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University of Coimbra: Coimbra, PT

2021-08-01 to present | Assistant Research Fellow (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technology)
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Ana Rita Amaral

Education and qualifications (3)

Universidade de Coimbra: Coimbra, Coimbra, PT

2014-09-15 to 2023-12-11 | PhD in Sustainable Energy Systems (Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia)
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Ana Rita Amaral

Universidade de Coimbra: Coimbra, Coimbra, PT

2012-09-10 to 2014-02-20 | Master in Energy for Sustainability (Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia)
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Ana Rita Amaral

Universidade de Coimbra: Coimbra, Coimbra, PT

1999-09-13 to 2006-10-11 | Degree in Architecture (Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia)
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Ana Rita Amaral

Professional activities (4)

Universidade de Coimbra: Coimbra, PT

2023-02-06 to present | Member (Observatório para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável)
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Ana Rita Amaral

Ordem dos Arquitetos Portugueses: Lisboa, PT

2007-12-01 to present | Full member
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Ana Rita Amaral

Mary Ann Liebert Inc: New Rochelle, NY, US

2021-02-01 | Honorable mention in Sustainability and Climate ChangeVol. 14, No. 1
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Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education: Philadelphia, US

2020-12-03 | 2020 AASHE Sustainability Award
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Funding (4)

EC2U - European Campus of City-Universities

2024-09-03 to present | Contract
European Union (Brussels, BE)
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EC2U - European Campus of City-Universities

2021-08-01 to 2023-10-31 | Grant
European Union (Brussels, BE)
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Associate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aeronautics

2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 | Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
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UID/EMS/50022/2019

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MIT Portugal Program Scholarship

2015-10 to 2019-09 | Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER: PD/BD/113718/2015
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Works (27)

Ciudades y Comunidades Sostenibles: una síntesis del recorrido de la Universidad de Coímbra protegiendo el patrimonio cultural

El Patrimonio Cultural como recurso fundamental del crecimiento económico en el marco de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de la Agenda 2030
2024 | Book chapter
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cv-prod-id-3631695

Contributors: Cruz, Luis; Dias Pereira, Luisa; Amaral, Ana Rita; Gameiro da Silva, Manuel
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Questionário: a Universidade de Coimbra e o Desenvolvimento Sustentável

Universidade de Coimbra
2024-05 | Report
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cv-prod-id-4357619

Contributors: Iniciativa EfS; Gabinete para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável
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RES4CITY - Multidisciplinary and Multi-sector Lighthouses

INESC Winter Meeting
2024-01-25 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-3890918

Contributors: Tenente, Marcos; Pereira da Silva, Patricia; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; Gomes, Álvaro; Henriques, Carla; Amaral, Ana Rita; Simões, Francisco; Autor correspondente: Tenente, Marcos.
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Multidisciplinary and multi sector lighthouses | case studies | Deliverable D2.2 - RES4CITY

Maynooth University Faculty of Social Sciences
2023 | Report
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cv-prod-id-3656267

Contributors: Patrícia Carla Gama Pinto Pereira da Silva de Vasconcelos Correia; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; Alvaro Gomes; Carla Margarida Saraiva de Oliveira Henriques; Cardoso, Bruno; Amaral, Ana Rita; Tenente, Marcos; Simões, Francisco
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Exploring energy efficiency barriers and drivers In the Portuguese water sector

Energy
2023-12 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-3485693

Contributors: Cardoso, Bruno J.; Amaral, Ana R.; Gaspar, Adélio R.; Gomes, Álvaro
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Prospects for a Methodological Approach toward a Sustainable Campus - A case study

Universidade de Coimbra
2023-12-11 | Dissertation or Thesis
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cv-prod-id-3656291

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How organizational constraints undermine sustainability actions in a university's campuses: A case study

Journal of Cleaner Production
2023-07 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-3429119

Contributors: Ana Rita Amaral; Eugénio Rodrigues; Adélio Rodrigues Gaspar; Álvaro Gomes
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Cidades e Comunidades Sustentáveis em Mestrado na Universidade de Coimbra

Smart Cities
2022-07 | Magazine article
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cv-prod-id-3437598

Contributors: Cruz, Luis; Gameiro da Silva, Manuel
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EC2U: A Educação para a Sustentabilidade como resposta ao Objetivo 11 de Desenvolvimento Sustentável - Cidades e Comunidades Sustentáveis

Conferência Campus Sustentável 2021
2021-10-29 | Conference abstract
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cv-prod-id-2805585

Contributors: Amaral, Ana Rita; Dias Pereira, Luisa; Gameiro da Silva, Manuel; Cruz, Luis; Käyhkö, Jukka ; Lazard, Myriam; Autor correspondente: Amaral, Ana Rita.
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Lessons from unsuccessful energy and buildings sustainability actions in university campus operations

Journal of Cleaner Production
2021-05 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-2600590

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2-s2.0-85102634126

Contributors: Amaral, Ana Rita; Rodrigues, Eugénio; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; Gomes, Álvaro; Autor correspondente: Amaral, Ana Rita.
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Fatores para o insucesso de ações de sustentabilidade no campus - áreas da Energia e dos Edifícios

Book of Abstracts – 2nd Sustainable Campus Conference (CCS2020)
2020-10 | Conference abstract
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cv-prod-id-2209064

Part of ISBN: 978-989-8840-49-3
Contributors: Amaral, Ana Rita; Rodrigues, Eugénio; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; Gomes, Álvaro
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Fatores para o insucesso de ações de sustentabilidade no campus – áreas da Energia e dos Edifícios

2ª Conferência Campus Sustentável
2020-10-30 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-3929294

Contributors: Amaral, Ana Rita; Rodrigues, Eugénio; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; Gomes, Álvaro; Autor correspondente: Amaral, Ana Rita.
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A review of empirical data of sustainability initiatives in university campus operations

Journal of Cleaner Production
2020-03-20 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-853885

EID:

2-s2.0-85076254091

Contributors: Amaral, Ana Rita; Rodrigues, Eugénio; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; Gomes, Álvaro
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A survey on the impact of Energy and Buildings sustainability initiatives in university campuses

Energy for Sustainability International Conference 2019 - Designing a Sustainable Future
2019-07-24 | Conference paper
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cv-prod-id-2042466

Part of ISBN: 978-989-54499-0-3
Contributors: Amaral, Ana Rita; Rodrigues, Eugénio; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; Gomes, Álvaro
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Review on performance aspects of nearly zero-energy districts

Sustainable Cities and Society
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85053562211

Contributors: Amaral, A.R.; Rodrigues, E.; Rodrigues Gaspar, A.; Gomes, Á.
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A review on current advances in the energy and environmental performance of buildings towards a more sustainable built environment

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
2017-09 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-853636

EID:

2-s2.0-85019107550

Contributors: Soares, N.; Bastos, J.; Pereira, L. Dias; Soares, A.; Amaral, Ana Rita; Asadi, E.; Rodrigues, E.; et al.
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A thermal performance parametric study of window type, orientation, size and shadowing effect

Sustainable Cities and Society
2016-10 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-853637

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2-s2.0-84973579937

Contributors: Amaral, Ana Rita; Rodrigues, Eugénio; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; Gomes, Álvaro
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SUSTAINABILITY IN THE DESIGN OF RETAIL BUILDINGS: Challenges and proposals for environmental and energy efficiency in supermarkets

IX Encontro EfS Estudantes e Empresas
2015-12-09 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-3429530

Contributors: Amaral, Ana Rita; Autor correspondente: Amaral, Ana Rita.
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An Approach to Urban Quarter Design Using Building Generative Design and Thermal Performance Optimization

Energy Procedia
2015-11 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-853641

EID:

2-s2.0-84962573428

Part of ISSN: 1876-6102
Contributors: Rodrigues, Eugénio; Amaral, Ana Rita; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; Gomes, Álvaro; Autor correspondente: Rodrigues, Eugénio.
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How reliable are geometry-based building indices as thermal performance indicators?

Energy Conversion and Management
2015-09 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-853642

EID:

2-s2.0-84934981486

Contributors: Rodrigues, Eugénio; Amaral, Ana Rita; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; Gomes, Álvaro
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An approach to urban quarter design using building generative design and thermal performance optimization

6th International Building Physics Conference, IBPC 2015
2015-06-14 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-3929322

Contributors: Rodrigues, Eugénio; Amaral, Ana Rita; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; Gomes, Álvaro; Autor correspondente: Rodrigues, Eugénio.
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GerAPlanO - A new building design tool: design generation, thermal assessment and performance optimization

Energy for Sustainability 2015 - Sustainable Cities: Designing for People and the Planet
2015-05-15 | Conference paper
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cv-prod-id-853638

Contributors: Rodrigues, Eugénio; Amaral, Ana; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; Gomes, Álvaro; Gameiro da Silva, Manuel; Antunes, Carlos Henggeler
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A parametric study on Window-to-Floor ratio of three window types using dynamic simulation

2015-05-14 | Conference paper
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cv-prod-id-853639

Contributors: Amaral, Ana
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A parametric study on Window-to-Floor ratio of double window glazing and its shadowing using dynamic simulation

2015-05-07 | Conference paper
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cv-prod-id-853640

Contributors: Amaral, Ana
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Improving the thermal performance of commercial buildings envelope

2014-10-28 | Conference paper
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cv-prod-id-3400384

Part of ISBN: 978-84-697-1815-5
Contributors: Prof. Doutor José António Raimundo Mendes da Silva; Ferreira, Ana Vaz; Autor correspondente: Prof. Doutor José António Raimundo Mendes da Silva.
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A sustentabilidade na conceção de edifícios de retalho: desafios e propostas para a eficiência energética e ambiental em supermercados

2014-02 | Dissertation or Thesis
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cv-prod-id-853643

Contributors: Amaral, Ana
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Hospital-cidade ou Cidade Hospitalar: O programa hospitalar na cidade de Coimbra do século XX

Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia
2006-09-12 | Dissertation or Thesis
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cv-prod-id-3429505

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