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Experimental Comparison of Heating Emitters in Mediterranean Climate by Masi, Rosa Francesca De, Ruggiero, Silvia, Vanoli, Giuseppe Peter

“…The need to increase the level of quality of indoor environments requires an extremely accurate definition of the microclimatic requisites to guarantee, in the…”
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On the impact of user behaviour on heating energy consumption and indoor temperature in residential buildings by Laskari, Marina, de Masi, Rosa-Francesca, Karatasou, Stavroula, Santamouris, Mat, Assimakopoulos, Margarita-Niki

“…Human influence is recognized as a major source of discrepancy between predicted and actual building energy use and has been a subject of extensive analysis…”
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The design of safe classrooms of educational buildings for facing contagions and transmission of diseases: A novel approach combining audits, calibrated energy models, building performance (BPS) and computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulations by Ascione, Fabrizio, De Masi, Rosa Francesca, Mastellone, Margherita, Vanoli, Giuseppe Peter

“…[Display omitted] •University buildings must be safe, secure and suitable for an “in-presence” education.•Architectural and technological retrofits are…”
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Optimizing space cooling of a nearly zero energy building via model predictive control: Energy cost vs comfort by Ascione, Fabrizio, De Masi, Rosa Francesca, Festa, Valentino, Mauro, Gerardo Maria, Vanoli, Giuseppe Peter

“…[Display omitted] •Simulation- and optimization-based model predictive control is implemented.•A nearly zero energy building in Mediterranean climate is the…”
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Energy refurbishment of existing buildings through the use of phase change materials: Energy savings and indoor comfort in the cooling season by Ascione, Fabrizio, Bianco, Nicola, De Masi, Rosa Francesca, de’ Rossi, Filippo, Vanoli, Giuseppe Peter

“…•Building envelope refurbishment by means of PCM plaster has been investigated.•The analyzes vary melting temperature, thickness and location of PCM…”
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Energy saving through building automation systems: Experimental and numerical study of a smart glass with liquid crystal and its control logics in summertime by Ruggiero, Silvia, Francesca De Masi, Rosa, Assimakopoulos, Margarita-Niki, Peter Vanoli, Giuseppe

“…Smart glass technology is promising building envelope solution for Responsive Building Envelopes (RBEs) if smart communities with zero net emissions must be…”
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Design the refurbishment of historic buildings with the cost-optimal methodology: The case study of a XV century Italian building by Ascione, Fabrizio, Cheche, Nicla, Masi, Rosa Francesca De, Minichiello, Francesco, Vanoli, Giuseppe Peter

“…•The cost-optimal methodology for historic building retrofit is investigated.•A novel methodological approach for the historic reference building is…”
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Green Walls, a Critical Review: Knowledge Gaps, Design Parameters, Thermal Performances and Multi-Criteria Design Approaches by Ascione, Fabrizio, De Masi, Rosa Francesca, Mastellone, Margherita, Ruggiero, Silvia, Vanoli, Giuseppe Peter

“…The green wall is an engineered technology for stormwater management and climate change mitigation at the urban level. At the building scale, these energy…”
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Life Cycle Analysis of Innovative Technologies: Cold Formed Steel System and Cross Laminated Timber by Iuorio, Ornella, Gigante, Antonio, De Masi, Rosa Francesca

“…Reducing the embodied and operational energy of buildings is a key priority for construction and real estate sectors. It is essential to prioritize materials…”
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Evaluation and optimization of the performance of the heating system in a nZEB educational building by monitoring and simulation by Borrelli, Martina, Merema, Bart, Ascione, Fabrizio, Francesca De Masi, Rosa, Peter Vanoli, Giuseppe, Breesch, Hilde

“…•Control strategy of the heating of an all-air system in an educational building is optimized.•A nearly zero energy educational building in Belgium is used as…”
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Phase Change Materials for Reducing Cooling Energy Demand and Improving Indoor Comfort: A Step-by-Step Retrofit of a Mediterranean Educational Building by Ascione, Fabrizio, Bianco, Nicola, De Masi, Rosa Francesca, Mastellone, Margherita, Vanoli, Giuseppe Peter

“…The present work concerns the energy retrofit of a public educational building at the University of Molise, located in Termoli, South Italy. The study provides…”
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Predicting Building Energy Demand and Retrofit Potentials Using New Climatic Stress Indices and Curves by De Masi, Rosa Francesca, Mauro, Gerardo Maria, Ruggiero, Silvia, Villano, Francesca

“…Building energy requalification in Italy and Europe has been much discussed in recent years due to the high percentage of existing buildings with poor energy…”
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Analysis and diagnosis of the energy performance of buildings and districts: Methodology, validation and development of Urban Energy Maps by Ascione, Fabrizio, De Masi, Rosa Francesca, de Rossi, Filippo, Fistola, Romano, Sasso, Maurizio, Vanoli, Giuseppe Peter

“…•Starting from energy audit of single buildings, a whole city center is analyzed.•The proposed methodology investigates energy demands for space heating and…”
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Effect of HVAC’s Management on Indoor Thermo-Hygrometric Comfort and Energy Balance: In Situ Assessments on a Real nZEB by De Masi, Rosa Francesca, Gigante, Antonio, Festa, Valentino, Ruggiero, Silvia, Vanoli, Giuseppe Peter

“…This paper proposes the analysis of real monitored data for evaluating the relationship between occupants’ comfort conditions and the energy balance inside an…”
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Assessment of Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Hemp-Lime Mortar by Parcesepe, Eliana, De Masi, Rosa Francesca, Lima, Carmine, Mauro, Gerardo Maria, Pecce, Maria Rosaria, Maddaloni, Giuseppe

“…The use of renewable and natural materials characterized by the low environmental impact is nowadays a key issue for the sustainable development of the…”
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The incidence of smart windows in building energy saving and future climate projections by De Masi, Rosa Francesca, Festa, Valentino, Gigante, Antonio, Ruggiero, Silvia, Vanoli, Giuseppe Peter

“…The ongoing climate crisis leads to develop smart communities with zero net emissions, and the Responsive Building Envelopes (RBEs) have a crucial role for the…”
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Experimental Evaluation of the Mechanical Strengths and the Thermal Conductivity of GGBFS and Silica Fume Based Alkali-Activated Concrete by Parcesepe, Eliana, De Masi, Rosa Francesca, Lima, Carmine, Mauro, Gerardo Maria, Maddaloni, Giuseppe, Pecce, Maria Rosaria

“…Alkali-activated concrete (AAC) could be a solution to use a cement-less binder and recycled materials for producing concrete reducing the carbon dioxide…”
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Analysis of COVID-19 crisis-related building energy retrofit incentives in Italy by De Masi, Rosa Francesca, Festa, Valentino, Gigante, Antonio, Ruggiero, Silvia, Vanoli, Giuseppe Peter

“…The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic led to an economic crisis of the construction industry and to an increasing of energy consumption in the residential sector…”
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Numerical Optimization for the Design of Geopolymer Concrete Walls with Phase Change Materials in the Mediterranean Climate by Ascione, Fabrizio, De Masi, Rosa Francesca, Del Regno, Nicoletta, De Rossi, Filippo, Gigante, Antonio, Ruggiero, Silvia

“…The adoption of phase change materials (PCMs) is a promising solution for the improvement of building energy performances and indoor comfort, and the…”
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A Novel Contribution for Resilient Buildings. Theoretical Fragility Curves: Interaction between Energy and Structural Behavior for Reinforced Concrete Buildings by De Angelis, Alessandra, Ascione, Fabrizio, De Masi, Rosa, Pecce, Maria, Vanoli, Giuseppe

“…The paper introduces a new semi-probabilistic methodology for the definition of energy fragility curves suitable for a macro-classification of building stock…”
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