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View article: Metrological characterisation of low-cost and wearable sensors for research on healthy buildings in a novel Living Laboratory
Metrological characterisation of low-cost and wearable sensors for research on healthy buildings in a novel Living Laboratory Open
To achieve the EU targets in terms of ecological transition, and to assure people health, wellbeing and comfort in the indoor environment, research in the building sector plays a fundamental role. In the last decades the energy efficiency …
View article: Multi-Sensor Device for Traceable Monitoring of Indoor Environmental Quality
Multi-Sensor Device for Traceable Monitoring of Indoor Environmental Quality Open
The Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) combines thermal, visual, acoustic, and air-quality conditions in indoor environments and affects occupants’ health, well-being, and comfort. Performing continuous monitoring to assess IEQ is increasi…
View article: Long-Term Monitoring Campaign of LED Street Lighting Systems: Focus on Photometric Performances, Maintenance and Energy Savings
Long-Term Monitoring Campaign of LED Street Lighting Systems: Focus on Photometric Performances, Maintenance and Energy Savings Open
The renovation of public lighting installations by replacing the traditional systems with LED technologies and introducing smart lighting control systems is a policy widely adopted to contain energy consumption and expenditure. Additionall…
View article: A methodology to integrate advanced lighting and thermal analyses for building energy simulation
A methodology to integrate advanced lighting and thermal analyses for building energy simulation Open
It is well known that an appropriate daylighting design can influence the global energy performance of a building as well as the visual and thermal comfort for the occupants. Furthermore the increasing awareness of the potential benefits o…
View article: Integrative Lighting in Classrooms: Preliminary Results from Simulations and Field Measurements
Integrative Lighting in Classrooms: Preliminary Results from Simulations and Field Measurements Open
The paper presents results from a study on integrative lighting in real middle school classrooms located in a school building in Turin, Italy. The contribution of both daylighting and electric lighting was considered. Besides the existing …
View article: HIEQLab, a facility to support multi-domain human-centered research on building performance and environmental quality
HIEQLab, a facility to support multi-domain human-centered research on building performance and environmental quality Open
Researches on building performances and environmental quality can be performed through different approaches, including dynamic numerical simulations, in-field studies, full scale test facilities and living labs. Researches performed throug…
View article: Renovation of Public Lighting Systems in Cultural Landscapes: Lighting and Energy Performance and Their Impact on Nightscapes
Renovation of Public Lighting Systems in Cultural Landscapes: Lighting and Energy Performance and Their Impact on Nightscapes Open
The technological innovation in the field of lighting and the need to reduce energy consumption connected to public lighting are leading many municipalities to undertake the renewal of public lighting systems, by replacing the existing lum…
View article: Simulating Daylighting and Energy Demand for Lighting of Buildings with Different Models and Programs: Analysis of Influencing Factors and Comparison of Results
Simulating Daylighting and Energy Demand for Lighting of Buildings with Different Models and Programs: Analysis of Influencing Factors and Comparison of Results Open
The calculation of the energy demand for lighting, including the daylight provision, is a key aspect of the process to assess the energy performance of a building. This paper compares a simplified model, from the European Standard EN 15193…
View article: Optimized Solutions For Thermal And Visual Comfort In The Design Of A Nearly Zero-Energy Building
Optimized Solutions For Thermal And Visual Comfort In The Design Of A Nearly Zero-Energy Building Open
Alongside the importance of increasing the building energy performance, the indoor environmental quality has to be considered as a part of the total building performance. The research aims to reduce the imbalance between the visual and the…
View article: Energy Saving Generated Through Automatic Lighting Control Systems According to the Estimation Method of the Standard EN 15193-1
Energy Saving Generated Through Automatic Lighting Control Systems According to the Estimation Method of the Standard EN 15193-1 Open
Publication in the conference proceedings of EUSIPCO, Florence, Italy, 2006
View article: ANALYSIS AND DESIGN APPROACH FOR A NOCTURNAL IMAGE OF THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
ANALYSIS AND DESIGN APPROACH FOR A NOCTURNAL IMAGE OF THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE Open
The current debate on the cultural landscape proposes active enhancement practices and local planning tools that are also dedicated to the study of scenic-perceptive components and visual values.However, the current indications are limited…
View article: ANNUAL EVALUATION OF DAYLIGHT DISCOMFORT GLARE: STATE OF THE ART AND DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SIMPLIFIED APPROACH
ANNUAL EVALUATION OF DAYLIGHT DISCOMFORT GLARE: STATE OF THE ART AND DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SIMPLIFIED APPROACH Open
A simplified approach that was developed for annual daylight glare analyses in buildings is presented.The approach enables to classify a whole space in terms of daylight glare comfort classes (imperceptible glare, perceptible glare, distur…
View article: The Effect of Soundscapes and Lightscapes on the Perception of Safety and Social Presence Analyzed in a Laboratory Experiment
The Effect of Soundscapes and Lightscapes on the Perception of Safety and Social Presence Analyzed in a Laboratory Experiment Open
The present study evaluates the effect of soundscape and lightscape variations on the perceived safety and perceived social presence in a pedestrian area through laboratory experiments. Thirty-one participants were presented with nine diff…
View article: Transformation of an Office Building into a Nearly Zero Energy Building (nZEB): Implications for Thermal and Visual Comfort and Energy Performance
Transformation of an Office Building into a Nearly Zero Energy Building (nZEB): Implications for Thermal and Visual Comfort and Energy Performance Open
Directive 2010/31/EU promotes the refurbishment of existing buildings to change them into nearly zero-energy buildings (nZEBs). Within this framework, it is of crucial importance to guarantee the best trade-off between energy performance a…
View article: A Simplified Approach for the Annual and Spatial Evaluation of the Comfort Classes of Daylight Glare Using Vertical Illuminances
A Simplified Approach for the Annual and Spatial Evaluation of the Comfort Classes of Daylight Glare Using Vertical Illuminances Open
A simplified approach to calculate the daylight glare comfort class (imperceptible, perceptible, disturbing, or intolerable glare) on annual basis and for a grid of points in a space is presented. This method relies on the calculation of t…
View article: Validation of the EN 15193:2017 calculation method to estimate the daylight supply in a building: comparison with dynamic climate-based simulations
Validation of the EN 15193:2017 calculation method to estimate the daylight supply in a building: comparison with dynamic climate-based simulations Open
This paper compares a simplified method to calculate the daylight factor and the annual daylight contribution in a space to the output of dynamic daylighting simulations. The simplified calculation method is the one implemented in the Euro…
View article: A novel methodology to spatially evaluate DGP classes by means of vertical illuminances. Preliminary results
A novel methodology to spatially evaluate DGP classes by means of vertical illuminances. Preliminary results Open
A novel methodology to overcome the main limit of the Daylight Glare Probability DGP (i.e. the heavy computational time for an annual analysis of the DGP profile in one point) is presented. This uses a proxy based on the vertical illuminan…
View article: Increase Sustainability in Buildings Through Public Procurements: The PROLITE project for Lighting Retrofit in Schools
Increase Sustainability in Buildings Through Public Procurements: The PROLITE project for Lighting Retrofit in Schools Open
The Public Procurement has always been a demand-side policy measure with great opportunities in terms of spurring innovation at the scale of products and/or services. A support for a sustainable development in the field of energy and build…
View article: Effimere, virtuali, globali: a proposito della recente storiografia sulle esposizioni universali
Effimere, virtuali, globali: a proposito della recente storiografia sulle esposizioni universali Open
The article moves from the experience of Expo Milano 2015, to make a critical point of the recent historiography on the subject, in particular with two publications in the Italian case: the special issue of «Memoria e Ricerca» in 2004, and…
View article: A Urban Lighting Renovation Project to Optimize Environmental Performance and Reduce Energy Consumption: Results of a Measurement Campaign
A Urban Lighting Renovation Project to Optimize Environmental Performance and Reduce Energy Consumption: Results of a Measurement Campaign Open
In the last few years, the need to reduce costs and to limit energy consumption, together with the availability of financial and carbon reduction incentives led many public authorities to undertake the renovation of public lighting install…
View article: Lighting Control and Monitoring for Energy Efficiency: A Case Study Focused on the Interoperability of Building Management Systems
Lighting Control and Monitoring for Energy Efficiency: A Case Study Focused on the Interoperability of Building Management Systems Open
This paper presents some results of a project that has been aimed at developing an event-driven user-centric middleware for the monitoring and management of energy consumption in already existing public buildings. One of the strengths of t…
View article: Daylighting for Green Schools: A Resource for Indoor Quality and Energy Efficiency in Educational Environments
Daylighting for Green Schools: A Resource for Indoor Quality and Energy Efficiency in Educational Environments Open
Daylight is a fundamental resource to achieve indoor quality and energy efficiency in educational buildings and therefore to improve their sustainability. The study presented in this paper is aimed at defining and testing a method to asses…