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Vilhena, A. (author), Costa Branco De Oliveira Pedro, J.A. (author), De Brito, J. (author)This paper presents a comparative analysis of methods used in European countries to assess buildings’ condition. The following methods were compared: a Portuguese method to assess buildings condition, an English housing health and safety rating system, a French method to assess buildings that may be declared inhabitable, a Dutch standard about...conference paper 2011
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Vilhena, A. (author), Costa Branco De Oliveira Pedro, J.A. (author), Vasconcelos de Paiva, J. (author)The purpose of this study was to develop an assessment method of a building rehabilitation needs. It was considered that a building needs rehabilitation if it would not comply with the functional requirements defined in Portuguese legislation or determined by good practices of design and construction. The functional requirements considered were:...conference paper 2010
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Vilhena, A. (author), Costa Branco De Oliveira Pedro, J.A. (author)The purpose of the paper is to analyse the first three years of application of the Portuguese method to assess buildings condition. This method is a multi-criteria assessment methodology to determine the condition of the building and the presence of basic infrastructure in a fivepoint scale, based on a visual inspection. The method was developed...conference paper 2010
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Costa Branco De Oliveira Pedro, J.A. (author), Vasconcelos de Paiva, J. (author), Vilhena, A. (author)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss a method for assessing the condition of buildings. The method was developed in Portugal as part of a new Urban Tenancy Regime approved in 2006. Design/methodology/approach – The method was developed in six phases, namely: definition of objectives; analysis of existing instruments; formulation of...journal article 2008