CONFERENCE PAPERS

2022

Morandi, F., Pittana, I., Cappelletti, F., Gasparella, A., Tzempelikos, A.
Assessing the overall indoor environmental comfort and satisfaction: evaluation of a questionnaire proposal by means of statistical analysis of responses.
Proceedings of 41st AIVC – ASHRAE IAQ Conference, Athens, Greece, 4th -6th May 2022.

Pittana, I., Morandi, F., Cappelletti, F., Gasparella, A., Tzempelikos, A.
Understanding the effects of environmental factors on human perception by means of surveys and in field measurements.
Proceedings of 41st AIVC – ASHRAE IAQ Conference, Athens, Greece, 4th -6th May 2022.

2021

Roberts, J.A., De Michele, G., Pernigotto, G., Gasparella, A., Avesani, S.
Comfort and efficiency-based improvements to the control of residential Venetian blinds.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1599(1): 012130. Proceedings of the 8th International Building Physics Conference IBPC 2021, Copenhagen, Denmark, 25th-27th August 2021.

Zaniboni, L., Marzi, A., Caniato, M., Gasparella, A.
Comfortable and safe environments for people with autism: Preliminary analysis of risks and definition of priorities in the design phase.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1599(1): 012177. Proceedings of the 8th International Building Physics Conference IBPC 2021, Copenhagen, Denmark, 25th-27th August 2021.

Morandi, F., Polastri, A., Casagrande, D., Paoloni, F., Speranza, A., Chiodega, M., Barbaresi, L., Gasparella, A.
Interaction between acoustics and structural engineering in cross laminated timber buildings.
Proceedings of the World Conference on Timber Engineering 2021 WCTE 2021, Santiago, Chile, 9th-12th  August 2021.

Marzi, A., Gasparella A.
Sound insulation properties of timber frame: The influence of materials properties.
Proceedings of the 27th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, ICSV 2021, 11th – 16th July 2021.

Caniato, M., Marzi, A., Gasparella, A.
Multi-storey timber buildings: Past, present and future projects.
Proceedings of the 27th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, ICSV 2021, 11th – 16th July 2021.

2020

Caniato, M., Marzi, A. and Gasparella, A.
Multi-storey wooden buildings: An overview of European Projects and the BIGWOOD project presentation.
Proceedings of the 49th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering, INTER-NOISE 2020, Seoul, South Korea, 23rd – 26th August 2020.

Caniato, M., Marzi, A., Gasparella, A.
A critical overview on the sensory perception related to people affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Proceedings of the 49th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering, INTER-NOISE 2020, Seoul, South Korea, 23rd – 26th August 2020.

Bettarello, F., Caniato, M., Scavuzzo, G., Gasparella, A.
Acoustic comfort for living spaces: Designing interactive and supportive environments dedicated to people with autism.
Proceedings of the 49th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering, INTER-NOISE 2020, Seoul, South Korea, 23rd – 26th August 2020.

2019

Haneef, F., Battini, F., Pernigotto, G., Gasparella A.
A Citysim urban energy simulation for the development of retrofit scenarios for a neighborhood in Bolzano, Italy.
Proceedings of Building Simulation Application 2019, Bolzano, Italy, 19th – 21st June 2019.

Zaniboni, L., Pernigotto, G., Gasparella A.
Analysis Of Two Shading Systems In A Glazed-Wall Physiotherapy Center In Bolzano, Italy.
Proceedings of Building Simulation Application 2019, Bolzano, Italy, 19th – 21st June 2019.

Pappaccogli, G., Pernigotto, G., Prada, A., Gasparella, A.
Assessing solar radiation in the urban area of Bolzano, Italy, by means of SEBE simulations.
Proceedings of Building Simulation Application 2019, Bolzano, Italy, 19th – 21st June 2019.

Pappaccogli, G., Pernigotto, G., Prada, A., Gasparella, A.
Sensitivity analysis of SEBE model using different meteorological input: A case study in Bolzano, Italy.
Proceedings of Building Simulation Application 2019, Bolzano, Italy, 19th – 21st June 2019.

Danovska, M., Libralato, M., Pernigotto, G., De Angelis, A., Saro, O., Baggio, P., Gasparella, A.
Numerical And Experimental Study On The Impact Of Humidity On The Thermal Behaviour Of Insulated Timber Walls.
Proceedings of Building Simulation Application 2019, Bolzano, Italy, 19th – 21st June 2019.

Demanega, I., De Michele, G., Hauer, M., Avesani, S., Pernigotto, G., Gasparella, A.
Numerical and experimental characterization of the thermal behavior of Complex Fenestrations Systems under dynamic conditions.
Proceedings of Building Simulation Application 2019, Bolzano, Italy, 19th – 21st June 2019.

Libralato, M., Pernigotto, G., Prada, A., De Angelis, A., Saro, O., Gasparella, A.
Design and Evaluation of Extreme Moisture Reference Years for Moisture-Related Risk Assessments.
Proceedings of Building Simulation Application 2019, Bolzano, Italy, 19th – 21st June 2019.

Battini, F., Pernigotto, G., Gasparella, A.
Calibration of an UMI simulation model for a neighborhood in Bolzano, Italy.
Proceedings of Building Simulation Application 2019, Bolzano, Italy, 19th – 21st June 2019.

Danovska, M., Pernigotto, G., Baratieri, M., Baggio, P., Gasparella, A.
Influence of moisture content, temperature and absorbed solar radiation on the thermal performance of a spruce XLAM wall in the Italian climates.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2069(1): 012028. Proceedings of the 37th UIT Heat Transfer Conference 2019, Padova, Italy, 24th-26th June 2019.

Bettarello, F., Caniato, M., Scavuzzo, G., Gasparella, A.
Acoustic comfort for spaces used by people with cognitive impairment: A starting point for the application of acoustic event detection and sound source recognition systems.
Proceedings of Building Simulation Application 2019, Bolzano, Italy, 19th – 21st June 2019.

Pittana, I., Prada, A., Cappelletti, F., Gasparella, A.
Multi-stage multi-level calibration of a school building energy model.
Proceedings of Building Simulation Application 2019, Bolzano, Italy, 19th – 21st June 2019.

Morandi, F., Caniato, M., Robin, O., Barbaresi, L., Gasparella, A., Masson, P., Atalla N.
Modelling the sound insulation of mass timber floors using the finite transfer matrix method.
Proceedings of Building Simulation Application 2019, Bolzano, Italy, 19th – 21st June 2019.

Caniato, M., Bettarello, F., Bellè, M., Gasparella, A.
Acoustic refurbishment on a temporary auditorium: BIM design and interventions influences.
Proceedings of Building Simulation Application 2019, Bolzano, Italy, 19th – 21st June 2019.

Caniato, M., Bettarello, F., Gasparella, A.
Simulation of the transmission loss of curtain wall with mullions.
Proceedings of 16th International Conference of IBPSA – Building Simulation 2019, Rome, 2019.

Caniato, M., Bonfiglio, P., Bettarello, F., Gasparella, A.
Innovative approach in Acoustic simulation of timber walls.
Proceedings of 16th International Conference of IBPSA – Building Simulation 2019, Rome, 2019.

Santoni, A., Fausti, P., Bonfiglio, P., Caniato, M.
On the use of the transfer matrix method to evaluate sound insulation in complex building partitions.
Proceedings of 16th International Conference of IBPSA – Building Simulation 2019, Rome, 2019.

Santoni, A., Caniato, M., Gasparella, A., Fausti, P.
Acoustic simulation of timber floors performance using numerical models.
Proceedings of the 26th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Montreal (Canada), 2019.

Caniato, M., Bettarello, F., Gasparella, A.
Numerical simulation of CLT floors and comparison with empirical predictive models and measurements.
Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics, Aachen (Germany), 2019.

Zaniboni, L., Pernigotto, G., Gasparella, A., Mahdavi, A.
Experimental and numerical analysis of indoor environmental conditions in two physiotherapy facilities in Northern Italy.
E3S Web of Conferences, 111, art. no. 02067, 2019. DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/201911102067

Fausti, P., Santoni, A., Brighenti, A., Caniato, M., Barbaresi, L., Morandi, F., Semprini, G.
Evaluation of the impact noise reduction by using thin flooring solutions.
Proceedings of the 26th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, 2019.

Caniato, M., Pernigotto, G., Gasparella, A.
The influence of source position and orientation on speech intelligibility in school environments.
INTER-NOISE 2019 MADRID – 48th International Congress and Exhibition on Noise Control Engineering, 2019.

Santoni, A., Caniato, M., Gasparella, A., Fausti, P.
Acoustic simulation of timber floors performance using numerical models.
Proceedings of the 26th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, 2019.

2018

Caniato, M., Gasparella, A., Bettarello, F., Schmid, C.
Acoustic classification of dwellings using national and international standard: a critical comparison.
Proceedings of Euronoise 2018, Heraklion (Greece), 2018.

Pavlin, B., Carabin, G., Pernigotto, G., Gasparella, A., Vidoni, R.
An embedded mechatronic device for real-time monitoring and prediction of occupants’ thermal comfort.
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE), 8A, 2018. DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2018-87632

2017

Basso, D., Patuzzi, F., Gasparella, A., Tirler, W., Dal Savio, S., Rizzo, A., Chiaramonti, D., Baratieri, M.
Valorization pathways for char from small scale gasification systems in southtyrol: The “next generation” project.
European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings (25thEUBCE), pp. 747-750, 2017.

Zilio, C., Longo, G.A., Pernigotto, G., Chiacchio, F., Borrelli, P., D’Errico, E.
CFD analysis of aircraft fuel tanks thermal behavior.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 923 (1), art. no. 012027, 2017. DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/923/1/012027

Lara, R.A., Naboni, E., Pernigotto, G., Cappelletti, F., Zhang, Y., Barzon, F., Gasparella, A., Romagnoni, P.
Optimization Tools for Building Energy Model Calibration.
Energy Procedia, 111, pp. 1060-1069, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.269

Bishara, N., Gasparella, A.
CFD modelling of forced convection at a building component surface and coupling to dynamic HAM simulation – Assessment and evaluation of methods and accuracy.
Energy Procedia, 132, pp. 855-860, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.09.673

Tafelmeier, S., Pernigotto, G., Gasparella, A.
Mapping savings in energy demand by heat recovery for European countries under consideration of humidity control.
Building Simulation Applications, 2017-February, pp. 487-496, 2017.

Atzeri, A.M., Cappelletti, F., Tzempelikos, A., Gasparella, A.
On the global performance of offices with different complex fenestration systems.
Building Simulation Applications, 2017-February, pp. 421-431.

Tarantini, M., Pernigotto, G., Ochs, F., Gasparella, A.
Parametric technical and economic analysis of thermal comfort and productivity in industrial buildings.
Building Simulation Applications, 2017-February, pp. 573-580.

Torresin, S., Visentin, C., Prodi, N., Cappelletti, F., Gasparella, A.
Comparison between simulated and in-situ measured speech intelligibility in the multilingual context of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano.
Building Simulation Applications, 2017-February, pp. 375-383.

Pistore, L., Pernigotto, G., Cappelletti, F., Romagnoni, P., Gasparella, A.
From energy signature to cluster analysis: Comparison between different clustering algorithms.
Building Simulation Applications, 2017-February, pp. 469-477.

Zaniboni, L., Pernigotto, G., Schub, M., Kiesel, K., Gasparella, A., Mahdavi, A.
Calibrated simulation models for indoor comfort assessment: The case of a healthcare facility in Vienna.
Building Simulation Applications, 2017-February, pp. 497-504.

2016

Ratajczak, J., García, D., Polastri, A., Pernigotto, G., Prada, A., Baratieri, M., Gasparella, A., Benedetti, C.
Timber buildings with enhanced energy and seismic performance for the Mediterranean region.
World Conference on Timber Engineering, 2016.

2015

Pernigotto, G., Prada, A., Patuzzi, F., Baratieri, M., Gasparella, A.
Characterization of the dynamic thermal properties of the opaque elements through experimental and numerical tests.
Energy Procedia, 78, pp. 3234-3239. DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.786

Righetti, G., Pernigotto, G., Zilio, C., Longo, G.A.
Numerical and experimental analysis on poultry freezing time.
Refrigeration Science and Technology, pp. 2626-2633. DOI: 10.18462/iir.icr.2015.0273

Penna, P., Prada, A., Cappelletti, F., Gasparella, A.
The impact of thermal comfort in multi-objective optimization of buildings refurbishment.
Building Simulation Applications, 2015-February, pp. 527-536.

Atzeri, A.M., Cappelletti, F., Tzempelikos, A., Gasparella, A.
Long-term and spatial evaluation of the integrated performance of a window-shade system in an open space office located in Rome.
Building Simulation Applications, 2015-February, pp. 439-446.

Prada, A., Pernigotto, G., Cappelletti, F., Gasparella, A.
Robustness of multi-objective optimization of building refurbishment to solar radiation model.
Building Simulation Applications, 2015-February, pp. 517-525.

Roberti, F., Oberegger, U.F., Lucchi, E., Gasparella, A.
Energy retrofit and conservation of built heritage using multi-objective optimization: Demonstration on a medieval building.
Building Simulation Applications, 2015-February, pp. 189-197.

Pernigotto, G., Prada, A., Cappelletti, F., Gasparella, A.
Influence of the representativeness of reference weather data in multi-objective optimization of building refurbishment.
14th International Conference of IBPSA – Building Simulation 2015, BS 2015, Conference Proceedings, pp. 2857-2864.

Prada, A., Pernigotto, G., Cappelletti, F., Gasparella, A.
Impact of solar irradiation models on building refurbishment measures from multi-objective optimization.
14th International Conference of IBPSA – Building Simulation 2015, BS 2015, Conference Proceedings, pp. 2809-2816.

Antonucci, D., Noris, F., Oberegger, U.F., Gasparella, A.
Estimation of the water flow rate and energy consumption of a central heating system in an office building using system identification.
Building Simulation Applications, 2015-February, pp. 247-254.

Prada, A., Gasparella, A., Pernigotto, G., Mahdavi, A.
Combined effects of diffuse fraction and tilted surface radiation models.
eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction – Proceedings of the 10th European Conference on Product and Process Modelling, ECPPM 2014, pp. 251-257.

Pernigotto, G., Prada, A., Patuzzi, F., Baratieri, M., Gasparella, A.
Experimental characterization of the dynamic thermal properties of opaque elements under dynamic periodic solicitation.
Building Simulation Applications, 2015-February, pp. 547-555.

Prando, D., Prada, A., Ochs, F., Gasparella, A., Baratieri, M.
A multi-objective optimization analysis on high-performance buildings connected to district heating-CHP system.
Building Simulation Applications, 2015-February, pp. 537-545.

Pernigotto, G., Prada, A., Baggio, P., Gasparella, A., Mahdavi, A.
Impact of solar irradiation models on simulated hourly energy performance of buildings.
14th International Conference of IBPSA – Building Simulation 2015, BS 2015, Conference Proceedings, pp. 955-962.

Penna, P., Gasparella, A., Cappelletti, F., Tahmasebi, F., Mahdavi, A.
Optimization-based calibration of a school building based on short-term monitoring data.
eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction – Proceedings of the 10th European Conference on Product and Process Modelling, ECPPM 2014, pp. 259-264.

Penna, P., Schmiedhofer, S., Cappelletti, F., Gasparella, A., Tahmasebi, F., Mahdavi, A.
A multi-stages approach to the calibration of a school building’s simulation model.
14th International Conference of IBPSA – Building Simulation 2015, BS 2015, Conference Proceedings, pp. 2825-2832.

Carlon, E., Prada, A., Schwarz, M., Schmidl, C., Baratieri, M., Gasparella, A., Haslinger, W.
Dynamic simulation and on-site monitoring of a combined solar and pellet system in a low energy house.
Building Simulation Applications, 2015-February, pp. 347-350.

2014

Atzeri, A., Cappelletti, F., Gasparella, A.
Internal versus external shading devices performance in office buildings.
Energy Procedia, 45, pp. 463-472. DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.01.050

2013

Atzeri, A.M., Cappelletti, F., Gasparella, A., Tzempelikos, A.
Office energy needs and indoor comfort with different types of external roller shades in a southern Europe climate.
Proceedings of BS 2013: 13th Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, pp. 2626-2633.

Prada, A., Pernigotto, G., Baggio, P., Gasparella, A.
The effect of the interaction between suboptimal input data and building features on the simulation results.
Proceedings of BS 2013: 13th Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, pp. 306-313.

Pernigotto, G., Gasparella, A.
Quasi-steady state and dynamic simulation approaches for the calculation of building energy needs: Part 1 thermal losses.
Building Simulation Applications, 2013-January, pp. 293-302.

Pernigotto, G., Gasparella, A.
Quasi-steady state and dynamic simulation approaches for the calculation of building energy needs: Part 2 thermal gains.
Building Simulation Applications, 2013-January, pp. 303-312.

Prada, A., Baratieri, M., Gasparella, A.
Analysis of the impact of ventilated cavities on the performance of opaque components.
Building Simulation Applications, 2013-January, pp. 353-361.

Prada, A., Gigli, D.S., Gasparella, A., Baratieri, M.
Energy simulation and design of a hot box suitable for dynamic tests of building envelope opaque components.
Building Simulation Applications, 2013-January, pp. 273-281.

Cappelletti, F., Penna, P., Romagnoni, P., Gasparella, A.
Parametrical analysis for the evaluation of the technical and economic effectiveness of different refurbishment measures.
Building Simulation Applications, 2013-January, pp. 243-252.

Prada, A., Baggio, P., Baratieri, M., Gasparella, A.
The effect of material uncertainties on envelope heat transfer simulations.
Building Simulation Applications, 2013-January, pp. 283-292.

Prando, D., Patuzzi, F., Pernigotto, G., Gasparella, A., Baratieri, M.
Buildings and biomass cogeneration systems: Integrated simulation approach.
Building Simulation Applications, 2013-January, pp. 253-262.

Pernigotto, G., Antonacci, G., Baggio, P., Gasparella, A., Hensen, J.
Long term evaluation of building energy performance: Comparison of the test reference year and historical data series in the North Italian climates.
Building Simulation Applications, 2013-January, pp. 343-352.

Atzeri, A.M., Pernigotto, G., Cappelletti, F., Gasparella, A., Tzempelikos, A.
Energy performance of shading devices for thermal and lighting comfort in offices.
Building Simulation Applications, 2013-January, pp. 233-242.

2012

Gasparella, A., Cappelletti, F., Pernigotto, G., Romagnoni, P.
Long-term evaluation of internal thermal comfort with different kinds of glazing systems and window sizes: From energetic considerations to users’ comfort.
ASHRAE Transactions, 118 (PART 2), pp. 106-113.

2011

Gasparella, A., Pernigotto, G., Baratieri, M.
Extension of the dynamic transfer characteristics under sinusoidal periodic boundary condition to real periodic solicitation conditions for the envelope opaque components.
Proceedings of Building Simulation 2011: 12th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association, pp. 1958-1965.

Cappelletti, F., Gasparella, A., Pernigotto, G., Romagnoni, P.
Dynamic analysis of energy performance of different roof systems during the cooling season.
Proceedings of Building Simulation 2011: 12th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association, pp. 2032-2039.

Prada, A., Pernigotto, G., Baggio, P., Gasparella, A.
Summer load evaluation in the Italian climate: Sensitivity of the loss utilization factor to the weather data.
Proceedings of Building Simulation 2011: 12th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association, pp. 2363-2369.

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