Legal regulation of ventilation rates in homes in Europe 2010-2022: Evolution and comparison study regarding Covid-19 recommendations.

The airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19 disease, has been recognized as an essential route of contagion, so adequate ventilation is vital indoors. For this reason, the research focuses on carrying out the study and evolutionary and comparison analysis of the regulation of ventilation rates in dwellings in Europe (2010-2022) and on determining whether modifications are necessary for the said regulation based on the recommendations of competent international organizations. To do this, the followed initially starts from the study carried out in 2010 by Christine Dimitroulopoulou, in which the existing regulation in various European countries regarding ventilation in dwellings was studied.

In-situ disinfection of wastes generated in dwellings by utilizing ozone for their safe incorporation into the recycling chain.

The Covid-19 pandemic has certainly changed behaviour patterns in many aspects of life, such as the management of solid wastes inside residential spaces. The goal of this research work is to study an ozone generator device as a disinfection and sterilization tool for these wastes in dwellings themselves, thus re-establishing the selective collection to take them back to the recycling chain. In addition, an approach to the risk verification is made.

Evaluating the potential of adaptive comfort approach using historic data to reduce energy consumption in buildings in southern Spain.

The application of adaptive comfort models is among the determinant factors to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the building sector. This research studies the region of Andalusia (south of Spain). A cluster analysis is applied to 786 Andalusian municipalities, and 4 groups are established according to the potential of adaptive strategies.

Slag Substitution as a Cementing Material in Concrete: Mechanical, Physical and Environmental Properties.

A circular economy is a current tenet that must be implemented in the field of construction. That would imply the study of the possibilities of the use of waste generated, for obtaining materials the used in construction as replacements for the raw material used. One of these possibilities is the substitution of the cement by slag, which contributes to the reduction of cement consumption, decreasing CO emissions, while solving a waste management problem.