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Research group from the Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design (CIAUD) of the Faculty of Architecture of Lisbon, that supports projects, studies or any research activities within the framework of "sustainable project" development
Sustenta - Laboratory for Sustainable Design is a research group from the Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design (CIAUD) of the Faculty of Architecture, University of Lisbon (FA-ULisboa), since 2012. Its main goal is to support projects, studies or any research/training activities in the area of Eco-architecture, by developing methodologies for sustainable intervention, not only on traditional building techniques with the help of new technologies, low cost self-design and heritage rehabilitation, but also on territory planning based on Geographic Information Systems.
Sustenta aimes to develop research projects (in the theoretical and/or applied aprroach) in Architecture, Urban Planning and Design, as well as to develop training and dissemination activities of scientific knowledge, especially through the provision of postgraduate training courses, workshops, seminars and curriculum monitoring internships.