DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
Master's Degree in Architecture and Building Engineering
Academic Year 2020/2021 - 3° Year

PROGETTO DELLA QUALITA' ENERGETICA DEGLI EDIFICI E DEGLI IMPIANTI

Teaching Staff

Learning Objectives

• QUALITA' ENERGETICA DEGLI EDIFICI E DEGLI IMPIANTI
  

  The course aims at providing the students with the technical and scientifc bases needed to evaluate the energy performance of buildings and their technical systems, and to perform the sizing and the preliminary design of the different components (e.g. radiators, distribution networks, heat generators and security components).

  To this aim, the course will show the most recent technologies for the energy efficiency of buildings and technical systems, and the corresponding sizing approach. The course will also deal with passive and active strategies for space heating and cooling, including solar thermal and photovoltaic systems. Indoor air quality and thermal comfort will also be thoroughly discussed. These background will allow the students to address the energy certification of buildings and their dynamic energy simulation, in order to verify the compliance with the most recent and strict regulations.

Course Structure

• QUALITA' ENERGETICA DEGLI EDIFICI E DEGLI IMPIANTI
  

  All course contents will be presented through traditional lectures.

• Dynamic energy simulations - Energy Certification
  

  A first assisted exercise (14 hours) will deal with the dynamic energy simulation of buildings. The students (organized in groups of two people) will perform the dynamic energy simulation of a residential building, in order to assess the energy needs for space heating and cooling, as well as the indoor thermal comfort conditions. After evaluating the performance of the building in its current configuration, the students will propose and discuss suitable renovation strategies. The results will be commented in a final report.

   

  A second assisted exercise (16 hours) will deal with Energy Certification and the sizing of the heating systems. The students will generate the Energy Performance Certificate for the same residential building already considered during the first period, and will perform the sizing of the main components of the heating system.

Detailed Course Content

• QUALITA' ENERGETICA DEGLI EDIFICI E DEGLI IMPIANTI
  
  • Energy performance of the opaque envelope and compliance to regulations
  • Energy performance of the glazed envelope and compliance to regulations
  • Natural ventilation and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
  • Controlled Mechanical Ventilation systems: main components and sizing procedures
  • Thermal comfort: requirements and evaluation techniques
  • Building-integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV): main components and sizing procedures
  • Acoustic quality of buildings: design criteria
  • Using dynamic simulations to assess the energy performance of buildings
  • Condensing boilers and heat pumps: advanced selection and sizing procedures
  • Radiators, fan-coils and radiant floors: principles of operation and sizing procedures
  • Water distribution networks and control systems
  • Security devices for heating systems
  • Air distribution networks: sizing procedures
  • Solar thermal systems: main layouts and sizing procedures
  • Noise mitigation in thermal systems: components and strategies
  • Energy Certification of buildings: regulations and energy performance certificate
  • Incentives for the energy renovation of buildings and technical systems
• Dynamic energy simulations - Energy Certification
  
  1. Assisted exercise on the dynamic energy simulation of a residential building
  2. Assisted exercise on the Energy Certification of a residential building

Textbook Information

• QUALITA' ENERGETICA DEGLI EDIFICI E DEGLI IMPIANTI
  

  The students will mainly use the lecture notes prepared and distributed by the lecturer. These include all the slides commented by the lecturer, but also technical sheets, regulations and spreadsheets, whose consultation is highly recommended. The students may also consult the following books for a deepened study of single topics: :

  1. A. CAPOZZOLI, V. CORRADO, A. GORRINO, P. SOMA, Atlante nazionale dei ponti termici – conforme alle norme UNI EN ISO 14683 e UNI EN ISO 10211. Ed. Edilclima, 2011.
  2. A. MAGRINI, M. OZEL-BALLOT, La ventilazione per una migliore qualità dell’aria. 2ed, EPC libri, 2005.
  3. V. RAISA, Teoria e tecnica della ventilazione. Ed. Delfino, 2010
  4. G. MONCADA LO GIUDICE, M. COPPI, Benessere termico e qualità dell’aria. Ed. Masson, 1997
  5. G. ALFANO, F.R. D’AMBROSIO, G. RICCIO, La valutazione delle condizioni termoigrometriche negli ambienti di lavoro: confort e sicurezza. Ed. CUEN, 1997
  6. F. GROPPI, G. ZUCCARO, Impianti solari fotovoltaici a norme CEI. Ed. Delfino, 2010
  7. R. BARUFFA, A. BRUSCHI, Acustica nei componenti edilizi. Dati sperimentali e criteri di scelta nati dall’esperienza di laboratorio. Ed. Dario Flaccovio, 2010.
  8. AA. VV. Manuale di acustica edilizia. Ed. ANIT, 2011

  9. C. PIZZETTI, Condizionamento dell’aria e refrigerazione. Teoria e calcolo degli impianti. Parte seconda. III ED, CEA, 1980 (Cap. 17, 18)
  10. N. ROSSI, Manuale del termotecnico. Fondamenti. Riscaldamento. Condizionamento. Refrigerazione. Ed. Hoepli (IMPIANTI TERMICI)
  11. A. BRIGANTI, Manuale di climatizzazione. Ed. Tecniche Nuove (Cap. 7, 8, 9)-
  12. N. ASTE, F. GROPPI, Impianti solari termici. Manuale per ingegneri, architetti, installatori. Ed. Delfino, 2007.
  13. V. BEARZI, Manuale di energia solare. Ed. Tecniche Nuove, 2012 (Cap. 5-6, 10-11)
  14. N. LUPICA SPAGNOLO, L. LUPICA SPAGNOLO, Manuale del certificatore energetico. Ed. Maggioli, 2012
  15. V. CORRADO, S. PADUOS, La nuova legislazione sull'efficienza energetica degli edifici. Requisiti e metodi di calcolo. Ed. CELID, 2010
  16. K. FABBRI, Prestazione energetica degli edifici. I metodi di calcolo secondo le norme UNI TS 11300. Ed. DEI, 2010
  17. E. LUCCHI, Diagnosi energetica strumentale degli edifici. Ed. Flaccovio, 2012

• Dynamic energy simulations - Energy Certification
  

  The students can sonsult the following textbooks and guidelines:

  1. A. CAPOZZOLI, V. CORRADO, A. GORRINO, P. SOMA, Atlante nazionale dei ponti termici – conforme alle norme UNI EN ISO 14683 e UNI EN ISO 10211. Ed. Edilclima, 2011.
  2. N. LUPICA SPAGNOLO, L. LUPICA SPAGNOLO, Manuale del certificatore energetico. Ed. Maggioli, 2012
  3. V. CORRADO, S. PADUOS, La nuova legislazione sull'efficienza energetica degli edifici. Requisiti e metodi di calcolo. Ed. CELID, 2010
  4. K. FABBRI, Prestazione energetica degli edifici. I metodi di calcolo secondo le norme UNI TS 11300. Ed. DEI, 2010
  5. Engineering Reference - The Reference to EnergyPlus Calculations (disponibile online al link: https://energyplus.net/sites/default/files/pdfs_v8.3.0/EngineeringReference.pdf)