Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Goia, Francesco"
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A Comparative Analysis of the Visual Comfort Performance between a PCM Glazing and a Conventional Selective Double Glazed Unit
Giovannini, Luigi; Goia, Francesco; Lo Verso, Valerio Roberto Maria; Serra, Valentina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The performance of a Double Glazing Unit (DGU) with a Phase Change Material (PCM) layer embedded in the cavity was analyzed in terms of the visual comfort perceived by the occupants. The analysis was carried out through a ... -
A Methodological Approach to Assess the Climatic Potential of Natural Ventilation Through Façades
Mohammed, Nejmia Ali; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Chaudhary, Gaurav; Causone, Francesco (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Due to the rapid development of super insulated and airtight buildings, the energy requirement for mechanical ventilation is becoming more and more dominant in today’s highly efficient buildings. In this scenario, natural ... -
A methodology to improve the performance of PV integrated shading devices using multi-objective optimization
Taveres-Cachat, Ellika; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Chaudhary, Gaurav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Solar energy can be exploited efficiently in building façades using building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV). This study presents a methodology to optimize the design of fixed, parametrically modelled PV integrated shading ... -
A simulation study on the performance of double skin façade through experimental design methods and analysis of variance
Jankovic, Aleksandar; Goia, Francesco (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Systematic studies of the thermal fluid dynamic behaviour of building envelope systems through experiment analyses is limited by the relevant amount of time and high costs necessary to carry out a relevant number of tests ... -
A test bed for thermal fluid dynamic analysis of double skin facade systems
Jankovic, Aleksandar; Goia, Francesco; Eckert, David; Müller, Philipp (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The experimental analysis of the thermal fluid dynamic behavior of double skin facade (DSF) requires full scale prototypes or actual facade systems. Because of the crucial interaction with the solar irradiation, tests are ... -
Advanced transparent facades: market available products and associated challenges in building performance simulation
Taveres-Cachat, Ellika; Grynning, Steinar; Almas, Oddvar; Goia, Francesco (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The starting point of this study is to provide a non-exhaustive overview of relevant transparent advanced facade technologies available on the market and suited to Nordic climates. A corresponding literature review is ... -
An inverse approach to identify selective angular properties of retro-reflective materials for urban heat island mitigation
Manni, Mattia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Nicolini, Andrea (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This work presents the preliminary stages of a wider study aiming at assessing the potentials of retro-reflective (RR) materials to mitigate urban heat island effects. Th study herewith reported is based on an inverse ... -
Analysis of a non-calorimetric method for assessment of in-situ thermal transmittance and solar factor of glazed systems
Goia, Francesco; Serra, Valentina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The performance of glazing systems is usually assessed through the thermal transmittance and the solar factor, two metrics characterised either through calorimetric laboratory tests or calculations. In this paper, the ... -
Balancing competing parameters in search of optimal configurations for a fix louvre blade system with integrated PV
Cachat, Ellika Traveres; Bøe, Kristian; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Grynning, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)In this paper, a parametric analysis of the configuration of a fix louvre-blade system with integrated PV coating is presented. The study evaluates different exploitations of solar energy focusing on the competing functions ... -
CFD Study of Diffuse Ceiling Ventilation through Perforated Ceiling Panels
Nocente, Alessandro; Arslan, Tufan; Grynning, Steinar; Goia, Francesco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Diffuse Ceiling Ventilation (DCV) is a promising concept to address internal air quality and thermal comfort requirements in contemporary buildings. Sound-absorbing perforated ceiling panels are common in office rooms and ... -
Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of a Diffuse Ceiling Ventilation System through Sound-absorbing Ceiling Panels
Nocente, Alessandro; Grynning, Steinar; Mathisen, Hans Martin; Goia, Francesco (Chapter, 2018)The Diffuse Ceiling Ventilation (DCV) is one of the promising concepts to satisfy ventilation and thermal comfort requirements in modern buildings. This solution allows the injection of a high amount of ventilation air at ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
Impact of opaque building envelope configuration on the heating and cooling energy need of a single family house in cold climates
Goia, Francesco; Time, Berit; Gustavsen, Arild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)The building envelope plays a crucial role in reducing operational energy demand. The two main properties of the building envelope to look at in this perspective are thermal transmittance (U, W/m2K1) and thermal inertia, ...