DENERG, Politecnico di Torino,
Italy
By Dr. Enrico Fabrizio, Associate professor, TEBE Research Group, DENERG, Politecnico di Torino, Italy.
Despite the differences that arise when looking at how ZEBs (or nearly-ZEBs) are defined in standards and legislative requirements around the world, the ZEB target has been the driver for a large number of research activities over the last six years in the field of building energy performance. Simulation based optimization methods have the potential to advance in research about design, simulation, and operation of ZEBs, considering also the key factor of the exploitation of renewable energy sources. The keynote will present the use of coupled simulation engines for the design of ZEBs, numerical examples of applications and optimization criteria, and will also report the energy-related scientific aspects of a ZEB prototype learnt during the participation to the Solar Decathlon China 2018 competition.
Biography
E. Fabrizio, PhD in Energy Technologies from Politecnico di Torino and INSA de Lyon, is an associate professor of Building Physics and Building Services at the Department of Energy of Politecnico di Torino, TEBE Research Group (www.polito.it/tebe) and works on performance simulation and optimization of zero-energy buildings, energy systems for buildings, and environmental control for agricultural buildings. His research is conducted through both numerical developments and experimental test sites to increase an energy-conscious design of buildings in cities, animal husbandry structures and controlled environments for agriculture. He participated to IEA EBC Annex 59 and IEA ECES Annex 31. He served as a reviewer for many international journals and various bodies. Since 2018 he is an associate editor at the Sustainable Cities and Society journal. In 2014 he was awarded the REHVA Young Scientist Award by the European Federation of Air Conditioning Associations. He was within the teaching supervisors of the SCUTxPOLITO team, the winner of the Solar Decathlon China 2018 contest. He is author of 90 peer-reviewed indexed international papers.