Dr. João L. Parracha is a researcher at the National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC), Lisbon, Portugal, and an Invited Assistant Professor at the Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal (EST/IPS). He completed his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal, in 2024. His research interests include the durability and functional requirements of façades, the biodegradability of building materials, and the effects of such degradation on the performance of façades. He is the Head of the Roof Coatings Laboratory at LNEC and the European Representative of the RILEM Youth Council (RYC).