A5050106530- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Noise Effects and Management
- Conservation Techniques and Studies
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
- Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
- Facilities and Workplace Management
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Building materials and conservation
- 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Phase Change Materials Research
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Global Energy Security and Policy
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Energy Efficiency and Management
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Urban Design and Spatial Analysis
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Safety Warnings and Signage
- Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
- Solar Energy Systems and Technologies
University of Florence
2022-2025
University of Perugia
2014-2022
This paper introduces a database of 34 field-measured building occupant behavior datasets collected from 15 countries and 39 institutions across 10 climatic zones covering various types in both commercial residential sectors. is comprehensive global about behavior. The includes occupancy patterns (i.e., presence people count) behaviors interactions with devices, equipment, technical systems buildings). Brick schema models were developed to represent sensor room metadata information. publicly...
The Italian building stock consists of buildings mainly constructed until the mid-20th century using pre-industrial construction techniques. These require energy refurbishment that takes into account preservation their architectural heritage. In this view, work studies an innovative integrated modelling and simulation framework consisting implementation Historical Building Information Modeling (HBIM) for retrofit historical with renewable geothermal HVAC system. To aim, field case study is...
Energy communities are a promising strategy for global energy transition. European Union (EU) regulatory frameworks already established and clearly explained, aiming to develop as many projects possible in the different countries. Accordingly, it is necessary present two types of countries: laggards pioneers, categories that highlight discrepancies policy, bureaucracy, culture, usage alternative sources technologies, such renewable energy, towards implementation communities. This work...
Buildings energy efficiency is highly dependent on occupants’ and environmental lifestyle. In this view, work aims at identifying the potential benefits of human-based retrofit strategies, namely human behaviour triggering actions associated awareness, through large-scale surveys calibrated building dynamic simulation. detail, a questionnaire submitted to office occupants understand workers’ behaviours, indoor perception, identify tailored actions. Therefore, different occupant scenarios...
Although existing standards typically prescribe fixed ventilation rates, a large portion of the building stock lacks mechanical systems. Such buildings obtain outdoor air through unintentional infiltration, open windows, and operation exhaust fans, which are mainly dependent on user awareness behavior. This study investigates whether presence simple CO2 meter display can alter behavior improve indoor quality (IAQ) in dwellings. We conducted two-week monitoring concentration, temperature,...
The highest challenge of energy efficiency building stock is achieving improved performance in existing buildings and, especially, heritage which per se are characterized by massive limitations against the implementation most sophisticated solutions for saving. In Italy, historical represent more than 30% and vast majority require retrofit, while ensuring preservation value acceptable comfort conditions. this context, must be retrofitted re-functioned introducing innovative technologies...
The human-centric energy transition is required to foster efficient buildings and communities by combining users’ engagement technical solutions. In this view, the present study aims at evaluating for first time influence of holistic experience on feasibility Net Zero Energy (NZE) in laggard countries their application. role analyzed from a twofold perspective: user-building interaction expected final performance psychological factors affecting willingness towards exploitation NZE...