Articles By: Pedro

He carried out research during his Masters studies on design and materials selection and studied the relations of selection methods within the design process. He analysed the current digital tools for materials selection and how they work. Questions regarding the framing of the evolution of materials selection and its connection to the history of design also deserved special attention. Later he has built an information platform, materialized through a spreadsheet with many information about software and databases for material selection, a very complete study. These digital tools (databases and software) were meticulously analysed. Since 2007, he has been undertaking efforts to research about a new methodology for material selection and usefulness of digital tools.

BASF Campus_i database

BASF Campus_i database
BASF is one of the largest chemical industry in the world, with factories and businesses in over 170 countries. Manages about 8.000 products in various industry sectors. The main customers are industrial, automotive, chemical, textile, construction, packaging, agriculture, health, energy and electricity. ...
November 4th, 2009 | Suppliers db | Read More

Modulor – Material total

Modulor – Material total
Modulor is a website with a database of materials, that originally sold model-making materials. Has expanded its product offers to other markets, such as prototyping, design and advertising. Initially they were more suitable for orders in small quantities of materials, at present, the acquisition can...
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Raumprobe

Raumprobe
Raumprobe is a architectural materials database, with free acess. This german database, contains information about glass, wood, polymers, metals, stone, textil concrete and ceramics. They daily receive new materials, is a constantly growing database. Raumprobe team, maintain contact with material experts...
November 3rd, 2009 | Databases | Read More

Forestry Compendium

Forestry Compendium
The Forestry Compendium is a global compilation of knowledge on forestry. It has a comprehensive, worldwide coverage on tropical, subtropical, temperate and boreal tree species of major economic importance, and lesser-known species of local importance. It now also covers in detail many of the pests that...
November 3rd, 2009 | Software | Read More
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