Anna Laura Pisello

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 review the state of the art about the development of new materials and their main applications as cool roofing and paving systems for passive cooling purpose of buildings and cities, which have been published in more than 260 papers.

TL;DR: In this paper, an experimental and analytical study for the assessment of the angular reflectance of retro-reflective films was conducted. And the experimental results were used to determine an original analytical model which describes the optic-energy behavior of retroreflective materials.

TL;DR: In this paper, a case study of an Italian monumental bell tower that has been monitored by the authors for more than nine months is presented, where the relationship between natural frequencies and environmental parameters is investigated in detail and the predictive capabilities of linear statistical regressive models based on the use of several environmental continuous monitoring sensors are assessed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the possibility of applying an innovative "cool roof" solution, consisting of a prototyped cool clay tile, on a traditional residential building in central Italy to improve the thermal conditions of the indoor environment that is adjacent to the roof.