Publications by Jean-Louis Scartezzini

Swiss Energy System 2050: Pathways to Net Zero CO2 and Security of Supply - Basic report

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Oliver Kröcher, Andrea Baranzini

This report aims at assessing pathways and formulating recommendations for the transformation of the Swiss energy system necessary to achieve the net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission target by 2050 (BFE 2017a) set by the Federal Council taking into accou ...

Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences2022

Optimized office lighting advances melatonin phase and peripheral heat loss prior bedtime

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Mirjam Münch, Marta Benedetti, Lenka Maierova

Improving indoor lighting conditions at the workplace has the potential to support proper circadian entrainment of hormonal rhythms, sleep, and well-being. We tested the effects of optimized dynamic daylight and electric lighting on circadian phase of mela ...

Nature Research2022

Spatio-temporal estimation of wind speed and wind power using extreme learning machines: predictions, uncertainty and technical potential

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Federico Amato, Alina Ursula Rosa Walch

With wind power providing an increasing amount of electricity worldwide, the quantification of its spatio-temporal variations and the related uncertainty is crucial for energy planners and policy-makers. Here, we propose a methodological framework which (1 ...

SPRINGER2022

Performance Assessment of a nZEB Carbon Neutral Living/Office Space and Its Integration into a District Energy-Hub

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Andreas Schueler, Pietro Florio, Jérémy Jacques Antonin Fleury

The integrated performance assessment of buildings can orient their design in the early stages. Despite the wide availability of physics simulation-based, data-driven, and hybrid techniques it is often difficult to rely on a single, appropriate technique t ...

2022

In-situ evaluation of high-performance glazing based on illuminance and glare

Marilyne Andersen, Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Andreas Schueler, Jan Wienold, André Gabriel Kostro, Caroline Karmann, Pietro Florio

High-technology glazing panes are designed to meet the need for natural light, while optimizing key functions such as reducing solar heat gain in spaces and/or redirecting daylight to the rear of the spaces. However, the actual performance in terms of both ...

2022

Combining computational fluid dynamics and neural networks to characterize microclimate extremes: Learning the complex interactions between meso-climate and urban morphology

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Kavan Javanroodi

The urban form and extreme microclimate events can have an important impact on the energy performance of buildings, urban comfort and human health. State-of-the-art building energy simulations require information on the urban microclimate, but typically re ...

ELSEVIER2022

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the energy performance of residential neighborhoods and their occupancy behavior

Roberto Castello, Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Kavan Javanroodi

Several contrasting effects are reported in the existing literature concerning the impact assessment of the COVID19 outbreak on the use of energy in buildings. Following an in-depth literature review, we here propose a GISbased approach, based on pre-pande ...

ELSEVIER2022

Preliminary evidence that daily light exposure enhances the antibody response to influenza vaccination in patients with dementia

Jean-Louis Scartezzini

Enhancing lighting conditions in institutions for individuals with dementia improves their sleep, circadian rhythms and well-being. Here, we report first findings that exposure to brighter light during daytime may support the immune response to the annual ...

ELSEVIER2022

Shallow geothermal energy potential for heating and cooling of buildings with regeneration under climate change scenarios

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Alina Ursula Rosa Walch

Shallow ground-source heat pumps (GSHPs) are a promising technology for contributing to the decarbonisation of the energy sector. In heating-dominated climates, the combined use of GSHPs for both heating and cooling increases their technical potential, def ...

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD2022

Uncertainty modeling of household appliance loads for smart energy management

Jean-Louis Scartezzini

Households represent a large share of flexibility on the demand side for assisting the smooth operation of the highly renewable grid. The stochastic nature of activities and various appliance usage patterns of household occupants affects the flexibility po ...

ELSEVIER2021