From Knowledge to Action: How Portuguese Higher Education Students Engage with Circular Economy Principles Ana Pardal, Anabela Moreira, Cristina Galacho, Dina Mateus, Laura Viegas, Marcelo Gaspar, Margarida Ribau Teixeira, Vitor Manteigas, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis Sustainability Switzerland, 2025 This study investigates the perceptions and practices of Portuguese higher education students regarding the circular economy (CE), emphasising their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours toward sustainable resource management. Carried out by the Working Group on Circular Economy and Waste Management of the Portuguese Sustainable Campus Network (RCS), the research used an online survey targeting students from 20 higher education institutions (HEIs), resulting in 400 responses. The findings indicate that while students generally hold positive views of the CE, their understanding of its practical applications, such as waste reduction and resource efficiency, remains limited. Only a small proportion of students reported exposure to CE-related topics in their curriculum, revealing a gap in academic integration. This study also identifies significant demographic variations in CE awareness and practices, influenced by factors such as age, field of study, and employment status. These insights underscore the need for HEIs to strengthen CE education and actively involve students in hands-on sustainability initiatives, fostering a generation equipped to drive the transition toward a circular economy.
OnlineLino—A Website on Architect Raul Lino’s Built Heritage at Médio Tejo, in Portugal Anabela Moreira, Inês Serrano, Paulo Santos, Regina Delfino, Pedro Matos, Ana Gracio, Ana Xavier Buildings, 2025 The cultural context and values of twentieth-century architecture and construction confirm the need to preserve them for future generations, given the multiple challenges to overcome. Raul Lino da Silva (1879–1974) is a celebrated Portuguese architect who worked throughout the twentieth century and whose architectural legacy is scattered from the north to the south of the country. The aim of this paper is to present the development of the website OnlineLino, which is related to the architectural and construction heritage of Raul Lino in the Médio Tejo region, an inland Portuguese territory with low demographic density. This work is focused on integrating documentary information dispersed across different digital funds, by aggregating it on a website that will be made available for public access in the future. To this end, data were collected from different funds, and the information was aggregated and systematised so that it could be included in the digital database developed, the OnlineLino website. The work was carried out by a multidisciplinary team in an academic setting, involving the areas of architecture, civil engineering, computer engineering and design. We hope that this website will contribute to the dissemination of Raul Lino’s architectural legacy, especially for buildings that are less studied and known.
ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIVE INTERPRETATION THROUGH DOCUMENTARY RESEARCH - THE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING OF SOCIEDADE DA ASSEMBLEIA DE ABRANTES, IN PORTUGAL Rehabend, 2024
Acoustic vases in the Portuguese synagogue of Tomar: Analogies with other coeval worship buildings A.M. Moreira History of Construction Cultures Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Construction History 7icch 2021, 2022 Since ancient times, European construction history has been confronted with the existence of ceramic pots inlaid in walls often related to acoustic purposes. This paper focuses on the ceramic pots embedded in the masonry walls of the synagogue of Tomar, built in the 15th century. Although acoustic vases in Christian and Muslim worship buildings are relatively well known and documented, no similar studies published in English were found reporting similar devices in other synagogues. This paper attempts to shed light on the presence of embedded ceramic vases in the walls of this synagogue building in Tomar. The study considers the research on ceramic vases in ancient worship buildings as well as current acoustic research on the context of cavity resonators as an ancient building technique. The origins of Tomar synagogue were also investigated in order to argue this practice can be regarded as an expression of a coexistent tradition.
Route of modern architecture in Tomar: Development of a virtual guide Moreira, Anabela M., Serrano, Inês D., Santos, Paulo A. G. Journal of Tourism and Development, 2021 A indústria do turismo, outrora um dos principais propulsores da economia de diversas nações, enfrenta uma grave crise global decorrente da pandemia de covid-19 e da consequente limitação da circulação de pessoas entre países. A diversicação da oferta turística cultural de um país ou região, através de novas abordagens, pode estimular os turistas nacionais a (re)visitar os lugares da sua memória cultural, e assim contribuir para dinamizar a indústria do próprio país. Neste artigo apresenta-se a aplicação (app) para dispositivos móveis, guia virtual RAM Tomar 1930-1965, orientada para o setor do turismo cultural. A app foi desenvolvida por uma equipa pluridisciplinar do Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, com o objetivo de divulgar o património arquitetónico modernista existente na cidade e projetado entre 1930 e 1965.
Impact sound transmission provided by concrete layers incorporating cork granules J. Antonio, A. Moreira, A. Tadeu Noise Control Engineering Journal, 2013 We report on the development of lightweight cement-based screeds containing cork granule waste. The reduction of transmitted impact noise provided by these screeds has been assessed by means of laboratory measurements in acoustic chambers at ITeCons (Instituto de Investigacao e Desenvolvimento Tecnologico em Ciencias da Construcao). The screed has been tested in two situations: over a heavyweight standard floor (reference laboratory floor) and as a resilient layer between the heavyweight standard floor and a floating concrete layer. Three different screeds were designed, with varying cement dosages. Thicknesses of 1.5, 3 and 4.5 cm were tested for each screed mixture. As the impact sound reduction of resilient materials is related to their dynamic stiffness, this was also measured in laboratory conditions. The results of dynamic stiffness were generally found to be related to the values of impact sound reduction when the cement/cork screed is used as floor covering. The results obtained show the potential of these composites in applications for reducing impact noise.
Impact sound reduction of concrete layers containing cork granules 39th International Congress on Noise Control Engineering 2010 Inter Noise 2010, 2010
