José Aguiar concluded his habilitation in civil engineering in 2008 and obtained his Ph.D. in civil engineering in 1990, both at the University of Minho, Portugal, where he now works as an associate professor. He has been Director of the Research Centre of Territory, Environment, and Construction since 2019 and Director of the Doctoral Program in Waste Management and Treatment since 2020. His main area of scientific activity is sustainable construction materials, as he believes that construction materials should increasingly adhere to the principles of sustainable construction. To develop sustainable construction materials, there is a need for research on all parts of their lifecycle.