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Dr. Massimiliano Manfren
Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK

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Editorial
Published: 22 July 2021 in Energies
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An increasing number of data sources and models to handle them call for transparency and openness in assessing their goodness and practical use for people

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Benedetto Nastasi; Massimiliano Manfren; Michel Noussan. Open Data and Models for Energy and Environment. Energies 2021, 14, 4413 .

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Benedetto Nastasi, Massimiliano Manfren, Michel Noussan. Open Data and Models for Energy and Environment. Energies. 2021; 14 (15):4413.

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Benedetto Nastasi; Massimiliano Manfren; Michel Noussan. 2021. "Open Data and Models for Energy and Environment." Energies 14, no. 15: 4413.

Journal article
Published: 14 July 2021 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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Smart energy services and technologies are key components of energy transition and decarbonisation strategies for the built environment. On the one hand, the technical potential of the building stock in terms of energy, emissions and cost savings is large and exploited only partially at present. On the other hand, the increasing availability of data generated by smart meters, smart devices, sensors and building management systems can help monitoring, verifying and tracking building energy performance improvements in a transparent way. In particular, energy modelling and data analytics can provide empirically grounded and tested methods to standardize the way energy performance is measured and reported. Further, techno-economic analysis is crucial to ensure the feasibility of innovative business models. For these reasons, this paper aims to address the role of techno-economic analysis and energy modelling as key enablers for next-generation energy services and technologies. In terms of methods, scientific literature selection criteria are derived from previous research and are focused on limitations and bottlenecks to the achievement of innovative business models, which are motivated, at their very basics, by energy, emission and cost savings. Additionally, besides these potential savings, smart energy services and technologies can provide multiple additional benefits such as improved Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) and energy flexibility on the demand side, with respect to energy infrastructures. First, the research identifies the key elements that are necessary to integrate and to streamline techno-economic analysis and energy modelling processes. After that, it highlights potential advances in the broad area of energy transitions and decarbonisation of the built environment that can be achieved as an evolution of current practices and processes. Finally, it envisions the creation of “eco-systems” of interacting models for the building sector that share common underlying principles.

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Massimiliano Manfren; Benedetto Nastasi; Lamberto Tronchin; Daniele Groppi; Davide Astiaso Garcia. Techno-economic analysis and energy modelling as a key enablers for smart energy services and technologies in buildings. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2021, 150, 111490 .

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Massimiliano Manfren, Benedetto Nastasi, Lamberto Tronchin, Daniele Groppi, Davide Astiaso Garcia. Techno-economic analysis and energy modelling as a key enablers for smart energy services and technologies in buildings. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2021; 150 ():111490.

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Massimiliano Manfren; Benedetto Nastasi; Lamberto Tronchin; Daniele Groppi; Davide Astiaso Garcia. 2021. "Techno-economic analysis and energy modelling as a key enablers for smart energy services and technologies in buildings." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 150, no. : 111490.

Journal article
Published: 15 March 2021 in Energy Conversion and Management
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Hydrogen is assuming a crescent role in the decarbonising initiatives. Moreover, hydrogen can supply the 3 most energy intense sectors, i.e. transport, heat and electricity, allowing the sector coupling. To do so, a production unit, the electrolyser, and a consumer one, the fuel cell, are needed. Actually, reversible Solid Oxide Cell technology presents the possibility to install only one device acting bi-directionally. It offers different advantages thank to its (i) compact design, thus ensuring space and cost savings; (ii) ability to meet thermal and electric demand, thus reducing emissions in both those sectors; (iii) possibility to store, the electricity excess coming from renewable sources in form of hydrogen, ensuring an unlimited and seasonal storage possibility. In this study, the deployment of a real reversible Solid Oxide Cell was simulated in different scenarios considering the data recorded in one year in the island of Procida, Italy. Up to date, the use of this technology was mostly relegated to the industrial sector or to prototype tests. While, this research aimed to analyse the functioning of near commercialization technology in civil environments such as hotels, offices and hospitals to understand its feasibility in this new context. It wants to be proved that advantages of this emerging technology can be exploited as well in the civil environment. Three economic indicators, i.e. Payback Period, Internal Return Rate and Net Present Value were selected to evaluate the simulated scenarios, while, the primary energy saving, the emission reduction and its storage efficacy were studied to evaluate the environmental achievements. To perform the simulations, the MATLAB model ConfigDym built by Sylfen was used. Finally, a sensitivity analysis in terms of economics was carried out. The results show an important decrease in emissions and an energy self-sufficiency increase of at least 29% and 58% respectively, differently the economic analysis returns a payback period currently near to its lifetime, while for the future a three years period is reachable.

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Mario Lamagna; Benedetto Nastasi; Daniele Groppi; Caroline Rozain; Massimiliano Manfren; Davide Astiaso Garcia. Techno-economic assessment of reversible Solid Oxide Cell integration to renewable energy systems at building and district scale. Energy Conversion and Management 2021, 235, 113993 .

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Mario Lamagna, Benedetto Nastasi, Daniele Groppi, Caroline Rozain, Massimiliano Manfren, Davide Astiaso Garcia. Techno-economic assessment of reversible Solid Oxide Cell integration to renewable energy systems at building and district scale. Energy Conversion and Management. 2021; 235 ():113993.

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Mario Lamagna; Benedetto Nastasi; Daniele Groppi; Caroline Rozain; Massimiliano Manfren; Davide Astiaso Garcia. 2021. "Techno-economic assessment of reversible Solid Oxide Cell integration to renewable energy systems at building and district scale." Energy Conversion and Management 235, no. : 113993.

Review
Published: 28 January 2021 in Energies
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Decarbonisation and efficiency goals set as a response to global warming issue require appropriate decision-making strategies to promote an effective and timely change in energy systems. Conceptualization of change is a relevant part of energy transitions research today, which aims at enabling radical shifts compatible with societal functions and market mechanisms. In this framework, construction sector can play a relevant role because of its energy and environmental impact. There is, however, the need to move from general instances to specific actions. Open data and open science, digitalization and building data interoperability, together with innovative business models could represent enabling factors to accelerate the process of change. For this reason, built environment research has to address the co-evolution of technologies and human behaviour and the analytical methods used for this purpose should be empirically grounded, transparent, scalable and consistent across different temporal/spatial scales of analysis. These features could potentially enable the emergence of “ecosystems” of applications that, in turn, could translate into projects, products and services for energy transitions in the built environment, proposing innovative business models that can stimulate market competitiveness. For these reasons, in this paper we organize our analysis according to three levels, from general concepts to specific issues. In the first level, we consider the role of building energy modelling at multiple scales. In the second level, we focus on harmonization of methods for energy performance analysis. Finally, in the third level, we consider emerging concepts such as energy flexibility and occupant-centric energy modelling, considering their relation to monitoring systems and automation. The goal of this research is to evaluate the current state of the art and identify key concepts that can encourage further research, addressing both human and technological factors that influence energy performance of buildings.

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Massimiliano Manfren; Maurizio Sibilla; Lamberto Tronchin. Energy Modelling and Analytics in the Built Environment—A Review of Their Role for Energy Transitions in the Construction Sector. Energies 2021, 14, 679 .

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Massimiliano Manfren, Maurizio Sibilla, Lamberto Tronchin. Energy Modelling and Analytics in the Built Environment—A Review of Their Role for Energy Transitions in the Construction Sector. Energies. 2021; 14 (3):679.

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Massimiliano Manfren; Maurizio Sibilla; Lamberto Tronchin. 2021. "Energy Modelling and Analytics in the Built Environment—A Review of Their Role for Energy Transitions in the Construction Sector." Energies 14, no. 3: 679.

Journal article
Published: 02 September 2020 in Applied Acoustics
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The need for capturing the acoustic properties and spatial information of significant ancient theatres became very important in the last years. Particularly, the knowledge of sound propagation became very important during the design or refurbishment of historic theatres and opera houses. Theatre 1763 in Villa Aldrovandi Mazzacorati, in Bologna (Italy), is chosen as a remarkable example. This is a small private theatre built by the Aldrovandi family during the 18th Century inside the historic Villa Aldrovandi Mazzacorati. The theatre maintains its original shape, indoor materials and furnishings as chairs. For this reason and its peculiarities, the theatre was deeply investigated by several architects, but no acoustic measurements were extensively conducted within the hall. This article reports the results of two measurement campaigns which were conducted in different periods and with different methodologies, to evaluate the variability of the acoustic parameters and determine intrinsic characteristics of this unique small theatre.

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Lamberto Tronchin; Francesca Merli; Massimiliano Manfren. On the acoustics of the Teatro 1763 in Bologna. Applied Acoustics 2020, 172, 107598 .

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Lamberto Tronchin, Francesca Merli, Massimiliano Manfren. On the acoustics of the Teatro 1763 in Bologna. Applied Acoustics. 2020; 172 ():107598.

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Lamberto Tronchin; Francesca Merli; Massimiliano Manfren. 2020. "On the acoustics of the Teatro 1763 in Bologna." Applied Acoustics 172, no. : 107598.

Journal article
Published: 01 June 2020 in Sustainable Cities and Society
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Building performance analysis changed the way in which buildings are designed and operated. The evaluation of different design and operation options is becoming more resource intensive than ever before. Although building dynamic simulation tools are potentially a suitable way for assessing energy performance of buildings accurately, they require adequate training and a careful evaluation of model input data. In Europe, the majority of buildings were constructed before 1990 and are in urgent need for a significant energy efficiency improvement, through deep renovation. In this respect, advanced renovation solutions are available, but costly and lengthy renovation processes and technical complexities hinder the achievement of a large scale impact. Energy refurbishment of buildings is an open challenge and essentially requires the adoption of a valid methodological approach to link design and operational performance analysis transparently, in order to address the potential gap between simulated and measured results. The HEART project, funded in the EU Horizon 2020 program, aims to address the increasing need for deep retrofit interventions and to develop systemic strategies leading to high performance and cost effective solutions. The research for the cloud platform used in the project is based on two fundamental tools: parametric simulation to produce a large spectrum of possible building energy performance outcomes (considering realistically the impact of the user behaviour and variable operating conditions from the very beginning), and model calibration employing simple, robust and scalable techniques. In this paper we present the preliminary development and testing of the computational processes that will be implemented in the cloud platform, employing the first pilot case study of HEART Project in Italy, currently under refurbishment.

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Massimiliano Manfren; Niccolò Aste; Fabrizio Leonforte; Claudio Del Pero; Michela Buzzetti; Rajendra S. Adhikari; Li Zhixing. Parametric energy performance analysis and monitoring of buildings—HEART project platform case study. Sustainable Cities and Society 2020, 61, 102296 .

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Massimiliano Manfren, Niccolò Aste, Fabrizio Leonforte, Claudio Del Pero, Michela Buzzetti, Rajendra S. Adhikari, Li Zhixing. Parametric energy performance analysis and monitoring of buildings—HEART project platform case study. Sustainable Cities and Society. 2020; 61 ():102296.

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Massimiliano Manfren; Niccolò Aste; Fabrizio Leonforte; Claudio Del Pero; Michela Buzzetti; Rajendra S. Adhikari; Li Zhixing. 2020. "Parametric energy performance analysis and monitoring of buildings—HEART project platform case study." Sustainable Cities and Society 61, no. : 102296.

Editorial
Published: 07 May 2020 in Energies
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This pioneering Special Issue aims at providing the state-of-the-art on open energy data analytics; its availability in the different contexts, i.e., country peculiarities; and at different scales, i.e., building, district, and regional for data-aware planning and policy-making. Ten high-quality papers were published after a demanding peer review process and are commented on in this Editorial.

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Benedetto Nastasi; Massimiliano Manfren; Michel Noussan. Open Data and Energy Analytics. Energies 2020, 13, 2334 .

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Benedetto Nastasi, Massimiliano Manfren, Michel Noussan. Open Data and Energy Analytics. Energies. 2020; 13 (9):2334.

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Benedetto Nastasi; Massimiliano Manfren; Michel Noussan. 2020. "Open Data and Energy Analytics." Energies 13, no. 9: 2334.

Journal article
Published: 01 February 2020 in Energies
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High efficiency paradigms and rigorous normative standards for new and existing buildings are fundamental components of sustainability and energy transitions strategies today. However, optimistic assumptions and simplifications are often considered in the design phase and, even when detailed simulation tools are used, the validation of simulation results remains an issue. Further, empirical evidences indicate that the gap between predicted and measured performance can be quite large owing to different types of errors made in the building life cycle phases. Consequently, the discrepancy between a priori performance assessment and a posteriori measured performance can hinder the development and diffusion of energy efficiency practices, especially considering the investment risk. The approach proposed in the research is rooted on the integration of parametric simulation techniques, adopted in the design phase, and inverse modelling techniques applied in Measurement and Verification (M&V) practice, i.e., model calibration, in the operation phase. The research focuses on the analysis of these technical aspects for a Passive House case study, showing an efficient and transparent way to link design and operation performance analysis, reducing effort in modelling and monitoring. The approach can be used to detect and highlight the impact of critical assumptions in the design phase as well as to guarantee the robustness of energy performance management in the operational phase, providing parametric performance boundaries to ease monitoring process and identification of insights in a simple, robust and scalable way.

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Massimiliano Manfren; Benedetto Nastasi. Parametric Performance Analysis and Energy Model Calibration Workflow Integration—A Scalable Approach for Buildings. Energies 2020, 13, 621 .

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Massimiliano Manfren, Benedetto Nastasi. Parametric Performance Analysis and Energy Model Calibration Workflow Integration—A Scalable Approach for Buildings. Energies. 2020; 13 (3):621.

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Massimiliano Manfren; Benedetto Nastasi. 2020. "Parametric Performance Analysis and Energy Model Calibration Workflow Integration—A Scalable Approach for Buildings." Energies 13, no. 3: 621.

Journal article
Published: 16 January 2020 in Applied Sciences
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The physics of musical instruments often uses modal analysis as one of the most important methods for describing the behavior of sound chests and their acoustic radiation. However, some studies conducted in Europe (Wogram), Japan (Suzuki) and the United States (Giordano) underlined a very weak correlation between sound radiation and modal analysis. This mismatch required further research. The acoustic parameter intensity of acoustic radiation (IAR) is highly related to the mechanical vibration of the sound source. IAR was able to quantify the sound efficiency of musical instruments, and to relate sound radiation with modal analysis. This paper investigates IAR measured on three Persian stringed musical Instruments, namely the thar, si-thar and santoor. The analysis contributes to the knowledge of stringed musical instruments and sound propagation, since IAR is capable of linking the mechanical vibrations of soundboards with the sound generation of the musical instruments. The IAR results coming from the modal analysis carried out during the study of the instruments are reported herein.

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Lamberto Tronchin; Massimiliano Manfren; Vincenzo Vodola. Sound Characterization through Intensity of Acoustic Radiation Measurement: A Study of Persian Musical Instruments. Applied Sciences 2020, 10, 633 .

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Lamberto Tronchin, Massimiliano Manfren, Vincenzo Vodola. Sound Characterization through Intensity of Acoustic Radiation Measurement: A Study of Persian Musical Instruments. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10 (2):633.

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Lamberto Tronchin; Massimiliano Manfren; Vincenzo Vodola. 2020. "Sound Characterization through Intensity of Acoustic Radiation Measurement: A Study of Persian Musical Instruments." Applied Sciences 10, no. 2: 633.

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Published: 16 January 2020 in Applied Sciences
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Among the studies of musical instruments, one important, sometime underestimated discipline, is represented by ethnomusicology. The acoustic analyses on ethnic musical instruments (M.I.) are much more infrequent if compared to those on classical M.I. This article deals with the vibro-acoustic analysis on one of the most unknown ethnic, Italian M.I., i.e., the carabattola (also called battola), which used to be played in Italy until the late 1960s during the Holy Thursday before Easter. The study includes modal analysis and Intensity of Acoustic Radiation measured on an original carabattola, which was played in the Romagna area until the early twentieth century. After a brief overview about the theory of acoustic and vibrational analysis on musical instruments, the Intensity of acoustic radiation and its correlation with modal analysis are recalled, based on previous studies. In the experimental part of the article, the measurements conducted on the carabattola are described. Afterwards, the results obtained both from modal analysis and IAR measurements are analyzed and compared with other measurements previously conducted on musical (particularly percussion) instruments and commented.

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Lamberto Tronchin; Massimiliano Manfren; Vincenzo Vodola. The Carabattola—Vibroacoustical Analysis and Intensity of Acoustic Radiation (IAR). Applied Sciences 2020, 10, 641 .

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Lamberto Tronchin, Massimiliano Manfren, Vincenzo Vodola. The Carabattola—Vibroacoustical Analysis and Intensity of Acoustic Radiation (IAR). Applied Sciences. 2020; 10 (2):641.

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Lamberto Tronchin; Massimiliano Manfren; Vincenzo Vodola. 2020. "The Carabattola—Vibroacoustical Analysis and Intensity of Acoustic Radiation (IAR)." Applied Sciences 10, no. 2: 641.

Conference paper
Published: 23 October 2019 in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
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The U values assumptions for construction components represent a significant source of uncertainty when estimating the energy performance of buildings. This uncertainty affects decision-making processes in multiple ways, from policy making to design of new and refurbished buildings. The correct estimation of both static (e.g. thermal transmittance) and dynamic thermal properties is crucial for quality assurance in building performance assessment. Further, while today many sophisticated simulators are available for building performance modelling, lumped parameter models can help reducing computational time for parametric simulation or optimization and enable inverse estimation of lumped thermal characteristics. A lumped parameter approach for construction components is proposed, for example, by the ISO 52016-1:2017 norm, introducing simplifications that are intrinsically dependent on component's stratigraphy. This approach complements ISO 13786:2017 norm method, which is limited to steady-state periodic temperature and heat flux boundary conditions. In this research we consider these two different approaches, detailed and lumped modelling, comparing them first in idealized conditions and then in experimental conditions to analyse the robustness of methods.

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Lamberto Tronchin; Massimiliano Manfren; Vincenzo Vodola; Fabio Bisegna; Fabio Nardecchia. Static and dynamic thermal properties of construction components: A comparison in idealized and experimental conditions using lumped parameter models. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 2019, 609, 072042 .

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Lamberto Tronchin, Massimiliano Manfren, Vincenzo Vodola, Fabio Bisegna, Fabio Nardecchia. Static and dynamic thermal properties of construction components: A comparison in idealized and experimental conditions using lumped parameter models. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. 2019; 609 (7):072042.

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Lamberto Tronchin; Massimiliano Manfren; Vincenzo Vodola; Fabio Bisegna; Fabio Nardecchia. 2019. "Static and dynamic thermal properties of construction components: A comparison in idealized and experimental conditions using lumped parameter models." IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 609, no. 7: 072042.

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Published: 23 October 2019 in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
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Simple and robust data analysis methodologies are crucial to learn insights from measured data and reduce the performance gap in building stock. For this reason, continuous performance monitoring should become a more diffuse practice in order to improve our design and operation strategies for the future. The research presented aims to highlight potential links between experimental approaches for test-facilities and methods and tools used for continuous performance monitoring, at the state of the art. In particular, we explore the relation between ISO 9869:2014 method for in-situ measurement of thermal transmittance (U) and regression-based monitoring approaches, such as co-heating test and energy signature, for heat load coefficient (HLC) and solar aperture (gA) estimation. In particular, we highlight the robustness and scalability of these monitoring techniques, considering relevant issues in current integrated engineer design perspective. These issues include, among others, the necessity of limiting the number of a sensors to be installed in buildings, the possibility of employing both experimental and real operation data and, finally, the possibility to automate and perform monitoring at multiple scales, from single components, to individual buildings, to building stock and cities.

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Lamberto Tronchin; Massimiliano Manfren; Vincenzo Vodola; Benedetto Nastasi. Building performance monitoring: from in-situ measurement to regression-based approaches. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 2019, 609, 072043 .

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Lamberto Tronchin, Massimiliano Manfren, Vincenzo Vodola, Benedetto Nastasi. Building performance monitoring: from in-situ measurement to regression-based approaches. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. 2019; 609 (7):072043.

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Lamberto Tronchin; Massimiliano Manfren; Vincenzo Vodola; Benedetto Nastasi. 2019. "Building performance monitoring: from in-situ measurement to regression-based approaches." IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 609, no. 7: 072043.

Journal article
Published: 25 January 2019 in Energy Procedia
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The identification of techno-economically feasible decarbonisation paths and sustainability transitions for the built environment is a necessary task for research today and building stock renovation processes can act in synergy with innovative economic and technological development paradigms to achieve different types of benefits such as economic growth and employment, together with resource efficiency and sustainability for the whole sector. The research presented aims at selecting the most relevant data analysis processes and techniques to respond to practical technical questions and to support decision-making in the built environment, at multiple scales of analysis, from individual buildings, to building stock and urban environment. The research aims to indicate in this way the possibility to join the micro-scale view, involving technological and behavioral issues in buildings, and the macro-scale view, involving strategic problems at market and policy levels for energy and sustainability planning. Further, the combined use of modelling techniques with large scale data acquisition and processing could guarantee multiple feed-backs from measured data, useful for the evolution, first of all, of design and operation practices in building but also, more in general, of the whole value chain of the sector. A synthesis and integration of modelling methodologies is presented through case studies, showing a path to improve transparency of performance assessment across building life cycle phases. Finally, multivariate data visualization techniques are presented to ease wider applicability of the described numerical techniques.

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Lamberto Tronchin; Massimiliano Manfren; Benedetto Nastasi. Energy analytics for supporting built environment decarbonisation. Energy Procedia 2019, 157, 1486 -1493.

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Lamberto Tronchin, Massimiliano Manfren, Benedetto Nastasi. Energy analytics for supporting built environment decarbonisation. Energy Procedia. 2019; 157 ():1486-1493.

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Lamberto Tronchin; Massimiliano Manfren; Benedetto Nastasi. 2019. "Energy analytics for supporting built environment decarbonisation." Energy Procedia 157, no. : 1486-1493.

Conference paper
Published: 01 January 2019 in XIAMEN-CUSTIPEN WORKSHOP ON THE EQUATION OF STATE OF DENSE NEUTRON-RICH MATTER IN THE ERA OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTRONOMY
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Massimiliano Manfren; Benedetto Nastasi. From in-situ measurement to regression and time series models: An overview of trends and prospects for building performance modelling. XIAMEN-CUSTIPEN WORKSHOP ON THE EQUATION OF STATE OF DENSE NEUTRON-RICH MATTER IN THE ERA OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTRONOMY 2019, 1 .

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Massimiliano Manfren, Benedetto Nastasi. From in-situ measurement to regression and time series models: An overview of trends and prospects for building performance modelling. XIAMEN-CUSTIPEN WORKSHOP ON THE EQUATION OF STATE OF DENSE NEUTRON-RICH MATTER IN THE ERA OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTRONOMY. 2019; ():1.

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Massimiliano Manfren; Benedetto Nastasi. 2019. "From in-situ measurement to regression and time series models: An overview of trends and prospects for building performance modelling." XIAMEN-CUSTIPEN WORKSHOP ON THE EQUATION OF STATE OF DENSE NEUTRON-RICH MATTER IN THE ERA OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTRONOMY , no. : 1.

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Published: 01 January 2019 in XIAMEN-CUSTIPEN WORKSHOP ON THE EQUATION OF STATE OF DENSE NEUTRON-RICH MATTER IN THE ERA OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTRONOMY
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Massimiliano Manfren; Benedetto Nastasi; Edoardo Piana; Lamberto Tronchin. On the link between energy performance of building and thermal comfort: An example. XIAMEN-CUSTIPEN WORKSHOP ON THE EQUATION OF STATE OF DENSE NEUTRON-RICH MATTER IN THE ERA OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTRONOMY 2019, 1 .

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Massimiliano Manfren, Benedetto Nastasi, Edoardo Piana, Lamberto Tronchin. On the link between energy performance of building and thermal comfort: An example. XIAMEN-CUSTIPEN WORKSHOP ON THE EQUATION OF STATE OF DENSE NEUTRON-RICH MATTER IN THE ERA OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTRONOMY. 2019; ():1.

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Massimiliano Manfren; Benedetto Nastasi; Edoardo Piana; Lamberto Tronchin. 2019. "On the link between energy performance of building and thermal comfort: An example." XIAMEN-CUSTIPEN WORKSHOP ON THE EQUATION OF STATE OF DENSE NEUTRON-RICH MATTER IN THE ERA OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTRONOMY , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 08 September 2018 in Energy
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Efficient buildings are an essential component of sustainability and energy transitions, which represent today a techno-economic and socio-economic problem. New paradigms are emerging both for new and existing buildings (e.g. NZEBs) and passive design strategies are becoming increasingly common. However, the adoption of these strategies in mild climates has to be carefully evaluated to prevent overheating in intermediate seasons and increasing cooling loads in summer, considering also climate change scenarios. Additionally, optimistic assumptions about building technology performance are often considered and the variability of occupant comfort preferences and behaviour is generally neglected in the design phase. The research presented aims at verifying the suitability of a simple, robust and scalable calibration approach (based on multivariate linear regression) to link design and operational performance analysis transparently, using a Passive House case study building. First, the original baseline design configuration is compared with a larger spectrum of data generated by means of parametric simulation, following a Design of Experiment (DOE) approach. After that, regression models are trained first on simulation data and then progressively calibrated on measured data during a three year monitoring period. The two fundamental objectives are evaluating the robustness of design phase performance analysis through parametric simulation (i.e. detecting potentially critical assumptions) and maintaining a continuity with operation phase performance analysis (i.e. exploiting the feed-back from measured data).

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Lamberto Tronchin; Massimiliano Manfren; Patrick James. Linking design and operation performance analysis through model calibration: Parametric assessment on a Passive House building. Energy 2018, 165, 26 -40.

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Lamberto Tronchin, Massimiliano Manfren, Patrick James. Linking design and operation performance analysis through model calibration: Parametric assessment on a Passive House building. Energy. 2018; 165 ():26-40.

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Lamberto Tronchin; Massimiliano Manfren; Patrick James. 2018. "Linking design and operation performance analysis through model calibration: Parametric assessment on a Passive House building." Energy 165, no. : 26-40.

Review article
Published: 01 July 2018 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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The transition towards energy systems characterized by high share of weather dependent renewable energy sources poses the problem of balancing the mismatch between inflexible production and inelastic demand with appropriate solutions, which should be feasible from the techno-economic as well as from the environmental point of view. Temporal and spatial decoupling of supply and demand is an important element to be considered for the evolution of built environment, especially when creating sectorial level planning strategies and policies. Energy efficiency measures, on-site generation technologies, demand side management and storage systems are reshaping energy infrastructures and energy market, together with innovative business models. Optimal design and operational choices in buildings are systemic, but buildings are also nodes in infrastructural systems and model-based approaches are generally used to guide decision-making processes, at multiple scale. Built environment could represent a suitable intermediate scale of analysis in Multi-Level Perspective planning, collocated among infrastructures and users. Therefore, the spatial and temporal scalability of modelling techniques is analysed, together with the possibility of accommodating multiple stakeholders’ perspectives in decision-making, thereby finding synergies across multiple sectors of energy demand. For this reason, the paper investigates first the cross-sectorial role of models in the energy sector, because the use of common principles and techniques could stimulate a rapid development of multi-disciplinary research, aimed at sustainable energy transitions. Further, relevant issues for the integration of energy storage in built environment are described, considering their relationship with energy efficiency measures, on-site generation and demand side management.

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Lamberto Tronchin; Massimiliano Manfren; Benedetto Nastasi. Energy efficiency, demand side management and energy storage technologies – A critical analysis of possible paths of integration in the built environment. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2018, 95, 341 -353.

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Lamberto Tronchin, Massimiliano Manfren, Benedetto Nastasi. Energy efficiency, demand side management and energy storage technologies – A critical analysis of possible paths of integration in the built environment. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2018; 95 ():341-353.

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Lamberto Tronchin; Massimiliano Manfren; Benedetto Nastasi. 2018. "Energy efficiency, demand side management and energy storage technologies – A critical analysis of possible paths of integration in the built environment." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 95, no. : 341-353.

Conference paper
Published: 01 June 2018 in 2018 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2018 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe)
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Energy dynamics in buildings can be described by means of different modelling approaches, depending of the specific purpose of the analysis, ranging from design phase simulation to energy management, optimal control, fault detection and diagnosis, etc. Network modelling formalism can help addressing energy related issues by simplifying physical representation. Further, the integrated use of robust computational techniques such as state-space models, transfer functions and time series models is crucial for the introduction of smart building technologies, conceived within the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm. This technological paradigm can become a key enabler for the development of innovative and cost-effective solutions in building energy management and automation systems, aimed at high energy efficiency, low cost, flexibility and optimal interaction with infrastructures. However, the problem of modelling integration should be necessarily addressed to ensure the consistency of the proposed solutions. The research aims to present an analysis of the motivations to pursue a research in this direction, highlighting relevant features, opportunities and limitations.

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Lamberto Tronchin; Massimiliano Manfren. Energy Network Modelling Approaches for Multi-Scale Building Performance Optimization. 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.

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Lamberto Tronchin, Massimiliano Manfren. Energy Network Modelling Approaches for Multi-Scale Building Performance Optimization. 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.

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Lamberto Tronchin; Massimiliano Manfren. 2018. "Energy Network Modelling Approaches for Multi-Scale Building Performance Optimization." 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.

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Published: 09 April 2018 in Energies
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Stationary and dynamic heat and mass transfer analyses of building components are an essential part of energy efficient design of new and retrofitted buildings. Generally, a single constant thermal conductivity value is assumed for each material layer in construction components. However, the variability of thermal conductivity may depend on many factors; temperature and moisture content are among the most relevant ones. A linear temperature dependence of thermal conductivity has been found experimentally for materials made of inorganic fibers such as rockwool or fiberglass, showing lower thermal conductivities at lower temperatures. On the contrary, a nonlinear temperature dependence has been found for foamed insulation materials like polyisocyanurate, with a significant deviation from linear behavior. For this reason, thermal conductivity assumptions used in thermal calculations of construction components and in whole-building performance simulations have to be critically questioned. This study aims to evaluate how temperature affects thermal conductivity of materials in building components such as exterior walls and flat roofs in different climate conditions. Therefore, experimental conductivities measured for four common insulation materials have been used as a basis to simulate the behavior of typical construction components in three different Italian climate conditions, corresponding to the cities of Turin, Rome, and Palermo.

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Umberto Berardi; Lamberto Tronchin; Massimiliano Manfren; Benedetto Nastasi. On the Effects of Variation of Thermal Conductivity in Buildings in the Italian Construction Sector. Energies 2018, 11, 872 .

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Umberto Berardi, Lamberto Tronchin, Massimiliano Manfren, Benedetto Nastasi. On the Effects of Variation of Thermal Conductivity in Buildings in the Italian Construction Sector. Energies. 2018; 11 (4):872.

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Umberto Berardi; Lamberto Tronchin; Massimiliano Manfren; Benedetto Nastasi. 2018. "On the Effects of Variation of Thermal Conductivity in Buildings in the Italian Construction Sector." Energies 11, no. 4: 872.

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Published: 01 August 2017 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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The pressing global environmental issues are fostering a rapid change in the energy and sustainability policies\ud for the built environment. New paradigms are emerging, such as “Nearly Zero Energy Building” (nZEB), and\ud resource efficiency is progressively becoming a crucial topic in the building sector, implying an appropriate\ud consideration of performance over the whole life cycle. However, empirical evidences show how, very often, the\ud gap between the predicted (design phase) and measured (operation phase) performance is very large, due to\ud errors committed during all the phases of building life cycle. This performance gap determines a problem of\ud credibility in the building industry and, more in general, in sustainability oriented practices. Therefore, design\ud and operation practices should evolve in order to be able to cope with performance uncertainty determined, for\ud example, by evolution of climate conditions, variability of behavioural patterns and performance degradation of\ud technological components.\ud For these reasons, a framework for the analysis of the potential of Building Automation and Control Systems\ud for performance optimization is proposed. This framework aims to highlight, in particular, the possibility of\ud establishing an effective methodological continuity among building performance simulation, control and data\ud analytics, not immediately recognizable in current practices. Further, it aims to envision the possibility of\ud creating a unified methodological approach, which could guarantee multiple feed-backs from measured data,\ud useful for the evolution, first of all, of design and operation practices but also, more in general, of the whole\ud value chain of the building sector

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Niccolò Aste; Massimiliano Manfren; Giorgia Marenzi. Building Automation and Control Systems and performance optimization: A framework for analysis. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2017, 75, 313 -330.

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Niccolò Aste, Massimiliano Manfren, Giorgia Marenzi. Building Automation and Control Systems and performance optimization: A framework for analysis. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2017; 75 ():313-330.

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Niccolò Aste; Massimiliano Manfren; Giorgia Marenzi. 2017. "Building Automation and Control Systems and performance optimization: A framework for analysis." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 75, no. : 313-330.