This work presents a case study about the inspection of a building during the warranty period in the city of Santa Maria – RS. The methodology of the inspection is based on “Norma de Inspeção Predial Nacional” by the ...

The building inspection is a way to make people aware for the maintance of the safety, performance and useful life of a building. The application of the fundamentals of sustentability on the buildings comes to complement ...

The objective of this research is to propose a tool to support the building inspection activity in public buildings including the minimum evaluation of aspects of sustainability, supported by an official public normative, ...

The Building Inspection actions in vertical buildings within the legal warranty period are essential procedures within the Diagnostic Engineering. Based on these procedures can identify early damage to reduce the service ...

The Building Inspection actions in vertical buildings within the legal warranty period are essential procedures within the Diagnostic Engineering. Based on these procedures can identify early damage to reduce the service ...

The useful life of a building can be severely affected by building pathologies, a fact that requires technical monitoring of buildings. This paper aims to analyze the pathologies based on the location of the buildings in ...

With the growing number of serious problems found in the reinforced concrete structures, according to the research on damage done by Dal Molin in 1998 and Andrade 1997, there has been a growing demand for inspections and ...

With the growing number of serious problems found in the reinforced concrete structures, according to the research on damage done by Dal Molin in 1998 and Andrade 1997, there has been a growing demand for inspections and ...

The incorporation of protocols in heritage building preservation is important for the definition of preventive conservation actions. Such integration is needed to avoid restoration actions and to promote preventive maintenance ...

The present study describes the procedures and results of inspections carried out in public school buildings constructed in Chile between the 40s and 80s. These buildings constitute part of the country’s modern heritage. ...