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Giovanna Acampa
Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, University of Enna KORE, Cittadella Universitaria, 94100 Enna, Italy

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Journal article
Published: 12 May 2021 in Sustainability
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Public residential buildings make a large portion of the European existing stock and they quite often require deep renovation interventions. A methodology for setting priorities and targeting regeneration investments should be defined relying on the increasing use of building information modelling (BIM) tools even for managing existing buildings. The aim of this paper is to integrate the evaluation process into BIM Revit software developing a specific plug-in, a Decision support system (DSS) that will help to identify the most appropriate flats to be transformed. It is based on measuring three indicators: Usability, Fragmentation, and Constructive Modifiability. Through their weighted average it is possible to obtain a final transformability score. The proposed approach has been tested on a case study chosen within the 1st P.E.E.P. (1st public plan for council and affordable housing) that has been approved in Rome in 1964. The results demonstrate that the transformability of apartments is related mainly to the Constructive Modifiability indicator and buildings with reinforced concrete frames show higher scores. A widespread application of such a methodology on large real estate portfolio may lead stakeholders involved in housing management investments in clear choices related to maintenance of buildings.

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Giovanna Acampa; Lorenzo Diana; Giorgia Marino; Rossella Marmo. Assessing the Transformability of Public Housing through BIM. Sustainability 2021, 13, 5431 .

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Giovanna Acampa, Lorenzo Diana, Giorgia Marino, Rossella Marmo. Assessing the Transformability of Public Housing through BIM. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (10):5431.

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Giovanna Acampa; Lorenzo Diana; Giorgia Marino; Rossella Marmo. 2021. "Assessing the Transformability of Public Housing through BIM." Sustainability 13, no. 10: 5431.

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Published: 29 October 2020 in Sustainability
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The growing interest in the enhancement, management, and sale of public building stock has increased the importance of their valuation and, as a result, the need to identify suitable methods for estimating value that take into account their peculiarities. They often boast architectural features (interfloor distance, layout, finishings, types of wiring/heating systems, etc.) that make them ‘extraordinary’ assets; in some cases, these features also endow them with monumental and/or historical importance. Thus, when valuating, it is necessary to adopt suitable methods. Where comparable examples or income-based parameters specifically concerning buildings with special features are lacking, the Depreciated Replacement Cost (DRC) method is the only system that can be used to estimate their market value. This paper aims to show how the DRC method can be applied in this specific market. The theoretical part will be coupled with a practical section where the DRC method will be used to estimate the market value of an extraordinary landmark building in Rome (Italy), the Palazzo degli Archivi di Stato (the State Archives building), in the EUR district, sold by EUR S.p.A. group (formerly known as Ente EUR) in 2015.

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Enrico Fattinnanzi; Giovanna Acampa; Fabrizio Battisti; Orazio Campo; Fabiana Forte. Applying the Depreciated Replacement Cost Method When Assessing the Market Value of Public Property Lacking Comparables and Income Data. Sustainability 2020, 12, 8993 .

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Enrico Fattinnanzi, Giovanna Acampa, Fabrizio Battisti, Orazio Campo, Fabiana Forte. Applying the Depreciated Replacement Cost Method When Assessing the Market Value of Public Property Lacking Comparables and Income Data. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (21):8993.

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Enrico Fattinnanzi; Giovanna Acampa; Fabrizio Battisti; Orazio Campo; Fabiana Forte. 2020. "Applying the Depreciated Replacement Cost Method When Assessing the Market Value of Public Property Lacking Comparables and Income Data." Sustainability 12, no. 21: 8993.

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Published: 01 September 2020 in Blockchain Technology and Innovations in Business Processes
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The urban transport system is a key element for the sustainable economic and social development of a city. According to the vision embedded in the new Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan, citizens have to actively participate in the promotion of the related strategies. They can be involved through traditional questionnaire surveys or through IT tools. Traditional methods are often expensive and time-consuming to collect quality data. Therefore, this paper presents a method to evaluate the sustainability of urban mobility by means of social network analysis. We have found that the material available on social networks (feedbacks to posts published on major relevant sites) can provide a comprehensive picture of the users’ opinions on the urban mobility in Catania. As result of this analysis, we list the main issues affecting Catania mobility and suggest a strategic action plan.

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Giovanna Acampa; Giorgia Marino; Claudia Mariaserena Parisi. Social Network as Tool for the Evaluation of Sustainable Urban Mobility in Catania (Italy). Blockchain Technology and Innovations in Business Processes 2020, 243 -253.

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Giovanna Acampa, Giorgia Marino, Claudia Mariaserena Parisi. Social Network as Tool for the Evaluation of Sustainable Urban Mobility in Catania (Italy). Blockchain Technology and Innovations in Business Processes. 2020; ():243-253.

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Giovanna Acampa; Giorgia Marino; Claudia Mariaserena Parisi. 2020. "Social Network as Tool for the Evaluation of Sustainable Urban Mobility in Catania (Italy)." Blockchain Technology and Innovations in Business Processes , no. : 243-253.

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Published: 11 August 2020 in Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions
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The present paper was prompted by the activity carried out within the scope of an EU-funded project (WARMEST) that calls for the analysis of monuments’ degradation due to climate change and growing number of tourists. Taking into account the economic aspects, including the increasingly limited resources, related to the conservation of cultural heritage, our research aims to contribute also to the WARMEST project by developing an optimization model for the management and maintenance costs of cultural heritage. This paper focuses on the Brunelleschi’s Cloister within the church complex of Santa Croce (Florence, Italy) and refers to the preliminary study for the achievement of this objective: an analysis of the intrinsic characteristics of the Pietra Serena, its state of degradation and the causes that generate it. The next step will be the analysis of the maintenance costs necessary to stop the degradation process. The information collected will be used to create an HBIM (Heritage Building Information Modeling) model. Meanwhile we will work on predicting the degradation progression due to the climate change through the analysis of the images collected along a period of time and implementing machine learning processes.

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Giovanna Acampa; Claudia Mariaserena Parisi. Management of Maintenance Costs in Cultural Heritage. Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions 2020, 195 -212.

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Giovanna Acampa, Claudia Mariaserena Parisi. Management of Maintenance Costs in Cultural Heritage. Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions. 2020; ():195-212.

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Giovanna Acampa; Claudia Mariaserena Parisi. 2020. "Management of Maintenance Costs in Cultural Heritage." Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions , no. : 195-212.

Journal article
Published: 09 June 2020 in Sustainability
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Interest towards urban micromobility has been growing lately, and it will now increase further due to the measures used against COVID-19. It is recommended to avoid close contact to prevent contagion. Municipalities have been called to implement wider cycling networks so that people may go to their work place by cycling rather than by using public transport. This paper focused on cycling path design using an infrastructure-building information model (I-BIM). The issue covered was how to connect cost and safety requirements in the first steps of the project. We set a methodology that gives, after identifying the intervention area and defining the available economic resources, the key elements needed to design possible cycle path solutions. It guides the designer step-by-step, starting from basic assumptions related to a cycle path’s location (urban/non-urban), budget (by range), and safety (according to Bicycle Compatibility Index BCI and Bicycle Level of Service (BLOS) index), up to the definition of preferred options in terms of materials to be selected. As a case study, we implemented this methodology in the old city center of Catania in Sicily (Italy), designing a cycle path that connects the city center with the existing cycle path on the coast, while aligning with safety requirements within budget constraints.

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Tiziana Campisi; Giovanna Acampa; Giorgia Marino; Giovanni Tesoriere. Cycling Master Plans in Italy: The I-BIM Feasibility Tool for Cost and Safety Assessments. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4723 .

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Tiziana Campisi, Giovanna Acampa, Giorgia Marino, Giovanni Tesoriere. Cycling Master Plans in Italy: The I-BIM Feasibility Tool for Cost and Safety Assessments. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (11):4723.

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Tiziana Campisi; Giovanna Acampa; Giorgia Marino; Giovanni Tesoriere. 2020. "Cycling Master Plans in Italy: The I-BIM Feasibility Tool for Cost and Safety Assessments." Sustainability 12, no. 11: 4723.

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Published: 01 March 2020 in Water Science and Technology
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Every year ship traffic produces tons of liquid waste mainly consisting of bilge water and of washing water of tankers' tanks. The latter are called slop waters and are characterized by high salinity and by the presence of recalcitrant pollutants mainly of hydrocarbon origin: these characteristics promote the use of chemical-physical rather than biological treatment. In particular, in the present study the slop waters were subjected to a clariflocculation treatment by means of batch tests. This treatment involves the dosage of specific chemical reagents (coagulants and flocculants) added to water at different stages of the process. In order to establish the optimal reagents' type and dose, also considering the operating costs, the proposed study presents a frequency analysis belonging to the family of multi-criteria exploration. The application of this methodology to examine the validity of the different process alternatives has allowed the inclusion of, in a single assessment, both economic and extra-economic (measurable only in qualitative terms) procedures. Thanks to this qualitative and quantitative method, it was therefore possible to order the different treatment alternatives analyzed, identifying the one that allows optimizing the wastewater management, for a conscious choice of the most suitable solution to the problem.

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P. Bruno; Giovanna Acampa; M. G. Giustra; M. De Marchis; Claudia Mariaserena Parisi; G. Di Bella. Optimization of management choices of clariflocculation process by means of qualitative multi-criteria analysis. Water Science and Technology 2020, 81, 1011 -1028.

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P. Bruno, Giovanna Acampa, M. G. Giustra, M. De Marchis, Claudia Mariaserena Parisi, G. Di Bella. Optimization of management choices of clariflocculation process by means of qualitative multi-criteria analysis. Water Science and Technology. 2020; 81 (5):1011-1028.

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P. Bruno; Giovanna Acampa; M. G. Giustra; M. De Marchis; Claudia Mariaserena Parisi; G. Di Bella. 2020. "Optimization of management choices of clariflocculation process by means of qualitative multi-criteria analysis." Water Science and Technology 81, no. 5: 1011-1028.

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Published: 19 January 2020 in Sustainability
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The present paper was prompted by the activity carried out within the scope of an EU-funded project (WARMEST). It calls to analyse the reasons for the degradation of the Patio de Los Leones, which attracts over 2 million tourists per year to Granada in Spain. We review here the most advanced studies and regulations on the assessment of the social impact of mass tourism and present a novel methodology to analyse its effects. We dug into the material available on social networks—especially feedback to posts published on major relevant sites—and got a comprehensive picture of the thoughts that were expressed there and a comprehensive assessment of the citizens’ opinion on the social impact of tourism in Granada. Thus, we obtained a new indicator called “C.1.2 index modified”, which measures the level of dissatisfaction of citizens with the tourists’ pressure; we propose to replace the existing ETIS index with C.1.2, which is mainly based on direct surveys that are often carried out with very limited resources. At the end of the research, we could point out topics that are especially important to the citizens, thus allowing us to define a strategic action plan with a bottom-up approach.

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Giovanna Acampa; Mariolina Grasso; Giorgia Marino; Claudia Mariaserena Parisi. Tourist Flow Management: Social Impact Evaluation through Social Network Analysis. Sustainability 2020, 12, 731 .

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Giovanna Acampa, Mariolina Grasso, Giorgia Marino, Claudia Mariaserena Parisi. Tourist Flow Management: Social Impact Evaluation through Social Network Analysis. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (2):731.

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Giovanna Acampa; Mariolina Grasso; Giorgia Marino; Claudia Mariaserena Parisi. 2020. "Tourist Flow Management: Social Impact Evaluation through Social Network Analysis." Sustainability 12, no. 2: 731.

Conference paper
Published: 10 December 2019 in PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING 2019 (ICCMSE-2019)
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In recent years, the concept of transit-oriented development (TOD) is increasingly applied to urban development based on the principles of smart growth and sustainable development. The growing complexity of urban systems and metropolitan areas requires an integrated strategic vision. This means addressing the issues of mobility and accessibility and their impact on the urban environment. Catania metropolitan area is characterized by a highly urbanized settlement with high percentage of urban sprawl. The General Master Plan of the city, shaped in 1964 and finally endorsed in 1969, severely reduced the opportunity for new developments by allocating areas for new urban facilities. The process of urban sprawl is mainly characterized by residential settlements. This aspect together with an inadequate road network and an insufficient public transport service brought to the growth of private cars on the roads, generating serious traffic congestion and making Catania based on a car-oriented model. Lately these conditions are changing as a consequence of the development of the underground metro network that connects the main city’s service centers like the hospitals, the university (and soon also the Airport) to the city center. To achieve sustainable transportation and resolve the aforementioned problems, we have applied TOD criteria to some of the main city’s transport junctions (selected using the Multi Criteria Decision Aid methodology) in order to fulfills the principle of sustainable transportation.

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Giovanna Acampa; Francesco Contino; Mariolina Grasso; Dario Ticali. Evaluation of infrastructure: Application of TOD to Catania underground metro station. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING 2019 (ICCMSE-2019) 2019, 2186, 160010 .

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Giovanna Acampa, Francesco Contino, Mariolina Grasso, Dario Ticali. Evaluation of infrastructure: Application of TOD to Catania underground metro station. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING 2019 (ICCMSE-2019). 2019; 2186 (1):160010.

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Giovanna Acampa; Francesco Contino; Mariolina Grasso; Dario Ticali. 2019. "Evaluation of infrastructure: Application of TOD to Catania underground metro station." PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING 2019 (ICCMSE-2019) 2186, no. 1: 160010.

Conference paper
Published: 10 December 2019 in PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING 2019 (ICCMSE-2019)
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Building Information Modelling is the latest phase of a revolutionary process that over the last thirty years has profoundly transformed the world of design in the construction sector in all its different disciplines: architecture and engineering design, mechanical/electrical/plumbing engineering, operation and maintenance, cost and safety, etc. From 2D and 3D assisted design to parametric design, the innovation has led to a profound change of perspective as far as the way of conceiving the work in all its phases is concerned, from concept to execution and consequently to management. BIM methodological approach, based on sharing and interoperability, opens up a potential range of future applications, although nowadays it is mainly used in the MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering) sector. One of the most interesting applications can be developed in urban and infrastructural design (Infra-BIM), where the processes and the controls implemented by BIM can be managed effectively and at a higher efficiency level. The term Infra-BIM is used in reference to the adoption of the BIM methodology in the infrastructure sector. An area that by itself calls for a strong disciplinary interconnection with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and involves many aspects, from the analysis of the area analysed to the relations and interferences with other infrastructures. A multidisciplinary approach that, consequently, requires the correct implementation of the BIM methodology reached by checking the coherence and quality of the information input in the models. The paper focuses on the phase of BIM Validation viewed as a support for a proper work-flow: it not only allows to analyse the whole set of information associated with a parametric object but also how the entire model matches the specific design requirements. BIM Validation process in design is not defined yet, but it is important to aim at a correct procedure so as to guarantee quality of design and future management of the project.

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Giovanna Acampa; Giorgia Marino; Dario Ticali. Validation of infrastructures through BIM. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING 2019 (ICCMSE-2019) 2019, 2186, 160011 .

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Giovanna Acampa, Giorgia Marino, Dario Ticali. Validation of infrastructures through BIM. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING 2019 (ICCMSE-2019). 2019; 2186 (1):160011.

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Giovanna Acampa; Giorgia Marino; Dario Ticali. 2019. "Validation of infrastructures through BIM." PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING 2019 (ICCMSE-2019) 2186, no. 1: 160011.

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Published: 10 December 2019 in PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING 2019 (ICCMSE-2019)
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The continuous growth of vehicles on the road and the consequent traffic congestion, especially in suburban areas, is a source for major concern. It impacts negatively on the operating costs of infrastructures and on the social and economic life in the surrounding area. From an economic perspective, travel time for the displacement between two junctions of a network is one of the most significant factors to be taken into consideration. On this basis, the designer decides on the level of service and the type of infrastructure to be built and the traveller assesses the alternatives to the existing modes of transport and his willingness to face the associated cost. In Europe, United Kingdom (UK) was the first country to value travel time in the early 1960s. Moreover, until 2011, it contributed to the estimation of the monetary value of time for 60% of international studies within the EU. The UK Department for Transport (DfT) adopts the Transport Analysis Guidance (WebTAG) as useful transport planning and design tool. This paper discusses on the guidelines and software tools adopted for the economic evaluation of transport interventions in UK and Italy, highlighting particularly, the values and methods for estimating the value of time (VOT) in both countries. We propose a strong integration of the two models taking into account the numerous parameters examined in UK and at the same time the method’s easy applicability for countries with different development conditions and needs.

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Giovanna Acampa; D. Ticali; Claudia Mariaserena Parisi. Value of travel time: An economic assessment for transport appraisal decision-makers. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING 2019 (ICCMSE-2019) 2019, 2186, 160009 .

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Giovanna Acampa, D. Ticali, Claudia Mariaserena Parisi. Value of travel time: An economic assessment for transport appraisal decision-makers. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING 2019 (ICCMSE-2019). 2019; 2186 (1):160009.

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Giovanna Acampa; D. Ticali; Claudia Mariaserena Parisi. 2019. "Value of travel time: An economic assessment for transport appraisal decision-makers." PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING 2019 (ICCMSE-2019) 2186, no. 1: 160009.

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Published: 07 August 2019 in Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions
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The impact of properly managing energy in hospitals is significant, due to the high bills and polluting emissions, and is complex, due to the wide range of energy consuming equipment to be kept always running. Energy efficiency plans in hospitals, which are pivotal in the European wide effort to redevelop existing buildings, have to be carried out as a part of a wider redesign process and must encompass complex data analysis and modeling. Based on the activity carried out within the European funded project H2020/MSCA/STEER, this work elaborates on the methodology, as tested on a building information model of a health center in Sicily, to identify positive and negative aspects of energy-related technology options to keep hospitals efficient. The main steps of the methodology carried out in the health center were: (1) collect data and input it in a digital model; (2) create and test a simplified quasi-steady state model of the building; (3) create a dynamic simulation model of the building; (4) run dynamic and simplified model simulations of the energy performance of the building; (5) compare results obtained from the two models in various scenarios, showing that the relevant differences after indicative interventions and parameter changes are equivalent.

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Giovanna Acampa; Daniele Liberanome; Georgios Kalogeras; Christos Koulamas; Athanasios Kalogeras. Energy Management in Hospitals: Evolution of a Methodology. Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions 2019, 21 -35.

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Giovanna Acampa, Daniele Liberanome, Georgios Kalogeras, Christos Koulamas, Athanasios Kalogeras. Energy Management in Hospitals: Evolution of a Methodology. Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions. 2019; ():21-35.

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Giovanna Acampa; Daniele Liberanome; Georgios Kalogeras; Christos Koulamas; Athanasios Kalogeras. 2019. "Energy Management in Hospitals: Evolution of a Methodology." Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions , no. : 21-35.

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Published: 07 August 2019 in Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions
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The new Italian Procurement Code—L.D. n. 50, 2016—implementing the 2014 European Union Directive, introduced BIM (Building Information Modeling) as an innovative approach to digitalize the construction sector. The recent Decree n. 560 of December 1st 2017 defines the methods and schedule for the gradual introduction of the BIM for the design, execution and management of construction works. BIM procedures involve a radical change in the design approach that goes from the graphical representation to the simulation of a process, both in the field of new constructions and in the field of Cultural Heritage conservation. In this perspective the article shows the results of a survey carried out on historic buildings. It aimed at verifying how much the modeling has remained confined to a low level of development (LOD A, according to the UNI 11337 standard is linked to a merely symbolic level) and those who have gone further by integrating specific and detailed information that allow real time to evaluate the sustainability of different alternatives. The article, which represents a first step of an ongoing research, starting from the regulatory framework of the BIM in Italy, highlights its potential (Sect. 1); the issue of the evaluation is deepened (Sect. 2), with particular reference to the 5D-BIM Project cost management and to the Heritage Building Information Modeling (HBIM).

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Giovanna Acampa; Fabiana Forte; Pierfrancesco De Paola. B.I.M. Models and Evaluations. Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions 2019, 351 -363.

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Giovanna Acampa, Fabiana Forte, Pierfrancesco De Paola. B.I.M. Models and Evaluations. Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions. 2019; ():351-363.

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Giovanna Acampa; Fabiana Forte; Pierfrancesco De Paola. 2019. "B.I.M. Models and Evaluations." Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions , no. : 351-363.

Journal article
Published: 01 June 2019 in ACE: Architecture, City and Environment
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Giovanna Acampa; Isabel Crespo Cabillo; Giorgia Marino. Representación del dibujo frente a simulación de los sistemas BIM. Oportunidad o amenaza para la arquitectura. ACE: Architecture, City and Environment 2019, 14, 111 .

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Giovanna Acampa, Isabel Crespo Cabillo, Giorgia Marino. Representación del dibujo frente a simulación de los sistemas BIM. Oportunidad o amenaza para la arquitectura. ACE: Architecture, City and Environment. 2019; 14 (40):111.

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Giovanna Acampa; Isabel Crespo Cabillo; Giorgia Marino. 2019. "Representación del dibujo frente a simulación de los sistemas BIM. Oportunidad o amenaza para la arquitectura." ACE: Architecture, City and Environment 14, no. 40: 111.

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Published: 07 May 2019 in Sustainability
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The European Union is committed to enforce limitations to water pollution through specific directives (UWWTD 91/271/EEC). The delay of some EU member states in transposing these directives has had an impact on the quality of the wastewater treatment system. Therefore, it is necessary to intervene with adjustment procedures and construction of new plants. The aim of the study is to carry out an economic feasibility assessment for the construction costs of an urban wastewater treatment plant of medium-low capacity (

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Giovanna Acampa; Maria Gabriella Giustra; Claudia Mariaserena Parisi. Water Treatment Emergency: Cost Evaluation Tools. Sustainability 2019, 11, 2609 .

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Giovanna Acampa, Maria Gabriella Giustra, Claudia Mariaserena Parisi. Water Treatment Emergency: Cost Evaluation Tools. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (9):2609.

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Giovanna Acampa; Maria Gabriella Giustra; Claudia Mariaserena Parisi. 2019. "Water Treatment Emergency: Cost Evaluation Tools." Sustainability 11, no. 9: 2609.

Conference paper
Published: 30 November 2018 in AIP Conference Proceedings
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The energy needs of our planet grow steadily. It is therefore important to identify solutions for saving and optimizing natural resources used for energy production. Traditional renewable energies (photovoltaic, wind, etc.) are not sufficient to meet demand and should be distributed homogeneously across the territory in order to avoid losses and difficulties in use. The present study focuses on another source of wind energy: the exploitation of fluid dynamics generated by the movement of trains in tunnels. The study aims at preparing a technical appraisal and an economic feasibility evaluation. The experimental analysis applied to a railroad has demonstrated that renewable energy can also be produced in transport infrastructures while, without installed technologies, this energy source is unnecessarily unused and lost. The results show that wind energy can be obtained without creating a negative impact on the landscape and on views, by exploiting unforeseen sources of production.

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Dario Ticali; Giovanna Acampa; Mario Denaro. Renewable energy efficiency by railway transit. Case study on Rebaudengo railway tunnel in Turin. AIP Conference Proceedings 2018, 2040, 140009 .

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Dario Ticali, Giovanna Acampa, Mario Denaro. Renewable energy efficiency by railway transit. Case study on Rebaudengo railway tunnel in Turin. AIP Conference Proceedings. 2018; 2040 (1):140009.

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Dario Ticali; Giovanna Acampa; Mario Denaro. 2018. "Renewable energy efficiency by railway transit. Case study on Rebaudengo railway tunnel in Turin." AIP Conference Proceedings 2040, no. 1: 140009.

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Published: 30 November 2018 in AIP Conference Proceedings
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BIM technologies provide tools and processes to support the entire life of a project effectively, from strategic planning to maintenance. Although this method takes its first steps in the architectural field and also infrastructure design processes currently make frequent use of BIM tools. This paper aims to apply the BIM oriented design method to the underground railway extension in the metropolitan area of Catania in order to show the potential of BIM tools in managing all the components of a multi-disciplinary infrastructure project.

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Giovanna Acampa; Nicola Bona; Mariolina Grasso; Dario Ticali. BIM: Building information modeling for infrastructures. AIP Conference Proceedings 2018, 2040, 140008 .

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Giovanna Acampa, Nicola Bona, Mariolina Grasso, Dario Ticali. BIM: Building information modeling for infrastructures. AIP Conference Proceedings. 2018; 2040 (1):140008.

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Giovanna Acampa; Nicola Bona; Mariolina Grasso; Dario Ticali. 2018. "BIM: Building information modeling for infrastructures." AIP Conference Proceedings 2040, no. 1: 140008.

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Published: 07 June 2018 in Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions
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The article presents the theoretical and methodological basis for structuring a research project aiming at identifying and carrying out micro-actions of urban acupuncture. An actual project has been launched to requalify the neighborhood Vucciria—an existing paradigmatic and highly degraded area in the historic center of Palermo—acting through small architectural, social and cultural interventions. The project, now on-going, and whose various phases are described, involves both residents and regular public-space users. The assessor plays a pivotal role as coordinator between the various entities and groups involved; his coordination efforts are badly needed also when identifying and managing funding sources and re-directing the available resources to new virtuous processes of urban regeneration.

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Giovanna Acampa; Sergio Mattia. Marginal Opportunities: The Old Town Center in Palermo. Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions 2018, 441 -451.

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Giovanna Acampa, Sergio Mattia. Marginal Opportunities: The Old Town Center in Palermo. Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions. 2018; ():441-451.

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Giovanna Acampa; Sergio Mattia. 2018. "Marginal Opportunities: The Old Town Center in Palermo." Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions , no. : 441-451.