General Info
Institution:Instituto Superior Técnico Department:
Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Arquitectura e Ambiente Ciência ID:
A31F-4D7F-CCCE Orcid:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5690-0433 Research ID:
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/766787 Scopus ID:
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=14028996600 ResearchGate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cristina-Matos-Silva
Contact Info
Email:cristina.matos.silva@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva
Assistant Professor
Domain of activity:
Green roofs and green walls:
- Economic evaluation: retrofit in new/ existing buildings and rehabilitation of urban centres;
- Green roofs and green walls as part of the Nature-Based Solutions/Green Infrastructure of urban centers;
- Technical evaluation for different types of buildings;
- Inspections, anomalies and maintenance plans;
- Products development and optimization;
- Contribution for water management;
- Thermal evaluation in Mediterranean climate and energy savings when compared to traditional solutions;
- Coupling rainwater collection with green roofs - feasibility of collecting the runoff from the roof for various uses in and around a building.
Rainwater harvesting systems:
- Technical evaluation for different types of buildings;
- Water savings at different scales (e.g., building, parish, city);
- Retrofit in buildings and urban centres.
| Title | Authors | Year | Volume | DOI | Journal | Impact factor Clar.Analytics | CERIS Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combining green roofs and rainwater harvesting systems in university buildings under different climate conditions | Almeida, A.P.; Liberalesso, T.; Silva, C.M.; Sousa, V. | 2023 | V. 887 (art. 163719) | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163719 | Science of The Total Environment | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Vitor Faria e Sousa, Tiago Liberalesso | |
| Analyzing Green Behavior and the Rational Use of Water in Portuguese Higher Education Campi | Barreiros, AM; Durao, A; Galvao, A; Matos, C; Mateus, D; Araújo, I; Neves, L; Matos, M; Mourato, S | 2023 | V. 15, n.º 4 (art. 3035) | 10.3390/su15043035 | Sustainability | 3.9 | Ana Fonseca Galvão, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva |
| Potential of rainwater harvesting in the retail sector: a case study in Portugal | Ferreira, A.; Sousa, V.; Pinheiro, M.; Meireles, I.; Silva, C.M.; Brito, J.; Mateus, R. | 2023 | V. 30, n.º 14(42427-42442 | 10.1007/s11356-023-25137-y | Environmental Science and Pollution Research | Jorge Manuel Caliço Lopes de Brito, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Manuel Guilherme Caras Altas Duarte Pinheiro, Vitor Faria e Sousa | |
| The economic value of green roofs: A case study using different cost–benefit analysis approaches | Hekrle, M.; Liberalesso, T.; Machác, J.; Matos Silva, C. | 2023 | V. 413 (art. 137531) | 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137531 | Journal of Cleaner Production | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Tiago Liberalesso | |
| Assessing financial subsidies for green roofs: A micro-scale analysis of Lisbon (Portugal) | Liberalesso, T.; Silva, C.M.; Cruz, C.O. | 2023 | V. 137 (art. 104295) | 10.1016/j.cities.2023.104295 | Cities | Carlos Paulo Novais Oliveira da Silva Cruz, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Tiago Liberalesso | |
| Green Spaces over a Roof or on the Ground, Does It Matter? The Perception of Ecosystem Services and Potential Restorative Effects | Matos Silva, C.; Bernardo, F.; Manso, M.; Loupa Ramos, I. | 2023 | V. 15, n.º 6 (art. 5334) | 10.3390/su15065334 | Sustainability | 3.9 | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Maria de Castro Fonseca Mourão Manso |
| Hydrological Analysis of Green Roofs Performance under a Mediterranean Climate: A Case Study in Lisbon, Portugal | Santos, ML; Silva, CM; Ferreira, F; Matos, JS | 2023 | V. 15, n.º 2 (art. 1064) | 10.3390/su15021064 | Sustainability | 3.9 | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, José Manuel de Saldanha Gonçalves Matos, Filipa Maria Santos Ferreira |
| Bridging CBA and MCA for evaluating green infrastructure: Proposal of a new evaluation model (MAGICA) | Teotónio, I.; Oliveira Cruz, C.; Matos Silva, C.; Lopes, R.F.R. | 2023 | V. 85 (art. 101446) | 10.1016/j.seps.2022.101446 | Socio-Economic Planning Sciences | 4.641 | Carlos Paulo Novais Oliveira da Silva Cruz, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Inês do Nascimento Teotónio |
| Green walls with recycled filling media to treat greywater | Galvão, A.; Martins, D.; Rodrigues, A.; Manso, M.; Ferreira, J.; Silva, C.M. | 2022 | V. 842 (art. 156748) | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156748 | Science of The Total Environment | 10.754 | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Maria de Castro Fonseca Mourão Manso |
| New modelling approach to optimize rainwater harvesting system for non-potable uses and groundwater recharge: A case study from Israel | Nachson, U.; Silva, C.M.; Sousa, V.; Ben-Hur, M.; Kurtzman, D.; Netzer, L.; Livshitz, Y. | 2022 | V. 85 (art. 104097) | 10.1016/j.scs.2022.104097 | Sustainable Cities and Society | 10.696 | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Vitor Faria e Sousa |
| Improving the Efficiency of Energy Consumption in Buildings: Simulation of Alternative EnPC Models | Natividade, J.; Cruz, C.O.; Silva, C.M. | 2022 | V. 14, n.º 7 (art. 4228) | 10.3390/su14074228 | Sustainability | 3.889 | Carlos Paulo Novais Oliveira da Silva Cruz, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva |
| Dynamic modelling of rainwater harvesting with green roofs in university buildings | Almeida, A.P.; Liberalesso, T.; Silva, C.M.; Sousa, V. | 2021 | V. 312 (art. 127655) | 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127655 | Journal of Cleaner Production | 9.297 | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Vitor Faria e Sousa, Alessandra Ranesi, Tiago Liberalesso |
| Methodology for estimating energy and water consumption patterns in university buildings: case study, Federal University of Roraima (UFRR) | Almeida, A.P.; Sousa, V.; Silva, C.M. | 2021 | V. 7, n.º 12 (art. e08642) | 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08642 | Heliyon | 2.850 | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Vitor Faria e Sousa, Alessandra Ranesi |
| Socioeconomic feasibility of green roofs and walls in public buildings: The case study of primary schools in Portugal | Almeida, C.; Teotónio, I.; Silva, C.M.; Cruz, C.O. | 2021 | V. 66, n.º 1 (27-50) | 10.1080/0013791X.2020.1748255 | Engineering Economist | 0.861 | Carlos Paulo Novais Oliveira da Silva Cruz, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Inês do Nascimento Teotónio |
| “Greening” and comfort conditions in transport infrastructure systems: Understanding users’ preferences | Benoliel, M.A.; Manso, M.; Ferreira, P.D.; Silva, C.M.; Cruz, C.O. | 2021 | V. 195 (art. 107759) | 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107759 | Building and Environment | 6.456 | Carlos Paulo Novais Oliveira da Silva Cruz, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Patrícia Alexandra Afonso Dinis Ferreira, Maria de Castro Fonseca Mourão Manso, Maria Ana Benoliel Nunes Bonito |
| The restorative effect of the presence of greenery on the classroom in children’s cognitive performance | Bernardo, F.; Loupa-Ramos, I.; Matos Silva, C.; Manso, M. | 2021 | V. 13, n.º 6 (art. 3488) | 10.3390/su13063488 | Sustainability | 3.251 | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Maria de Castro Fonseca Mourão Manso |
| The role of green roofs in post COVID-19 confinement: An analysis of willingness to pay | Manso, M.; Sousa, V.; Silva, C.M.; Cruz, C.O. | 2021 | V. 44 (art. 103388) | 10.1016/j.jobe.2021.103388 | Journal of Building Engineering | 5.318 | Carlos Paulo Novais Oliveira da Silva Cruz, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Vitor Faria e Sousa, Maria de Castro Fonseca Mourão Manso |
| Green roof and green wall benefits and costs: A review of the quantitative evidence | Manso, M.; Teotónio, I.; Silva, C.M.; Cruz, C.O. | 2021 | V. 135 (art. 110111) | 10.1016/j.rser.2020.110111 | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews | 14.982 | Carlos Paulo Novais Oliveira da Silva Cruz, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Inês do Nascimento Teotónio, Maria de Castro Fonseca Mourão Manso |
| Hydrological performance of green roofs in mediterranean climates: A review and evaluation of patterns | Silva, J.; Paço, T.A.; Sousa, V.; Silva, C.M. | 2021 | V. 13, n.º 18 (art. 2600) | 10.3390/w13182600 | Water | 3.103 | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Vitor Faria e Sousa |
| Economics of green roofs and green walls: A literature review | Teotónio, I.; Silva, C.M.; Cruz, C.O. | 2021 | V. 69 (art. 102781) | 10.1016/j.scs.2021.102781 | Sustainable Cities and Society | 7.587 | Carlos Paulo Novais Oliveira da Silva Cruz, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Inês do Nascimento Teotónio |
| Users’ perceptions of green roofs and green walls: An analysis of youth hostels in Lisbon, Portugal | Liberalesso, T.; Mutevuie, R.; Cruz, C.O.; Silva, C.M.; Manso, M. | 2020 | V. 12, n.º 23, (10136) , December. | 10.3390/su122310136 | Sustainability | 2,576 | Carlos Paulo Novais Oliveira da Silva Cruz, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva |
| A scale-adaptive method for urban rainwater harvesting simulation | Lúcio, C.; Silva, C.M.; Sousa, V. | 2020 | V. 27, (4557-4570) , -. | 10.1007/s11356-019-04889-6 | Environmental Science and Pollution Research | 3,056 | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Vitor Faria e Sousa |
| What’s the economic value of greening transport infrastructures? The case of the underground passages in Lisbon | Melo, C.; Teotónio, I.; Silva, C.M.; Cruz, C.O. | 2020 | V. 56, (art. 102083) , May. | 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102083 | Sustainable Cities and Society | 5,268 | Carlos Paulo Novais Oliveira da Silva Cruz, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva |
| Decision support system for green roofs investments in residential buildings | Teotónio, I.; Cabral, M.; Cruz, C.O.; Silva, C.M. | 2020 | V. 249, (art. 119365) , March. | 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119365 | Journal of Cleaner Production | 7,246 | Carlos Paulo Novais Oliveira da Silva Cruz, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva |
| Investing in sustainable built environments: The willingness to pay for green roofs and green walls | Teotónio, I.; Cruz, C.O.; Silva, C.M.; Morais, J. | 2020 | V. 12, n.º 8, (3210) , -. | 10.3390/su12083210 | Sustainability | 2,576 | Carlos Paulo Novais Oliveira da Silva Cruz, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva |
| Impact of vegetation, substrate, and irrigation on the energy performance of green roofs in a Mediterranean climate | Gomes, M.G.; Silva, C.M.; Valadas, A.S.; Silva, M. | 2019 | V. 11, n.º 10, art. 2016, October. | 10.3390/w11102016 | Water | 2,524 | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Maria da Glória de Almeida Gomes |
| The socio-economic feasibility of greening rail stations: A case study in Lisbon | Serro, J.; Silva, C.M.; Ferreira, P.D.; Teotónio, I. | 2019 | V. 64, n.º 2, 167-190, -. | 10.1080/0013791X.2018.1470272 | The Engineering Economist | 1,114 | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Patrícia Alexandra Afonso Dinis Ferreira, Inês do Nascimento Teotónio |
| Project GENESIS: An all-inclusive model to perform cost-benefit analysis of green roofs and walls | Silva, C.M.; Cruz, C.O.; Teotónio, I. | 2019 | Vol 8 No 3:: 85 | 10.14207/ejsd.2019.v8n3p85 | European Journal of Sustainable Development | Carlos Paulo Novais Oliveira da Silva Cruz, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Inês do Nascimento Teotónio | |
| Performance of water efficiency measures in commercial buildings | Sousa, V.; Silva, C.M.; Meireles, I. | 2019 | V. 143, 251-259, April. | 10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.01.013 | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 8,086 | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Vitor Faria e Sousa |
| Inspection and numerical modeling of cracking in existing nonbearing walls | Esteves, T.; Flores-Colen, I.; Silva, C.M. | 2018 | V. 32, n.º 4, art. 04018033, August | 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0001169 | Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities | 1,542 | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Inês dos Santos Flores Barbosa Colen |
| Technical-financial evaluation of rainwater harvesting systems in commercial buildings–case ase studies from Sonae Sierra in Portugal and Brazil | Sousa, V.; Silva, C.M.; Meireles, I.C. | 2018 | V. 25, n.º 20, 19283-19297, July | 10.1007/s11356-017-0648-0 | Environmental Science and Pollution Research | 2,914 | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Vitor Faria e Sousa |
| Eco-solutions for urban environments regeneration: The economic value of green roofs | Teotónio, I.; Silva, C.M.; Cruz, C.O. | 2018 | V. 199, 121-135, October | 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.084 | Journal of Cleaner Production | 6,395 | Carlos Paulo Novais Oliveira da Silva Cruz, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva |
| Student Name | Supervisor | External Supervisor | Co-Supervisors | External Co-Supervisor #1 | External Co-Supervisor #2 | Title | PhD Programme | Universities Granting Title | Funding Institution | Scholarship | Total PhD Funding | PhD Funding for CERIS | Begining Date | End Date | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Ana Benoliel Nunes Bonito | Patrícia Alexandra Afonso Dinis Ferreira | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva | Optimization of urban railway stations on energy, resources and air quality management. | Transportation Systems | IST – Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal) | FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | FCT scholarship PD/BD/142907/2018 | 43348 | ongoing | |||||||
| Tiago Liberalesso | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva | Carlos Paulo Novais Oliveira da Silva Cruz | Green infrastructure solutions: A decision-support system for green roof incentive policies. | Civil Engineering | IST – Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal) | FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | FCT scholarship 2021.05650.BD and FCT research project GENESIS (PTDC/GESURB/29444/2017) | 43500 | ongoing | |||||||
| Inês do Nascimento Teotónio | Carlos Paulo Novais Oliveira da Silva Cruz | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Nuno Albino Vieira Simões | The value of green roofs/façades: Incorporating life cycle assessment and investors/users’ preferences in cost-benefit analysis. | Civil Engineering | IST – Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal) | FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | FCT scholarship PD/BD/135172/2017 | 42990 | 45061 | 2023 | ||||||
| Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva | Vitor Faria e Sousa | Assessing rainwater harvesting system performance in university buildings: applications in Brazil and Portugal. | Civil Engineering | IST – Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal) | 43140 | 44951 | 2023 |
| Name | Reference | Type | PI Names | CERIS Coordinator | Research Group | Other CERIS Members | Leading Institution | Other Institutions | Funding Institutions | Total Funding | Funding for Ceris | Beginning Date | End Date | State | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVIDENCE – Rainwater harvesting simulator: watEr saVings In DifferENt ClimatE | FBR_OC2_90 | International | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva | Vitor Faria e Sousa | IST-ID – Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (Portugal) | EEA Grants | 13145,15 | 13145,15 | 2023/09/20 | 2024/12/31 | https://gigroup.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/PHP/about.php?ProjectId=EVIDENCE | |||||
| GREENER – GREEN roofs and walls hydraulic performance: Evaluation of the contribution towards Resilient cities | FBR_OC2_80 | International | Vitor Faria e Sousa | Ana Fonseca Galvão, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva | IST – Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal) | EEA Grants | 14977,15 | 14977,15 | 2023/09/20 | 2024/12/31 | https://gigroup.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/PHP/about.php?ProjectId=GREENER | |||||
| GRAVITY – Green Roofs/WAlls BiodiVersITY. Evaluating the Contribution of Green Roofs/Walls for cities’ Biodiversity with the support of Citizen Science | 2022.02093.PTDC | National | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva | Ana Paula Martins Falcão Flor, Vitor Faria e Sousa | IST-ID – Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (Portugal) | FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | 49966,9 | 49966,9 | 2023/03/01 | 2024/08/31 | https://www.projectgravity-ist.com/ | |||||
| BEWARE – Development of Professional Courses in Building Resilience and Sustainability to Extreme Weather Events | 2021-1-PT01-KA220-VET-000027997 | International | Maria Paula Sofio Silva Mendes | Maria Paula Sofio Silva Mendes | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Inês dos Santos Flores Barbosa Colen | IST – Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal) | Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union | 228120 | 59366 | 2021/11/11 | 2023/10/31 | |||||
| EFFICACY – Energy eFFiciency buIlding and CirculAr eConomY for thermal insulating solutions | FBR_OC1_114 | International | Inês dos Santos Flores Barbosa Colen | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Maria Paula Sofio Silva Mendes, Rita Silva Andrade Santos, João Luís Carreiras Ribeiro Parracha, Ana Margarida Moreira Raimundo | IST – Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal) | EEA Grants | 14071 | 12258,54 | 2021/09/01 | 2023/08/31 | https://percoat.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/rpongoing.html | |||||
| GENESIS – Green Roofs/Walls Environmental Economic and SocIal Savings. Modelling Uncertainty and Investors/Users Preferences in all-inclusive Cost-Benefit Analysis of Green Roofs/Walls | PTDC/GES-URB/29444/2017 | National | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva | Ana Fonseca Galvão, Carlos Paulo Novais Oliveira da Silva Cruz, Manuel Guilherme Caras Altas Duarte Pinheiro, Patrícia Alexandra Afonso Dinis Ferreira, Vitor Faria e Sousa, Maria de Castro Fonseca Mourão Manso | IST-ID – Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (Portugal) | FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | 239811,75 | 213761,75 | 2018/10/04 | 2023/01/02 | https://gigroup.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/PHP/about.php?ProjectId=GENESIS | ||||
| IF Mortar – Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Interface Mortar-Support | PTDC/ECI-EGC/32223/2017 / POCI-01-0145-FEDER-032223 | National | Maria Isabel Torres Morais | Inês dos Santos Flores Barbosa Colen | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Rafael Travincas Pinto | Itecons – Instituto de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico para a Construção, Energia, Ambiente e Sustentabilidade (Portugal) | COMPETE 2020, FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal 2020 | 220883,82 | 66475 | 2018/10/01 | 2022/03/30 | https://itecons.uc.pt/services/projects/84?locale=en |
| Title | Authors | Year | Book Series | Publisher | Edition | DOI | ISBN/ISSN | CERIS Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coberturas Verdes - Guia Técnico | Guerreiro, A; Malo, A.; Mesquita, A.; Ribeiro, A.; Silva Afonso, A; Pimentel Rodrigues, C.; Branquinho, C.; Calheiros, C.; Matos Silva, C.; Rodrigues, F.; Flores-Colen, I.; Vila Franca, J.; Seabra, J.; Calafate, L.; Castelo-Branco, M.; Simões, N.; Correia, O.; Castro, P.; Figueiredo, P.; Palha, P.; Pereira, R.; Lucas, S.; Afonso Paço, T. | 2019 | ANCV – Associação Nacional de Coberturas Verdes | 1 | 978-989-33-0039-8 | Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Inês dos Santos Flores Barbosa Colen, Nuno Albino Vieira Simões | ||
| Infraestruturas verdes: análise custo benefício | Silva, C.M.; Cruz, C.O; Teotónio, I. | 2018 | IST Press | 1 | 978-989-8481-64-1 | Carlos Paulo Novais Oliveira da Silva Cruz, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Matos Silva, Inês do Nascimento Teotónio |