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Papers accepted for presentation at the 13th Latin American Congress on Construction Pathology

March 30, 2015
Three papers written by faculty members of the School of Architecture were accepted in March 2015 for presentation at the 13th Latin American Congress on Construction Pathology (Conpat 2015), which will take place from September 8 to 10, 2015, in Lisbon.

The authors are Julio César Pérez, Ph.D., professor of Building Pathology at the school; Pedro Ruiz Díaz, architect, and Gustavo Sureda, architect, both adjunct professors in Project 3; and Williams Bradford, architect, director of the Williams Bradford studio.

The articles are:
- "Common design and construction errors in aluminum openings with labyrinthine frames and their consequences for interior-exterior enclosures"
- "Common deterioration in exposed brick facades and party walls: two case studies from the Banco Hipotecario del Uruguay (BHU)"
- "Diagnosis and restoration of the skylight in the main hall of the headquarters building of the National Administration of the Uruguayan Postal Service (A.N.C.)"