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Dr Gloria Pignatta

Gloria
Scientia Lecturer (Assistant Professor)

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I am Scientia Lecturer and City Futures Research Centre (CFRC) Fellow (2021-2024) in the School of Built Environment (BE) - Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture (ADA) at UNSW Sydney, focusing on building energy efficiency and sustainability in the built environment. I am one of the members of High Performance Architecture Research Cluster and History and Theory of the Built Environment Research Cluster in the School of BE and Investigator at the Material and Manufacturing Institute (MMFI) at UNSW. I am a Civil Engineer with a Ph.D. in Energy Engineering from the University of Perugia, Italy. In 2017, I was Postdoctoral Associate and Building and Construction expert at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), in Singapore. In 2016, I was Postdoctoral Fellow at the Inter-University Research Center on Pollution and Environment “Mauro Felli" (CIRIAF), University of Perugia, Italy. My research collaboration network touches different countries: Italy, Cyprus, Greece, Denmark, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Singapore, Sweden, USA, Canada, India, and Australia.

Publications

Books

Pignatta G; Lim N; Acero JA; Mughal MO, 2018, Tools for Cooling Singapore: A guide of 20+ simulation tools to assess urban heat island and outdoor thermal comfort, Pignatta G; Lim N, (ed.), http://dx.doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000428031

Book Chapters

Pignatta G, 2024, 'The role of energy-efficient buildings in post-carbon future', in Golubchikov O; Yennetti K (ed.), Smart Cities, Energy, and Climate, Wiley

He BJ; Pignatta G; Jupesta J, 2023, 'An Era to Address Climate Change for Urban Resilience', in , pp. 3 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46109-5_1

Meir I; Isaac S; Pignatta G, 2023, 'Conclusions, or a more critical rethinking of the project', in Net-Zero and Positive Energy Communities: Best Practice Guidance Based on the ZERO-PLUS Project Experience, Routledge, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003267171-17

Pignatta G, 2023, 'Part 1: Italian case study', in Isaac S; Meir I; Pignatta G (ed.), Net-Zero and Positive Energy Communities: Best Practice Guidance Based on the ZERO-PLUS Project Experience, Routledge, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003267171-6

Pignatta G; He B; Prasad D, 2022, 'Climate Emergency, Actions and Environmental Sustainability', in He B; Prasad D; Jupesta J; Pignatta G (ed.), Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability, Springer Cham, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12015-2_1

Kolokotsa D; Pignatta G; Ulpiani G, 2022, 'Nearly zero-energy and positive-energy buildings: status and trends', in Di Somma ML; Graditi G (ed.), Technologies for Integrated Energy Systems and Networks, WILEY, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9783527833634.ch10

Pignatta G, 2017, 'Strategies for Cooling Singapore: A catalogue of 80+ measures to mitigate urban heat island and improve outdoor thermal comfort', in Ruefenacht L; Acero JA (ed.), , Cooling Singapore (CS), Singapore, http://dx.doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000258216

Edited Books

Isaac S; Meir I; Pignatta G, (eds.), 2023, Net-Zero and Positive Energy Communities: Best Practice Guidance Based on the ZERO-PLUS Project Experience, Routledge

He B; Jupesta J; Pignatta G, (eds.), 2023, Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability, Springer Nature

Isaac S; Meir I; Pignatta G, (eds.), 2023, Net-Zero and Positive Energy Communities: Best Practice Guidance Based on the ZERO-PLUS Project Experience, Routledge, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003267171

He B-J; Prasad D; Pignatta G; Jupestra J, (eds.), 2022, Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability, Springer Charm, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12015-2

Kolokotsa D; Pignatta G; Gobakis K, (eds.), 2020, Demand-Response in Smart Buildings, MDPI, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-03928-267-8

Journal articles

Gupta A; De B; Shukla AK; Pignatta G, 2024, 'Vulnerability Assessment of a Highly Populated Megacity to Ambient Thermal Stress', Sustainability, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su16083395

Javan K; Altaee A; BaniHashemi S; Darestani M; Zhou J; Pignatta G, 2024, 'A review of interconnected challenges in the water–energy–food nexus: Urban pollution perspective towards sustainable development', Science of the Total Environment, 912, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169319

Pignatta G, 2024, 'Reducing the greenhouse emissions of Australia’s housing stock through solar pre-cooling and pre-heating', Energy

Pignatta G, 2024, 'Estimating Municipal Solid Waste Composition in Waste-to-Energy Power Plants: A Genetic Algorithm Inverse Solution Approach', Energy

Pignatta G, 2024, 'Size optimization of a stand-alone wind-solar-battery hybrid system for Net Zero Energy Buildings: A case study', Energy and Buildings

Pignatta G, 2024, 'Economic analysis of passive heating/cooling techniques in a building through PV Trombe wall for local climatic conditions', Science and Technology for the Built Environment

Pignatta G, 2024, 'Energy conservation potential of a mixed-mode ventilation strategy in residential buildings', Building and Environment

Pingle P; Pignatta G; Schiavoni S, 2023, 'Unifying low and high-frequency noise mitigation: A novel dual noise barrier approach', The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 154, pp. A65 - A65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/10.0022815

Banifateme M; Behbahaninia A; Pignatta G, 2023, 'Estimating the Chemical Composition of Municipal Solid Waste using the Inverse Method', Journal of Cleaner Production, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136156

Ranjbar N; Balali A; Valipour A; Pignatta G; Wei S, 2023, 'Identification and Prioritization of Energy Consumption Optimization Strategies in the Building Industry Using the Hybrid SWARA-BIM Model', Journal of Green Building, 18, pp. 37 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.3992/jgb.18.1.37

Naderi S; Heslop S; Chen D; Watts S; Macgill I; Pignatta G; Sproul A, 2023, 'Clustering based analysis of residential duck curve mitigation through solar pre-cooling: A case study of Australian housing stock', Renewable Energy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.119064

Desai S; Venkata Sai Kumar Manapragada N; Kumar Shukla A; Pignatta G, 2022, 'Mould-Growth Study in Building Materials Exposed to Warm and Humid Climate Using Heat and Mass Transfer (HAMT) EnergyPlus Simulation Method', Sustainability, 14, pp. 8292, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14148292

Buratti C; Belloni E; Merli F; Mastoori M; Sharifi SN; Pignatta G, 2022, 'Analysis of Nano Silica Aerogel Based Glazing Effect on the Solar Heat Gain and Cooling Load in a School under Different Climatic Conditions', The 3rd Built Environment Research Forum, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2021012015

Newhouse O; Han H; Pignatta G, 2022, 'Enabling Decision-Making Analytics for Collaborative Information Exchanges of Digital Precinct Models', The 3rd Built Environment Research Forum, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2021012014

Bakhtiar E; Naeimi A; Behbahaninia A; Pignatta G, 2022, 'Size Optimization of a Grid-Connected Solar–Wind Hybrid System in Net Zero Energy Buildings: A Case Study', The 3rd Built Environment Research Forum, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2021012012

Pignatta G; Wong V; Koshy P; Sorrell CC, 2022, 'Can geopolymer materials be optimized for sustainable building envelope applications? A preliminary development and characterization study', Environmental Sciences Proceedings, 12, pp. 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2021012011

Pignatta G; Jallu SB; Uddien S. R; Srivastav R, 2022, 'Assessing the Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Surface Urban Heat Island for Different Land Use/Cover Types Using Remote Sensing', Energy Nexus, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nexus.2022.100056

Naderi S; Pignatta G; Heslop S; Macgill I; Chen D, 2022, 'Demand response via pre-cooling and solar pre-cooling: a review', Energy and Buildings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112340

Naderi S; Heslop S; Chen D; Macgill I; Pignatta G, 2022, 'Consumer cost savings, improved thermal comfort, and reduced peak air conditioning demand through pre-cooling in Australian housing', Energy and Buildings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112172

Pignatta G; Balazadeh N, 2022, 'Hybrid Vehicles as a Transition for Full E-Mobility Achievement in Positive Energy Districts: Comparative Assessment of Real-Driving Emissions', Energies, 15, pp. 2760, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15082760

Tambrallimath V; Keshavamurthy R; Davim P; Pignatta G; Badari A; Pradeepkuamr GS; Badruddin IA, 2022, 'Synthesis and Characterization of Flyash Reinforced Polymer Composites Developed by Fused Filament Fabrication', Journal of Materials Research and Technology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.09.059

Owolabi AB; Suh D; Pignatta G, 2022, 'Investigating the energy use in an Australian building: a case study of a west-facing apartment in Sydney', Ain Shams Engineering Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asej.2022.102040

Pignatta G; Alibrandi U, 2021, 'Risk-informed Digital Twin (RDT) for the decarbonization of the built environment: the Australian residential context', The 3rd Built Environment Research Forum, pp. 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2021012010

Sajadian A; Niazmardi S; Argany M; Arababadi R; Pignatta G, 2021, 'Investigating the Relative Importance of Spatial and Environmental Factors on Energy Consumption in the Residential Sectors Using GIS', , pp. 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2021012006

Sohani A; Naderi S; Pignatta G, 2021, '4E Advancement of Heat Recovery During Hot Seasons for a Building Integrated Photovoltaic Thermal (BIPV/T) System', Environmental Sciences Proceedings, pp. 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2021012005

Pignatta G; Javed H; Mastoori M; Sharifi SN; Manapragada NVSK; Buratti C, 2021, 'Simulating the Impact of Solar Energy on Pyramid and Stair Urban Blocks', Emvrionmental Sciences Proceedings, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2021012004

Pignatta G; Semasinghe K, 2021, 'Examining the Transition towards the Supply of Sustainable Apartments in Australia: A Design Perspective', Environmental Sciences Proceedings, 12, pp. 1 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2021012003

He BJ; Zhao D; Xiong K; Qi J; Ulpiani G; Pignatta G; Prasad D; Jones P, 2021, 'A framework for addressing urban heat challenges and associated adaptive behavior by the public and the issue of willingness to pay for heat resilient infrastructure in Chongqing, China', Sustainable Cities and Society, 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.103361

Arababadi A; Leyer S; Hansen J; Arababadi R; Pignatta G, 2021, 'Characterizing the Theory of Energy Transition in Luxembourg, Part Two—on Energy Enthusiasts’ Viewpoints', Sustainability, 13, pp. 12069, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132112069

Pignatta G; Santamouris M; Synnefa A, 2021, 'Zero Energy Concept at Neighborhood level: A case study analysis', Solar Energy Advances, 1, pp. 100002, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seja.2021.100002

Mavrigiannaki A; Pignatta G; Assimakopoulos M; Isaac M; Gupta R; Kolokotsa D; Laskari M; Saliari M; Meir IA; Isaac S, 2021, 'Examining the benefits and barriers for the implementation of net zero energy settlements', Energy and Buildings, 230, pp. 110564 - 110564, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110564

Tang WX; Pignatta G; Sepasgozar S, 2021, 'Life Cycle Assessment of Fly Ash and Cenospheres-based Geopolymer Materials', Sustainability, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132011167

Ranjbar N; Balali A; Valipour A; Yunusa-Kaltungo A; Edwards R; Pignatta G; Moehler R, 2021, 'Investigating the environmental impact of reinforced-concrete and structural-steel frames on sustainability criteria in green buildings', Journal of Building Engineering, pp. 103184 - 103184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2021.103184

Behbahaninia A; Banifateme M; Azmayesh MH; Naderi S; Pignatta G, 2021, 'Markov and Monte Carlo simulation of Waste-to-Energy power plants considering variable fuel analysis and failure rates', Journal of Energy Resources Technology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4051760

Ullah KR; Pignatta G; Prodanovic V; Deletic A; Santamouris M, 2021, 'Technological advancements towards the net-zero energy communities: A review of 23 case studies around the globe', Solar Energy, 224, pp. 1107 - 1126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.06.056

Bartesaghi-Koc C; Haddad S; Pignatta G; Paolini R; Prasad D; Santamouris M, 2021, 'Can urban heat be mitigated in a single urban street? Monitoring, strategies, and performance results from a real scale redevelopment project', Solar Energy, 216, pp. 564 - 588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.12.043

Santos LGR; Nevat I; Pignatta G; Norford LK, 2021, 'Climate-Informed Decision-Making for Urban Design: Assessing the Impact of Urban Morphology on Urban Heat Island', Urban Climate, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2021.100776

Naderi S; Banifateme M; Pourali O; Behbahaninia A; MacGill I; Pignatta G, 2020, 'Accurate capacity factor calculation of waste-to-energy power plants based on availability analysis and design/off-design performance', Journal of Cleaner Production, 275, pp. 123167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123167

Nevat I; Pignatta G; Ruefenacht LA; Acero JA, 2020, 'A decision support tool for climate-informed and socioeconomic urban design', Environment, Development and Sustainability, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10668-020-00937-1

Mohammed A; Pignatta G; Topriska E; Santamouris M, 2020, 'Canopy Urban Heat Island and Its Association with Climate Conditions in Dubai, UAE', Climate, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cli8060081

Hui Ren ; Wang Shou Long ; Gloria Pignatta ; Pignatta G, 2019, 'TransDATA2: A Data Visualization Toolkit to Assist the High-Performance Building Design', Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.17265/1934-7359/2019.11.003

Meir IA; Shabtai I; Kolokotsa D; Gobakis K; Pignatta G, 2019, 'Towards Zero Energy Settlements – A brief note on commissioning and POE within the EU ZeroPlus Settlements', IOP Conference Series : Earth and Environmental Science, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/410/1/012038

Haddad S; Pignatta G; Paolini R; Synnefa A; Santamouris M, 2019, 'An extensive study on the relationship between energy use, indoor thermal comfort, and health in social housing: the case of the New South Wales, Australia', IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 609, pp. 042067, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/609/4/042067

Yenneti K; Rahiman R; Panda A; Pignatta G, 2019, 'On the Cities and Smart Energy Management in India - A review', Energies, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en12173214

Acero JA; Koh EJK; Pignatta G; Norford LK, 2019, 'Clustering weather types for urban outdoor thermal comfort evaluation in a tropical area', Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 139, pp. 659 - 675, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00704-019-02992-9

Acero JA; Koh EJY; Li X; Ruefenacht LA; Pignatta G; Norford LK, 2019, 'Thermal impact of the orientation and height of vertical greenery on pedestrians in a tropical area', Building Simulation, 12, pp. 973 - 984, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12273-019-0537-1

Artopoulos G; Pignatta G; Santamouris M, 2018, 'From the Sum of Near-Zero Energy Buildings to the Whole of a Near-Zero Energy Housing Settlement: The Role of Communal Spaces in Performance-Driven Design', Architecture_MPS, 14, pp. 1 - +, http://dx.doi.org/10.14324/111.444.amps.2018v14i3.001

Pignatta G; Chatzinikola C; Artopoulos G; Papanicolas CN; Serghides DK; Santamouris M, 2017, 'Analysis of the indoor thermal quality in low income Cypriot households during winter', Energy and Buildings, 152, pp. 766 - 775, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.11.006

Pisello AL; Pignatta G; Piselli C; Castaldo VL; Cotana F, 2016, 'Investigating the dynamic thermal behavior of building envelope in summer conditions by means of in-field continuous monitoring', American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 9, pp. 505 - 519, http://dx.doi.org/10.3844/ajeassp.2016.505.519

Pisello AL; Castaldo VL; Pignatta G; Cotana F; Santamouris M, 2016, 'Experimental in-lab and in-field analysis of waterproof membranes for cool roof application and urban heat island mitigation', Energy and Buildings, 114, pp. 180 - 190

Castaldo VL; Coccia V; Cotana F; Pignatta G; Pisello AL; Rossi F, 2015, 'Thermal-energy analysis of natural "cool" stone aggregates as passive cooling and global warming mitigation technique', Urban Climate, 14, pp. 301 - 314

Pisello AL; Pignatta G; Castaldo VL; Cotana F, 2015, 'The impact of local microclimate boundary conditions on building energy performance', Sustainability (Switzerland), 7, pp. 9207 - 9230

Rosso F; Pisello AL; Pignatta G; Castaldo VL; Piselli C; Cotana F; Ferrero M, 2015, 'Outdoor thermal and visual perception of natural cool materials for roof and urban paving',

Perino M; Pisello AL; Castaldo VL; Piselli C; Pignatta G; Cotana F, 2015, 'Combined thermal effect of cool roof and cool facade on a prototype building',

Pisello AL; Castaldo VL; Pignatta G; Cotana F, 2015, 'Integrated numerical and experimental methodology for thermal-energy analysis and optimization of heritage museum buildings', Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 37, pp. 334 - 354

Pisello AL; Pignatta G; Castaldo VL; Cotana F, 2014, 'Experimental analysis of natural gravel covering as cool roofing and cool pavement', Sustainability (Switzerland), 6, pp. 4706 - 4722

Pignatta G, 2014, 'Environmental impact of industrial prefabricated buildings: Carbon and Energy Footprint analysis based on an LCA approach',

Conference Papers

Naderi S; Heslop S; Chen D; Pignatta G; Sproul A; Macgill I, 2023, 'Aggregated minimum demand mitigation and maximum demand reduction in the national electricity market through residential solar pre-cooling and pre-heating', in Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2023, Melbourne, presented at Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference (APSRC 2023), Melbourne, 05 December 2023 - 07 December 2023

Pingle P; Pignatta G; Schiavoni S, 2023, 'A Novel Frequency-based Approach for Identifying Industrial Machinery Noise Sources and Improving Anti-noise Enclosure Design', in Proceedings of the 10th Convention of the European Acoustics Association Forum Acusticum 2023, European Acoustics Association, presented at 10th Convention of the European Acoustics Association Forum Acusticum 2023, 11 September 2023 - 15 September 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.61782/fa.2023.0500

Pingle P; Pignatta G; Schiavoni S, 2023, 'A NOVEL FREQUENCY-BASED APPROACH FOR IDENTIFYING INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY NOISE SOURCES AND IMPROVING ANTI-NOISE ENCLOSURE DESIGN', Torino, Italy, presented at Forum Acusticum 2023, Torino, Italy, 11 September 2023 - 15 September 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.61782/fa.223.0500

Schiavoni S; D'Alessandro F; Baldinelli G; Schenone C; Borelli D; Pignatta G, 2023, 'A comparative analysis between the noise simulation outcomes carried out with the algorithms defined by the former Annex II of the END and the 2015/996 Directive: the case of the ANCHOR LIFE Project', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Society of Acoustics, Prague, presented at 29th International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV29), Prague, 09 July 2023 - 13 July 2023, https://iiav.org/content/archives_icsv_last/2023_icsv29/index.html

Naderi S; Heslop S; Pignatta G; Chen D; Macgill I, 2023, 'A BOTTOM-UP FRAMEWORK TO EVALUATE THE PRE-COOLING POTENTIAL IN AUSTRALIAN HOUSING STOCK', in CEES 2023 Proceedings, Funchal, Portugal, presented at CEES 2023, Funchal, Portugal, 27 June 2023 - 30 June 2023

Yang P; Sepasgosar S; Pignatta G, 2023, 'Optimising external walls' insulation for cost-effectiveness and environmental impact: An evaluation of geopolymer thermal insulation systems in New South Wales, Australia', in CEES 2023 Proceedings, Funchal, Portugal, presented at CEES 2023, Funchal, Portugal, 27 June 2023 - 30 June 2023

Mastoori M; Belloni E; Merli F; Pignatta G; Buratti C, 2023, 'Evaluation of monolithic aerogel glazing systems for thermal performance and daylight in hot and dry conditions: A case study of an Iranian school', Perugia, Italy, presented at CIRIAF 2023, Perugia, Italy, 13 April 2023 - 14 April 2023

Naderi S; Heslop S; Chen D; MacGill I; Pignatta G; Sproul A, 2022, 'Solar pre-cooling with different tariff structures and household time of use patterns', in Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2022, Australian PV Institute, Newcastle, presented at ASIA-PACIFIC SOLAR RESEARCH CONFERENCE (APSRC), Newcastle, 29 November 2022 - 01 December 2022, https://apvi.org.au/solar-research-conference/proceedings-apsrc-2022/

Pignatta G, 2022, 'Leachability of spent chromated copper arsenate (CCA) treated wood encapsulated in geopolymer cement', in Mediterranean Architecture and the Green-Digital Transition: Selected Papers from the World Renewable Energy Congress Med Green Forum 2022, Springer, Florence, Italy, pp. 657 - 666, presented at Med Green Forum 2022, Florence, Italy, 20 July 2022 - 22 July 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33148-0_52

Sajadian A; Niazmardi S; Argany M; Arababadi R; Pignatta G, 2021, 'Investigating the Relative Importance of Spatial and Environmental Factors on Energy Consumption in the Residential Sectors Using GIS (Case Study: Kerman)', in Environmental Sciences Proceedings, MDPI, Sydney, presented at The 3rd Built Environment Research Forum, Sydney, 01 December 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2021012006

Arababadi A; Leyer S; Arababadi R; Pignatta G, 2021, 'Theoretical considerations about Energy Transition in Luxembourg', in Environmental Sciences Proceedings, MDPI, Sydney, pp. 9, presented at The 3rd Built Environment Research Forum, Sydney, 01 December 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2021012009

Sadeghibakhtiar E; Naeimi A; Behbahaninia A; Pignatta G, 2021, 'Size optimization of the grid-connected solar-wind hybrid system in Net Zero Energy Buildings: A case study', in Environmental Sciences Proceedings, MDPI, Sydney, pp. 12, presented at The 3rd Built Environment Research Forum, Sydney, 01 December 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc20210120012

Buratti C; Belloni E; Merli F; Mastoori M; Sharifi SN; Pignatta G, 2021, 'Evaluating the impact of shading devices, glazing systems, and building orientation on the energy consumption in educational spaces', in Environmental Sciences Proceedings, MDPI, Sydney, pp. 22, presented at The 3rd Built Environment Research Forum, Sydney, 01 December 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2021012022

Buratti C; Belloni E; Merli F; Mastoori M; Seyede Najme S; Pignatta G, 2021, 'Analysis of Nano Silica Aerogel based Glazing Effect on the Solar Heat Gain and Cooling Load in a School under Different Climatic Conditions', Sydney, presented at The 3rd Built Environment Research Forum, Sydney, 01 December 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/berf3-12080

Desai SS; Manapragada NVSK; Pignatta G, 2021, 'A Study of Mould Growth Using HAMT EnergyPlus Simulation Method in Warm and Humid Climate of Mangalore, India', in The 3rd Built Environment Research Forum, MDPI, Sydney, pp. 7, presented at The 3rd Built Environment Research Forum, Sydney, 01 December 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2021012007

Naderi S; Heslop S; Chen D; Macgill I; Pignatta G, 2021, 'Cost-Saving through Pre-Cooling: A Case Study of Sydney', in Environmental Sciences Proceedings, MDPI, Sydney, Australia, pp. 2, presented at 3rd Built Environment Research Forum, Sydney, Australia, 01 December 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2021012002

Pignatta G; Alibrandi U, 2021, 'Toward OpenAIUQ community: data-driven Uncertainty Quantification and risk analysis for sustainable and resilient urban systems', Palermo, Italy, presented at ICSRS2021, Palermo, Italy, 24 November 2021 - 26 November 2021

Newhouse O; Han H; Pignatta G, 2021, 'Integrating the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in process engineering for infrastructure Modelling and Simulation (M&S)', in CEES2021 proceedings, Coimbra, Portugal, presented at International conference on Construction, Energy, Environment and Sustainability 2021 (CEES 2021), Coimbra, Portugal, 12 October 2021 - 15 October 2021, https://cees2021.uc.pt/projectos/cees2020/atas/pdfs/ID68.pdf

Naderi S; Pignatta G; Macgill I; Heslop S; Chen D, 2021, 'CHARACTERIZATION OF THERMAL ENERGY DYNAMICS OF MULTI-ZONE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS', in CEES2021 proceedings, Portugal, presented at CEES2021, Portugal, https://cees2021.uc.pt/projectos/cees2020/atas/pdfs/ID42.pdf

Manapragada NVSK; Pignatta G, 2021, 'CLIMATE-ADAPTIVE BUILDING SKINS FOR BUILDING ENERGY CONSERVATION AND UHI MITIGATION: TRANSIENT BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATION WITH THERMOCHROMIC COATINGS', in CEES2021 Proceedings, Portugal, presented at CEES2021, Portugal, https://cees2021.uc.pt/projectos/cees2020/atas/pdfs/ID25.pdf

Pignatta G; Balazadeh N, 2021, 'Assessment of Hybrid Vehicles using PEMS as a Transition for full E-Mobility Achievement in Positive Energy Districts', in CEES2021 Proceeding, Portugal, presented at CEES2021, Portugal, - , https://cees2021.uc.pt/projectos/cees2020/atas/pdfs/ID37.pdf

Pignatta G, 2020, 'A simplified approach for designing sustainable Near Zero Energy Settlements', in Soares Gonçalves JC (ed.), Planning Post Carbon Cities: 35th PLEA Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, A Coruña, 1st-3rd September 2020: Proceedings, Universidade da Coruna, A Coruña, Spain, presented at PLEA2020, A Coruña, Spain, 01 September 2020 - 03 September 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.17979/spudc.9788497497947

Pignatta G, 2019, 'Modeling and simulation of radiative cooling materials for microclimate analysis', Singapore, presented at ICCM2019, Singapore, 09 July 2019 - 13 July 2019

Pignatta G, 2019, 'An extensive study on the relationship between energy use, indoor thermal comfort, and health in social housing', Bari, Italy, presented at PLEA 2020, Bari, Italy

Santos L; Pignatta G; Nevat I; Norford L, 2019, 'Climate-informed decision-making for urban design: Assessing the impact of urban morphology on urban heat island', Hyderabad, India, presented at IC2UHI2019, Hyderabad, India, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212095521000079?dgcid=coauthor

Meier IA; Isaac S; Kolokotsa D; Gobakis K; Pignatta G, 2019, 'Towards Zero Energy Settlements – A brief note on commissioning and POE within the EU ZeroPlus Settlements', in IOP Conference Series : Earth and Environmental Science, IOP Publishing, Thessaloniki, pp. 012038 - 012038, presented at SBE19, Thessaloniki, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/410/1/012038

Acero JA; Pignatta G; Norford LK, 2018, 'Use of Clustered Meteorological Data for Microclimate and Thermal Comfort Analysis in a Tropical Area', The City College of New York, NY, presented at 10th International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC10) - 14th Symposium on the Urban Environment, The City College of New York, NY, 06 August 2018 - 10 August 2018

Acero JA; Pignatta G; Koh E; Rufenacht LA; Li X; Norford LK, 2018, 'Influence of Height and Thermal Characteristics of Green Facades in Pedestrian Thermal Comfort', The City College of New York, NY, presented at 10th International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC10) - 14th Symposium on the Urban Environment, The City College of New York, NY, 06 August 2018 - 10 August 2018

Pignatta G; Acero JA; Koh E; Rufenacht L; Li X; Norford LK, 2018, 'Improving Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Singapore By Implementing Green Mitigation Strategies: A Sensitivity Analysis', The City College of New York, NY, presented at 10th International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC10) - 14th Symposium on the Urban Environment, The City College of New York, NY, 06 August 2018 - 10 August 2018

Pignatta G; Li X; Norford LK, 2017, 'Goals and approach of the "Cooling Singapore" project', Perugia, Italy, presented at 17th CIRIAF National Congress, Perugia, Italy, 06 April 2017 - 07 April 2017

Artopoulos G; Pignatta G; Santamouris M, 2017, 'From the sum of Near-Zero Energy buildings to the whole of a Near-Zero Energy housing settlement: the role of communal spaces in performance-driven design', London, presented at Living and Sustainability: An Environmental Critique of Design and Building Practices, Locally and Globally. AMPS, London, 09 February 2017 - 10 February 2017

Pignatta G; Chatzinikola C; Artopoulos G; Papanicolas CN; Serghides DK; Santamouris M, 2016, 'Winter survey on the indoor environmental quality in low and very low income households in Cyprus', Singapore, presented at 4th IC2UHI, Singapore, 30 May 2016 - 01 June 2016

Chatzinikola CK; Pignatta G; Serghides D; Santamouris M, 2016, 'Winter Indoor Thermal Comfort in Low Income Households in Cyprus', Nicosia, Cyprus, presented at 5th International Conference on RES and EE, Nicosia, Cyprus, 05 May 2016 - 06 May 2016

Pisello AL; Piselli C; Pignatta G; Fabiani C; Ubertini F; Cotana F; Santamouris M, 2016, 'Net Zero Energy settlements in Europe: first findings of the Zero-Plus Horizon 2020 project', Assisi, Italy, presented at 16th CIRIAF National Congress, Assisi, Italy, 07 April 2016 - 09 April 2016

Pignatta G; Pisello AL; Cotana F, 2016, 'Environmental analysis of innovative and sustainable "cool skins" for building roofs', Assisi, Italy, presented at 16th CIRIAF congress, Assisi, Italy, 07 April 2016 - 09 April 2016

Aquino A; Barbanera M; Belloni E; Bianchi C; Cappellini P; Castaldo VL; Castellani F; Coccia V; Cotana F; Cotana S; Goretti M; Moretti E; Piscini F; Pisello AL; Palladino D; Pertosa M; Petrozzi A; Pignatta G; Presciutti A; Rotili A; Vergoni M, 2015, 'Energy performance certification of offices and education buildings: the case study of the University of Perugia', Bologna, Italy, presented at 33rd Convegno Nazionale AICARR, Bologna, Italy, 15 October 2015 - 15 October 2015

Pisello AL; Pignatta G; Piselli C; Castaldo VL; Cotana F, 2015, 'Effect of dynamic characteristics of building envelope on thermal performance in summer conditions: in field experiment', Perugia, Italy, presented at 15th CIRIAF National Congress, Perugia, Italy, 09 April 2015 - 11 April 2015

Rosso F; Pisello AL; Pignatta G; Castaldo VL; Piselli C; Cotana F; Ferrero M, 2015, 'Outdoor thermal and visual perception of natural cool materials for roof and urban paving', in Procedia Engineering, Chicago, USA, pp. 1325 - 1332, presented at International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering and Construction (ICSDEC), Chicago, USA, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.11.394

Pisello AL; Castaldo VL; Piselli C; Pignatta G; Cotana F, 2015, 'Combined thermal effect of cool roof and cool facade on a prototype building', in Energy Procedia, Turin, Italy, pp. 1556 - 1561, presented at 6th International building physics conference (IBPC), Turin, Italy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.205

Pisello AL; Castaldo VL; Pignatta G; Cotana F, 2014, 'Experimental analysis of the thermal-optical properties of polyurethane waterproof liquid membrane for cool roof application', Venice, Italy, presented at 3rd IC2UHI, Venice, Italy, 13 October 2014 - 15 October 2014

Pisello AL; Castaldo VL; Pignatta G; Cotana F, 2014, 'Evaluation of the thermal-energy performance of naturally "cool" gravel covering for cool roof and cool pavement application: a case study', Venice, Italy, presented at 3rd IC2UHI, Venice, Italy, 13 October 2014 - 15 October 2014

Pisello AL; Pignatta G; Castaldo VL; Cotana F, 2014, 'The effect of lake microclimate on thermal-energy behavior of buildings', Perugia, Italy, presented at 15th World Lake Conference, Perugia, Italy, 01 September 2014 - 05 September 2014

Cotana F; Pisello AL; Cotana S; Petrozzi A; Pignatta G; Cesari G; Colauta F, 2014, 'Energy use and enhancement of biomasses around water resources', Perugia, presented at 5th World Lake Conference, Perugia, 01 September 2014 - 05 September 2014

Bonamente E; Merico MC; Rinaldi S; Pignatta G; Pisello AL; Cotana F; Nicolini A, 2014, 'Environmental impact of industrial prefabricated buildings: Carbon and Energy Footprint analysis based on an LCA approach', Taipei, Taiwan, presented at The 6th International Conference on Applied Energy – ICAE2014, Taipei, Taiwan, 30 May 2014 - 02 June 2014

Pisello AL; Castaldo VL; Pignatta G; Cotana F, 2014, 'Experimental analysis of natural gravel covering as cool roof and cool pavement', Perugia, Italy, presented at 14th CIRIAF National Congress, Perugia, Italy, 04 April 2014 - 05 April 2014

Bonamente E; Merico MC; Rinaldi S; Pignatta G; Pisello AL; Cotana F; Nicolini A, 2014, 'Environmental impact of industrial prefabricated buildings: Carbon and Energy Footprint analysis based on an LCA approach', in Energy Procedia, pp. 2841 - 2844, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.12.319

Rossi F; Cotana F; Coccia V; Pisello AL; Bonamente E; Palombo M; Pignatta G; Morini E, 2013, 'Modelling of Urban Canyon: Analytical and experimental remarks', Athens, Greece, presented at 34th AIVC Conference, Athens, Greece, 25 September 2013 - 26 September 2013

Conference Posters

Naderi S; Pignatta G; Heslop S; Chen D; Sproul A; Macgill I, 2023, 'Solar pre-cooling during heatwaves: reducing thermal discomfort in residential buildings', Sydney, presented at ICUC-11, Sydney, 28 August 2023 - 01 September 2023

Abousaeidi M; Pignatta G; Nazarian N, 2023, 'Developing a decision-making tool for utilizing low-cost retrofit techniques to reduce heat gain in social housing', Sydney, presented at ICUC-11, Sydney, 28 August 2023 - 01 September 2023

Pignatta G; Naderi S; Heslop S; Chen D; Sproul A; Macgill I, 2023, 'Investigating pre-cooling benefits through varying building envelope optical properties: Enhancing energy efficiency and thermal comfort in the Australian residential sector', Sydney, presented at ICUC-11, Sydney, 28 August 2023 - 01 September 2023

Naderi S; Heslop S; Chen D; MacGill I; Pignatta G; Sproul A, 2022, 'Data-driven assessment of solar pre-cooling and pre-heating in Australian housing', Milan, presented at WCPEC-8, Milan, 26 September 2022 - 30 September 2022

Pignatta G, 2017, 'Overview Urban Airshed, Urban Heat Island and thermal comfort'

Pignatta G; Li X; Norford LK, 2017, 'Mitigate the Urban Heat Island (UHI) phenomenon to improve thermal comfort in outdoor areas of tropical Singapore'

Conference Presentations

Pignatta G, 2023, 'Optimising external walls' insulation for cost-effectiveness and environmental impact: An evaluation of geopolymer thermal insulation systems in New South Wales, Australia', presented at CEES 2023, Funchal, Portugal, 27 June 2023 - 30 June 2023

Pignatta G, 2023, 'A noise barrier to mitigate low as well as high frequency noise', presented at Acoustics 23, Sydney

Pignatta G, 2022, 'Novel and Sustainable Geopolymer Material for Building Elements', presented at Med Green Forum 2022, Florence, Italy, 20 July 2022 - 22 July 2022

Pignatta G, 2022, 'Solar pre-cooling: Pros, Cons, and Opportunities', presented at IAQVEC technical seminar series 2021-2022, 13 January 2022, https://youtu.be/87a_whefANA

Pignatta G; Balazadeh N, 2021, 'ASSESSMENT OF HYBRID VEHICLES USING PORTABLE EMISSION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM (PEMS) AS A TRANSITION FOR FULL E-MOBILITY ACHIEVEMENT IN POSITIVE ENERGY DISTRICTS', presented at CEES2021, Portugal, https://cees2021.uc.pt/projectos/cees2020/atas/pdfs/ID37.pdf

Pignatta G, 2019, 'Targeting Net-Zero Energy Settlements: the Italian journey in the Zero-Plus framework.', presented at 6th Jeffrey Cook Workshop in Desert Architecture, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Marcus Family Campus, Beer-Sheva, Israel, 25 November 2019 - 26 November 2019

Conference Abstracts

Pignatta G, 2023, 'Effect of solar pre-cooling on reducing thermal discomfort in residential buildings during heat waves', in IC2UHI 2023, Melbourne, presented at 6th International Conference on Countermeasures to Urban Heat Islands (IC2UHI 2023), Melbourne

Shayan N; Heslop S; Chen D; Macgill I; Pignatta G; Sproul A, 2022, 'Data-Driven Assessment of Solar Pre-Cooling and Pre-Heating in Australian Residential Housing', in WCPEC-8 proceedings, Milan, presented at WCPEC-8, Milan, 26 September 2022 - 30 September 2022

Meier I; Isaac S; Kolokotsa D; Gobakis K; Pignatta G, 2020, 'A brief note on commissioning and POE within the EU Zero-Plus Settlements', in IAQ Conference, Athens, Greece, presented at IAQ2020, Athens, Greece, 14 September 2020 - 16 September 2020

Pignatta G, 2019, 'A simplified approach for designing sustainable Near Zero Energy Settlements Environmental impact analysis applied in the framework of the European ZERO-PLUS project', in PLEA2020, A Corugna, Spain, presented at PLEA2020, A Corugna, Spain, 01 September 2019 - 02 September 2019

Reports

Easthope H; Palmer J; Sharam A; Nethercote M; Pignatta G; Crommelin L, 2023, Delivering sustainable apartment housing: New build and retrofit, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited, Melbourne, 400, http://dx.doi.org/10.18408/ahuri7128201, https://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/final-reports/400,%20doi:%2010.18408/ahuri7128201

Saliari M; Laskari M; Assimakopoulos M-N; Mavrigiannaki A; Kostas G; Kolokotsa D; Pignatta G; Piselli C; Pisello AL; Carlucci S; Kyprianou M; Jolivel T; Meir I, 2021, D7.7: REPORT ON THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF FOUR NET ZERO ENERGY SETTLEMENTS, https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5d93cb8e0&appId=PPGMS

Santamouris M; Haddad S; Garshasbi S; Paolini R; Yang J; Mohan Kumar DI; Barker A; Pignatta G, 2019, Current and Future Energy and Environmental Quality of the Built Environment in Darwin

Santamouris M; Yang J; Haddad S; Paolini R; Pignatta G, 2019, Development of a Building Energy Legislation for Seychelles

Santamouris M; Yang J; Haddad S; Paolini R; Pignatta G, 2019, Development of a Building Energy Legislation for Comoros

Santamouris M; Yang J; Haddad S; Paolini R; Pignatta G, 2019, Development of a Building Energy Legislation for Madagascar

Santamouris M; Yang J; Haddad S; Paolini R; Pignatta G, 2019, Development of a Building Energy Legislation for Mauritus

Pignatta G; Jafari S; Nakagawa-Lagisz L; Santamouris M; Nakagawa-Lagisz M, 2019, Rapid Review - Best practice techniques for urban cooling in Australian climate zones, http://builtbetter.org/node/8157

Santamouris M; Pignatta G; Haddad S; Paolini R; Bartesaghi Koc C; Brozzetti M; Marzban S; Feng J; Gao K; Sansone G, 2019, Preliminary design of a smart climatic road in Phillip St. Parramatta, http://dx.doi.org/10.25916/5ce8d8a593f04, http://www.lowcarbonlivingcrc.com.au/sites/all/files/publications_file_attachments/final_report_-_31-5-2019_-_phillip_st._-_crclcl.pdf

Haddad SSMSAPR; Pignatta G, 2019, Energy efficiency in social housing - Enhancing the indoor air and environmental quality

Pignatta G; Fabiani C; Piselli C; Castaldo VL; Pisello AL, 2016, D4.4 A FULL LCA ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS FOR EACH SETTLEMENT MATERIAL AND TECHNOLOGY TO BE INSTALLED IN COMMON SPACES FOR EACH CASE STUDY

Pignatta G; Pisello AL; Castaldo VL; Piselli C; Fabiani C; Colleruoli M; Pigliautile I, 2016, D4.3 ELABORATION OF THE SIMULATION TOOLS AND MODELS OF THE NZE SETTLEMENTS WITH INTEGRATED AND PROPOSED SYSTEMS AND ANALYSIS OF THE SIMULATED RESULTS

Pignatta G; Pisello AL; Castaldo VL; Piselli C; Fabiani C; Pigliautile I, 2016, D4.1 A FULL REPORT OF THE OUTDOOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND RENEWABLE SYSTEMS AT NZE SETTLEMENT INCLUDING ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DETAILS ABOUT INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN COMMON AREAS, http://www.zeroplus.org/pdf/ZERO%20PLUS_D4.1.pdf

Theses / Dissertations

Tang R, 2021, Life cycle assessment of Fly ash and Cenospheres based Geopolymer concrete

Media

Pignatta G, 2020, Rapid Urbanization Population Health (RUPH) workshop - Blue sky project idea on Positive Energy Districts, RUPH network, , https://youtu.be/o_dx0j6VB7k

Pignatta G, 2019, Meet Dr Gloria Pignatta, , https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/meet-dr-gloria-pignatta

THE FIFTH ESTATE , 2019, Videos from the CRC for Low Carbon Living show how to cool our cities, , https://www.thefifthestate.com.au/innovation/design/videos-from-the-crc-for-low-carbon-living-show-how-to-cool-our-cities/

Preprints

Easthope H; Palmer J; Sharam A; Nethercote M; Pignatta G; Crommelin L, 2023, Delivering sustainable apartment housing: New build and retrofit, , http://dx.doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/z6yn4

Other

Pignatta G; CEN/WS 107 committee , 2022, Mitigation of Urban Heat Island effects with cool materials - Guide to implement cool roofs and cool materials into buildings and territories to mitigate the urban heat island effects., , https://standards.cencenelec.eu/dyn/www/f?p=205:105:0:::::