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AUTHOR
R. Corrao
Cooling islands: microarchitetture per il benessere delle utenze deboli durante le ondate di calore in ambito mediterraneo
Negli ultimi decenni si e assistito al progressivo innalzamento della temperatura globale del pia- neta causato dalle emissioni di gas serra nell’atmosfera: uno degli effetti più evidenti di tale sur- riscaldamento globale è il cosiddetto Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect che comporta un sensibile aumento delle temperature in corrispondenza delle aree urbane, con gravi danni sull’uomo e sull’ambiente. L’articolo riporta i risultati ottenuti attraverso la sperimentazione progettuale e le simulazioni analitiche condotte per valutare l’efficacia dell’utilizzo della vegetazione e dell’ac- qua nebulizzata come strategie combinate di mitigazione del microclima urbano in ambito Me- diterraneo, in cui…
INVESTIGATION OF THE UNDERGROUND BUILDING HERITAGE AND THE MECHANISM OF WATER FLOWING IN QANĀTS IN PALERMO THROUGH INNOVATIVE SURVEYING TECHNIQUES
Abstract. The valorisation, protection and preservation policies for the underground building heritage are often difficult to implement due to an inadequate knowledge of hypogeal constructions. The complex and widespread underground structures of the vast “Cavo” Heritage (“horizontal wells”, “shelf wells” or “well tunnels”), so called qanāts, hidden underground and built over the centuries in Palermo, representing an evocative testimony to the history of water culture in the ancient city. Through the historical and constructive analyses and the implementation and development of measurement and 3D representation and visualization, first actions have been carried out. The paper will present t…
Towards the development of a Decision Support System (DSS) for building renovation: Domain Mapping Matrix (DMM) for sustainability renovation criteria and renovation approaches
Future building renovation concerns more holistic perspectives related to the sustainability seen in a wider range of objectives/criteria facilitated by the renovation scenarios. In this regard, based on the studies upon existing sustainability evaluation and assessment tools carried out in previous research works, a characteristic diagram including a value map for evaluating a holistic sustainable retrofitting was developed. Further, in present paper, by reviewing the relevant literature, looking into recent European renovation research projects, the Danish SIGMA database, and investigation of a real case, a comprehensive list of renovation approaches (i.e. insulation technologies, windows…
Near Zero Energy House in Palestine: Identification of the Future Challenges
Most of researches and experiences of the concept of near zero energy buildings (NZEBs) are highly concentrated on the developed countries more than the developing countries due to many reasons related to the different contexts conditions. This paper is a part of a PhD thesis, which is being supervised by the Department of Architecture at the University of Palermo. The paper aims at highlighting the challenges facing the house design in Palestine as a developing country in terms of NZEBs by making a study which is related to discussing different experiences in the field of energy saving strategies in Palestine and some surrounded countries, such as Jordan which shares certain climatic and a…