Publications

The LiderA system, its approach and application, has been the subject of publications and presentations, including a book on Environment and Sustainable Construction (2006), Sustainable Real Estate (2014), dozens of master’s theses and some doctoral theses, as well as several documents.

Approach, aspects, areas, and criteria of LiderA

Brief explanation of the LiderA approach

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General presentation of LiderA (Standard of Programmatic Principles)

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Manual for licensing projects with sustainability according to the LiderA System

Summary of the approaches

Volume I (19 Mb)

The Manual consists of a set of four volumes: volume (I) of Summary and three additional volumes that detail the application proposal of the LiderA System approach up to the licensing stage, namely Preliminary Programme and Base Studies (II); Licensing Project (III); and Appendices – Technical Drawings (IV).

Environment and Sustainable Construction

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Cited as: Pinheiro, Manuel Duarte, (2006). Ambiente e Construção Sustentável, Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente / Instituto do Ambiente, 240 p., (Scientific Council: Prof. Francisco Nunes Correia, Prof. Fernando Branco, Prof. Manuel Correia Guedes) Lisbon, (ISBN 972-8577-32-X).

The book “Ambiente e Construção Sustentável,” authored by Manuel Duarte Pinheiro, presents the approaches, strategies, and environmental criteria to consider in the pursuit of creating a healthy built environment, based on ecological principles. This forms the foundation of sustainable construction, with particular emphasis on buildings, where a set of environmental criteria is suggested to pursue sustainability in construction, including an introduction to the LiderA system. Also noteworthy is the thesis by: Pinheiro, Manuel Duarte (2008). Sistemas de Gestão Ambiental na Construção Sustentável. Doctoral Thesis in Environmental Engineering, Supervisor Prof. Francisco Nunes Correia and Co-supervisor Prof. Fernando Branco, Instituto Superior Técnico, 536 p., Lisbon.

Sustainable Real Estate

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This book is available for sale in the following stores:
– Na Vida Imobiliária, on their online store
– FNAC stores and their online store
– Wook online store

Table of Contents of the Book:
1. Change in the real estate paradigm
2. Changes in supply and demand
3. Change in the environmental paradigm
4. Emergence of sustainable construction
5. Energy certification and sustainability certification systems that are changing the market
6. Sustainable real estate promotion
7. Developing sustainability in properties – From planning to construction
8. Leasing and management of sustainable properties

Examples of application cases discussed in the book:
– Belas Clube de Campo
– Passive Houses in Ílhavo
– Empire State Building
– Rehabilitation works of the headquarters of the Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning, and Energy (MAOTE)
– Integrating sustainability in condominium management
– Hotel Altis Avenida and the adoption of environmental management systems

Buildings and the activities carried out in them are responsible for about 40% of energy consumption (in Portugal and Europe), more than 30% of carbon emissions, and a similar percentage in the incorporation and use of materials, thus having a significant environmental impact.

Properly designing new buildings is not more expensive and can offer greater comfort while consuming less energy. The shift in the environmental paradigm (aiming for compatibility with activities) is associated with a change in the real estate paradigm, where the focus is no longer only on location (location, location, location) but also on ensuring good performance and preparation for the future.

Sustainable real estate is the result of an efficient search for good environmental, social, and economic performance, that is, sustainability, throughout the life cycle. This approach changes the paradigm and presents an opportunity to create value, which is essential to consider and develop, making it crucial to adopt this perspective.

The book published by Vida Imobiliária, authored by Manuel Duarte Pinheiro, titled “Imobiliário Sustentável – Mudar de paradigma e integrar a sustentabilidade de forma proativa” (Sustainable Real Estate – Changing the paradigm and proactively integrating sustainability), addresses a highly relevant topic, namely sustainability in the promotion and management of buildings, focusing on the ongoing shift in the real estate market paradigm.

It highlights existing trends, such as how buildings and real estate developments can be designed to be more efficient, for example, with lower energy and water consumption, greater flexibility, better comfort, and, if possible, better economic and social performance, creating more value.

Thus, the challenge of sustainable real estate is presented, with a proposal for an approach framework, strategies, and solutions, covering promotion, planning, and design up to leasing, aiming for a sustainable built environment, illustrated with application examples at different stages of the life cycle.