE – Decreto-Lei n.º 80/2006 de 4 de Abril, prior to the Energy Certification Procedure. Energy consumption improvement measures, whenever relevant (and/or compulsory).

Thermal and photovoltaic solar systems for the Alvito Municipal Market

Client

• Alvito Municipality

Location

• Largo do Relógio, nº1, Alvito, Portugal

Sustainable attributes

• Thermal solar system
• Photovoltaic solar system

Project Description

Solar thermal and photovoltaic designing. The thermal panels supply hot water for the meat and fish shops (backed up by a gas boiler), while the photovoltaic system generates electricity exclusively for grid injection, with an estimated annual output of 7,6MWh.