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Nuno Baía Saraiva. In December 2017, he completed the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Coimbra. Studied abroad in Brno, Czech Republic (2015-16), and Split, Croatia (2016-17), under the Erasmus+ program. In 2018, he enrolled on the doctoral program in Sustainable Energy Systems under the Energy for Sustainability initiative of MIT Portugal at the University of Coimbra. In July 2019, he finished the curricular course of the doctoral program. In September 2019, he started his doctoral thesis. In February and March 2020, he was visiting the Department of Conservation at Trinity College Dublin for a research internship as part of his doctoral project. Participated as a research fellow in 8 projects that explored building, energy efficiency, climate change, renewable energy, IAQ, thermal comfort, and preventive conservation. As a result of his research, he has published 7 papers in international scientific journals and participated in 5 international conferences, having participated as a speaker in more than 10 events. He was part of the jury for the academic degree in 3 dissertations for the Master's of Mechanical Engineering. He is a peer reviewer for 11 international scientific journals. His main research interests are building simulation, climate control systems, energy efficiency, heritage buildings, indoor air quality, and preventive conservation. For the academic years of 2022-23 and 2023-24, he was an Invited Assistant at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Coimbra, teaching three courses (HVAC in Buildings, Energy Simulation of Buildings, and Technologies of Renewable Energy). His main research interests are building simulation, energy efficiency, renewable energy systems, HVAC systems, indoor air quality, thermal comfort, data analytics.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Nuno Francisco Baía da Silva Garcia Saraiva

Citation names

  • Garcia Saraiva, Nuno
  • Nuno Saraiva
  • Baía Saraiva, Nuno

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2519-B99A-FAC6
ORCID iD
0000-0002-7805-002X
Google Scholar ID
Jw0Nv7AAAAAJ
Researcher Id
ABG-2308-2020
Scopus Author Id
57218558073

Email addresses

  • nuno.saraiva@dem.uc.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/09 - 2025/12
Ongoing
 PhD in Sustainable Energy Systems (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
"Indoor Environment in Heritage Buildings: Monitoring and Modelling Approaches for Collections Preservation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2018/09 - 2019/07
Concluded
 Curricular PhD in Sustainable Energy Systems (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
 18/20
2012/09 - 2017/12
Concluded
 Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Área de especialização: Energia e Ambiente
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Cost optimality of opaque constructive solutions of buildings located in Portugal" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15/20
2016/09 - 2017/02
Concluded
 Mechanical Engineering - Erasmus (Master)
Sveuciliste u Splitu Fakultet elektrotehnike strojarstva i brodogradnje, Croatia
 5/5
2015/09 - 2016/02
Concluded
 Mechanical Engineering- Erasmus (Master)
Vysoké ucení technické v Brne, Czech Republic
 B/A
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/04/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
(...)
2020/02 - 2020/03 Visiting Researcher (Research) Trinity College Dublin Department of Conservation, Ireland
Trinity College Dublin Department of Conservation, Ireland
2018/04/01 - 2018/11/30 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/01/09 - 2024/09/01 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/02 - 2018/04 Support to the teaching activity Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/12 - 2024/11 Indoor environment in heritage buildings - monitoring, assessment and simulation
80128DFA
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2018/12/01 - 2020/12/01 BJUC-AHT: Hygrothermal assessment of the indoor environment of the Baroque Library at the University of Coimbra
BJUC-AHT
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
 Universidade de Coimbra
Ongoing
2018/04/15 - 2018/11/30 Ren4EEnIEQ - Comprehensive BIM add-on tool for the improvement of energy efficiency and indoor environment quality in renovation of buildings
Ren4EEnIEQ
Research Fellow
Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores de Coimbra, Portugal

Centro de Investigação em Arquitectura, Urbanismo e Design, Portugal
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT

Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2025/02 - Current Bio-Waste2Carbon (BW2C): Captura criogénica de carbono de gases de pós-combustão de resíduos florestais
COMPETE2030-FEDER-00591900
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Baía Saraiva, Nuno; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; José Joaquim da Costa. Corresponding author: Baía Saraiva, Nuno. "Spatial monitoring of particulate matter in a Baroque Library: a preventive conservation perspective". Paper presented in 5th Meeting of the Young Researchers of LAETA (5EJIL), Lisbon, 2022.
    Published
  2. Baía Saraiva, Nuno; Costa, José; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; Dias Pereira, Luisa. "Três décadas de experiência na avaliação das condições ambientais em edifícios da Universidade de Coimbra". Paper presented in 2ª Conferência Campus Sustentável, Tomar, 2020.
    Published
  3. Baía Saraiva, Nuno (2519-B99A-FAC6); Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; José Joaquim da Costa; Pereira, Gilberto. "Are our management actions good enough to preserve collections?". Paper presented in Indoor Air Quality in Heritage and Historic Environments 2020 - IAQ 2020, Antwerp, 2020.
    Accepted
  4. Dias, Alfredo Manuel Pereira Geraldes; Baía Saraiva, Nuno; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; José Joaquim da Costa. "Monitoring of Historic Heritage – Case study of King John’s Library (Biblioteca Joanina) of Univeristy of Coimbra". Paper presented in The 11th Higher Education International Conference on Teaching and Learning Quality Assurance in International Contexts, Macao, Macao, 2019.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Júlia Taborda Ribeiro; Baía Saraiva, Nuno; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; José Joaquim da Costa. Corresponding author: Júlia Taborda Ribeiro. "Evaluation of the effectiveness of humidity control strategies in preserving a heritage library". Paper presented in Climamed, 11th Mediterranean Congress of Climatization, Istambul, 2024.
    Published
  2. Baía Saraiva, Nuno; António M. Raimundo ou A.M. Raimundo; Ana Rebelo. "Economic assessment of windows applied in Portuguese buildings". Paper presented in Construtction, Energy, Environment & Sustainability (CEES 2021), Coimbra, 2021.
    Published
  3. Baía Saraiva, Nuno (2519-B99A-FAC6); Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; José Joaquim da Costa. "A simulation study to assess the impact of natural ventilation on the hygrothermal behaviour of a historic library using EnergyPlus". Paper presented in 15th ROOMVENT Conference, Turin, 2021.
    Accepted
  4. Baía Saraiva, Nuno; Eugénio Rodriges; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; Alvaro Gomes. "Daylight Modelling of a Portuguese Baroque Library". Paper presented in iiSBE Forum of Young Researchers in Sustainable Building 2019, Prague, 2019.
Conference poster
  1. Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; Rodrigues, Eugénio; M. S. Fernandes; Baía Saraiva, Nuno; Azimi Fereidani, Nazanin. "Buildings and Climate Change: Strategies for Designing a Sustainable Future". Paper presented in Climamed 2024 – 11th HVAC Mediterranean Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, 2024.
  2. Cabral, Celia; Varela, Carla; Rufino, Ana C.; Baía Saraiva, Nuno; Marco S. Fernandes; António Portugal; Mesquita, Nuno Miguel da Costa Pinheiro Meneses. "Fungicidal effects of essential oils in low oxygen environments: an innovative approach for heritage conservation". Paper presented in 52nd International Symposium on Essential Oils, 2022.
  3. Baía Saraiva, Nuno. "Indoor environment in heritage buildings: monitoring, assessment and simulation strategies". Paper presented in MIT Portugal 2021 Annual Conference, 2021.
Journal article
  1. Baía Saraiva, Nuno; Júlia Taborda Ribeiro; Dias Pereira, Luisa; Gilberto Pereira; Ana Cristina Rufino; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; José Joaquim da Costa. "Preventive conservation guidelines versus damage risk models: the hygrothermal environment for organic collections in heritage museums in a Mediterranean climate". Journal of Building Engineering (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2025.113173.
    10.1016/j.jobe.2025.113173
  2. Luisa Dias Pereira; Nuno Baía Saraiva; Nelson Soares. "Hygrothermal Behavior of Cultural Heritage Buildings and Climate Change: Status and Main Challenges". Applied Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/app13063445.
    10.3390/app13063445
  3. Nuno Baia Saraiva; Luisa Dias Pereira; Adélio Rodrigues Gaspar; José Joaquim Costa. "Measurement of particulate matter in a heritage building using optical counters: Long-term and spatial analyses". Science of The Total Environment 862 (2023): 160747-160747. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160747.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160747
  4. Baía Saraiva, Nuno. "Daylighting simulation of a heritage building by comparing matrix methods and solar models". Solar Energy 224 (2021): 685-696. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.05.085.
    10.1016/j.solener.2021.05.085
  5. António Raimundo; Baía Saraiva, Nuno; Luisa Dias Pereira; Ana Rebelo. "Market-Oriented Cost-Effectiveness and Energy Analysis of Windows in Portugal". Energies 14 13 (2021): 3720-3720. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14133720.
    10.3390/en14133720
  6. Nuno Baía Saraiva; Luisa Dias Pereira; Adélio Rodrigues Gaspar; José Joaquim da Costa. "Barriers on Establishing Passive Strategies in Office Spaces: A Case Study in a Historic University Building". Sustainability 13 8 (2021): 4563-4563. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13084563.
    10.3390/su13084563
  7. Baía Saraiva, Nuno. "Thermal insulation cost optimality of opaque constructive solutions of buildings under Portuguese temperate climate". Building and Environment (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.107107.
    10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.107107
Online resource
  1. Baía Saraiva, Nuno; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; Cardoso, Bruno J.. Advanced Modelling of Buildings and Energy Systems - Micro-credential. 2024. https://res4city.boostmyskills.eu/courses/course-v1:UCOI+MC13v1+2024_01/about.
  2. Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; Baía Saraiva, Nuno; Cardoso, Bruno J.. Thermal Simulation of Buildings - Micro-credential. 2024. https://res4city.boostmyskills.eu/courses/course-v1:UCOI+MC12v1+2024_01/about.
Report
  1. Baía Saraiva, Nuno; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; José Joaquim da Costa. 2022. Projeto BJUC - Relatório Anual de Progresso - Análise do ambiente interior da Biblioteca Joanina" (in portuguese).
  2. Baía Saraiva, Nuno; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; José Joaquim da Costa. 2020. Avaliação das condições interiores de salas dos serviços administrativos do edifício da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra (Pólo I).
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Garcia Saraiva, Nuno. "Cost optimality of opaque constructive solutions of buildings located in Portugal". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/82938.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/11 O ambiente interior do MCUC: As condições higrotérmicas para a preservação das coleções Estratégias para a conservação do património museológico do Museu da Ciência da Universidade de Coimbra
Museu da Ciência da Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/04 Simulation of the indoor environment: Tools for a comprehensive assessment of conservation Dimensions and perspectives of global sustainability, 4th EC2U Forum,
University of Pavia (Pavia, Italy)
2022/03 Historic Buildings sustainable reuse: barriers on establishing passive barriers in office buildings: a case study. B.SuRe Winter School: Building Sustainable Reuses EC2U Alliance Online Winter School
University of Pavia (Pavia, Italy)
2021/10 Long-term monitoring and assessment of the indoor environment in heritage buildings of the University of Coimbra Sustentabilidade e Património: os desafios do Turismo
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2020/10 Três décadas de experiência na avaliação das condições ambientais interiores em edifícios da Universidade de Coimbra 2ª Conferência Campus Sustentável
Instituto Politécnico de Tomar (Tomar, Portugal)
2020/08/10 Assessment of the indoor environment in Heritage buildings at the University of Coimbra. Presented by Gaspar, A. R. Summer Course – Scientific Research Methodologies, Institute for Interdisciplinary Research –UC
University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2019/11/27 Natural lighting conditions: a case study of a historic library Seminar "Environments: Survey, Design and Performance" | November 27, 2019
Universidade de Coimbra (ADAI, INESC Coimbra) and Universidade de Lisboa (CiAUD, Faculty of Architecture) (Lisbon, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021/05/19 - Current Moderator in the event: EfS Spring Workshop 2021. Universidade de Coimbra. Portugal (2021/05/19)
Meeting (Other)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/09 Optimization of the incorporation of PCM-drywalls in lightweight steel-framed (LSF) temporary houses in the south of Portugal
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Diogo António de Almeida Capela (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2022/09 Economic, energy and environmental analysis of the application of thermal insulation to buildings on the European continent
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Afonso Marques de Sousa (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/07/14 Influence of the type of climate on the cost of thermal comfort inside buildings.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Maria Franco Teixeira Pina (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2025 - Current Journal of Building Engineering Elsevier
2024 - Current Qeios
2024 - Current Energies MDPI
2024 - Current Applied Sciences MDPI
2024 - Current Scientific Reports Nature
2024 - Current Heritage Science Nature
2024 - Current Buildings MDPI
2023/02 - Current Sustainability MDPI
2023/01 - Current Atmosphere MDPI
2023 - Current Journal of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences Peertechz Publications Inc.
2023 - Current Architectural Engineering and Design Management Taylor & Francis
2021/04 - Current Architectural Engineering and Design Management Taylor and Francis

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2019 - Current Ordem dos Engenheiros Membro Efetivo
2023/09/01 - 2024/09/01 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) President of the Student Branch - University of Coimbra
Distinctions

Award

2022 Best Internship - Mechanical Engineer
Ordem dos Engenheiros, Portugal

Other distinction

2020 Ph.D. Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2020 Ph.D. Grant
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Portugal Program, Portugal