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The University of Beira Interior and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro will organize in the city of Covilhã, Portugal, on December 5, 6 and 7, 2023, the CIRMARE 2023 – VI International Congress on “Recovery, Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Buildings”.

With the theme “Resilience and Adaptation of Buildings and Cities to Climate Change”, CIRMARE 2023 aims to contribute to the knowledge and promotion of practices in Rehabilitation that boost the resilience and adaptation of buildings and cities and identify new solutions to meet the future needs of a contemporary society that aims to be more sustainable in its principles and in its actions. Thus, this international congress will promote an ideal opportunity for the exchange of information between professionals and researchers working in the field of recovery, maintenance and rehabilitation of built assets and cities.

Thematic Areas

Important Dates

Date	Activities
01/03/2023	Registration Opens
08/05/2023	Submission of complete papers
16/06/2023	Paper acceptance communication
15/07/2023	Final version uploads
08/09/2023	Submission of revised papers
18/09/2023	Acceptance of revised papers
20/10/2023	Registration Closes
03/11/2023	Final Program Announcement

Note: The publications of
The event can be viewed at the Congressman’s Portal

Information

Registration
Programming
Speakers
Organization & Scientific Committee
Image Rights

The VI CIRMARE's program is divided into an opening and closing ceremony, plenary sessions, parallel sessions, and invited lectures.

Registration Type	Until 15/09/2023	After 15/09/2023
Full Participant⁽¹⁾	€ 200,00	€ 250,00
Member of the Scientific Committee⁽¹⁾	€ 175,00	€ 225,00
Publication Only⁽²)	€ 100,00	€ 150,00
Poster⁽³⁾	€ 75,00	€ 125,00
Undergraduate or Master's student UBI/UFRJ - Active Enrollment⁽⁴⁾	€ 50,00	€ 100,00
Graduate Student UFRJ or PhD UBI⁽⁴⁾	€ 75,00	€ 125,00
Listener⁽⁵⁾	€ 50,00	€ 100,00

Comments:

(1)

Access to all lectures and presentations, in person;
Submission of up to 2 papers
You can submit articles
Access to the event’s publications

(2)

Submission and Publication of up to 2 papers
Access to the event’s publications

(3)

Poster exhibition in the face-to-face phase of the congress

(4)

Access to all lectures and presentations, in person;
You cannot submit articles
You may submit papers submitted as a group if another author has already validated the registration as a full participant.

Note: The participants enrolled as students must prove their ties to the educational institution at the time of registration, through a declaration of active enrollment and an original document with photo or student card valid for the period of the event.

(5)

Access to all lectures and presentations, in person;
You cannot submit articles

The VI CIRMARE's program is divided into an opening and closing ceremony, plenary sessions, parallel sessions, and invited lectures. The opening ceremony and the invited lectures will be simultaneously broadcasted remotely, through a link to be sent to the subscribers, at the times indicated for Portugal (GMT) and Brazil (GMT-3).

The Technical Sessions with paper presentations will be held in person at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Beira Interior

The general program for the VI CIRMARE (December 5-7, 2023) will be available soon.

04/DEC
MONDAY
05/DEC
TUESDAY
06/DEC
WEDNESDAY
07/DEC
THURSDAY
08/DEC
FRIDAY

14:30 – 17:00
(GMT)

Participant Registration / Documentation
Local: Room Mestrados

09:30 – 11:00
(GMT)

Parallel Session 1
Case Studies in Recovery, Maintenance and Rehabilitation
Local: Auditorium 8.1

Parallel Session 2
Interventions in Historical and Cultural Heritage
Local: Room Mestrados

Parallel Session 3
BIM and the Digitization of Construction
Local: Room 9.29

11:00 – 11:15
(GMT)

Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:45
(GMT)

Parallel Session 4
Building Quality Assessment / Circular Economy in the Construction Sector
Local: Room Mestrados

Parallel Session 5
Recovery of Degraded Urban Areas / Housing, Occupant Comfort and Health
Local: Room 9.29

12:45 – 14:00
(GMT)

Lunch on the go

14:30 – 15:30
(GMT)

OPENING SESSION
Local: Auditorium 8.1

15:30 – 17:30
(GMT)

Round table with partner municipalities
“Housing and Rehabilitation – what future for Portugal?”
Local: Auditorium 8.1

19:00
(GMT)

WELCOME RECEPTION AND DRINK
Local: UBI Rectory Editorial Office

09:30 – 11:00
(GMT)

Parallel Session 6
Interventions in Historical and Cultural Heritage / Service Life and Pathologies in Buildings
Local: Auditorium 8.1

Parallel Session 7
Sustainability of Buildings / Urban Planning – Innovation and Inclusion
Local: Room Mestrados

Parallel Session 8
Case Studies in Recovery, Maintenance and Rehabilitation / Technological Updating of Constructions
Local: Room 9.29

11:00 – 11:15
(GMT)

Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:45
(GMT)

Invited Lectures 1
Local: Auditorium 8.1

12:45 – 14:00
(GMT)

Lunch on the go

14:15 – 15:30
(GMT)

Invited Lectures 2
Local: Auditorium 8.1

15:30 – 16:45
(GMT)

Invited Lectures 3
Local: Auditorium 8.1

16:45 – 17:00
(GMT)

Coffee Break

17:00 – 19:00
(GMT)

C-made workshop
Resilience in European Projects: Highlights and Discussion
Local: Room 9.29

19:30
(GMT)

CONGRESS DINNER
Local: Hotel to be announced

09:30 – 11:00
(GMT)

Parallel Session 9
Housing, Occupant Comfort and Health / BIM and the Digitization of Construction
Local: Auditorium 8.1

Parallel Session 10
Sustainability of Buildings / Accessibility of Buildings and Urban Spaces
Local: Room Mestrados

Parallel Session 11
Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Built Spaces / Urban Resilience and Climate Change
Local: Room 9.29

11:00 – 11:15
(GMT)

Coffee Break
Venue: Hall Auditorium 8.1

11:15 – 12:45
(GMT)

Invited Lectures 4
Local: Auditorium 8.1

12:45 – 14:00
(GMT)

CLOSING SESSION
Local: Auditorium 8.1

12:45 – 14:00
(GMT)

Lunch
Local: Hall Auditorium 8.1

14:30
(GMT)

Spaghetti Towers and Marshmallows Competition
Local: Faculty of Engineering

Technical visit promoted by Covilhã City Council

(Holiday in Portugal)

Possibility of a tourist / Technical Visit

AMILCAR DE GIL E PIRES

UBI/Portugal

Full Professor in the Disciplinary Area of Architecture at the University of Beira Interior - Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture of the Faculty of Engineering. Full member of the CIAUD (Research Center for Architecture, Urbanism and Design): Coordinator of the research group “ARCPLAND [Architecture - Place - Landscape]”, whose mission is to promote and conduct research in Architecture and Landscape Architecture, in the fields of Architectural Design, Theory, History, Sustainability, and its relationship with Place, the Heritage and Landscape.

Assed Naked Haddad

UFRJ/Brazil

Civil Engineer (1986), Bachelor of Law (1993), Master of Civil Engineering (1992) and PhD in Production Engineering (1996). Full Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Department of Civil Construction at the Escola Politécnica of Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and visiting professor at the University of Florida, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Universitat Rovira i Virgili and Western Sydney University. He works in research and teaching Construction Engineering and Management, Safety and Sustainability, working with models in optimization, simulation and multi-criteria analysis. Guest Editor of several international journals and Associate Editor of Frontiers in Built Environment / Sustainable Design and Construction. Academic Editor of the Journal of Engineering, Section Civil Engineering at Hindawi.

Carina Mariana Stolz

UFRJ/Brazil

Civil Engineer (2008), master in Civil Construction (2011), PhD (2015) and post-doctorate (2016) in Civil Engineering. She is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Construction at the Escola Politécnica of Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. She works in research and teaching in building materials, construction techniques, building pathology, inspection and diagnosis of buildings with advanced resources, building performance, and sustainability.

Jorge Baptista de Azevedo

UFF/Brazil

Architect and Urban Planner, master in Education (1997), PhD in Geography (2007) and post-doctorate from Université Paris 8 Vincennes Saint-Denis, France (2015). Since 1991, he has worked as a professor at the Escola de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade Federal Fluminense, in teaching and research activities related to landscaping design and theory, transcultural landscapes, landscape representation. He was Undergraduate Coordinator from 2001 to 2005 EAU / UFF and vice-coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Architecture and Urbanism-PPGAU UFF 2017-2020. He was a technical advisor at IBAM - Brazilian Institute of Municipal Administration and architect at IPLANRIO - Rio de Janeiro Planning Institute where he worked with the preservation of heritage in its central area.

Luiz A. Ferreira das Neves

UFRJ/Brazil

Architect and Urban Planner (1982), master in Urban Planning (1992), PhD in Architecture (2012) and post-doctor in Architecture and Urbanism (2018). Associate Professor at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, coordinating research on Built Heritage in the Central Area of Rio de Janeiro and Environmental Comfort in Housing, he also participated as Coordinator of Extension Heritage Education for the training of teachers and classes, with an emphasis on projects for the restoration of listed properties

Mayara Amario

UFRJ/Brazil

Civil Engineer (2013), master (2015), doctor (2019) and post-doctor (2021) in Civil Engineering. She is a professor at the Department of Civil Construction at the Escola Politécnica of Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and at the Postgraduate Program in Environmental Engineering. Has experience in the area of Construction Materials and Quality Control in Civil Construction, working on research projects in the area of recycling Construction Waste (RCC) at the Center for Teaching and Research in Low Environmental Impact Materials and Technologies in Sustainable Construction (NUMATS/POLI/COPPE/UFRJ).

Mohammed Najjar

UFRJ/Brazil

Architect and Urban Planner (2007), master in International Planning and Sustainable Development (2009), doctor (2019) and post-doctor (2020) in Environmental Engineering. He is a professor in the Department of Civil Construction at the Department of Civil Construction at the Escola Politécnica of Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and a professor in the Environmental Engineering program. He works as a professional in BIM and Sustainable Construction, with experience in Comfort and Sustainability in Buildings, Civil Construction, Urban Engineering and Building Maintenance. Guest Editor of Sustainability - MDPI and Frontiers in Built Environment magazines.

Raimundo Mendes da Silva

UC/Portugal

Associate Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Coimbra, where he is part of the Coordination team for the Master's Degree in Building Rehabilitation and teaches in the areas of Construction Technology, Building Rehabilitation, Sustainability and Management and Safeguarding Built Heritage. He coordinated the national project "Rehabilitate as a Rule" with a view to adapting construction regulations to the rehabilitation of current buildings, which supported DL 95/2019. He was curator of the world heritage application "University of Coimbra, Alta and Sofia". He is a member of the ICOMOS-Portugal Advisory Board.

Vasco Peixoto de Freitas

FEUP/Portugal

Full Professor (Constructions) at the Department of Civil Engineering at FEUP, University of Porto. Director of the Construction Physics and Technology Laboratory – FEUP. Member of CONSTRUCT. Advisory member of the Order of Engineers. Author or co-author of more than 400 scientific and pedagogical publications. Consultant in the fields of Hygrothermal Behavior, Pathology and Rehabilitation of buildings.

Chair
João Carlos Lanzinha – UBI, Portugal

Co-Chair
Eduardo Linhares Qualharini – UFRJ, Brazil

Local organizing committee
Secretariat
Andreia Alves
Hugo Pinto
Mónica Gabriel
Sandra Miguel

Financial management
Celsa Gil
IT support
Rui Costa
Communication and image
Madalena Sena

Scientific Committee

Participant	Institution
Adam Bukovics	Szechenyi Istvan University, Hungary
Ahmed W A. Hammad	UNSW Sydney, Australia
Aires Camões	University of Minho (UM), Portugal
Amilcar de Gil e Pires	UBI Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Alice Tavares	Univ. Aveiro and APRUPP, Portugal
Ana Briga-Sá	University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD)
Ana Carolina Badalotti Passuelo	Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Ana Evangelista	EIT Engineering Institute of Technology, Australia
Ana Maria Tavares Martins Nepomuceno	University of Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal
Ana Paula Rainha	Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies (ULHT), Portugal
Ana Pereira-Roders	TU Delft, Netherlands
Ana Pinho	University of Lisbon, Portugal
Ana Teresa Vaz Ferreira	Castelo Branco Polytechnic Institute (IPCB), Portugal
Ana Velosa	Aveiro University (UA), Portugal
Andrea Naguissa Yuba	Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Brazil
Andrea Parisi Kern	University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), Portugal
Andrea Queiroz Rego	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
Aníbal Costa	Aveiro University (UA), Portugal
António Baptista Coelho	National Civil Engineering Laboratory (LNEC), Portugal
Antonio Curado	Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Arti Siddhpura	Engineering InstiTute oF Technology / Perth, Australia
Assed Naked Haddad	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
Bruno Barzellay Ferreira da Costa	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) - Macaé, Brazil
Carina Mariane Stolz	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
Carlos Alberto Pereira Soares	Federal Fluminense University (UFF), Brazil
Carlos Rosa Jiménez	Universidad de Málaga, Espanha
Cláudia Scoton Antonio Marques	University Center of Santa Fé do Sul (UNIFUNEC), Brazil
Clara Mosquera	Universidad de Sevilla, Espanha
Daniel Navas-Carrillo	Universidad de Malaga, Espanha
Deesy Gomes Pinto Correia	University of Madeira (Portugal)
Diego Andrés Vasco Calle	University of Santiago de Chile, Chile
Dieter Thomas Boer	Rovira i Virgili University, Spain
Eduardo Linhares Qualharini	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
Eduardo Mosquera-Adell	Universidad de Sevilla, Espanha
Elaine Garrido Vasquez	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
Elton Bauer	University of Brasília (UNB), Brazil
Érico Masiero	Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCAR), Brazil
Eva Barrier	University of Porto (FEUP), Portugal
Fatima Farinha	University of Algarve (Ualg), Portugal
Francisco Ramírez Cevallos	Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Ecuador
Fernando F. S. Pinho	NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal
Fernando José da Silva	Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Gabriela Cotavariu	Faculty of Civil Engineering and Building Services, Portugal
Giovanni Plizzari	University of Brescia, Italy
Guilherme Aris Parsekian	Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCAR), Brazil
Héber Martins de Paula	Federal University of Catalão (UFCat), Brazil
Hugo Alexandre Silva Pinto	University of Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal
Humberto Varum	University of Porto (FEUP), Portugal
Ignacio Lombillo Vozmediano	University of Cantabria, Spain
Inês Campos	University of Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal
Inês Flores-Colen	Instituto Superior Técnico - University of Lisbon (ULisboa), Portugal
Irina Lungu	“Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iași (TUIASI), Romania
Javier Garabito	University of Burgos, Spain
John Appleton	A2P, Portugal
João Henrique Negrão	University of Coimbra (UC), Portugal
João Paulo Castro Gomes	University of Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal
João Paulo Delgado	University of Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal
Jorge de Brito	Instituto Superior Técnico de Lisboa (ISP/PT), Portugal
Jorge dos Santos	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
Jorge Marum	University of Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal
Jorge Ramos Jular	University of Valladolid, Spain
José Carlos Paliari	Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil
José Luís Barroso de Aguiar	University of Minho (UM), Portugal
José Luis Menegotto	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
José Manuel Aladro	Universidad de Sevilla, Espanha
Larissa Ferrer Branco	Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil
Leandro Torres di Gregório	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
Liane Flemming	Unilasalle – RJ, Brazil
Luciana de Nazaré Pinheiro Cordeiro	Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Brazil
Luís Filipe Almeida Bernardo	University of Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal
Luís Moreira Pinto	University of Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal
Luis Otavio Cocito de Araújo	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
Luis Perez Zotes	Federal Fluminense University (UFF), Brazil
Luis Prola	Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal
Luiz Antonio Ferreira das Neves	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
Luiz Antonio Melgaco N. Branco	FUMEC University, Brazil
Lysio Séllos Costa Filho	Seconci/RJ, Brazil
M. Teresa Pinheiro-Alves	University of Évora (EU), Portugal
Manuel Pinto	Viseu Polytechnic Institute (IPV), Portugal
Manuela Almeida	University of Minho (UM), Portugal
Marcin Gorski	Silesian University of Technology, Poland
Marco Aurelio Stumpf Gonzalez	University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Portugal
Marcos Barreto de Mendonça	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
Marcos Martinez Silvoso	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
María Teresa Pérez-Cano	Universidad de Sevilla, Espanha
Maria Angela Dias	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
Maria Antonietta Aiello	University of Salento, Italy
Maria do Carmo Reis Cavalcanti	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
Maria do Rosário Veiga	National Civil Engineering Laboratory (LNEC), Portugal
Maria Fernanda Rodrigues	Aveiro University (UA), Portugal
Maria Isabel Morais Torres	University of Coimbra (UC), Portugal
Maria Paz Sáez	University of Granada, Spain
Mariana Couto	University of Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal
Marta Maria Sesana	University of Brescia, Italy
Mayara Amario	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
Miguel Costa Santos Nepomuceno	University of Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal
Miguel Santiago	University of Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal
Milind Siddhpura	Engineering InstiTute oF Technology / Perth, Australia
Mohammad Najjar	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
Mujahed Thneibat	University of Jordan - School of Engineering, Jordan
Natália Juan	Universidad de Zaragoza, Espanha
Nelson Porto	Federal University of Espirito Santo (UFES), Brazil
Nuno Valentim	University of Porto (FAUP), Portugal
Odair Barbosa de Moraes	Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Brazil
Olivia Longo	University of Brescia (UNIBS), Italy
Paulina Faria	New University of Lisbon (UNL), Portugal
Paulo Lourenço	Minho's university, Portugal
Paulo Von Krugër	Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil
Pedro Gadanho	University of Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal
Raimundo Mendes da Silva	University of Coimbra (UC), Portugal
Romeu Vicente	University of Aveiro (UA), Portugal
Renata Gonçalves Faisca	Federal Fluminense University (UFF), Brazil
Rosário Oliveira	Porto Engineering Institute (ISEP), Portugal
Rui Calejo Rodrigues	University of Porto (FEUP), Portugal
Rui Oliveira	Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB), Portugal
Sandra Pereira	University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Portugal
Sergio Luis González Garcia	State University of the North Fluminense, Brazil
Sheyla M. Baptista Serra	Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCAR), Brazil
Silvio Burrattino Melhado	University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil
Sofia Araújo Lima Bessa	Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil
Susana Lucas	Setúbal Polytechnic Institute (IPS), Portugal
Sylvia Meimaridou Rola	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
Tiago Pinto	University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Portugal
Vasco Peixoto Freitas	University of Porto (FEUP), Portugal
Wagner Nahas	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
Washington Menezes Fajardo	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil

By participating in the VI CIRMARE 2023, I AUTHORIZE the use of my image in all and any material, including photos, documents and other means of communication, to be used in promotional and institutional campaigns of the organization of the VI CIRMARE 2023, whether these are intended for public dissemination in general and/or only for internal use of this institution, as long as the purpose is not altered. The present authorization is granted free of charge, covering the use of the above mentioned image in all of the national territory and abroad, in all of its modalities and, in particular, in the following ways:

- Out-door;
- Brochures in general (inserts, direct mail, catalogs, etc.);
- Presentation folder;
- Advertisement in magazines and newspapers in general;
- Home Page;
- Posters;
- Electronic media (billboards, videos, television, cinema, live broadcast, among others).