Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Nicolini, Andrea"
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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 ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ...