Informes De La Construccion 

About: Informes De La Construccion is an academic journal published by Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Architecture & Masonry. It has an ISSN identifier of 0020-0883. It is also open access. Over the lifetime, 1449 publications have been published receiving 5180 citations.

Integration of Environmental Sensors with BIM: Case studies using Arduino, Dynamo, and the Revit API

Abstract: This paper investigates the feasibility of connecting environmental sensors such as light, humidity, or CO 2 receptors to a building information model (BIM). A base case was created in Rhino; using Grasshopper and Firefly, a simple digital model responded to lighting-levels detected by a photoresistor on an Arduino board. The case study was duplicated using Revit Architecture, a popular BIM software, and Dynamo, a visual programming environment, in an innovative application. Another case study followed a similar procedure by implementing the Revit API directly instead of using Dynamo. Then the process was reversed to demonstrate that not only could data could be sent from sensors to change the 3D model, but changes to parameters of a 3D model could effect a physical model through the use of actuators. It is intended that these virtual/physical prototypes could be used as the basis for testing intelligent facade systems before constructing full size mock-ups.

Construcción sismorresistente en tierra: la gran experiencia contemporánea de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Abstract: In many developing countries the most common alternative for dwelling construction is building with earth because the material is abundant and cheap. The quality of most traditional earthen construction is very low, because it is done informally, with little or no technical assistance. In seismic areas where earthen construction is common, every time an earthquake occurs, many dwellings collapse, causing considerable economic losses and tragic injuries and deaths. The professional and academic communities in some seismic countries have not remained indifferent to this important problem. Researchers at the Catholic University of Peru (PUCP) have been investigating on the construction of earthen buildings in seismic areas for about 40 years and have obtained invaluable results. This article describes the evolution of the knowledge generated at PUCP of reinforced earth, a material composed of earth and compatible reinforcements, with which it is possible to build seismic-resistant constructions.

Obsolescencia de la envolvente térmica y acústica de la vivienda social de la postguerra española en áreas urbanas vulnerables. El caso de Zaragoza

Abstract: In current Spanish cities, social housing built after the Civil War represents a widely spread building typology. In this paper we diagnose the physical obsolescence of the thermal and acoustic envelope of 21 residential units in less favoured urban areas of Zaragoza built in Spain’s post-war. The existing constructive solutions are defined, and their energy and acoustic behaviours are compared to current standards. It is observed that widows show poor performance regarding energy and acoustics, and that the opaque part of the envelope of these buildings is insufficient regarding energy standards, especially the roofs.

Metodología y herramienta VERDE para la evaluación de la sostenibilidad en edificios

Abstract: Sustainable Building has grown out of a synthesis of the environmentally-oriented Green Building movement and the broader SD movement. The green movement itself grew out of 1970’s concerns about Energy Conservation, which subsequently morphed into Energy Efficiency, as fuel prices declined during the 1980’s. During the 1980’s, energy issues receded somewhat into the background of general discussion, but concerns arose about the impact that building operations and the production of their constituent materials have on the natural environment. During the same decade, the issue of poor indoor air quality and inadequate ventilation in sealed buildings (“sick building syndrome”) became a very public concern. A consensus has gradually evolved concerning the type of issues that should be included within a green type of analysis. Since 2000 the number of environmental assessment methodologies around the world has been increasing rapidly. BREEAM (BRE Environmental Assessment Method) was the first system (launched in 1990), to offer an environmental label for buildings. Nevertheless, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) has been an incontrovertible success as a tool to promote market transformation. There are a number of different schemes around the world, most of which have been based on GBC and iiSBE (International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment). A new assessment method based on impact reduction calculation has been developed. The tool call VERDE is applicable to commercial complexes and residential developments. The methodology are presented and discussed in the paper.

Mezclas de residuos de poliestireno expandido (EPS) conglomerados con yeso o escayola para su uso en la construcción

Abstract: This research project looks for to innovate in the management of expanded plastic materials wastes and to propose techniques that take advantage of the properties that those plastics still have at the time they are discarded to the urban wastes flow, such is the case of the expanded polystyrene wastes (EPS) which after being transformed in small particles and mixed with pastes made of standard gypsum and water in diverse proportions allows the production of different construction products. At the end of this paper two specific mixtures are described; the first useful for gypsum wallboard production, and the second one to manufacture a flat board for thermal isolation material. The EPS is a stiff cell plastic material produced from the molding of little spheres or pearls of expansible polystyrene that shows a closed structure made of this thermoplastic which contains trapped air in a 96-98% proportion of the volume of the pearls. Packaging is one of the main applications for this material hence EPS is a plenty waste in our society, it is also very popular in building construction where it is installed in air wall cameras and indoors covers; finally in a small proportion the plastic has other kind of applications like sport protections and commercial display.