Alberto Muscio

TL;DR: In this paper, the state of the art in terms of local climate change and urban heat island mitigation techniques are presented in detail, in particular developments in the field on highly reflective materials, cool and green roofs, cool pavements, urban green and of other mitigation technologies.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the latest progress on the field of greenery urban mitigation techniques including aspects related to the theoretical and experimental assessment of the greenery cooling potential, the impact on urban vegetation on energy, health and comfort and the acquired knowledge on the best integration of the various types of greenenery in the urban frame.

TL;DR: In this article, two different sets of meteorological data are used for the calculation of the heating and cooling energy needs of an existing university building, which is modeled using TRNSYS v.17 software.

Abstract: Thermo physical behavior of metakaolin-based geopolymer materials was investigated Five compositions of geopolymers were prepared with Si/Al from 123 to 242 using mix of sodium and potassium hydroxide (~75 M) as well as sodium silicate as activator The products obtained were characterized after complete curing to constant weight at room temperature The thermal diffusivity (25–45 × 10−7m2/s) and thermal conductivity (030–059 W/m K) were compared to that of existing insulating structural materials The correlation between the thermal conductivity and parameters as porosity, pore size distribution, matrix strengthening, and microstructure was complex to define However, the structure of the geopolymer matrix, typical porous amorphous network force conduction heat flux to travel through very tortuous routes consisting of a multiple of neighboring polysialate particles

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented the procedure through which a traditional white engobe and a glazed tile with high solar reflectance are developed by the introduction of suitable raw materials and pigments, in the perspective of production by commonly used industrial processes.