Publications by Silvia Coccolo

Restorative design of urban brownfields, an interdisciplinary approach interconnecting nature-based solutions, heritage requalification and human wellbeing. A case study in Rome

In order to face increasing socio-economic challenges in a climate-change scenario, we should aim at re- designing our built environment, improving resilience and sustainability. Green infrastructure - trees in particular - play a critical role in urban he ...

INT BUILDING PERFORMANCE SIMULATION ASSOC-IBPSA2020

Climate impact and energy sustainability of future European neighborhoods

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Dasaraden Mauree, Silvia Coccolo, Amarasinghage Tharindu Dasun Perera, Louis Marc Bruno Delannoy, Salil Puri

This study presents a comprehensive analysis of typical European city centers energy demand and supply for present time and 2050, according to the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) climatic scenario A1B. Two multi-family houses are modeled, ...

2019

The impact of urban texture on energy system design process

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Dasaraden Mauree, Silvia Coccolo, Amarasinghage Tharindu Dasun Perera, Sameh Monna

This study evaluates the impact of urban planning decisions regarding building stock on energy system design and operation. Three urban planning scenarios are considered for an archetype neighbourhood in Nablus in Palestine. The distinguishing difference i ...

IOP2019

Geospatial analysis and optimization of the incoming and stored CO2 emissions within the EPFL campus

Roberto Castello, Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Silvia Coccolo, Giovanni Mori

All the projected scenarios agree on the immediate necessity of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide (CO2). This research proposes an analysis on the EPFL campus of all the potential reductions of CO2 emissions: energy refurbishment ...

IOP science2019

Local climate impact on the energy demand: an analysis at the European scale

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Silvia Coccolo, Dasaraden Mauree, Amarasinghage Tharindu Dasun Perera, Cynthia Houmani, Ismaël Krafess

A reduction by 80% of the greenhouse gas emissions as well as a similar decrease for the final energy consumption is needed to respect the energy strategies and climate objectives at the European scale. To address this issue, we analysed the energy demand ...

IOP Science2019

Impact of evapotranspiration on the local microclimate

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Dasaraden Mauree, Silvia Coccolo

Climate change is having and will have drastic consequences for high density populated areas such as cities. There is thus a need to develop more tools to evaluate new strategies for adaptation to and mitigation of changing temperatures. Additional functio ...

2019

A review of assessment methods for the urban environment and its energy sustainability to guarantee climate adaptation of future cities

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Dasaraden Mauree, Silvia Coccolo, Amarasinghage Tharindu Dasun Perera, Vahid Moussavi Nik, Emanuele Naboni

The current climate change is calling for a drastic reduction of energy demand as well as of greenhouse gases. Besides this, cities also need to adapt to face the challenges related to climate change. Cities, with their complex urban texture and fabric, ca ...

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD2019

Integrating urban form and distributed energy systems: Assessment of sustainable development scenarios for a Swiss village to 2050

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Silvia Coccolo, Amarasinghage Tharindu Dasun Perera, Nahid Mohajeri Pour Rayeni, Lucas Mosca, Morgane Le Guen

The integration of renewable energy in the built environment, improving the energy efficiency of buildings, and optimizing distributed energy systems are three interconnected activities that are central for the transition to sustainable cities. Here, a met ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2019

The role of distributed energy systems in European energy transition

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Dasaraden Mauree, Silvia Coccolo, Amarasinghage Tharindu Dasun Perera, Louis Marc Bruno Delannoy, Salil Puri

This study presents a comprehensive analysis on the energy demand and supply of typical European city centers for present time and 2050 horizon according to the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) climatic scenario A1B. Building and urban arc ...

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV2019

Towards a digital workflow to assess visual impact of solar modules and their operation within energy-hubs

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Silvia Coccolo, Amarasinghage Tharindu Dasun Perera, Pietro Florio

This study proposes an integrated methodology to assess the BIPV potential of existing urban neighborhoods, including social acceptance and grid infrastructure management issues; as a demonstration, a case study in Geneva, Switzerland is considered. In par ...

IOP Science2019