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Description

The building production research sector operating in the Engineering Department includes a single element. It promotes research on the building industry in the various stages of the process, from design to management, through in-depth studies of the principles, methodologies and procedures characterizing the phases of an efficient and effective building process. The issues connected with the management of the building heritage range from research on the existing to the study of techniques aimed at the conservation and improvement of buildings and the implementation of methodologies and procedures.

 

Research activity

• Indirect and direct investigations of existing buildings
• Non-destructive and destructive diagnostic investigations on multi-storey masonry buildings and reinforced concrete buildings
  • Quality of the building process
  • Organization and safety on construction sites
  • Building maintenance methods and techniques

 

Main research projects

• PRIN 2017 - “SUSTAIN/ABLE - SimultaneoUs STructural And energetIc reNovAtion of BuiLdings through innovativE solutions”
• Collaboration the Activites of the research agreement between CIRCeS and Comune di Calatafimi for the definition of "Linee guida per il recupero e la riqualificazione del centro storico", Coordinator: Prof. Giuseppe Trombino.
• Collaboration the Activites of the research agreement between CIRCeS and Comune di Caltabellotta (Agrigento) for the definition of "Linee guida per il recupero e la riqualificazione del centro storico", Coordinator: Prof. Giuseppe Trombino.
• Parterre 2012 project (Partecipation tools for spatial planning and territorial development) cofinanziato dall'Unione Europea. Programma CIP ICT PSP- The information and communication technologies policy support programme. Rea. Thema 3 - ITC for government and governance, Scientific cooordiator Prof. F. Trapani.

 

Keywords

Buildings production, diagnosis, safety, building recovery, management