Manuel Pinto

Prof. Dr. Manuel Pinto

Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
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Academic Career Length

16Years (2011-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 December 2011 in Building and Environment
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Manuel PintoManuel Pinto
Manuel Pinto
João Carlos ViegasJoão Carlos Viegas
João Carlos Viegas
VFV.P. de Freitas
V.P. de Freitas

1 May 2016 in Applied Acoustics
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PPP.G. Pinho
P.G. Pinho
Manuel PintoManuel Pinto
Manuel Pinto
Ricardo AlmeidaRicardo Almeida
Ricardo Almeida
SLS.M. Lopes
S.M. Lopes
LLL.T. Lemos
L.T. Lemos

Manuel PintoManuel Pinto
Manuel Pinto
João Carlos Gonçalves LanzinhaJoão Carlos Gonçalves Lanzinha
João Carlos Gonçalves Lanzinha
João Carlos ViegasJoão Carlos Viegas
João Carlos Viegas
CICatarina Infante
Catarina Infante
TFTiago Freire
Tiago Freire
Assessments of Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ) present a very significant challenge when analyses are undertaken mainly in buildings that include a particularly sensitive and vulnerable population, such as elderly people. In order to maintain an indoor environment that is adequate for occupants, it is necessary to comply with a set of requirements (for TVOC, the Portuguese threshold values) regarding concentrations of airborne pollutants and hygrothermal comfort conditions. This paper studies IEQ in compartments in 3 buildings in two cities in central Portugal, Viseu and Covilhã, which hold elderly care centers. The following environmental parameters were continuously recorded: air temperature, relative humidity, concentration of carbon dioxide, formaldehyde, and total volatile organic compounds and ventilation rates. An analysis of the obtained results was performed, taking recommended guidelines and threshold values into account, thus making it possible to evaluate the IEQ conditions and hygrothermal comfort in the selected indoor spaces. On the basis of the conclusions reached and the observed problems of hygrothermal comfort and indoor pollutants in the indoor spaces, a number of recommendations are proposed, specifically in terms of climate control, ventilation, and maintenance, in order to obtain an overall improvement of IEQ.

1 November 2013 in Building and Environment
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Manuel PintoManuel Pinto
Manuel Pinto
João Carlos ViegasJoão Carlos Viegas
João Carlos Viegas