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The text presents the preparatory work carried out for the rehabilitation of a building in Sintra for housing and commerce, respecting the themes of Inspection and Diagnosis for a Sustainable Design.Following a correct methodology for the diagnosis and identification of anomalies in the building elements was fundamental to making decisions about the actions to be taken for each element of the construction: conservation, rehabilitation, reinforcement, or removal.The building in question requires intervention to meet current seismic requirements, with structural reinforcement, but also rehabilitation to meet current comfort and safety regulations.The option of having a mixed structure in wood elements and metal profiles with stairs in metal profiles covered in wood, is aimed at having an economical and safe option, in order to guarantee the regulations in force as well as the execution standards, making the execution deadlines compatible and taking into account the ease of execution.Raising the foundations by increasing the contact surface of the soil footing, reinforcing the foundations by installing foundation lintels with connections to the stone masonry walls, in order to consolidate the building's foundations and reinforce them against seismic activity.
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