Windows from a Lisbon Palace. Heritage values for sustainable construction

• Armando Pinto ^[1] ; Dulce Franco ^[1] ; Odete Domingues ^[1]
  1. [1] National Laboratory for Civil Engineering

     National Laboratory for Civil Engineering

     Socorro, Portugal

     
• Localización: Intangibility Matters: IPERION CH International Conference on the values of tangible heritage: IMaTTe 2017 / coord. por Marluci Menezes, Dória Rodrigues Costa, Jose Delgado Rodrigues, 2017, ISBN 9789724922959, págs. 375-384
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Windows are an essential element of façades providing building identity. Windows are also an important element for occupant´s wellbeing and to drecrease energy demand for heating, cooling ventilation and lighting. The recent development of material and technological process changed the shape, size and functionality of windows. This article describe the windows main characteristics from a Lisbon Palace, presenting their technological solutions, performance and heritage value for sustainable construction.