Browsing by Author "Lobaccaro, Gabriele"
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A cross-country perspective on solar energy in urban planning: Lessons learned from international case studies
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Croce, Silvia; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Munari, Maria Cristina; Scognamiglio, Alessandra; Dahlberg, Johan; Lundgren, Marja; Wall, Maria (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This work, framed in the IEA SHC Task 51 “Solar Energy in Urban Planning”, presents an illustrative perspective of solar energy in urban planning through the analysis of 34 international case studies conducted in 10 ... -
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 Methodological Analysis Approach to Assess Solar Energy Potential at the Neighborhood Scale
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Malgorzata, Maria Lisowska; Saretta, Erika; Bonomo, Pierluigi; Frontini, Francesco (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Rapid and uncontrolled urbanization is continuously increasing buildings’ energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. In this scenario, solar energy integrated into the built environment can play ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Bioclimatic Design of Green Buildings
Finocchiaro, Luca; Lobaccaro, Gabriele (Chapter, 2017)Technological development of digital processors and simulation software of different kind has made it possible nowadays to simultaneously handle complex systems of equations behind buildings’ environmental performance. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Effects of Orientations, Aspect Ratios, Pavement Materials and Vegetation Elements on Thermal Stress inside Typical Urban Canyons
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Acero, Juan Angel; Sanchez Martinez, Gerardo; Ales, Padro; Laburu, Txomin; Fernandez, German (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The analysis of local climate conditions to test artificial urban boundaries and related climate hazards through modelling tools should become a common practice to inform public authorities about the benefits of planning ... -
Intermediaries for knowledge transfer in integrated energy planning of urban districts
Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Juhasz-Nazy, Eszter; Fladvad Nielsen, Brita; Neumann, Hans-Martin; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Wyckmans, Annemie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The purpose of this work is to examine the role of intermediaries for knowledge transfer at different points in time. The planning of an integrated planning energy project is complex and involves diverse stakeholders with ... -
Intermediaries for knowledge transfer in integrated energy planning of urban districts
Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Juhasz-Nagy, Eszter; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Neumann, Hans-Martin; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Wyckmans, Annemie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The purpose of this work is to examine the role of intermediaries for knowledge transfer at different points in time. The planning of an integrated planning energy project is complex and involves diverse stakeholders with ... -
Modelling of double skin facades in whole-building energy simulation tools. A review of current practices and possibilities for future developments.
Catto Lucchino, Elena; Goia, Francesco; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Chaudhary, Gaurav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Advanced building envelope systems can contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and improve the energy flexibility of buildings while maintaining high levels of indoor environmental quality. Among different ... -
Parametric design to minimize the embodied GHG emissions in a ZEB
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Houlihan Wiberg, Aoife Anne Marie; Ceci, Giulia; Manni, Mattia; Lolli, Nicola; Berardi, Umberto (Journal article, 2018)This work aims to apply parametric design to minimize the embodied greenhouse gas emissions and op- erational energy in a zero emission building in Oslo, Norway. An original generative workflow based on parametric design ... -
RAMSES Project, Reconciling Adaptation, Mitigation and Sustainable Development for Cities. Strategies, costs and impacts of adaptation to climate change. Funding source: European 7th Framework Programme, grant agreement no: 308497 - WP 4: Climate change scenario for urban agglomerations - D4.3 Urban adaptation effects on urban climate
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; De Ridder, Koen; Acero, Juan Angel; Hooyberghs, Hans; Lauwaet, Dirk; Lefebvre, Wouter; Maiheu, Bino; Sharma, Richa; Wyckmans, Annemie (Research report, 2016)This report contains the results of the advanced numerical models and on-site measurements on the impacts of adaptation on urban climate through meso and microscale analyses conducted by RAMSES researchers on the case study ... -
Relation between daylight availability and electric lighting in a single-family house
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Savarino, Marta; Goia, Francesco; Fabrizio, Enrico (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Daylight availability is an important aspect that can potentially improve both the quality and the energy performance of buildings. However, it is not always straightforward easy to assure that an increase in the daylight ... -
Solar Optimization of Housing Development
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Chatzichristos, Stergios; Acosta Leon, Viridiana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)This study explored how to increase the on-site energy production of row-houses in a new urban development area located in Trondheim (Norway) from the early design stages. The process consisted in an evolutionary algorithmic ...