This article presents the results of a research aimed at obtaining detailed knowledge on the
thermal characteristics of the building for the summer performance, particularly focusing on …

This work describes a study aiming to establish the impact of the increase of the building
envelope insulation upon the thermal performance of buildings. A particular emphasis is …

The aim of the present paper is to propose an analysis of energy consumption of a standard
building in different climates. The analysis is developed by simulating the dynamic …

The objective of this article is to develop and test a simplified method to compute the savings
in building cooling demand by use of passive cooling systems based on ventilation (direct …

The present paper, presents a computational model that assess the modification of the
climatic variables in an urban context, and how they affect to the thermal performance of …

Energy consumption for heating and cooling of Italian office buildings is growing. In
particular, there is an increase in the demand for electricity for cooling in the summer …

The aim of this study was to assess the influence of thermal mass placed on the inner side of
the building envelope, described as the dynamic internal areal heat capacity (International …

With the current issues concerning the management of finite energy resources and the
potential savings in the building sector, reducing building energy consumption is a key point …

The energy use for maintaining comfortable indoor temperatures are to a certain extent
dependent on the thermal storage capacity of materials in contact with the indoor air. This …

This study presents the thermal analysis of a building prototype, which was designed and
built in accordance with energy efficiency measures to improve indoor thermal comfort …