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Maintainability of Building Envelope Elements

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The maintenance model described in Chap. 3 is applied to analyse individually nine constructive solutions (six façade claddings: ceramic tiling systems (CTS), natural stone claddings (NSC), rendered façades (RF), painted surfaces (PS), external thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS), architectural concrete façades (ACF); two window frames types: aluminium window frames (AWF), wooden window frames (WWF); and one roof cladding solution: ceramic claddings in pitched roofs (CCPR)). For each constructive solution, three maintenance strategies are addressed, ranging from a maintenance strategy where preventive maintenance is not applied (most common maintenance strategy nowadays) to a maintenance strategy with a higher level of preventive maintenance (including cleaning operations and minor interventions). The results are assessed through four parameters: service life and durability, efficiency index, life cycle costs, and number of total replacements.

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  1. Civil Engineering Research and Innovation Sustainability (CERIS), Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Georesources, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    Cláudia Ferreira

  2. Civil Engineering Research and Innovation Sustainability (CERIS), Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Georesources, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    Ana Silva

  3. Civil Engineering Research and Innovation Sustainability (CERIS), Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Georesources, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    Jorge de Brito

  4. Civil Engineering Research and Innovation Sustainability (CERIS), Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Georesources, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    Inês Flores-Colen

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Ferreira, C., Silva, A., de Brito, J., Flores-Colen, I. (2023). Maintainability of Buildings’ Envelope. In: Maintainability of Building Envelope Elements. Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14767-8_4

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