Browsing NTNU Open 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 ... -
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 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 ... -
Applications of models and tools for mesoscale and microscale thermal analysis in mid-latitude climate regions—A review
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; De Ridder, Koen; Acero, Juan Angel; Hooyberghs, Hans; Lauwaet, Dirk; Maiheu, Bino; Sharma, Richa; Govehovitch, Benjamin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Urban analysis at different spatial scales (micro- and mesoscale) of local climate conditions is required to test typical artificial urban boundaries and related climate hazards such as high temperatures in built environments. ... -
Assessing solar energy potential for cabins in high latitudes, a GIS method
Seland, Astrid (Bachelor thesis, 2023)Verden står i dag overfor en enorm trussel i form av klimaendringer, noe som har ført til at beslutningstakere verden over undersøker nye, bærekraftige energikilder. Takmonterte solcellepanel er estimert til å bli en av ... -
Assessing the Feasibility of Implementing of Ground- Mounted Photovoltaics in Combination with Agriculture at High Latitudes A GIS- Based Multi-Parameter Analysis of Oppdal, Norway
Bergset, Malin (Bachelor thesis, 2023)Det er ei anslått auke i energietterspurnaden over heile verda, samstundes som karbonavtrykket må reduserast for å bevare planeten vår og nå klimamåla. Solenergi får mykje merksemd som ei fornybar energikjelde, men det er ... -
Automatic building outline extraction from ALS point cloud data using generative adversarial network
Kong, Gefei; Fan, Hongchao; Lobaccaro, Gabriele (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The generation of building footprints from laser scanning point clouds or remote sensing images involves three steps: segmentation, outline extraction and boundary regularization/generalization. Currently, existing approaches ... -
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 ... -
BIM integration possibilities in different study cycles of architecture study programme
Mlinkauskiene, Ausra; Jankauskaite-Jureviciene, Laura; Christensen, Per; Finocchiaro, Luca; Lobaccaro, Gabriele (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)European countries are developing or implementing policies that promote or require the use of information modelling in the architecture, engineering, construction and manufacture sectors. The integration of Building ... -
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 ... -
Current Trajectories and New Challenges for Visual Comfort Assessment in Building Design and Operation: A Critical Review
Cadena, Juan Diego Blanco; Poli, Tiziana; Košir, Mitja; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Mainini, Andrea Giovanni; Speroni, Alberto (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Visual comfort can affect building occupants’ behaviour, productivity and health. It is highly dependent on the occupant and how they perform a task indoors. In that regard, an occupant centred approach is more suitable ... -
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 ... -
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 ...