Building Physics

- Coordinator:
- Pierfrancesco Brunello
- Program:
- The research program covers the field of energy simulation of building and HVAC systems, CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) in the built
  environment (specifically buildings and tunnels), thermal comfort, lighting, natural and mechanical ventilation, heat pump applications. Monitoring and
  assessment of indoor environmental quality have been carried out in several buildings both at national and international level. The group gives assistance and
  guidelines to design low energy buildings using also renewable energy, and to establish energy certification procedures.
- Projects:
- - Daylighting
  
  - Definition of design physical-environmental parameters within an innovative program in urban context called �Contratto di Quartiere II� for urban renewal in Borgo Nuovo, Verona.
  
  - Design of Energy Sustainable Buildings and Analysis of Building Energy Simulation Tools
  
  - Determination of natural ventilation potential and effectiveness
  
  - Displacement ventilation design methods
  
  - Energy Certification
  
  - Fire Modelling
  
  - Green Roofs
  
  - Heat Transfer in Building Structures and Modules
  
  - ICE - Ideal Cabin Environment
  
  - Life Cycle Assessment for Buidings and Building Components
  
  - Low Exergy Systems in Buildings
  
  - Monitoring of Buildings and Management of Thermal Plants
  
  - People�s clothing behaviour according to external weather and indoor environment
  
  - Personalized ventilation � the occupied density index
  
  - Prediction of thermo-fluid-dynamic and structural effects of tunnel fires, for risk analysis and emergency management, specific task the research unit �Analysis of heat exchanges in tunnel fires and thermal properties of involved materials"
  
  - Prediction of Thermofluiddynamic and Structural Effects of Fires in Underground Constructions (specific task of the research unit "Prediction of fire effects in underground openings: thermophysical properties of porous materials and radiation heat transfer")
  
  - Simplified Model for Large Spaces
  
  - Simulation and Measures of Historical Buildings
  
  - Simulation and Modelling of the Building-Plant System
  
  - Simulation of a BCHP System and Pay-back Time Analysis
  
  - Studies for a new 380 kV transmission line between Italy and Austria through the Brenner pass: Integration of Electricity and Rail Transport in Tunnel (TEN-ENERGY Programme 2005)
  
  - Studies for a new 400 kV HVDC Transmission Line between Italy and France through the LTF Tunnel: Integration of Electricity and Rail Transport in Tunnel (TEN-ENERGY Programme 2005)
  
  - Thermal Performances of Heating/Cooling Machines in HVAC Systems
  
  - Thermally Activated Building Systems
  
  - Transaperent systems
  
  - Using task ambient conditioning systems to improve comfort and energy performance
- Personnel:
- Faculty staff
  
  Pierfrancesco Brunello
  Cesare Bonacina
  Roberto Zecchin
  Michele De Carli
  
  PhD students
  
  Riccardo Del Bianco
  Massimo Tonon
  Elena Buchberger
  Alessandro Papparotto
  Massimiliano Scarpa
  Angelo Zarrella
  Stefano Schiavon
  Giacomo Villi