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Worldwide, the design, renovation, and sustainable management of port buildings play a crucial role for sustainability. In this framework, a computer simulation of a building’s thermal behaviour is an almost mandatory tool for making informed decisions. However, the development of a building energy model is a challenging task that could discourage its adoption. A possible solution would be to exploit an existing Building Information Modeling (BIM) model to automatically generate an accurate and flexible Building Energy Modeling (BEM) one. Such a method, which can substantially improve decision-making processes, still presents some issues and needs to be further investigated, as also detectable from the literature on the topic. In this framework, a novel workflow to extrapolate BIM data for energy simulation is proposed and analysed in this paper. Here, the BIM to BEM approach was tested as a useful tool for the maritime industry to improve the implementation of effective energy-saving measures. Specifically, in order to prove the capabilities of the proposed method, a maritime passenger station in Naples was chosen as case study and investigated by comparing different strategies to reduce the annual primary energy consumption. The optimal level of modelling detail required by a trustable building energy assessment was also investigated. By the proposed method, interesting primary energy savings (ranging from 24 to 41%) are achieved and CO2 emissions avoided (ranging from 16 to 34 tons CO2/year) for the investigated building, proving the potential of this approach. Definitely, this paper proves the validity of the proposed methodology and emphasizes its numerous benefits towards the achievements of the most modern sustainability standards.
Giovanni Barone; Annamaria Buonomano; Cesare Forzano; Giovanni Giuzio; Adolfo Palombo. Improving the Efficiency of Maritime Infrastructures through a BIM-Based Building Energy Modelling Approach: A Case Study in Naples, Italy. Energies 2021, 14, 4854 .
AMA StyleGiovanni Barone, Annamaria Buonomano, Cesare Forzano, Giovanni Giuzio, Adolfo Palombo. Improving the Efficiency of Maritime Infrastructures through a BIM-Based Building Energy Modelling Approach: A Case Study in Naples, Italy. Energies. 2021; 14 (16):4854.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiovanni Barone; Annamaria Buonomano; Cesare Forzano; Giovanni Giuzio; Adolfo Palombo. 2021. "Improving the Efficiency of Maritime Infrastructures through a BIM-Based Building Energy Modelling Approach: A Case Study in Naples, Italy." Energies 14, no. 16: 4854.
Adolfo Palombo; Annamaria Buonomano; Andreas K. Athienitis. Renewable energies: Simulation tools and applications. A special issue of Renewable Energy Journal dedicated to BS 2019 conference. Renewable Energy 2021, 169, 1134 -1137.
AMA StyleAdolfo Palombo, Annamaria Buonomano, Andreas K. Athienitis. Renewable energies: Simulation tools and applications. A special issue of Renewable Energy Journal dedicated to BS 2019 conference. Renewable Energy. 2021; 169 ():1134-1137.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAdolfo Palombo; Annamaria Buonomano; Andreas K. Athienitis. 2021. "Renewable energies: Simulation tools and applications. A special issue of Renewable Energy Journal dedicated to BS 2019 conference." Renewable Energy 169, no. : 1134-1137.
The new standards on energy saving for new and existing buildings have animated both researchers and technicians in recent years, aiming at reducing the dependence on fossil fuels, improving indoor comfort, and systems efficiency. In this scenario, special attention must be paid to historical buildings that need to preserve their key testimonial heritage within the society. This paper describes the design and realization stages of a pilot system based on a ground-coupled heat pump, operating both in heating and cooling modes, installed in the monumental site of Saints Marcellino and Festo (SM&F), in Naples, Southern Italy. This study aims to demonstrate that low-enthalpy geothermal systems can be employed as energy retrofit applications in buildings of historical, artistic, and cultural interest and, at the same time, to prove that the use of this technology allows achieving the objectives, set at global level by the current regulations, and requiring a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions (tCO2) of 53% compared to technology using fossil fuels.
Nicola Massarotti; Alessandro Mauro; Gennaro Normino; Laura Vanoli; Clara Verde; Vincenzo Allocca; Domenico Calcaterra; Silvio Coda; Pantaleone De Vita; Cesare Forzano; Adolfo Palombo; Paolo Cosenza. Innovative Solutions to Use Ground-Coupled Heat Pumps in Historical Buildings: A Test Case in the City of Napoli, Southern Italy. Energies 2021, 14, 296 .
AMA StyleNicola Massarotti, Alessandro Mauro, Gennaro Normino, Laura Vanoli, Clara Verde, Vincenzo Allocca, Domenico Calcaterra, Silvio Coda, Pantaleone De Vita, Cesare Forzano, Adolfo Palombo, Paolo Cosenza. Innovative Solutions to Use Ground-Coupled Heat Pumps in Historical Buildings: A Test Case in the City of Napoli, Southern Italy. Energies. 2021; 14 (2):296.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNicola Massarotti; Alessandro Mauro; Gennaro Normino; Laura Vanoli; Clara Verde; Vincenzo Allocca; Domenico Calcaterra; Silvio Coda; Pantaleone De Vita; Cesare Forzano; Adolfo Palombo; Paolo Cosenza. 2021. "Innovative Solutions to Use Ground-Coupled Heat Pumps in Historical Buildings: A Test Case in the City of Napoli, Southern Italy." Energies 14, no. 2: 296.
Adolfo Palombo. Preface to Special Issue on Building Integrated Renewable Energy Systems (BIRES). Renewable Energy 2019, 137, 1 .
AMA StyleAdolfo Palombo. Preface to Special Issue on Building Integrated Renewable Energy Systems (BIRES). Renewable Energy. 2019; 137 ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAdolfo Palombo. 2019. "Preface to Special Issue on Building Integrated Renewable Energy Systems (BIRES)." Renewable Energy 137, no. : 1.
Annamaria Buonomano; Francesco Calise; Adolfo Palombo. Solar heating and cooling systems by absorption and adsorption chillers driven by stationary and concentrating photovoltaic/thermal solar collectors: Modelling and simulation. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2018, 82, 1874 -1908.
AMA StyleAnnamaria Buonomano, Francesco Calise, Adolfo Palombo. Solar heating and cooling systems by absorption and adsorption chillers driven by stationary and concentrating photovoltaic/thermal solar collectors: Modelling and simulation. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2018; 82 ():1874-1908.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnnamaria Buonomano; Francesco Calise; Adolfo Palombo. 2018. "Solar heating and cooling systems by absorption and adsorption chillers driven by stationary and concentrating photovoltaic/thermal solar collectors: Modelling and simulation." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 82, no. : 1874-1908.
Annamaria Buonomano; Francesco Calise; Adolfo Palombo. “Solar heating and cooling systems by absorption and adsorption chillers driven by stationary and concentrating photovoltaic/thermal solar collectors: Modelling and simulation”. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2018, 81, 1112 -1146.
AMA StyleAnnamaria Buonomano, Francesco Calise, Adolfo Palombo. “Solar heating and cooling systems by absorption and adsorption chillers driven by stationary and concentrating photovoltaic/thermal solar collectors: Modelling and simulation”. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2018; 81 ():1112-1146.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnnamaria Buonomano; Francesco Calise; Adolfo Palombo. 2018. "“Solar heating and cooling systems by absorption and adsorption chillers driven by stationary and concentrating photovoltaic/thermal solar collectors: Modelling and simulation”." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 81, no. : 1112-1146.
Natural gas is typically transported for long distances through high pressure pipelines. Such pressure must be reduced before the gas distribution to users. The natural gas lamination process, traditionally adopted for this scope, may determine hydrate formation which may damagingly affect the system operation. Therefore, in order to avoid such circumstance, a suitable gas preheating is required. On the other hand, the available pressure drop can be recovered through a turbo-expansion system in order to provide mechanical energy to drive electricity generators. In this case a higher gas preheating is necessary. This paper presents a detailed simulation model capable to accurately analyse this process as well as the traditional decompression one. Such new model, implemented in a computer tool written in MATLAB, allows one to dynamically assess the energy, economic and environmental performance of these systems, by also taking into account hourly energy prices and weather conditions. Two turbo-expansion system layouts are modelled and simulated. In particular, the gas preheating is obtained by considering two different scenarios: gas-fired heater or solar thermal collectors. Another novelty of the presented dynamic simulation tool is the capability to take into account the time fluctuations of electricity feed-in and purchase tariffs. Finally, a suitable case study relative to a gas decompression station located in South Italy is also presented. Here, a remarkable primary energy savings and avoided CO2 emissions can be obtained through the examined turbo-expansion systems vs. traditional decompression ones. Results show that the economic profitability of the investigated novel technology depends on the available gas pressure drops and flow rates and on the produced electricity use.
Giovanni Barone; Annamaria Buonomano; Francesco Calise; Adolfo Palombo. Natural gas turbo-expander systems: A dynamic simulation model for energy and economic analyses. Thermal Science 2018, 22, 2215 -2233.
AMA StyleGiovanni Barone, Annamaria Buonomano, Francesco Calise, Adolfo Palombo. Natural gas turbo-expander systems: A dynamic simulation model for energy and economic analyses. Thermal Science. 2018; 22 (5):2215-2233.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiovanni Barone; Annamaria Buonomano; Francesco Calise; Adolfo Palombo. 2018. "Natural gas turbo-expander systems: A dynamic simulation model for energy and economic analyses." Thermal Science 22, no. 5: 2215-2233.
In this paper a new dynamic simulation model for the building energy performance analysis of multi-enclosed thermal zones, where rigid air temperature and humidity conditions must be kept, is presented. The model was implemented in a suitable computer code (DETECt 2.3.1) developed for research scopes. Such simulation model allows the hygrothermal analysis of buildings with multi-enclosed thermal zones surrounded by larger ones (e.g. display glass cases with valuable artefacts in museum halls, neonatal intensive care units for premature and full-term newborn babies in hospitals wards, etc.). For this purpose, a novel control algorithm, based on a model reference adaptive control scheme, enabling the online adaptation of the control gains, is implemented. Rigid air temperature and humidity conditions can be guaranteed also in case of sudden and rapid variations of hygrothermal loads. Through such new tool innovative techniques and operative strategies for obtaining energy efficiency and indoor comfort of special building spaces can be studied.\ud In order to show the capabilities of the tool and the robustness of the adaptive algorithm, as well as the potentiality of the proposed multidisciplinary approach to the energy-related behaviour in buildings (based on building energy modelling and simulation and control theory), two meaningful case studies have been developed. In particular, they refer to the museums and hospital indoor spaces where enclosed thermal zones have to be kept under stringent hygrothermal conditions
Annamaria Buonomano; Umberto Montanaro; Adolfo Palombo; Stefania Santini. Temperature and humidity adaptive control in multi-enclosed thermal zones under unexpected external disturbances. Energy and Buildings 2017, 135, 263 -285.
AMA StyleAnnamaria Buonomano, Umberto Montanaro, Adolfo Palombo, Stefania Santini. Temperature and humidity adaptive control in multi-enclosed thermal zones under unexpected external disturbances. Energy and Buildings. 2017; 135 ():263-285.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnnamaria Buonomano; Umberto Montanaro; Adolfo Palombo; Stefania Santini. 2017. "Temperature and humidity adaptive control in multi-enclosed thermal zones under unexpected external disturbances." Energy and Buildings 135, no. : 263-285.
Several new technologies can be today implemented in buildings in order to achieve a NZEB. In this paper a novel computer model for predicting the energy demand of buildings integrating phase change materials, photovoltaic-thermal collectors, adjacent sunspaces and innovative daylighting control is presented. Through this tool, written in MatLab and conceived for research aims, the overall energy and economic performance of multi-zone NZEBs can be assessed. Both the active and passive influences of all the above mentioned technologies (even when simultaneously utilised) are taken into account since in the code they are modelled as building integrated. Parametric and sensitivity analyses, with a unique simulation run, can be carried out for research design purposes.\ud \ud A novel relevant case study referred to a non-residential NZEB for Mediterranean climates is developed. For this building a suitable energy optimization analysis, was also carried out. For each use of the indoor space the optimal value of the pivotal design and operating parameters is calculated. Details about the optimal position of building PCMs and thermal insulation layers, also coupled to BIPV and/or BIPV/T systems are provided. For the obtained best configuration very low heating and cooling demands are achieved (1.6 and 2.9 kWh/m3y, respectively). Results about a simplified economic analysis carried out on the investigated energy saving technologies are reported. At last, new NZEB definition details and criteria are provided for non-residential buildings located in the southern European zones (Mediterranean climates)
Annamaria Buonomano; Giuseppina De Luca; Umberto Montanaro; Adolfo Palombo. Innovative technologies for NZEBs: An energy and economic analysis tool and a case study of a non-residential building for the Mediterranean climate. Energy and Buildings 2016, 121, 318 -343.
AMA StyleAnnamaria Buonomano, Giuseppina De Luca, Umberto Montanaro, Adolfo Palombo. Innovative technologies for NZEBs: An energy and economic analysis tool and a case study of a non-residential building for the Mediterranean climate. Energy and Buildings. 2016; 121 ():318-343.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnnamaria Buonomano; Giuseppina De Luca; Umberto Montanaro; Adolfo Palombo. 2016. "Innovative technologies for NZEBs: An energy and economic analysis tool and a case study of a non-residential building for the Mediterranean climate." Energy and Buildings 121, no. : 318-343.
WLHP Systems in Commercial Buildings: A Case Study Analysis Based on a Dynamic Simulation Approach
Giovanni Barone; Annamaria Buonomano; Cesare Forzano; Adolfo Palombo. WLHP Systems in Commercial Buildings: A Case Study Analysis Based on a Dynamic Simulation Approach. American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences 2016, 9, 659 -668.
AMA StyleGiovanni Barone, Annamaria Buonomano, Cesare Forzano, Adolfo Palombo. WLHP Systems in Commercial Buildings: A Case Study Analysis Based on a Dynamic Simulation Approach. American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences. 2016; 9 (3):659-668.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiovanni Barone; Annamaria Buonomano; Cesare Forzano; Adolfo Palombo. 2016. "WLHP Systems in Commercial Buildings: A Case Study Analysis Based on a Dynamic Simulation Approach." American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences 9, no. 3: 659-668.
In this paper the energy design and the optimization of a non-residential NZEB conceived for Mediterranean climates are discussed. The presented NZEB will be built up in Naples (South-Italy). The building will include offices, expo spaces and a conference room. Different innovative energy efficiency strategies, regarding the building envelope and plants are taken into account. Their benefit in terms of energy performance is assessed by a novel in-house developed building energy performance simulationcode (DETECt 2.2) written in MatLab. An optimization procedure and a sensitivity analysis of the pivotal design and operating parameters are carried out from both the energy and economic points of view. The obtained numerical results show that interesting energy and economic savings can be achieved. Results can be useful for stakeholders working on non-residential NZEBs in temperate climates.
Annamaria Buonomano; Umberto Montanaro; Adolfo Palombo; Maria Vicidomini. NZEBs in Mediterranean Climates: Energy Design and Optimization for a Non-residential Building. Energy Procedia 2015, 82, 458 -464.
AMA StyleAnnamaria Buonomano, Umberto Montanaro, Adolfo Palombo, Maria Vicidomini. NZEBs in Mediterranean Climates: Energy Design and Optimization for a Non-residential Building. Energy Procedia. 2015; 82 ():458-464.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnnamaria Buonomano; Umberto Montanaro; Adolfo Palombo; Maria Vicidomini. 2015. "NZEBs in Mediterranean Climates: Energy Design and Optimization for a Non-residential Building." Energy Procedia 82, no. : 458-464.