The thermal transmittance of building envelopes determines to a large extent the energy demand of buildings. Thus, there is a keen interest in having methods which can precisely evaluate thermal transmittance. From a scientific point of view, this study analyses the viability of the application of the thermometric method (THM), one of the most used methods in Spain. For this purpose, the test method has been improved by determining the adequate test conditions, the selection and installation of equipment, data acquisition and post-processing, and the estimation of uncertainty. We analyse eight case studies in a Mediterranean climate (Csa) to determine the potentials and limitations of the method. The results show that the values obtained through THM are valid under winter environmental conditions with relative uncertainties between 6% and 13%, while difficulties to perform the test in optimal conditions, and therefore to obtain valid results in warmer seasons, are detected. In this regard, the case studies which obtained a greater number of observations by performing the filtrate conditions were able to obtain representative results. Furthermore, there are significant differences depending on the kind of equipment and probes used during the experimental campaign. Finally, in warm climate regions a data filtrate can be considered for observations of a temperature difference higher than 5 °C, obtaining valid results for the case studies, although the rise in the thermal gradient can guarantee a greater stability of data.

The south of Iberia conserves an important group of Palaeolithic rock art sites. The graphisms have been mostly attributed to the Solutrean and Magdalenian periods, while the possibility that older remains exist has provoked extensive debate. This circumstance has been linked to both the cited periods, until recently, due to the transition from the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic in the extreme southwest of Europe as well as the non-existence of some of the early periods of Palaeolithic art documented in northern Iberia. This study presents the results of interdisciplinary research conducted in Las Ventanas Cave. These results enabled us to identify a new Palaeolithic rock art site. The technical, stylistic and temporal traits point to certain similarities with the range of exterior deep engravings in Cantabrian Palaeolithic rock art. Ventanas appears to corroborate the age attributed to those kinds of graphic expression and points to the early arrival of the Upper Palaeolithic in the south of Iberia. Importantly, the results provide information on the pre-Solutrean date attributed to trilinear hind figures. These findings challenge the supposed Neanderthal survival idea at one of the main late Middle Palaeolithic southern Iberian sites (Carigüela) and, due to the parallels between them and an engraving attributed to this period in Gibraltar, it raises the possibility of interaction between modern humans and Neanderthals in the extreme southwest of Europe.

En España, la mayor parte del parque inmobiliario presenta un comportamiento energético deficiente. Para paliar dicha situación, se debe analizar, entre otros aspectos, su envolvente. De las diferentes propiedades que caracterizan los cerramientos, la transmitancia térmica es una de las más significativas. Sin embargo, las metodologías de evaluación in situ están planteadas para climas fríos, y los métodos teóricos tienen asociados una incertidumbre elevada. Ante esta circunstancia, resulta necesario estudiar su aplicación en climas suaves como el mediterráneo. El presente estudio analizó tanto los métodos teóricos existentes como los experimentales. Para ello se realizó una monitorización sobre cuatro casos de estudio durante el invierno. Los resultados pusieron de manifiesto que, con unas condiciones metrológicas correctas y una estabilidad de las condiciones ambientales, se pueden obtener resultados representativos.

Los usuarios que detectan defectos en edificaciones recientemente acabadas con frecuencia acuden a la vía judicial para reclamar su reparación. Ello genera en los agentes intervinientes cierta incertidumbre respecto a si serán o no condenados como responsables de dichos defectos. El objetivo de la presente investigación se centra en proponer y validar un modelo automatizado en forma de herramienta informatizada que, de manera sencilla, ayude a «tipificar de forma predictiva» los defectos más frecuentes y controvertidos a la hora de delimitar responsabilidades, es decir, los denominados «de terminación o acabado».

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a collaborative system that has been fully developed in the design and management of industries involved in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sectors. There are, however, very few studies aimed at managing information models in the field of architectural and cultural heritage interventions. This research therefore proposes an innovative methodology of analysis and treatment of the information based on a representative 3D graphic model of the flooring and wall tiling of a historic building. The objective is to set up a model of graphic information which guarantees the interoperability of the aforementioned information amongst the diverse disciplines intervening in the conservation and restoration process. The Pavillion of Charles V, a Renaissancecharacterised building located in outdoor areas of the Alcazar of Seville, Spain, was selected for the study. This work constitutes a project of intervention based on Heritage or Historic Building Information Modelling, called the “HBIM Project”.