Search results for "buildings"

The efficiency of the incentives for the public buildings’ energy retrofit. The case of the Italian Regions of the “Objective Convergence”

2017

Gli obiettivi di riduzione del consumo energetico e delle emissioni di gas serra, enunciati in molte Direttive europee, hanno posto in risalto la necessità di promuovere interventi di miglioramento dell’efficienza energetica del patrimonio edilizio esistente. Le amministrazioni locali, in particolare, dovrebbero assumersi la responsabilità di diffondere la cultura ambientale anche effettuando interventi di retrofit negli edifici pubblici di loro proprietà, sulla base di diagnosi energetiche degli edifici, di proposte progettuali e di verifiche del raggiungimento della convenienza finanziaria, che può essere agevolata dall’erogazione di incentivi. L’Unione Province d’Italia (UPI) nel 2013, n…

Basic assumptions for introducing circular solutions in the buildings sector

2016

Tradycyjne, linearne modele biznesowe są jedną z głównych przyczyn braku zrównoważonego rozwoju, nadmiernego wykorzystywania zasobów nieodnawialnych i energii, a także nadmiernego wytwarzania odpadów. Odpowiedź na te problemy stanowi koncepcja gospodarki o obiegu zamkniętym, której celem jest poprawa wydajności w gospodarowaniu zasobami i energią w każdej fazie cyklu życia produktu (usługi). Głównym celem niniejszego artykułu jest określenie, co może być uznawane w sektorze budownictwa za produkt w ramach gospodarki o obiegu zamkniętym, a także, jakie rodzaje takich produktów i / lub usług mogłyby być potencjalnie wykorzystane przez firmy doradcze funkcjonujące między innymi w sektorze budo…

New tecnology for "Energy-efficient buildings"

2009

High-rise timber architecture: an opportunity for the sustainability of the built environment

2019

Bioeconomy, circular economy, land use reduction, sustainable use of natural resources, reduction of CO2 emissions in the atmosphere and recycling are the keywords which the building world must face in the near future, as the environmental emergency can no longer be postponed. In order to disseminate in the scientific community the different possibilities of timber as a sustainable building material throughout its whole life cycle and to provide the professionals with suitable decision-making tools for a conscious design, within the cultural and scientific scenario of the recent years, the paper serves as a moment of reflection highlighting how a closer integration between different sectors…

Dentro una ricerca

2014

Saggio di introduzione alla monografia "PALERMO NORD" di Isabella Fera, sulla ricerca in corso intorno alla città dell'espansione a Nord di Palermo, a partire dall'ipotesi di considerare la grande quantità di costruito in questa area come un "patrimonio" privato e collettivo, degno di una nuova attenzione anche per le sue qualità odierne inaspettate e con lo sguardo rivolto alle sue straordinarie potenzialità di trasformazione.

Optimization of trigeneration systems by Mathematical Programming: influence of plant scheme and boundary conditions

2014

The large potential for energy saving by cogeneration and trigeneration in the building sector is scarcely exploited due to a number of obstacles in making the investment attractive. The analyst often encounters difficulties in identifying optimal design and operation strategies, since a number of factors, either endogenous (i.e. related with the energy load profiles) and exogenous (i.e. related with external conditions like energy prices and support mechanisms), influence the economic viability. In this paper a decision tool is presented, that simultaneously optimizes the plant lay-out, the sizes of the main components and their operation strategy. For a specific building in the hotel sect…

DAS PHÄNOMEN Maifinito. DEN PATIENTEN WIEDERBELEBEN: REANIMATION UND AGENCY Gaetano Licata im Gespräch mit Arno Brandlhuber

2016

Trascrizione in tedesco della videointervista a Gaetano Licata, a cura di Arno Brandlhueber, sul tema degli edifici incompiuti (Maifinito) ed estratti tradotti in tedesco dell'omonimo libro dell'autore pubblicato da Quodlibet, all'interno del nr. 225 della rivista di architettura tedesca Arch+, numero monografico dal titolo "Legislating architecture", sul rapporto tra legislazione e progetto di architettura. Estratti della videointervista sono attualmente in proiezione (da maggio a novembre 2016 presso il padiglione centrale della Biennale di Venezia 2016 - Architettura, all'interno del contributo di Arno Brandelhueber e Christopher Roth. La stessa intervista è apparsa anche nella versione …

Ventilation Problems in Heritage Buildings

2007

The control of indoor conditions in heritage buildings, such as castles or museums, is of paramount importance for the proper preservation of the artworks kept in. As heritage buildings are often not equipped with HVAC systems, it is necessary to provide proper interventions and measures with the aim of monitoring and controlling indoor physical parameters. Moreover, another requirement should be achieved in such buildings, that is the maintenance of the safety conditions in presence of visiting people. This work reports the results of a survey carried on a hall of a historical palace, aimed to assess an useful correlation between CO2 concentration and occupancy levels.

Beam-induced and cosmic-ray backgrounds observed in the ATLAS detector during the LHC 2012 proton-proton running period

2016

This paper discusses various observations on beam-induced and cosmic-ray backgrounds in the ATLAS detector during the LHC 2012 proton-proton run. Building on published results based on 2011 data, the correlations between background and residual pressure of the beam vacuum are revisited. Ghost charge evolution over 2012 and its role for backgrounds are evaluated. New methods to monitor ghost charge with beam-gas rates are presented and observations of LHC abort gap population by ghost charge are discussed in detail. Fake jets from colliding bunches and from ghost charge are analysed with improved methods, showing that ghost charge in individual radio-frequency buckets of the LHC can be resol…