Alternative to PCM: Recycling Plastic Waste for Affordable Thermal Insulation in Building Envelopes: An Experimental Analysis

Autor: Rewaa Mahrous, Emanuela Giancola, Ahmed Osman, Takashi Asawa, Hatem Mahmoud

Publikováno v: Future Cities and Environment, Vol 10, Pp 7-7 (2024)

In the building sector, the low thermal conductivity of plastics makes them a viable option to increase the thermal resistance of construction materials. Incorporating recycled plastic in concrete panels can not only enhance the sustainability and ci

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Relationship between construction parameters and thermal loads in a building without internal gains

Autor: José Alberto Díaz Angulo, Silvia Soutullo, Emanuela Giancola, José Antonio Ferrer

Publikováno v: Revista Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad de Antioquia, Iss 105 (2021)

The analysis of building characteristics indicates that there are some uncertainties influencing its energy performance: Environment, volumetry or operating conditions. It is important to have a low-cost system that performs this analysis and energy

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Closing Water Cycles in the Built Environment through Nature-Based Solutions: The Contribution of Vertical Greening Systems and Green Roofs

Autor: David Pearlmutter, Bernhard Pucher, Cristina S. C. Calheiros, Karin A. Hoffmann, Andreas Aicher, Pedro Pinho, Alessandro Stracqualursi, Alisa Korolova, Alma Pobric, Ana Galvão, Ayça Tokuç, Bilge Bas, Dimitra Theochari, Dragan Milosevic, Emanuela Giancola, Gaetano Bertino, Joana A. C. Castellar, Julia Flaszynska, Makbulenur Onur, Mari Carmen Garcia Mateo, Maria Beatrice Andreucci, Maria Milousi, Mariana Fonseca, Sara Di Lonardo, Veronika Gezik, Ulrike Pitha, Thomas Nehls

Publikováno v: Water, Vol 13, Iss 16, p 2165 (2021)

Water in the city is typically exploited in a linear process, in which most of it is polluted, treated, and discharged; during this process, valuable nutrients are lost in the treatment process instead of being cycled back and used in urban agricultu

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Possibilities and Challenges of Different Experimental Techniques for Airflow Characterisation in the Air Cavities of Façades

Autor: Emanuela Giancola, M. Nuria Sánchez, Matthias Friedrich, Olena Kalyanova Larsen, Alessandro Nocente, Stefano Avesani, Francesco Babich, Francesco Goia

Publikováno v: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, Vol 6, Iss 3 (2018)

Ventilated façades are applied in both new and existing buildings. It has been claimed that these components help to reduce energy use in buildings and improve occupant comfort. However, their performance strongly depends on the airflow passing thro

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Existing tools enabling the implementation of EN 16883:2017 Standard to integrate conservation-compatible retrofit solutions in historic buildings

Autor: Alessia Buda, Virginia Gori, Ernst Jan de Place Hansen, Cristina S. Polo López, Valentina Marincioni, Emanuela Giancola, Nathalie Vernimme, Aitziber Egusquiza, Franziska Haas, Daniel Herrera-Avellanosa

Publikováno v: Buda, A, Gori, V, de Place Hansen, E J, Polo López, C S, Marincioni, V, Giancola, E, Vernimme, N, Egusquiza, A, Haas, F & Herrera-Avellanosa, D 2022, ' Existing tools enabling the implementation of EN 16883:2017 Standard to integrate conservation-compatible retrofit solutions in historic buildings ', Journal of Cultural Heritage, vol. 57, pp. 34-52 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2022.07.002

The heterogeneity of historic buildings and environmental conditions, as well as the variety of possible technical solutions, introduce great challenges to the decision-making process for the definition and implementation of energy retrofit projects.

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2022.07.002