Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Serra, Valentina"
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Characteristics that matter in a climate façade: A sensitivity analysis with building energy simulation tools
Gelesz, Adrienn; Catto Lucchino, Elena; Goia, Francesco; Serra, Valentina; Reith, András (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Double skin façades (DSFs) are considered façade technologies that can reduce energy use and improve occupant comfort due to their advanced features. Their design requires reliable simulations due to their complex ... -
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 ... -
Modelling double skin façades (DSFs) in whole-building energy simulation tools: Validation and inter-software comparison of a mechanically ventilated single-story DSF
Catto Lucchino, Elena; Gelesz, Adrienn; Skeie, Kristian; Gennaro, Giovanni; Reith, András; Serra, Valentina; Goia, Francesco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Double skin façades (DSFs) have been proposed as responsive building systems to improve the building envelope’s performance. Reliable simulation of DSF performance is a prerequisite to support the design and implementation ... -
Phase Change Materials in Glazing: Implications on Light Distribution and Visual Comfort. Preliminary Results
Giovannini, Luigi; Goia, Francesco; Lo Verso, Valerio Roberto Maria; Serra, Valentina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The visual comfort concerned witha technology with PCM embedded into a double glazing unit was analyzed, using the Daylight Probability Glare and the ‘Useful Illuminance’ (percent of workplane with an illuminance in the ... -
Phase Change Materials in Transparent Building Envelopes: A Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Analysis
Vigna, Ilaria; Bianco, Lorenza; Goia, Francesco; Serra, Valentina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Building envelopes can play a crucial role in building improvement efficiency, and the adoption of Phase Change Materials (PCMs), coupled with transparent elements, may: (i) allow a better control of the heat flows from/to ... -
Responsive glazing systems: Characterisation methods and winter performance
Bianco, Lorenza; Cascone, Ylenia; Goia, Francesco; Perino, Marco; Serra, Valentina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Responsive envelope components are promising technologies for improving the energy and indoor comfort performance of buildings. As far as the transparent envelope is concerned, several experimental and numerical researches ... -
Responsive glazing systems: Characterisation methods, summer performance and implications on thermal comfort
Bianco, Lorenza; Cascone, Ylenia; Goia, Francesco; Perino, Marco; Serra, Valentina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)In recent years, there have been several experimental and numerical researches on transparent envelope components that integrate phase change materials (PCMs). To address some of the drawbacks of these systems, new prototypes ... -
Simulating Switchable Glazing with EnergyPlus: An Empirical Validation and Calibration of a Thermotropic Glazing Model
Favoino, Fabio; Cascone, Ylenia; Bianco, Lorenza; Goia, Francesco; Zinzi, Michele; Overend, Mauro; Serra, Valentina; Perino, Marco (Chapter, 2015)Adaptive transparent building envelope technologies could play a significant role in decreasing energy use in buildings and providing a more comfortable indoor environment. In order to evaluate these potentials in an ... -
Sinusoidal response measurement procedure for the thermal performance assessment of PCM by means of Dynamic Heat Flow Meter Apparatus
Fantucci, Stefano; Goia, Francesco; Perino, Marco; Serra, Valentina (Journal article, 2019)The implementation, in Building Performance Simulations (BPS) tools, of robust models capable of simulating the thermophysical behaviour of a Phase Change Material (PCM) represents a fundamental step for an appropriate ... -
Spectral and angular solar properties of a PCM-filled double glazing unit
Goia, Francesco; Zinzi, Michele; Carnielo, Emiliano; Serra, Valentina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Phase change materials (PCMs) have been proposed as a means to increase the thermal inertia of glazing systems. These materials have optical features that need to be investigated and characterised in order to ... -
Thermal and optical properties of a thermotropic glass pane: Laboratory and in-field characterization
Bianco, Lorenza; Goia, Francesco; Serra, Valentina; Zinzi, Michele (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Switchable windows are glazing technologies that exhibit dynamic optical properties and may thus be used to improve the energy performance of buildings. A window system based on a thermotropic glass pane was tested both ... -
Towards New Metrics for the Characterisation of the Dynamic Performance of Adaptive Façade Systems
Bianco, Lorenza; Cascone, Ylenia; Avesani, Stefano; Vullo, Pascal; Bejat, Timea; Koenders, Stefan; Loonen, Roel C.G.M; Goia, Francesco; Serra, Valentina; Favoino, Fabio (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Traditional façade characterisation metrics such as U-value and g-value are of limited value in the design process of buildings with adaptive façades. This issue is particularly important for adaptive façade components ...