By Dr Gloria Pignatta

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 the post-carbon future', in Golubchikov O; Yennetti K (ed.), Smart Cities, Energy and Climate: Governing Cities for a Low-Carbon Future, Wiley, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118641156.ch19

Pignatta G, 2023, 'Leachability of spent chromated copper arsenate (CCA) treated wood encapsulated in geopolymer cement', in , Springer, pp. 657 - 666, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33148-0_52

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

Ullah KR; Santamouris M, 2023, 'Introduction to net-zero and positive-energy communities', in Isaac S; Meir I; Pignatta G (ed.), Net-Zero and Positive Energy Communities: Best Practice Guidance Based on the ZERO-PLUS Project Experience, pp. 1 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003267171-1

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.), , http://dx.doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000258216

Edited Books

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

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-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

Abousaeidi M; Pignatta G; Nazarian N; Ghadiri SB, 2026, 'Balancing Thermal Comfort, Construction Feasibility, Carbon Emissions, and Cost: Multi-Criteria Evaluation of Passive Retrofits for High-Rise Social Housing', Energy and Buildings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2026.117269

Xiao Y; Pan C; Zou W; Zhao B; Pignatta G; Xie H; You M; Lee D, 2025, 'Seasonal variability and multi-factor analysis of urban park cooling effects: A case study of Nanjing, China', Sustainable Cities and Society, 131, pp. 106711 - 106711, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2025.106711

Soutullo S; Seco O; Sánchez MN; Lima R; Montagnino FM; Pignatta G; Etminan G; Bukovszki V; Ashrafian T; Andreucci MB; Vettorato D, 2025, 'A Qualitative Methodology for Identifying Governance Challenges and Advancements in Positive Energy District Labs', Urban Science, 9, pp. 288, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/urbansci9080288

Panjala P; Gumma MK; Mesapam S; Shukla AK; Pignatta G, 2025, 'Geospatial Analysis of Crop Residue Burn Areas and Their Dates for Emission Mitigation Strategies', Sustainability Switzerland, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su17062508

Javan K; Darestani M; Ibrar I; Pignatta G, 2025, 'Interrelated issues within the Water-Energy-Food nexus with a focus on environmental pollution for sustainable development: A review', Environmental Pollution, 368, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.125706

Pignatta G, 2025, 'Development of an Optimization Genetic Algorithm Method for Estimating Municipal Solid Waste Composition', Journal of Environmental Management

Pignatta G, 2025, '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; Manapragada N, 2025, 'Energy conservation potential of a mixed-mode ventilation strategy in residential buildings', Building and Environment

Pignatta G, 2025, 'Enhancing Exergy Analysis of Waste-to-Energy Power Plants: A Novel Inverse Solution Method for Accurate Evaluation', Journal of Cleaner Production

Li J; Shirowzhan S; Pignatta G; Sepasgozar SME, 2024, 'Data-Driven Net-Zero Carbon Monitoring: Applications of Geographic Information Systems, Building Information Modelling, Remote Sensing, and Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable and Resilient Cities', Sustainability Switzerland, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su16156285

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; Ullah KR; Santamouris M; Prodanovic V; Deletic A, 2024, 'Assessing the Impact of Heat Mitigation Measures on Thermal Performance and Energy Demand at the Community Level: A Pathway Toward Designing Net-zero Energy Communities', Building Simulation, 17, pp. 1379 - 1400, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12273-024-1140-7

Pignatta G; Macgill I; Heslop S; Sproul A; Naderi S; Heim D, 2024, 'Reducing the greenhouse emissions of Australia’s housing stock through solar pre-cooling and pre-heating', Energy, 336, pp. 115556 - 115556, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.115556

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.114204

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, pp. 15 - 15, 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, pp. 14 - 14, 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, pp. 12 - 12, 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; 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

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

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

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

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

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, 15, 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, 76, 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

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