Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Goia, Francesco"
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Control of heat transfer in single-story mechanically ventilated double skin facades
Jankovic, Aleksandar; Goia, Francesco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This paper systematically investigates and quantifies the interplay between mechanical ventilation rate and operation of venetian blinds in determining the performance of a single-story double skin façade. The investigation ... -
Current trends and future challenges in the performance assessment of adaptive façade systems
Attia, Shady; Bilir, Senem; Safy, Taha; Struck, Christian; Loonen, Roel; Goia, Francesco (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)During the last decades, a great number of innovative building envelope materials and façade components have been developed. The majority of these technologies promise significant improvements in energy efficiency and ... -
Data-driven energy management of a neighborhood with renewable energy sources
Yang, Yunbo; Brozovsky, Johannes Georg; Liu, Peng; Goia, Francesco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023) -
Daylighting availability in a living laboratory single family house and implication on electric lighting energy demand
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Esposito, Simona; Goia, Francesco; Perino, Marco (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This study aims to analyze the correlation between daylight availability and the use of artificial light in a residential building in Nordic climate. Experimental data and numerical simulations are used to compare artificial ... -
Decoupling the thermal and visual performance in glazing systems: a novel methodology for the numerical investigation of the case of double skin facade systems
Chaudhary, Gaurav (Master thesis, 2019)Dynamic transparent envelope technologies such as double skin facades (DSFs) have been used for a long time as an efficient building envelope system aiming to reduce building energy consumption and indoor air quality. ... -
Design and in-field testing of a multi-level system for continuous subjective occupant feedback on indoor climate
Lassen, Niels; Josefsen, Terje; Goia, Francesco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Information gaps between the building and the occupant often lead to sub-optimal building performance, impairing the efforts towards more sustainable buildings. New information and communication technology creates new ... -
Designing the design of experiments (DOE) – An investigation on the influence of different factorial designs on the characterization of complex systems
Jankovic, Aleksandar; Chaudhary, Gaurav; Goia, Francesco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Although a general set of guidelines and procedures for performing the design of experiments (DOE) exists, the literature lacks a recommended course of action for finding and selecting the optimal design of experiments ... -
Development and validation of a Monte Carlo-based numerical model for solar analyses in urban canyon configurations
Manni, Mattia; Bonamente, Emanuele; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Nicolini, Andrea; Emmanuel, Bozonnet; Rossi, Federico (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Highly- and retro-reflective materials have recently been investigated and proposed as a new urban coating solution to reduce the so-called urban heat island effect. The present study aims at providing a numerical model ... -
Dynamic Building Envelope Components and nearly Zero Energy Buildings: Theoretical and experimental analysis of concepts, systems and technologies for an adaptive building skin
Goia, Francesco (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2013:364, Doctoral thesis, 2013)Due to the significant impact of the building sector on greenhouse gas emissions, newer and stricter regulations aimed at reducing total energy use in buildings have appeared in the last few years. In the European context, ... -
Dynamic thermal performance of a PCM window system:characterization using large scale measurements
Grynning, Steinar; Goia, Francesco; Time, Berit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Introdution of more dynamic building envelope components have been done throughout the last decades in order to try to increase indoor thermal comfort and reduce energy need in buildings for both temperature and light ... -
Effects of retro-reflective and angular-selective retro-reflective materials on solar energy in urban canyons
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Manni, Mattia; Nicolini, Andrea; Rossi, Federico; cardinali, marta (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The study deals with the application of retro-reflective (RR) and angular-selective retro-reflective (AS-RR) coatings on surfaces (i.e. the street ground and the south-exposed façade) within the urban canyon. Solar analyses ... -
Empirical validation and local sensitivity analysis of a lumped-parameter thermal model of an outdoor test cell
Cattarin, Giulio; Pagliano, Lorenzo; Causone, Francesco; Kindinis, Andrea; Goia, Francesco; Carlucci, Salvatore; Schlemminger, Christian (Journal article, 2018)This paper presents the experimental validation of a thermal model describing the ZEB Test Cells Laboratory, located at the Gløshaugen campus of NTNU and SINTEF in Trondheim, Norway. Besides, a local sensitivity analysis ... -
Enabling holistic design for high energy efficient office buildings through the use of subjective occupant feedback
Lassen, Niels; Hegli, Tine; Dokka, Tor Helge; Løvold, Terje; Edwards, Kristian; Goia, Francesco; Andresen, Inger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Today’s high-performance buildings answer to a large and growing number of quantitative performance criteria. Performance gaps between design and actual performance have however been identified as a significant challenge ... -
Energy performance assessment of a semi-integrated PV system in a zero emission building through periodic linear regression method
Goia, Francesco; Gustavsen, Arild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The ZEB Living Laboratory is a pilot building and experimental facility realized within the Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings. The building is a single-family house designed to reach the ZEB-OM target – Zero ... -
Experimental facilities for adaptive façades characterization
Causone, Francesco; Doya, Maxime; Goia, Francesco; Kalyanova Larsen, Olena; Kindinis, Andrea; Serra, Valentina (Chapter, 2015)Adaptive façades, components and systems are very promising technologies to improve energy and environmental performance of building. The characterization and analysis of their thermophysical and optical behaviour is very ... -
Experimental methods and analysis for the thermal and fluid dynamics behavior of double skin facades
Janković, Aleksandar (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2022:257, Doctoral thesis, 2022)The concept of a modern double-skin façade (DSF) as we know it today has been around for more than 100 years since the idea of Le Corbusier’s active glass wall, although the origins of this design can be recognized far ... -
Exploiting selective angular properties of retro-reflective coatings to mitigate solar irradiation within the urban canyon
Manni, Mattia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Nicolini, Andrea; Rossi, Federico (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The combination of urban sprawl and densification in built areas increases the number of interbuilding solar reflections. This contributes to over warming in urban environments – a phenomenon known as the urban heat island ... -
Exploring the impact of problem formulation in numerical optimization: A case study of the design of PV integrated shading systems
Taveres-Cachat, Ellika; Goia, Francesco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Optimization in buildings has been increasingly popular due to its growing availability and documented ability to improve the performance of building designs following specified targets. However, the quality and robustness ... -
Field investigations of a smiley-face polling station for recording occupant satisfaction with indoor climate
Lassen, Niels; Goia, Francesco; Schiavon, Stefano; Pantelic, Jovan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The use of smiley-face polling stations has had a rapid growth as a means of automatically and efficiently collecting user satisfaction verdicts in airports, restrooms, museums, and retail. Their advantages are that they ... -
Impact of double skin facade constructional features on heat transfer and fluid dynamic behaviour
Jankovic, Aleksandar; Goia, Francesco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Double skin facades (DSF) are an interesting and important architectural element in buildings as they are visually very attractive and can, at the same time, lead to better performance than single skin facades. DSFs need ...