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Today, cities are facing many challenges such as pollution, resource consumption, gas emissions and social inequality. Many future city views have been developed to solve these issues such as the Smart City model. In literature several methods have been proposed to plan a Smart city, but, at the best of the authors’ knowledge, only a few of them have been really applied to the urban context. Most of them are indeed theoretical and qualitative approaches, providing scenarios that have not been applied to real cities/districts. Moreover, a comparison among the results of different quantitative planning models applied to real case studies is still missing. In this framework, the aim of the paper is to propose a new quantitative method based on a previous qualitative model developed by the same authors. The feasibility and validity of the method will be tested through the comparison with an existing AHP model and the application of both approaches on two real case studies, characterized by different territorial levels. Results of the analysis show that both methods are consistent, reliable and do provide similar results despite the differences in the application process.
B. Mattoni; L. Pompei; J.C. Losilla; F. Bisegna. Planning smart cities: Comparison of two quantitative multicriteria methods applied to real case studies. Sustainable Cities and Society 2020, 60, 102249 .
AMA StyleB. Mattoni, L. Pompei, J.C. Losilla, F. Bisegna. Planning smart cities: Comparison of two quantitative multicriteria methods applied to real case studies. Sustainable Cities and Society. 2020; 60 ():102249.
Chicago/Turabian StyleB. Mattoni; L. Pompei; J.C. Losilla; F. Bisegna. 2020. "Planning smart cities: Comparison of two quantitative multicriteria methods applied to real case studies." Sustainable Cities and Society 60, no. : 102249.
Concerning Nearly Zero Energy Buildings, it is important to guarantee energy efficiency, thermal comfort and indoor environmental quality, while keeping construction and operational costs low. In this framework, this paper explores the efficacy of applying different scenarios, for reducing construction costs of new nearly zero energy multi-family houses in a life cycle perspective. Conversely to the standard cost-optimal approach, a real Italian case study building was chosen. Alternative and unconventional combinations of solutions for envelope and technical systems were adopted. Calculations were performed in two Italian cities (Rome and Turin). Three types of analysis were developed thermal comfort, energy performance and financial calculation. Results of the thermal analysis show that the installation of active cooling to prevent summer overheating can be avoided by applying low-cost passive strategies. All the proposed low-cost scenarios (4 alternative scenarios in Rome and 5 in Turin) reached the highest grade of energy performance, with a reduction of the non-renewable primary energy consumption up to 46% compared to the base case in Rome and 18% in Turin. From the economic perspective, all the scenarios in the two climate zones allow both reductions in the construction costs, up to 26% in Rome and 15% in Turin, and a Net Present Value after 50 years up to 163 €/m2 in Rome and 158 €/m2 in Turin.
Michele Zinzi; Benedetta Mattoni. Assessment of construction cost reduction of nearly zero energy dwellings in a life cycle perspective. Applied Energy 2019, 251, 113326 .
AMA StyleMichele Zinzi, Benedetta Mattoni. Assessment of construction cost reduction of nearly zero energy dwellings in a life cycle perspective. Applied Energy. 2019; 251 ():113326.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMichele Zinzi; Benedetta Mattoni. 2019. "Assessment of construction cost reduction of nearly zero energy dwellings in a life cycle perspective." Applied Energy 251, no. : 113326.
The most important challenge for planners and administrations is to identify optimal strategies for improving city life from a global point of view. Urban Planning models should therefore provide solutions in a coordinated and holistic way and should be flexible and adapted to different contexts and territorial levels. Currently, a global approach to the development of Smart Cities is still missing. In this paper the authors developed a planning methodology based on the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the reciprocal impacts among Smart strategies applied at the district level. The aim is to assess if and to what extent these actions would influence the performance of the district from a global perspective (Economy, Energy, Mobility, Community, Environment) compared to the base case scenario. The methodology has been applied to a sustainable district ideally located in the suburb of Rome and seven Smart scenarios have been modeled and simulated (with Matlab® - Simulink). Absolute results show the differences among the seven scenarios; the application of the normalized and a-dimensional Smart Performance indicators allowed also to identify the best scenario from a holistic perspective.
B. Mattoni; Fabio Nardecchia; F. Bisegna. Towards the development of a smart district: The application of an holistic planning approach. Sustainable Cities and Society 2019, 48, 101570 .
AMA StyleB. Mattoni, Fabio Nardecchia, F. Bisegna. Towards the development of a smart district: The application of an holistic planning approach. Sustainable Cities and Society. 2019; 48 ():101570.
Chicago/Turabian StyleB. Mattoni; Fabio Nardecchia; F. Bisegna. 2019. "Towards the development of a smart district: The application of an holistic planning approach." Sustainable Cities and Society 48, no. : 101570.
Daniel Aelenei; Laura Aelenei; Rafaela A. Agathokleous; Francesco Asdrubali; Constantinos A. Balaras; Giorgio Baldinelli; Ilaria Ballarini; Umberto Berardi; Paolo Bertoldi; Francesco Bianchi; Fabio Bisegna; Chiara Burattini; Luisa F. Cabeza; Beatrice Castellani; Carlo Cecere; Maurizio Cellura; Heejin Cho; Helena Coch; Paolo Conti; Vincenzo Corrado; Edoardo Currà; Francesco D’Alessandro; Elena G. Dascalaki; Livio De Santoli; Umberto Desideri; Chuanshuai Dong; Luca Evangelisti; Enrico Fabrizio; Prudence Ferreira; Faidra Filippidou; Chiara Foglietta; David Gattie; Paola Gori; Walter Grassi; Claudia Guattari; Franco Gugliermetti; Patxi Hernandez; Pei Huang; Gongsheng Huang; Soteris A. Kalogirou; Katrin Klingenberg; Thomas M. Lawrence; Eleanor S. Lee; Peike Li; Sonia Longo; Roel Loonen; Lin Lu; Pedro J. Mago; Dario Masucci; Benedetta Mattoni; Michele Morganti; Elena Morini; Mojtaba Navvab; Xabat Oregi; Cosimo Palazzo; Stefano Panzieri; Marco Perino; Anna L. Pisello; Andrea Presciutti; Bale V. Reddy; Marc A. Rosen; Federico Rossi; Federica Rosso; Antonella Rotili; Agnese Salvati; Mattheos Santamouris; Samuele Schiavoni; Eva Schito; Valentina Serra; Ashlynn S. Stillwell; Daniele Testi; RuZhu Wang; Graham S. Wright; Hongxing Yang; Xiaoqiang Zhai; Tiantian Zhang. Contributors. Handbook of Energy Efficiency in Buildings 2019, 1 .
AMA StyleDaniel Aelenei, Laura Aelenei, Rafaela A. Agathokleous, Francesco Asdrubali, Constantinos A. Balaras, Giorgio Baldinelli, Ilaria Ballarini, Umberto Berardi, Paolo Bertoldi, Francesco Bianchi, Fabio Bisegna, Chiara Burattini, Luisa F. Cabeza, Beatrice Castellani, Carlo Cecere, Maurizio Cellura, Heejin Cho, Helena Coch, Paolo Conti, Vincenzo Corrado, Edoardo Currà, Francesco D’Alessandro, Elena G. Dascalaki, Livio De Santoli, Umberto Desideri, Chuanshuai Dong, Luca Evangelisti, Enrico Fabrizio, Prudence Ferreira, Faidra Filippidou, Chiara Foglietta, David Gattie, Paola Gori, Walter Grassi, Claudia Guattari, Franco Gugliermetti, Patxi Hernandez, Pei Huang, Gongsheng Huang, Soteris A. Kalogirou, Katrin Klingenberg, Thomas M. Lawrence, Eleanor S. Lee, Peike Li, Sonia Longo, Roel Loonen, Lin Lu, Pedro J. Mago, Dario Masucci, Benedetta Mattoni, Michele Morganti, Elena Morini, Mojtaba Navvab, Xabat Oregi, Cosimo Palazzo, Stefano Panzieri, Marco Perino, Anna L. Pisello, Andrea Presciutti, Bale V. Reddy, Marc A. Rosen, Federico Rossi, Federica Rosso, Antonella Rotili, Agnese Salvati, Mattheos Santamouris, Samuele Schiavoni, Eva Schito, Valentina Serra, Ashlynn S. Stillwell, Daniele Testi, RuZhu Wang, Graham S. Wright, Hongxing Yang, Xiaoqiang Zhai, Tiantian Zhang. Contributors. Handbook of Energy Efficiency in Buildings. 2019; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDaniel Aelenei; Laura Aelenei; Rafaela A. Agathokleous; Francesco Asdrubali; Constantinos A. Balaras; Giorgio Baldinelli; Ilaria Ballarini; Umberto Berardi; Paolo Bertoldi; Francesco Bianchi; Fabio Bisegna; Chiara Burattini; Luisa F. Cabeza; Beatrice Castellani; Carlo Cecere; Maurizio Cellura; Heejin Cho; Helena Coch; Paolo Conti; Vincenzo Corrado; Edoardo Currà; Francesco D’Alessandro; Elena G. Dascalaki; Livio De Santoli; Umberto Desideri; Chuanshuai Dong; Luca Evangelisti; Enrico Fabrizio; Prudence Ferreira; Faidra Filippidou; Chiara Foglietta; David Gattie; Paola Gori; Walter Grassi; Claudia Guattari; Franco Gugliermetti; Patxi Hernandez; Pei Huang; Gongsheng Huang; Soteris A. Kalogirou; Katrin Klingenberg; Thomas M. Lawrence; Eleanor S. Lee; Peike Li; Sonia Longo; Roel Loonen; Lin Lu; Pedro J. Mago; Dario Masucci; Benedetta Mattoni; Michele Morganti; Elena Morini; Mojtaba Navvab; Xabat Oregi; Cosimo Palazzo; Stefano Panzieri; Marco Perino; Anna L. Pisello; Andrea Presciutti; Bale V. Reddy; Marc A. Rosen; Federico Rossi; Federica Rosso; Antonella Rotili; Agnese Salvati; Mattheos Santamouris; Samuele Schiavoni; Eva Schito; Valentina Serra; Ashlynn S. Stillwell; Daniele Testi; RuZhu Wang; Graham S. Wright; Hongxing Yang; Xiaoqiang Zhai; Tiantian Zhang. 2019. "Contributors." Handbook of Energy Efficiency in Buildings , no. : 1.
Climatic conditions strongly affect the energy performance of buildings, and due to the synergy between global climate change and the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect, the climatic conditions inside and outside the city are highly different. However, weather data collected at airports are commonly used for building energy simulations and these data do not take into account real temperature distribution in cities. Many studies in the literature address the topic but mostly considering only a couple of urban and non-urban stations. In this paper, the urban climate in Rome, Italy, is analysed after monitoring of the air temperature and relative humidity in four selected neighbourhoods and one reference station from October 2014 until September 2017. Rome is characterised by a composite urban pattern and high variability of building types, of which the four selected areas are representative. The heating degree days decrease up to 18% and cooling degree days increase up to 157% in the urban area with respect to the rural reference and the area most affected by the UHI is the city centre. The UHI is more intense in summer than in winter (average increase between 0.7 °C and 1 °C); while the diurnal and nocturnal UHI depends on the season and the neighbourhood. Then, the energy performance of a representative apartment block and a typical office building was computed using the measured data. Regarding the predicted energy performance, comparing the four urban sites and the reference site, the UHI causes a reduction of heating consumption up to 21% in residential building and 18% in the office building. An increase of cooling consumption up to 74% is instead computed for the residential building and up to 53% for the office building.
Michele Zinzi; Emiliano Carnielo; Benedetta Mattoni. On the relation between urban climate and energy performance of buildings. A three-years experience in Rome, Italy. Applied Energy 2018, 221, 148 -160.
AMA StyleMichele Zinzi, Emiliano Carnielo, Benedetta Mattoni. On the relation between urban climate and energy performance of buildings. A three-years experience in Rome, Italy. Applied Energy. 2018; 221 ():148-160.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMichele Zinzi; Emiliano Carnielo; Benedetta Mattoni. 2018. "On the relation between urban climate and energy performance of buildings. A three-years experience in Rome, Italy." Applied Energy 221, no. : 148-160.
The concept of Smart Campus started developing in the last years as a possible adaptation of the Smart city model to the university campuses. The transformation of a standard campus into a Smart Campus requires the development of an evaluation framework which allow to assess the state of the art by means of composite indicators. Following a new methodology, the aim of this project is to define a global set of indicators. Those composite indicators describe each aspect of the campus: (economic, energy environmental and social issues) in order to give a complete and holistic evaluation. The application on a real case study show the flexibility of this model.
Laura Pompei; B. Mattoni; F. Bisegna; Fabio Nardecchia; A. Fichera; A. Gagliano; A. Pagano. Composite Indicators for Smart Campus: Data Analysis Method. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2018 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe) 2018, 1 -6.
AMA StyleLaura Pompei, B. Mattoni, F. Bisegna, Fabio Nardecchia, A. Fichera, A. Gagliano, A. Pagano. Composite Indicators for Smart Campus: Data Analysis Method. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2018 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe). 2018; ():1-6.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLaura Pompei; B. Mattoni; F. Bisegna; Fabio Nardecchia; A. Fichera; A. Gagliano; A. Pagano. 2018. "Composite Indicators for Smart Campus: Data Analysis Method." 2018 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2018 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe) , no. : 1-6.
The Daylight factor is internationally recognized as the synthetic parameter to relate indoor visual task lighting requirements and daylight availability. Nevertheless, problems related within its static nature and the absence of connection with environmental parameters and geographic location, have been repeatedly highlighted in the literature. From an energy point of view, it is used in the European standard EN 15193:2008 for evaluating daylight penetration in buildings. Standard sky for D calculation (Overcast sky) has been defined as the most conservative, and from an energy point of view, this is very useful because represents the condition of peak energy consumption for artificial lighting. The aim of this study is to verify if D calculated under other sky conditions could be more conservative from an energy point of view. Whenever this case would occur, in order to keep results on the safe side, appropriate corrections should be applied to the D in the EN 15193:2008.
Alessandro Mangione; Benedetta Mattoni; Fabio Bisegna; Domenico Iatauro; Michele Zinzi. On the Validity of Daylight Factor for Evaluating the Energy Performance of Building. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2018 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe) 2018, 1 -4.
AMA StyleAlessandro Mangione, Benedetta Mattoni, Fabio Bisegna, Domenico Iatauro, Michele Zinzi. On the Validity of Daylight Factor for Evaluating the Energy Performance of Building. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2018 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe). 2018; ():1-4.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlessandro Mangione; Benedetta Mattoni; Fabio Bisegna; Domenico Iatauro; Michele Zinzi. 2018. "On the Validity of Daylight Factor for Evaluating the Energy Performance of Building." 2018 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2018 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe) , no. : 1-4.
B. Mattoni; C. Guattari; L. Evangelisti; F. Bisegna; Paola Gori; Francesco Asdrubali. Critical review and methodological approach to evaluate the differences among international green building rating tools. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2018, 82, 950 -960.
AMA StyleB. Mattoni, C. Guattari, L. Evangelisti, F. Bisegna, Paola Gori, Francesco Asdrubali. Critical review and methodological approach to evaluate the differences among international green building rating tools. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2018; 82 ():950-960.
Chicago/Turabian StyleB. Mattoni; C. Guattari; L. Evangelisti; F. Bisegna; Paola Gori; Francesco Asdrubali. 2018. "Critical review and methodological approach to evaluate the differences among international green building rating tools." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 82, no. : 950-960.
Steve Fotios; Fabio Bisegna; Benedetta Mattoni; Aleks Liachenko-Monteiro; Jim Uttley. FIELD SURVEYS OF REASSURANCE IN TWO EUROPEAN CITIES USING BOYCE’S DAY-DARK APPROACH. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE AT THE CIE MIDTERM MEETING 2017 23 – 25 OCTOBER 2017, JEJU, REPUBLIC OF KOREA 2018, 1 .
AMA StyleSteve Fotios, Fabio Bisegna, Benedetta Mattoni, Aleks Liachenko-Monteiro, Jim Uttley. FIELD SURVEYS OF REASSURANCE IN TWO EUROPEAN CITIES USING BOYCE’S DAY-DARK APPROACH. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE AT THE CIE MIDTERM MEETING 2017 23 – 25 OCTOBER 2017, JEJU, REPUBLIC OF KOREA. 2018; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSteve Fotios; Fabio Bisegna; Benedetta Mattoni; Aleks Liachenko-Monteiro; Jim Uttley. 2018. "FIELD SURVEYS OF REASSURANCE IN TWO EUROPEAN CITIES USING BOYCE’S DAY-DARK APPROACH." PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE AT THE CIE MIDTERM MEETING 2017 23 – 25 OCTOBER 2017, JEJU, REPUBLIC OF KOREA , no. : 1.
Light-emitting diodes (LED) are a promising light source for the cultivation of edible vegetables in greenhouses. The spectral radiation of the light sources has an impact on plants physiological parameters, as well as on morphological features. In this study the growth of spinach plants has been carried out in experimental boxes under two white LED treatments having different correlate color temperature (CCT): the cold lighting (CL) corresponded to 6500 K, while the warm lighting (WL) to 3000 K. The work was aimed to investigate the influence of the two light spectra on plant development and comparing the results. Results showed that the different lighting treatments impact differently on plant development and on growth parameters.
Chiara Burattini; Benedetta Mattoni; Fabio Bisegna. The Impact of Spectral Composition of White LEDs on Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) Growth and Development. Energies 2017, 10, 1383 .
AMA StyleChiara Burattini, Benedetta Mattoni, Fabio Bisegna. The Impact of Spectral Composition of White LEDs on Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) Growth and Development. Energies. 2017; 10 (9):1383.
Chicago/Turabian StyleChiara Burattini; Benedetta Mattoni; Fabio Bisegna. 2017. "The Impact of Spectral Composition of White LEDs on Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) Growth and Development." Energies 10, no. 9: 1383.
University campuses can be developed and improved through the application of the Smart concept. Previous researches have proposed a Smart Campus model based on incidence matrices in order to choice suitable integrated strategies. This methodological framework has been applied on the headquarter of Sapienza, University of Rome. The winner strategy resulting from the Environmental evaluation has been numerically simulated and the results have shown their impacts in terms of energy, environmental and economic perspectives.
Francesca Pagliaro; Benedetta Mattoni; Vito Ponzo; Giulio Corona; Fabio Nardecchia; Fabio Bisegna; Franco Gugliermetti. Sapienza smart campus: From the matrix approach to the applicative analysis of an optimized garbage collection system. 2017 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2017 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe) 2017, 1 -5.
AMA StyleFrancesca Pagliaro, Benedetta Mattoni, Vito Ponzo, Giulio Corona, Fabio Nardecchia, Fabio Bisegna, Franco Gugliermetti. Sapienza smart campus: From the matrix approach to the applicative analysis of an optimized garbage collection system. 2017 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2017 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe). 2017; ():1-5.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFrancesca Pagliaro; Benedetta Mattoni; Vito Ponzo; Giulio Corona; Fabio Nardecchia; Fabio Bisegna; Franco Gugliermetti. 2017. "Sapienza smart campus: From the matrix approach to the applicative analysis of an optimized garbage collection system." 2017 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2017 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe) , no. : 1-5.
The Economist Intelligence Unit Safe Cities Index summarizes the primary issues of Safety as being digital security, health security, infrastructure safety and personal safety. The biggest challenge for cities is to identify all the issues that actually impact on public safety and comprehend the real perceptions - or misconceptions - that citizens may have. Reassurance describes the confidence a pedestrian might gain from road lighting (and other factors) to walk along a footpath or road after dark, and is intended to describe both perceived safety and fear of crime. Past studies have demonstrated that the presence, level and quality of lighting affect human perception of safety. This article describes a field survey of reassurance carried out in Rome to investigate methods for measuring how changes in illuminance affect reassurance. These results confirm that the reassurance of participants can be put in relation with street lighting since changes in illuminance levels were highly perceived by test participants. It was also found that reassurance is more related to the mean horizontal illuminance than to the minimum illuminance or minimum/average uniformity.
Benedetta Mattoni; Chiara Burattini; Fabio Bisegna; Steve Fotios. The pedestrian's perspective: How do illuminance variations affect reassurance? 2017 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2017 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe) 2017, 1 -5.
AMA StyleBenedetta Mattoni, Chiara Burattini, Fabio Bisegna, Steve Fotios. The pedestrian's perspective: How do illuminance variations affect reassurance? 2017 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2017 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe). 2017; ():1-5.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBenedetta Mattoni; Chiara Burattini; Fabio Bisegna; Steve Fotios. 2017. "The pedestrian's perspective: How do illuminance variations affect reassurance?" 2017 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2017 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe) , no. : 1-5.
The periodic stabilized regime is the condition where the temperature of each point of a certain environment varies following a periodic law. This phenomenon occurs in many practical applications, such as passive or ancient buildings not equipped with Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning HVAC systems and located in latitudes where the temperature greatly varies with Earth’s daily cycles. Despite that, the study of transient phenomena is often simplified, i.e., considering negligible the thermal response of the indoor microclimate. An exact solution to enclosures whose microclimate is free to evolve under a periodic stabilized regime does not exist nowadays, also from an analytical point of view. The aim of this study is to parametrically analyze the thermal variations inside a room when a transient periodic temperature is applied on one side. The phenomenon has been numerically studied through Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and analytically validated using a function that reproduces the daily variation of the outdoor temperature. The results of this research would lay the groundwork to develop analytical correlations to solve and predict the thermal behavior of environments subject to a periodic stabilized regime.
Fabio Nardecchia; Benedetta Mattoni; Francesca Pagliaro; Lucia Cellucci; Fabio Bisegna; Franco Gugliermetti. Computational Fluid Dynamic Modelling of Thermal Periodic Stabilized Regime in Passive Buildings. Sustainability 2016, 8, 1172 .
AMA StyleFabio Nardecchia, Benedetta Mattoni, Francesca Pagliaro, Lucia Cellucci, Fabio Bisegna, Franco Gugliermetti. Computational Fluid Dynamic Modelling of Thermal Periodic Stabilized Regime in Passive Buildings. Sustainability. 2016; 8 (11):1172.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFabio Nardecchia; Benedetta Mattoni; Francesca Pagliaro; Lucia Cellucci; Fabio Bisegna; Franco Gugliermetti. 2016. "Computational Fluid Dynamic Modelling of Thermal Periodic Stabilized Regime in Passive Buildings." Sustainability 8, no. 11: 1172.
This paper analyzes the impact of a change in the thermal insulating material on both the energy and environmental performance of a building, evaluated through two different green building assessment methods: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and Istituto per l’innovazione e Trasparenza degli Appalti e la Compatibilità Ambientale (ITACA). LEED is one of the most qualified rating systems at an international level; it assesses building sustainability thanks to a point-based system where credits are divided into six different categories. One of these is fully related to building materials. The ITACA procedure derives from the international evaluation system Sustainable Building Tool (SBTool), modified according to the Italian context. In the region of Umbria, ITACA certification is composed of 20 technical sheets, which are classified into five macro-areas. The analysis was developed on a residential building located in the central Italy. It was built taking into account the principles of sustainability as far as both structural and technical solutions are concerned. In order to evaluate the influence of thermal insulating material, different configurations of the envelope were considered, replacing the original material (glass wool) with a synthetic one (expanded polystyrene, EPS) and two natural materials (wood fiber and kenaf). The study aims to highlight how the materials characteristics can affect building energy and environmental performance and to point out the different approaches of the analyzed protocols.
Fabio Bisegna; Benedetta Mattoni; Paola Gori; Francesco Asdrubali; Claudia Guattari; Luca Evangelisti; Sara Sambuco; Francesco Bianchi. Influence of Insulating Materials on Green Building Rating System Results. Energies 2016, 9, 712 .
AMA StyleFabio Bisegna, Benedetta Mattoni, Paola Gori, Francesco Asdrubali, Claudia Guattari, Luca Evangelisti, Sara Sambuco, Francesco Bianchi. Influence of Insulating Materials on Green Building Rating System Results. Energies. 2016; 9 (9):712.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFabio Bisegna; Benedetta Mattoni; Paola Gori; Francesco Asdrubali; Claudia Guattari; Luca Evangelisti; Sara Sambuco; Francesco Bianchi. 2016. "Influence of Insulating Materials on Green Building Rating System Results." Energies 9, no. 9: 712.
Due to the increasing amount of energy consumption and CO2 emissions, Building Automation Systems have been developed in order to increase energy performance in buildings and guarantee indoor comfort at the same time. However, along with the development of the hardware itself, the need to develop also suitable control systems and methods for improving the management of smart buildings, is arising. In this framework, fuzzy logic may be a valuable tool for developing suitable control systems. In this paper, fuzzy logic has been used in order to optimize comfort features and energy demand in an office. Starting from the model defined in a previous work, the aim of the paper is to simulate different configurations of the room and compare the results in order to evaluate the impact of room variations (window geometry, glass properties and wall reflectance) on the fuzzy control system. Given the same solar radiation inputs, it was noticed that different room configurations require a diversified management of the shading systems and artificial lighting control in order to achieve a good balance between comfort and energy consumption.
Fabio Bisegna; Chiara Burattini; Matteo Manganelli; Luigi Martirano; Benedetta Mattoni; Luigi Parise. Adaptive control for lighting, shading and HVAC systems in near zero energy buildings. 2016 IEEE 16th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC) 2016, 1 -6.
AMA StyleFabio Bisegna, Chiara Burattini, Matteo Manganelli, Luigi Martirano, Benedetta Mattoni, Luigi Parise. Adaptive control for lighting, shading and HVAC systems in near zero energy buildings. 2016 IEEE 16th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC). 2016; ():1-6.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFabio Bisegna; Chiara Burattini; Matteo Manganelli; Luigi Martirano; Benedetta Mattoni; Luigi Parise. 2016. "Adaptive control for lighting, shading and HVAC systems in near zero energy buildings." 2016 IEEE 16th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC) , no. : 1-6.
Buildings are heavily responsible for energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Increasing their energy efficiency is in the direction of the EU strategies; and this is consistent with EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD 2010/31/EU), 2010. In this view the design and management of daylight and artificial light can play a fundamental role. In this paper, a method to optimize indoor lighting design from energy efficiency, economic and environmental viewpoints is presented. The optimization was developed through the Genetic Algorithms technique and the optimal layout in terms of number, location and mounting heights of luminaires in a generic office room was evaluated. Solutions with different types of light sources, nominal luminous flux and photometric distribution curves were compared and the cost effectiveness of these alternatives was also considered. The systems resulting from the optimization show increased uniformity of illuminance, a reduction of the number of luminaires and a decrease of the maximum UGR values, proving the effectiveness of the technique in the lighting design field. Results show that current methods for lighting design can still be improved to achieve optimal configurations in terms of energy efficiency and cost effectiveness.
B. Mattoni; Paola Gori; F. Bisegna. A step towards the optimization of the indoor luminous environment by genetic algorithms. Indoor and Built Environment 2015, 26, 590 -607.
AMA StyleB. Mattoni, Paola Gori, F. Bisegna. A step towards the optimization of the indoor luminous environment by genetic algorithms. Indoor and Built Environment. 2015; 26 (5):590-607.
Chicago/Turabian StyleB. Mattoni; Paola Gori; F. Bisegna. 2015. "A step towards the optimization of the indoor luminous environment by genetic algorithms." Indoor and Built Environment 26, no. 5: 590-607.
Contemporary cities are the scenes of sudden and numerous changes from social, economical and environmental points of view. The capability for cities to endorse, foster, enhance ongoing transformations and modern challenges is obstructed by the unsuitableness and lack of communication and integration of both material and immaterial infrastructures. The new vision of Smart Cities can fill these gaps, as it represents a balance among hardware and software aspects, technology and human capital, and it aims at realizing and guaranteeing the quality of life to the inhabitants. At today, there is absence of uniformity both in the definition and in the concept development of a Smart City, and there are not practical methodologies supporting the evaluation models developed in literature. The approach often does not appear as a holistic, complete and integrated, but as a combination of sector-based non communicating and non integrated actions. In this framework, the aim of this paper is to outline a planning methodology of actions to realize a Smart City that provides a holistic and specific approach to territories and cities by taking into account the specific features of the context and by developing different and appropriate strategies. According to this, a way to integrate the various aspects of a Smart City through the definition of the relations existing among all the subsystems of the city, considered as a whole (human) organism, has been developed. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
B. Mattoni; Franco Gugliermetti; Fabio Bisegna. A multilevel method to assess and design the renovation and integration of Smart Cities. Sustainable Cities and Society 2015, 15, 105 -119.
AMA StyleB. Mattoni, Franco Gugliermetti, Fabio Bisegna. A multilevel method to assess and design the renovation and integration of Smart Cities. Sustainable Cities and Society. 2015; 15 ():105-119.
Chicago/Turabian StyleB. Mattoni; Franco Gugliermetti; Fabio Bisegna. 2015. "A multilevel method to assess and design the renovation and integration of Smart Cities." Sustainable Cities and Society 15, no. : 105-119.
Nowadays land governance has to keep up with sudden environmental and social transformations of cities. Therefore it is necessary to improve the exchange of real-time information among different stakeholders. One of the solutions is to acquire data not only by Remote Sensing, but also by sensor networks distributed on the territory. In this way information are developed with multiple connections and a smarter management of cities can be achieved. However there are not strategies for the distribution of the sensors yet and it often takes to an excess of not interrelated data. Therefore it is important to design the networks according to the features of the territory in which they are distributed. This aim can be achieved with the study of infrastructural, cultural and functional aspects of the cities. The goal of this paper is to define a method to plan an optimized distribution of sensors in the city based on the analysis of characteristics and relations among urban zones.
B. Mattoni; F. Pagliaro; L. Gugliermetti; F. Bisegna; L. Cellucci; Mattoni B.. A territorial based strategy for the distribution of sensor networks in smart cities. 2015 IEEE 15th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC) 2015, 653 -658.
AMA StyleB. Mattoni, F. Pagliaro, L. Gugliermetti, F. Bisegna, L. Cellucci, Mattoni B.. A territorial based strategy for the distribution of sensor networks in smart cities. 2015 IEEE 15th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC). 2015; ():653-658.
Chicago/Turabian StyleB. Mattoni; F. Pagliaro; L. Gugliermetti; F. Bisegna; L. Cellucci; Mattoni B.. 2015. "A territorial based strategy for the distribution of sensor networks in smart cities." 2015 IEEE 15th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC) , no. : 653-658.