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Prof. Dr. Tiziana Poli
Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

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Journal article
Published: 28 January 2021 in Applied Sciences
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Citizens in dense built environments are susceptible to the simultaneous occurrence of Slow Onset Disaster (SLOD) events, being particularly prone to increasing temperatures and air pollution. Previous research works have assessed these events’ arousal separately and have identified when their intensity is critical. However, few have integrated their analysis, possibly limited by the quality and granularity of available data, the accessibility and distribution of sensors, and measurements not emulating the surroundings of a pedestrian. Thus, this work performed an outdoor meso-scale multi-hazard-based risk analysis to study the aggregated effects of the SLODs mentioned above. The study was carried out to narrow down the time-frames within 2019 in which these two events could have affected citizens’ health the most. A weighted fuzzy logic was applied to superimpose climatic (temperature, humidity, wind speed, and solar irradiance) and air quality (particulate matter, ozone, and ammonium) distress (true risk) on an hourly basis, allocated using set healthy and comfortable ranges for a specific dense urban climate context within Milan (Italy), processing data from Milano via Juvara station. The findings show that sensitive groups were at risk of high temperature and pollution separately during 26% and 29% of summer and mid-season hours, respectively; while multi-hazard risk would arise during 10.93% of summer and mid-season hours, concentrated mainly between 14:00 and 20:00.

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Juan Diego Blanco Cadena; Nicola Moretti; Graziano Salvalai; Enrico Quagliarini; Fulvio Re Cecconi; Tiziana Poli. A New Approach to Assess the Built Environment Risk under the Conjunct Effect of Critical Slow Onset Disasters: A Case Study in Milan, Italy. Applied Sciences 2021, 11, 1186 .

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Juan Diego Blanco Cadena, Nicola Moretti, Graziano Salvalai, Enrico Quagliarini, Fulvio Re Cecconi, Tiziana Poli. A New Approach to Assess the Built Environment Risk under the Conjunct Effect of Critical Slow Onset Disasters: A Case Study in Milan, Italy. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11 (3):1186.

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Juan Diego Blanco Cadena; Nicola Moretti; Graziano Salvalai; Enrico Quagliarini; Fulvio Re Cecconi; Tiziana Poli. 2021. "A New Approach to Assess the Built Environment Risk under the Conjunct Effect of Critical Slow Onset Disasters: A Case Study in Milan, Italy." Applied Sciences 11, no. 3: 1186.

Articles
Published: 24 July 2020 in Architectural Engineering and Design Management
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This paper presents the experimental design-to-installation process of two textile hybrid window screens, aimed at mitigating the comfort conditions and preserving the frescoes of Sala delle Asse at Castello Sforzesco, in Milan. Given the historical relevance of the context, the main challenges that the project tackles are: (1) implementing bespoke, low impact, lightweight structural screens as reversible additions to historical buildings; (2) enhancing the visual, lighting and hygrothermal comfort; (3) validating an interdisciplinary methodology from the preformance-driven design to construction, with the aim to assess its replicability in other cultural heritage sites. The design task, led by Textile Architecture Network, at hand is to produce self-standing vertical screens for the large-scale windows, in order to control the sunlight amount on the frescos, as well as to block air drafts that cause humidity inside the room. The main challenge of the project proved to be the fragility of the context, since the screens must be sealed on the borders, whitout perforations on the vaulted edges. Thus, a textile hybrid structure is proposed, made of (1) form-active elements, due to its self-standing principle; (2) unconventional knitted textiles, that need to be characterized. Eventually, the paper presents the preliminary multidisciplinary research campaign consisting of (1) in situ anemometric tests by Experimental Mobile Laboratory; (1) material tests on optical transmittance by SeedLab; (3) mechanical tensile tests and the updating of material choices by Textile Architecture Network, all part of the Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering Department’s Labs at Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.

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Alessandra Zanelli; Elpiza Kolo; Carol Monticelli; Elisabetta Rosina; Tiziana Poli; Alberto Speroni; Andrea Giovanni Mainini; Juan Diego Blanco Cadena. A removable textile hybrid structural screen for the windows of Castello Sforzesco, Milan: when experimental metrics inform the bespoke ‘design-to-construction’ process in historical contexts. Architectural Engineering and Design Management 2020, 1 -20.

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Alessandra Zanelli, Elpiza Kolo, Carol Monticelli, Elisabetta Rosina, Tiziana Poli, Alberto Speroni, Andrea Giovanni Mainini, Juan Diego Blanco Cadena. A removable textile hybrid structural screen for the windows of Castello Sforzesco, Milan: when experimental metrics inform the bespoke ‘design-to-construction’ process in historical contexts. Architectural Engineering and Design Management. 2020; ():1-20.

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Alessandra Zanelli; Elpiza Kolo; Carol Monticelli; Elisabetta Rosina; Tiziana Poli; Alberto Speroni; Andrea Giovanni Mainini; Juan Diego Blanco Cadena. 2020. "A removable textile hybrid structural screen for the windows of Castello Sforzesco, Milan: when experimental metrics inform the bespoke ‘design-to-construction’ process in historical contexts." Architectural Engineering and Design Management , no. : 1-20.

Articles
Published: 14 June 2020 in Intelligent Buildings International
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Occupancy monitoring in smart buildings has great potential to improve their operational performance. One of the most common applications concerns the dynamic adaptation of indoor conditions according to the occupancy variation. However, other implementations are possible. Occupancy data could also enhance maintenance smart contracts management, especially if coupled with a contracts’ management system as blockchain through which it is possible to achieve higher reliability and trust in transactions. In this article, a methodology to monitor occupancy data with a low-cost network, composed by a set of ultrasonic sensors, is presented. To ensure the collection of consistent data, different tests were performed for defining a convenient configuration for their installation. Following the proposed methodology, gathered data are processed and stored into a digital asset model associated with the building maintenance plan. Once a predefined threshold is reached, the system triggers a maintenance alert to the contractor to activate cleaning operations. The proposed approach enables an enhancement of the automation of maintenance management operations in a cost-effective manner. However, further validation trials are required to test the flexibility of its application in different space types.

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Nicola Moretti; J. D. Blanco Cadena; A. Mannino; T. Poli; F. Re Cecconi. Maintenance service optimization in smart buildings through ultrasonic sensors network. Intelligent Buildings International 2020, 13, 4 -16.

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Nicola Moretti, J. D. Blanco Cadena, A. Mannino, T. Poli, F. Re Cecconi. Maintenance service optimization in smart buildings through ultrasonic sensors network. Intelligent Buildings International. 2020; 13 (1):4-16.

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Nicola Moretti; J. D. Blanco Cadena; A. Mannino; T. Poli; F. Re Cecconi. 2020. "Maintenance service optimization in smart buildings through ultrasonic sensors network." Intelligent Buildings International 13, no. 1: 4-16.

Journal article
Published: 20 April 2020 in Electronics
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In the last few years, the technology re-evolution has deeply transformed several aspects of everyday life. For sure, one technology with a strong impact is the so-called Internet of Things (IoT). The IoT paradigm made it possible to break down the data barrier between the vertical domains on which the traditional information and communication technology (ICT) world was organized. Recently, the designers of home automation systems have begun looking to the IoT paradigm to ease the deployment of systems that are able to collect data from different plants. Such a situation has driven further evolution from the traditional automation system, where logic is defined by the programmer or by the user, to a cognitive system that is able to learn from the user’ habits regarding what should be the best configuration of plants. Several countries are funding renovations of public and private buildings for improving energy efficiency. Generally, such renovations are only focusing on the structure of the building and of its energy performance (e.g., the thermal envelope, window units, air-conditioning plants, and renewable generators) and largely ignoring the use of intelligent devices. On the contrary, scientific literature and practice have demonstrated that the wider use of IoT sensors, as well as distributed and remote intelligence, is fundamental to optimize energy consumption. This research work aimed to identify issues due the application of cognitive solutions during the renovation phase of buildings. In particular, the paper presents a cognitive architecture to support the operation and management phases of buildings, thanks to the massive digitalization of the entire supply chain of the construction sector from the single building element to the entire construction process. Such an architecture is capable of combining data from the IoT sensors and actuators of smart objects installed during the renovation phase, as well as legacy building automation systems. As an indication of the capability of the proposed solution, an intelligent window device was developed and validated. Within the Energy, Life Styled, and Seismic Innovation for Regenerated Buildings (ELISIR) project, window units are equipped with sensors to monitor indoor and outdoor condition behaviours of users. In addition, windows are able to react to changes in the environment by means of actuators that enable motorized opening and shading. Thanks to the cognitive layer designed in the project, the window is able to automatically define the best rules for opening and shading by using the local controller to satisfy user’s habits and energy efficiency targets. The cognitive layer defines the appropriate rules for opening and shading using the decision tree algorithm applied to the data generated by the sensors in order to infer users’ preferences. For this research, two prototypes of the window units were installed in two offices of Politecnico di Milano, Italy. The accuracy of this algorithm to classify the users’ behaviour and preferences was found to be around 90%, considering an observation interval of two months.

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Stefano Rinaldi; Paolo Bellagente; Angelo Luigi Camillo Ciribini; Lavinia Chiara Tagliabue; Tiziana Poli; Andrea Giovanni Mainini; Alberto Speroni; Juan Diego Blanco Cadena; Sonia Lupica Spagnolo. A Cognitive-Driven Building Renovation for Improving Energy Efficiency: The Experience of the ELISIR Project. Electronics 2020, 9, 666 .

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Stefano Rinaldi, Paolo Bellagente, Angelo Luigi Camillo Ciribini, Lavinia Chiara Tagliabue, Tiziana Poli, Andrea Giovanni Mainini, Alberto Speroni, Juan Diego Blanco Cadena, Sonia Lupica Spagnolo. A Cognitive-Driven Building Renovation for Improving Energy Efficiency: The Experience of the ELISIR Project. Electronics. 2020; 9 (4):666.

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Stefano Rinaldi; Paolo Bellagente; Angelo Luigi Camillo Ciribini; Lavinia Chiara Tagliabue; Tiziana Poli; Andrea Giovanni Mainini; Alberto Speroni; Juan Diego Blanco Cadena; Sonia Lupica Spagnolo. 2020. "A Cognitive-Driven Building Renovation for Improving Energy Efficiency: The Experience of the ELISIR Project." Electronics 9, no. 4: 666.

Chapter
Published: 31 December 2019 in CoDesign for Public-Interest Services
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Indoor occupant comfort has been related to total building energy consumption, and some of its components (lighting, heating, and cooling mainly), together with carbon production, also with occupants’ productivity, learnability, and health. However, few works relate comfort to the circular economy and are barely related to the circularity of the selected building materials or systems. This work is intended to evaluate how the dynamism of a building envelope (triggered by different comfort preferences) disturbs the efficiency of the building and maintenance activities (Linked with the following correlated research projects: (1) Research title: Imaging processing on determining eye strain (ongoing), Participant research groups: VELUXlab & SEEDLab.ABC).

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Marco Imperadori; Tiziana Poli; Juan Diego Blanco Cadena; Federica Brunone; Andrea G. Mainini. Comparison of Comfort Performance Criteria and Sensing Approach in Office Space: Analysis of the Impact on Shading Devices’ Efficiency. CoDesign for Public-Interest Services 2019, 381 -386.

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Marco Imperadori, Tiziana Poli, Juan Diego Blanco Cadena, Federica Brunone, Andrea G. Mainini. Comparison of Comfort Performance Criteria and Sensing Approach in Office Space: Analysis of the Impact on Shading Devices’ Efficiency. CoDesign for Public-Interest Services. 2019; ():381-386.

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Marco Imperadori; Tiziana Poli; Juan Diego Blanco Cadena; Federica Brunone; Andrea G. Mainini. 2019. "Comparison of Comfort Performance Criteria and Sensing Approach in Office Space: Analysis of the Impact on Shading Devices’ Efficiency." CoDesign for Public-Interest Services , no. : 381-386.

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Published: 31 December 2019 in CoDesign for Public-Interest Services
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Sensing technologies integration in buildings has grown rapidly. Most of them are connected to platforms for monitoring data and notifying anomalies, but few are integrated within building elements (either for data collection or response). These technologies help regulate HVAC, or detect building systems’ failures, but few enable passive sustainable strategies or space maintenance. It is possible to enhance building responsive operation by gathering granular data on passive systems’ operation and space occupation by setting a building component, that houses a sensor network. That is, if plugged into Building Information Models, it permits adaptation to unusual climate conditions or abrupt space use [Linked with the following correlated research projects: Research title: 2017, ELISIR. R&D+S&I Smart Living, R.L 26/2015 Widespread creative and technological manufacture 4.0 (ongoing)Research type: Funded by Regione LombardiaResponsible: Tiziana Poli (research unit, Politecnico di Milano).].

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Tiziana Poli; Andrea G. Mainini; Alberto Speroni; Juan Diego Blanco Cadena; Nicola Moretti. The Effect of Real-Time Sensing of a Window on Energy Efficiency, Comfort, Health and User Behavior. CoDesign for Public-Interest Services 2019, 291 -296.

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Tiziana Poli, Andrea G. Mainini, Alberto Speroni, Juan Diego Blanco Cadena, Nicola Moretti. The Effect of Real-Time Sensing of a Window on Energy Efficiency, Comfort, Health and User Behavior. CoDesign for Public-Interest Services. 2019; ():291-296.

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Tiziana Poli; Andrea G. Mainini; Alberto Speroni; Juan Diego Blanco Cadena; Nicola Moretti. 2019. "The Effect of Real-Time Sensing of a Window on Energy Efficiency, Comfort, Health and User Behavior." CoDesign for Public-Interest Services , no. : 291-296.

Journal article
Published: 01 May 2019 in Energy and Buildings
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Andrea Giovanni Mainini; Andrea Zani; Giuseppe De Michele; Alberto Speroni; Tiziana Poli; Michele Zinzi; Andrea Gasparella. Daylighting performance of three-dimensional textiles. Energy and Buildings 2019, 190, 202 -215.

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Andrea Giovanni Mainini, Andrea Zani, Giuseppe De Michele, Alberto Speroni, Tiziana Poli, Michele Zinzi, Andrea Gasparella. Daylighting performance of three-dimensional textiles. Energy and Buildings. 2019; 190 ():202-215.

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Andrea Giovanni Mainini; Andrea Zani; Giuseppe De Michele; Alberto Speroni; Tiziana Poli; Michele Zinzi; Andrea Gasparella. 2019. "Daylighting performance of three-dimensional textiles." Energy and Buildings 190, no. : 202-215.

Journal article
Published: 01 October 2017 in Energy and Buildings
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Wall finishes with high solar reflectance and thermal emittance, commonly known as cool walls, can reduce the exterior surface temperatures of façades, and consequently the building cooling energy needs and power demand, and lower the sensitivity to degradation. Aging, though, may affect their performance. To investigate this risk, we exposed for four years in Milan, Italy, two series of façade finish coats, white and beige, facing north and south, in vertical and vertical-sheltered position, and we measured their solar spectral reflectance and thermal emittance before and after aging. The solar reflectance of the white finish coats drops from 0.75 to 0.55 in four years, and from 0.46 to 0.38 for the beige coats, while the thermal emittance is unchanged. Then, for a typical residential building with white walls, we computed that the cooling energy needs increase with walls aging by 5% and 11%, respectively, with or without exterior wall insulation. The exterior surface temperature is increased even by 6 °C, and the number of sudden surface temperature variations in one hour is boosted. Finally, the moisture content in the external layers is reduced, showing the impact on the heat and mass balance because of the uncertainty in solar absorption due to aging

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Riccardo Paolini; Andrea Zani; Tiziana Poli; Florian Antretter; Michele Zinzi. Natural aging of cool walls: Impact on solar reflectance, sensitivity to thermal shocks and building energy needs. Energy and Buildings 2017, 153, 287 -296.

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Riccardo Paolini, Andrea Zani, Tiziana Poli, Florian Antretter, Michele Zinzi. Natural aging of cool walls: Impact on solar reflectance, sensitivity to thermal shocks and building energy needs. Energy and Buildings. 2017; 153 ():287-296.

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Riccardo Paolini; Andrea Zani; Tiziana Poli; Florian Antretter; Michele Zinzi. 2017. "Natural aging of cool walls: Impact on solar reflectance, sensitivity to thermal shocks and building energy needs." Energy and Buildings 153, no. : 287-296.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2016 in Procedia Engineering
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ETFE membranes are generally used in architecture for large roofing and façade systems, because of their transparency and lightness compared to glass alternatives. Multilayer ETFE panels are used to improve single membrane systems performances, reducing thermal losses, by the use of an air gap between two or more ETFE foils, generally serigraphed or surface treated to reduce solar gains. Surface temperatures and global solar radiation strongly affects mean radiant temperature (MRT), and comfort perceived by a user facing a transparent envelope as well as solar gains strongly influences primary energy use for cooling in summer conditions. In the following paper an alternative dynamic solar gains mitigation strategy is presented and applied to a double layer, non-cushions, ETFE panel for façades. We measured the effectiveness of a water spray system located in the air-gap between the parallel ETFE foils and used to reduce surface temperatures and solar access depending on different summer solar radiation values and outdoor/indoor air temperature conditions. Systems alternative with different in nozzle dimension, water spray geometry and water consumption were already tested to evaluate the best compromise between solar gains reduction and water use. The results are preliminary but we noticed that a reduction up to the 10% of the total solar gains could be achieved as well as a reduction of 10 °C of surface temperature. Comfort evaluation for a standard indoor space were already done

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Andrea Giovanni Mainini; Alberto Speroni; Andrea Zani; Tiziana Poli. The Effect of Water Spray Systems on Thermal and Solar Performance of an ETFE Panel for Building Envelope. Procedia Engineering 2016, 155, 352 -360.

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Andrea Giovanni Mainini, Alberto Speroni, Andrea Zani, Tiziana Poli. The Effect of Water Spray Systems on Thermal and Solar Performance of an ETFE Panel for Building Envelope. Procedia Engineering. 2016; 155 ():352-360.

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Andrea Giovanni Mainini; Alberto Speroni; Andrea Zani; Tiziana Poli. 2016. "The Effect of Water Spray Systems on Thermal and Solar Performance of an ETFE Panel for Building Envelope." Procedia Engineering 155, no. : 352-360.

Journal article
Published: 01 October 2015 in Construction and Building Materials
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Maria Vittoria Diamanti; Riccardo Paolini; Marta Rossini; Aysegul Basak Aslan; Michele Zinzi; Tiziana Poli; Mariapia Pedeferri. Long term self-cleaning and photocatalytic performance of anatase added mortars exposed to the urban environment. Construction and Building Materials 2015, 96, 270 -278.

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Maria Vittoria Diamanti, Riccardo Paolini, Marta Rossini, Aysegul Basak Aslan, Michele Zinzi, Tiziana Poli, Mariapia Pedeferri. Long term self-cleaning and photocatalytic performance of anatase added mortars exposed to the urban environment. Construction and Building Materials. 2015; 96 ():270-278.

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Maria Vittoria Diamanti; Riccardo Paolini; Marta Rossini; Aysegul Basak Aslan; Michele Zinzi; Tiziana Poli; Mariapia Pedeferri. 2015. "Long term self-cleaning and photocatalytic performance of anatase added mortars exposed to the urban environment." Construction and Building Materials 96, no. : 270-278.

Book chapter
Published: 15 March 2015 in The Visual Language of Technique
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The following paragraphs refer to the images included in the poster, focusing on the management of the Building Information Modeling in relation to the field of Architecture, Built Environment, Construction Engineering.

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Ezio Arlati; Stefano Capolongo; Bruno Daniotti; Maria Pompeiana Iarossi; Angelo Lucchini; Ingrid Paoletti; Daniele Giovanni Papi; Andrea Pavan; Maria Annunziata Pignataro; Tiziana Poli; Fulvio Re Cecconi; Paolo Rigone; Marco Lorenzo Agostino Trani; Alessandra Zanelli; V. Caffi; B. Copa; A. Guzzetti; G. Lobaccaro; R. Naboni; A. Stefanazzi; G. Zani; Alberto Pavan. BIMM-Based Visual Language of Construction. The Visual Language of Technique 2015, 159 -162.

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Ezio Arlati, Stefano Capolongo, Bruno Daniotti, Maria Pompeiana Iarossi, Angelo Lucchini, Ingrid Paoletti, Daniele Giovanni Papi, Andrea Pavan, Maria Annunziata Pignataro, Tiziana Poli, Fulvio Re Cecconi, Paolo Rigone, Marco Lorenzo Agostino Trani, Alessandra Zanelli, V. Caffi, B. Copa, A. Guzzetti, G. Lobaccaro, R. Naboni, A. Stefanazzi, G. Zani, Alberto Pavan. BIMM-Based Visual Language of Construction. The Visual Language of Technique. 2015; ():159-162.

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Ezio Arlati; Stefano Capolongo; Bruno Daniotti; Maria Pompeiana Iarossi; Angelo Lucchini; Ingrid Paoletti; Daniele Giovanni Papi; Andrea Pavan; Maria Annunziata Pignataro; Tiziana Poli; Fulvio Re Cecconi; Paolo Rigone; Marco Lorenzo Agostino Trani; Alessandra Zanelli; V. Caffi; B. Copa; A. Guzzetti; G. Lobaccaro; R. Naboni; A. Stefanazzi; G. Zani; Alberto Pavan. 2015. "BIMM-Based Visual Language of Construction." The Visual Language of Technique , no. : 159-162.

Journal article
Published: 01 December 2014 in Energy and Buildings
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Riccardo Paolini; Michele Zinzi; Tiziana Poli; Emiliano Carnielo; Andrea Giovanni Mainini. Effect of ageing on solar spectral reflectance of roofing membranes: Natural exposure in Roma and Milano and the impact on the energy needs of commercial buildings. Energy and Buildings 2014, 84, 333 -343.

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Riccardo Paolini, Michele Zinzi, Tiziana Poli, Emiliano Carnielo, Andrea Giovanni Mainini. Effect of ageing on solar spectral reflectance of roofing membranes: Natural exposure in Roma and Milano and the impact on the energy needs of commercial buildings. Energy and Buildings. 2014; 84 ():333-343.

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Riccardo Paolini; Michele Zinzi; Tiziana Poli; Emiliano Carnielo; Andrea Giovanni Mainini. 2014. "Effect of ageing on solar spectral reflectance of roofing membranes: Natural exposure in Roma and Milano and the impact on the energy needs of commercial buildings." Energy and Buildings 84, no. : 333-343.

Original articles
Published: 02 January 2014 in Journal of Urban Technology
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The reduction of the energy use of buildings at the urban scale represents a key research and design topic with the purpose of developing specific methods for saving energy in buildings. These methods are often focused on the analysis of building thermal-energy behavior by considering the building as a stand-alone object. In this perspective, the thermal-energy behavior of two buildings in New York City is evaluated in this paper with varying urban contexts, in order to evaluate the Inter-Building Effect (IBE). The IBE analysis shows that the inaccuracy in neglecting the urban context in building modeling varies from 9.6 percent, to 71.9 percent. These results confirm that, in order to make accurate predictions about building thermal-energy performance in real urban contexts through dynamic simulation, the interaction between the building and the urban surrounding should be taken into account, in particular in dense urban areas.

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Anna Laura Pisello; Veronica Lucia Castaldo; Tiziana Poli; Franco Cotana. Simulating the Thermal-Energy Performance of Buildings at the Urban Scale: Evaluation of Inter-Building Effects in Different Urban Configurations. Journal of Urban Technology 2014, 21, 3 -20.

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Anna Laura Pisello, Veronica Lucia Castaldo, Tiziana Poli, Franco Cotana. Simulating the Thermal-Energy Performance of Buildings at the Urban Scale: Evaluation of Inter-Building Effects in Different Urban Configurations. Journal of Urban Technology. 2014; 21 (1):3-20.

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Anna Laura Pisello; Veronica Lucia Castaldo; Tiziana Poli; Franco Cotana. 2014. "Simulating the Thermal-Energy Performance of Buildings at the Urban Scale: Evaluation of Inter-Building Effects in Different Urban Configurations." Journal of Urban Technology 21, no. 1: 3-20.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2014 in Energy Procedia
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Andrea G. Mainini; Tiziana Poli; Michele Zinzi; Alberto Speroni. Spectral Light Transmission Measure of Metal Screens for Glass Façades and Assessment of their Shading Potential. Energy Procedia 2014, 48, 1292 -1301.

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Andrea G. Mainini, Tiziana Poli, Michele Zinzi, Alberto Speroni. Spectral Light Transmission Measure of Metal Screens for Glass Façades and Assessment of their Shading Potential. Energy Procedia. 2014; 48 ():1292-1301.

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Andrea G. Mainini; Tiziana Poli; Michele Zinzi; Alberto Speroni. 2014. "Spectral Light Transmission Measure of Metal Screens for Glass Façades and Assessment of their Shading Potential." Energy Procedia 48, no. : 1292-1301.

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Published: 01 January 2014 in Energy Procedia
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This paper is divided in two sections. The first section present the measurement and evaluation of soiling effects of spectral light and solar transmittance decay of Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene Copolymer (ETFE) membranes after three and six months of exposure in Milano city outdoor urban conditions, with different tilt and orientation. The obtained values where use to compute thermal and solar properties of a multilayer ETFE panel.The second section presents the results of an experimental campaign for measuring thermal transmittance of a non-pneumatic and non-cushion shape double layer ETFE sample panel realized with two membranes parallel to each other and tensioned on a frame. The thermal transmittance measurement reflects ISO 9869 measurement approach combined with the use of a thermographic camera to evaluate surface temperatures over the sample panel

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Andrea G. Mainini; Tiziana Poli; Riccardo Paolini; Michele Zinzi; Lorenzo Vercesi. Transparent Multilayer ETFE Panels for Building Envelope: Thermal Transmittance Evaluation and Assessment of Optical and Solar Performance Decay due to Soiling. Energy Procedia 2014, 48, 1302 -1310.

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Andrea G. Mainini, Tiziana Poli, Riccardo Paolini, Michele Zinzi, Lorenzo Vercesi. Transparent Multilayer ETFE Panels for Building Envelope: Thermal Transmittance Evaluation and Assessment of Optical and Solar Performance Decay due to Soiling. Energy Procedia. 2014; 48 ():1302-1310.

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Andrea G. Mainini; Tiziana Poli; Riccardo Paolini; Michele Zinzi; Lorenzo Vercesi. 2014. "Transparent Multilayer ETFE Panels for Building Envelope: Thermal Transmittance Evaluation and Assessment of Optical and Solar Performance Decay due to Soiling." Energy Procedia 48, no. : 1302-1310.

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Published: 01 January 2014 in Energy Procedia
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Urban areas are characterized by a plurality of microclimates given by the diversity of morphologies, optical and radiative properties, solar access and air circulation in different street canyons. For these reasons, beyond strategies at urban scale, mitigation needs to be addressed at district or even at urban canyon scale, just like the design of buildings. Among different options, canopy shading has been proposed in several urban contexts, and to assess the impact of this mitigation technique on air temperature and outdoor thermal comfort conditions we performed numerical simulations for a north-south oriented urban canyon with high solar access (height to width ratio equal to 0.18) in the climate context of Milano (Italy)

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Riccardo Paolini; Andrea G. Mainini; Tiziana Poli; Lorenzo Vercesi. Assessment of Thermal Stress in a Street Canyon in Pedestrian Area with or without Canopy Shading. Energy Procedia 2014, 48, 1570 -1575.

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Riccardo Paolini, Andrea G. Mainini, Tiziana Poli, Lorenzo Vercesi. Assessment of Thermal Stress in a Street Canyon in Pedestrian Area with or without Canopy Shading. Energy Procedia. 2014; 48 ():1570-1575.

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Riccardo Paolini; Andrea G. Mainini; Tiziana Poli; Lorenzo Vercesi. 2014. "Assessment of Thermal Stress in a Street Canyon in Pedestrian Area with or without Canopy Shading." Energy Procedia 48, no. : 1570-1575.

Book chapter
Published: 31 December 2013 in Flexible Composite Materials in Architecture, Construction and Interiors
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Stefano Bertino; Andrea Giovanni Mainini; Tiziana Poli. 4. Textile Façades. Flexible Composite Materials in Architecture, Construction and Interiors 2013, 56 -69.

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Stefano Bertino, Andrea Giovanni Mainini, Tiziana Poli. 4. Textile Façades. Flexible Composite Materials in Architecture, Construction and Interiors. 2013; ():56-69.

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Stefano Bertino; Andrea Giovanni Mainini; Tiziana Poli. 2013. "4. Textile Façades." Flexible Composite Materials in Architecture, Construction and Interiors , no. : 56-69.

Book chapter
Published: 31 December 2013 in Flexible Verbundmaterialien in Architektur, Bauwesen und Innenarchitektur
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Stefano Bertino; Andrea Giovanni Mainini; Tiziana Poli. 4. Textile Fassaden. Flexible Verbundmaterialien in Architektur, Bauwesen und Innenarchitektur 2013, 56 -69.

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Stefano Bertino, Andrea Giovanni Mainini, Tiziana Poli. 4. Textile Fassaden. Flexible Verbundmaterialien in Architektur, Bauwesen und Innenarchitektur. 2013; ():56-69.

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Stefano Bertino; Andrea Giovanni Mainini; Tiziana Poli. 2013. "4. Textile Fassaden." Flexible Verbundmaterialien in Architektur, Bauwesen und Innenarchitektur , no. : 56-69.

Book chapter
Published: 23 November 2013 in CoDesign for Public-Interest Services
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The reduction of the energy demand of building stocks is a crucial issue for designers and public administrations, considering the huge effect on population in terms of health related to thermal comfort and to pollution, and in terms of energy costs. However, in common design practice just the effect of climate on buildings is considered, while designers, normally, since they are not provided with the suited tools for this, do not care about the influence of the built environment, which is proved in the literature to be huge. Herein we present the analyses of possible actions for refurbishing and reshaping the energy demand of the Walled City of Multan, focusing on three main aspects: urban scale, building scale, and solar energy exploitation. In detail, we analyzed and modeled the existing condition and possible improvements to mitigate thermal stress in urban areas. Then, we analyzed the energy demand of single buildings, modeling possible actions to improve indoor thermal comfort. Finally, we considered the possible ways to exploit the available solar energy to reduce the energy use in buildings. The aim of this study is then to assess the mitigation of outdoor heat stress conditions, within the urban environment; the thermal comfort conditions indoors; the operational energy need of buildings; and the fraction of energy that is possible to cover with renewable sources.

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Tiziana Poli; Riccardo Paolini; Andrea Giovanni Mainini; Giorgio Pansa; Enrico DE Angelis; Matteo Fiori. Energy Problems Analysis. CoDesign for Public-Interest Services 2013, 125 -136.

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Tiziana Poli, Riccardo Paolini, Andrea Giovanni Mainini, Giorgio Pansa, Enrico DE Angelis, Matteo Fiori. Energy Problems Analysis. CoDesign for Public-Interest Services. 2013; ():125-136.

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Tiziana Poli; Riccardo Paolini; Andrea Giovanni Mainini; Giorgio Pansa; Enrico DE Angelis; Matteo Fiori. 2013. "Energy Problems Analysis." CoDesign for Public-Interest Services , no. : 125-136.

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Published: 31 December 2012 in Energy Procedia
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This paper aims to show a new solar design tool that can be used to optimize the building's shape and solar access in existing urban areas. The presented methodology was used for the analysis of the Surfers Paradise in Queensland, where in the past the urban and buildings development changed completely the morphology of the city. Since in the medium term the Zero Energy building will be the standard for new constructions, urban development should follow the Integrated Sustainable Design approach and the principles of solar design in order to exploit solar radiation using PV modules and Solar thermal collectors in the building envelopes. The tool is based on Matlab algorithm and on RADIANCE-DAYSIM, a dynamic simulation tool, and can help urban designers and architects since the first design phase.

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Gabriele Lobaccaro; Francesco Frontini; Gabriele Masera; Tiziana Poli. SolarPW: A New Solar Design Tool to Exploit Solar Potential in Existing Urban Areas. Energy Procedia 2012, 30, 1173 -1183.

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Gabriele Lobaccaro, Francesco Frontini, Gabriele Masera, Tiziana Poli. SolarPW: A New Solar Design Tool to Exploit Solar Potential in Existing Urban Areas. Energy Procedia. 2012; 30 ():1173-1183.

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Gabriele Lobaccaro; Francesco Frontini; Gabriele Masera; Tiziana Poli. 2012. "SolarPW: A New Solar Design Tool to Exploit Solar Potential in Existing Urban Areas." Energy Procedia 30, no. : 1173-1183.