Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Carlucci, Salvatore"
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A DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH TO DETERMINE INPUT SCHEDULES FOR ENERGY SIMULATION OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS - A statistical methodology to generate electric internal load and presence of occupancy schedules in a residential building in Milan (Italy)
Ferrando, Martina (Master thesis, 2018)Ensuring that the energy need predicted by energy modelling corresponds to the actual energy need, will be strictly important in the close future with the increase in the number of low-energy buildings and retrofitting ... -
A holistic approach to assess the exploitation of renewable energy sources for design interventions in the early design phases
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Croce, Silvia; Daniele, Vettorato; Carlucci, Salvatore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This study presents a holistic approach applied to assess the exploitation of renewable energy sources for design interventions in the early design phases in a consolidated urban environment. Concerning the cooling season, ... -
A proposal of energy performance indicators for a reliable benchmark of swimming facilities
Kampel, Wolfgang; Carlucci, Salvatore; Aas, Bjørn; Bruland, Amund (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)The main research question tackled in this work is which energy performance indicator should be used to benchmark energy usage in swimming facilities. After the design and administration of a survey, data from 43 Norwegian ... -
A review of indices for assessing visual comfort with a view to their use in optimization processes to support building integrated design
Carlucci, Salvatore; Causone, Francesco; De Rosa, Francesco; Pagliano, Lorenzo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)In the last decades, several studies aimed at assessing some specified aspects of visual comfort characterizing the relationship between the human needs and the light environment, such as an available amount of light, ... -
A Review of Systems and Technologies for Smart Homes and Smart Grids
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Carlucci, Salvatore; Löfström, Erica (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)In the actual era of smart homes and smart grids, advanced technological systems that allow the automation of domestic tasks are developing rapidly. There are numerous technologies and applications that can be installed ... -
An analysis of environmental assessment schemes and identification of their impact on building design
Bernardi, Elena (Master thesis, 2015)The aim of this thesis is to present an overview of the available environmental assessment schemes in the building field, with the final scope of making an analytic comparison of the schemes. The environmental assessment ... -
An Analysis of the Most Adopted Rating Systems for Assessing the Environmental Impact of Buildings
Bernardi, Elena; Carlucci, Salvatore; Cornaro, Cristina; Bohne, Rolf André (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Rating systems for assessing the environmental impact of buildings are technical instruments that aim to evaluate the environmental impact of buildings and construction projects. In some cases, these rating systems can ... -
An exergy analysis for Milano smart city
Causone, Francesco; Sangalli, Andrea; Pagliano, Lorenzo; Carlucci, Salvatore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Cities represent fundamental hubs in the world’s energy-flow network, and their role is expected to gain further relevance in the next decades, following the ongoing urbanization process. Reducing energy use and increasing ... -
Assessing energy-smartness in smart cities
Causone, Francesco; Sangalli, Andrea; Pagliano, Lorenzo; Carlucci, Salvatore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The massive urbanization process registered since 1950s and projected to continue for the coming decades is posing a crucial issue for the management of existing cities and the planning of future ones. Smart cities are ... -
Boosting solar accessibility and potential of urban districts in the Nordic climate: A case study in Trondheim
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Carlucci, Salvatore; Croce, Silvia; Paparella, Rossana; Finocchiaro, Luca (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The harvesting of solar energy still encounters many barriers in Scandinavia. This paper proposes a set of solar urban planning recommendations to enhance the solar accessibility and potential and thereby increase the ... -
Can CO2 sensors in the ventilation system of a pool facility help reduce the variability in the trihalomethane concentration observed in indoor air?
Nitter, Therese Bergh; Grande, Morten S.; Svendsen, Kristin V Hirsch; Jørgensen, Rikke Bramming; Carlucci, Salvatore; Cao, Guangyu (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Volatile and hazardous compounds are formed during the chlorination of pool water. Monitoring components in the air, such as the four trihalomethanes; chloroform, dichlorobromomethane, dibromochloromethane and bromoform ... -
Climate robust buildings: towards buildings with a robust energy performance under climate change
Moazami, Amin (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:233, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Building performance simulation (BPS) is a powerful tool allowing building designers to estimate the behavior of buildings and assess the impacts of their design decisions on their performance. BPS requires large number ... -
Development of the ASHRAE Global Thermal Comfort Database II
Földváry Ličina, Veronika; Cheung, Toby; Zhang, Hui; de Dear, Richard; Parkinson, Thomas; Arens, Edward; Chun, Chungyoon; Schiavon, Stefano; Luo, Maohui; Brager, Gail; Li, Peixian; Kaam, Soazig; Adebamowo, Michael A.; Andamon, Mary M.; Babich, Francesco; Bouden, Chiheb; Bukovianska, Hana; Candido, Christhina; Cao, Bin; Carlucci, Salvatore; Cheong, David K.W.; Choi, Joon-Ho; Cook, Malcolm; Cropper, Paul; Deuble, Max; Heidari, Shahin; Indraganti, Madhavi; Jin, Quan; Kim, Hyojin; Kim, Jungsoo; Konisu, Kyle; Singh, Manoj K.; Kwok, Alison; Lamberts, Roberto; Loveday, Dennis; Langevin, Jared; Manu, Sanyogita; Moosmann, Cornelia; Nicol, Fergus; Ook, Ryozo; Oseland, Nigel A.; Pagliano, Lorenzo; Petráš, Dušan; Rawal, Rajan; Romero, Ramona; Rijal, Hom Bahadur; Sekhar, Chandra; Schweiker, Marcel; Tartarini, Federico; Tanabe, Shin-ichi; Tham, Kwok Wai; Teli, Despoina; Toftum, Jorn; Toledo, Linda; Tsuzuki, Kazuyo; De Vecchi, Renata; Wagner, Andreas; Wang, Zhaojun; Wallbaum, Holger; Webb, Lynda; Yang, Liu; Zhu, Yingxin; Zhai, Yongchao; Zhang, Yufeng; Zhou, Xiang (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Recognizing the value of open-source research databases in advancing the art and science of HVAC, in 2014 the ASHRAE Global Thermal Comfort Database II project was launched under the leadership of University of California ... -
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 ... -
Energy retrofit for a climate resilient child care centre
Pagliano, Lorenzo; Carlucci, Salvatore; Causone, Francesco; Moazami, Amin; Cattarin, Giulio (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Climate scientists have developed and refined climate change models on a global scale. One of the aims of these models is to predict the effects of human activities on climate, and thus the delivery of information that is ... -
Energy use and perceived health in indoor swimming pool facilities
Nitter, Therese Bergh; Carlucci, Salvatore; Nordbo Olsen, Snorre; Svendsen, Kristin V Hirsch (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Swimming facilities are one of the most complex building categories with their high energy use and demanding indoor environment. A survey to collect information about user health and comfort, technical installations and ... -
Human thermal comfort under dynamic conditions: An experimental study
Favero, Matteo; Sartori, Igor; Carlucci, Salvatore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Although thermal comfort has been a research topic since the 1960s, some knowledge gaps still affect understanding of the human response to changing thermal environments. To enhance knowledge in this regard, an exploratory ... -
Impacts of the future weather data type on the energy simulation of buildings – Investigating long-term patterns of climate change and extreme weather conditions
Moazami, Amin; Nik, Vahid; Carlucci, Salvatore; Geving, Stig (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Patterns of future climate and expected extreme conditions are pushing design limits as recognition of climate change and its implication for the built environment increases. There are a number of ways of estimating future ... -
The implementation of multiple linear regression for swimming pool facilities: Case study at Jøa, Norway
Smedegård, Ole Øiene; Jonsson, Thomas; Aas, Bjørn; Stene, Jørn; Georges, Laurent; Carlucci, Salvatore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This paper presents a statistical model for predicting the time-averaged total power consumption of an indoor swimming facility. The model can be a powerful tool for continuous supervision of the facility’s energy performance ... -
Innovasjonsrapport 2020. Forskningssenteret for nullutslippsområder i smarte byer (FME ZEN)
Bergsdal, Håvard; Sørensen, Åse Lekang; Cervenka, Zdena; Holm, Øystein; Thomsen, Judith; Sartori, Igor; Lindberg, Karen Byskov; Stokke, Raymond Andreas; De Boer, Luitzen; Hamdan, Hasan; Holmen, Elsebeth; Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Backe, Stian; Kauko, Hanne; Georges, Laurent; Walnum, Harald Taxt; Lien, Synne Krekling; Skaar, Christofer; Wolfgang, Ove; Brattebø, Helge; Lausselet, Carine; Resch, Eirik; Sandberg, Nina Holck; Pinel, Dimitri; Thorvaldsen, Kasper Emil; Alonso, Maria Justo; Askeland, Magnus; Petersen, Sobah Abbas; Favero, Matteo; Carlucci, Salvatore; Liu, Peng (ZEN Report;, Research report, 2020)Forord. Forskning og innovasjon er grunnpilaren i vår visjon om å utvikle bærekraftige områder med null klimagassutslipp. Innovasjonskomiteen skal bistå senterledelsen i dette arbeidet gjennom å etablere gode innovasjonsprosesser ...