João Godinho Viegas

Diretor de Unidade Departamental

Phone: 218 443 485

Professional Situation

Principal Researcher, Head of Scientific Instrumentation Centre

Academic and Scientific Degrees

Qualification for Principal Research Officer (LNEC) in the scientific area of Mechanical Engineering and Fluids Thermodynamic (2008)PhD on Mechanical Engineering (1999)Degree in Mechanical Engineering (1987)

Functions and Relevant Public Offices

Head of Scientific Instrumentation Centre at LNEC (since 2018)
Teacher of Weather actions, ventilation and lighting in the Master degree on Façade Technology at FCT/UN (2021)
Teacher of Performance under weather actions and ventilation in the Post-graduate studies degree on Façade Engineering at FCT/UN (2017-2019)
Head of Acoustics, Lighting, Building Components and Facilities Division at LNEC (2007-2018)
Invited associated professor of Fire Safety Engineering in Buildings in the PhD and Master Degree on Fire Safety in Urban Buildings FCT/UC (2012-2018)
Teacher of Smoke Control in the Master Degree on Fire Safety in Urban Buildings (LNEC and FCT/UC joint Master Degree) (2006-2011)
Head of Building Components and Facilities Division at LNEC (2003-2007)
Teacher of Electromechanics Equipment (Catholic University of Lisbon) (2003-2005)

Areas of Research / Interest

Smoke control (fire safety)
Computational fluid mechanics
Ventilation of buildings
Mechanical and functional performance of windows and façades
Physics and Technology of Constructions

Research and Professional Activity

Research & Development (in the areas of building ventilation, smoke control and mechanical and functional performance of windows and façades)
Special studies for the construction industry (Agreement Certificates and Application Documents)
Several studies under contract with LNEC at the request of external bodies (in the fields of mechanical and functional performance of windows and façades and smoke control systems)
Participation in 15 national and international research projects
Scientific supervision of 3 doctoral theses, 17 master's theses and 6 final course works and scientific supervision of the training of 11 LNEC employees
Authorship or co-authorship of 19 books, book chapters and supporting texts, 30 scientific articles and 86 scientific communications
Authorship or co-authorship of more than 600 Reports and Technical Notes
Member of the Portuguese Standardization Technical Commissions: CT 46/SC 2 (Fire-fighting equipment and systems), CT 98 (Windows and Light Facades), CT 115 (Eurocodes) and CT 178 (Ventilation)
Participation in European Standardization Technical Commissions: CEN/TC 33 (Windows and Curtain Walling), CEN/TC 250/SC 9 (Eurocode 9 – Aluminum)
Member of organizing and scientific committees of national and international scientific meetings
Teaching in various courses and seminars held at LNEC
Teaching master classes at Instituto Superior Técnico, Faculty of Architecture of the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto
Management of mechanical and functional tests of windows and light façades and mechanical tests of furniture carried out at LNEC, with the issuing of the respective test reports, between October 1987 and March 1988 and between May 1989 and July 1997

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