Thermal Benefits Evaluation of a Construction System for Green Facades in Existing Buildings

Preliminary Feasibility Studies Aimed at Greening Strategies for the Urban Regeneration. The Case Study of the Monte Po District

This paper is part of a research project that aims to define an integrated framework for analyzing and evaluating basic scenarios for possible greening and urban regeneration projects. These projects aim to improve aspects such as climate, health and well-being, aesthetics, environmental conditions, safety, technology, and innovation development. The strategy adopted in this research focuses on prioritizing building-scale interventions, particularly involving public structures and facilities ...

Integration of Vertical Greenery in Existing Buildings. Design and Application of a Construction System

The ongoing climate change, resulting from increasing levels of environmen-tal pollution, requires tangible actions aimed at the pursuit of truly sustainable global development, as indicated by the 17 Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda. Among human activities, the construction sector, notoriously a consumer of energy and raw materials, as well as a producer of waste and climate-changing gases, requires special attention from all stakeholders. One of the possible strategies to increase the sustainab...

Frequency investigation of bio-polymer based motion sensors

This paper investigates generating bacterial cellulose-based piezoionic deformation transducers. Composites with a three-layer structure, consisting of a porous bacterial cellulose bulk impregnated with an ionic liquid and complemented by two electrodes made of conducting polymers, are considered. These structures generate an open-circuit output voltage because of bending deformation in a cantilever beam configuration.In this study, an extensive experimental frequency analysis of the transduc...