By Dr Gloria Pignatta

Journal articles

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

Sohani A; Naderi S; Pignatta G, 2021, '4E Advancement of Heat Recovery during Hot Seasons for a Building Integrated Photovoltaic Thermal (BIPV/T) System', , 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', , pp. 4, 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', The 3rd Built Environment Research Forum, pp. 3 - 3, 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 Switzerland, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132112069

Ranjbar N; Balali A; Valipour A; Yunusa-Kaltungo A; Edwards R; Pignatta G; Moehler R; Shen W, 2021, 'Investigating the environmental impact of reinforced-concrete and structural-steel frames on sustainability criteria in green buildings', Journal of Building Engineering, 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2021.103184

Tang W; Pignatta G; Sepasgozar SME, 2021, 'Life-Cycle Assessment of Fly Ash and Cenosphere-Based Geopolymer Material', Sustainability, 13, pp. 11167 - 11167, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132011167

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

Nevat I; Pignatta G; Ruefenacht LA; Acero JA, 2021, 'A decision support tool for climate-informed and socioeconomic urban design', Environment Development and Sustainability, 23, pp. 7627 - 7651, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10668-020-00937-1

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, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2021.100776

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110564

Mavrigiannaki A; Gobakis K; Kolokotsa D; Kalaitzakis K; Pisello AL; Piselli C; Laskari M; Saliari M; Assimakopoulos MN; Pignatta G; Synnefa A; Santamouris M, 2021, 'Zero energy concept at neighborhood level: A case study analysis', Solar Energy Advances, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seja.2021.100002

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123167

Mohammed A; Pignatta G; Topriska E; Santamouris M, 2020, 'Canopy urban heat island and its association with climate conditions in Dubai, UAE', Climate, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/CLI8060081

Meir IA; Isaac S; Kolokotsa D; Gobakis K; Pignatta G, 2020, 'Towards Zero Energy Settlements - A brief note on commissioning and POE within the EU ZeroPlus Settlements', Iop Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science, 410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/410/1/012038

Acero JA; Koh EJK; Pignatta G; Norford LK, 2020, '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 XX; 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

Hui Ren ; Wang Shou Long ; Gloria Pignatta , 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

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/609/4/042067

Yenneti K; Rahiman R; Panda A; Pignatta G, 2019, 'Smart energy management policy in India—A review', Energies, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en12173214

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: Accessing Data 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; Castaldo VL; Pignatta G; Cotana F, 2016, '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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143624415609910

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.05.026

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

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2015.05.006

Pisello AL; Castaldo VL; Piselli C; Pignatta G; Cotana F, 2015, 'Combined thermal effect of cool roof and cool façade on a prototype building', Energy Procedia, 78, pp. 1556 - 1561, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.205

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', Procedia Engineering, 118, pp. 1325 - 1332, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.11.394

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su7079207

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', Energy Procedia, 61, pp. 2841 - 2844, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.12.319

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su6084706

Conference Papers

Pignatta G, 2026, 'CARATTERIZZAZIONE SPERIMENTALE DI PANNELLI COMPOSITI IN FIBRE NATURALI SOSTENIBILI PER APPLICAZIONI IN BARRIERE ACUSTICHE ANTIRUMORE', ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA DI ACUSTICA (AIA), Perugia, presented at Associazione Italiana di Acustica 52° Convegno Nazionale, Perugia, 10 June 2026 - 12 June 2026, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/32468

Abousaeidi M; Pignatta G; Nazarian N, 2026, 'Evaluating Combined Passive Retrofits for a High-Rise Social Housing Under a Future Climate Condition', in Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, pp. 105 - 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-1818-0_12

Pignatta G, 2024, 'A Qualitative Methodology for Identifying Governance Challenges and Solutions in European Positive Energy Labs', San Carlos, Costa Rica, presented at ICSC-CITIES 2024 VII Ibero-American Congress of Smart Cities, San Carlos, Costa Rica, 12 November 2024 - 14 November 2024

He BJ; Jupesta J; Cirella GT; Pignatta G, 2024, 'Actions for Urban Climate Change Adaptation', in Advances in Science Technology and Innovation, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65088-8_1

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', Torino, Italy, presented at Forum Acusticum 2023, Torino, Italy, 11 September 2023 - 15 September 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.61782/fa.223.0500

Pingle P; Pignatta G; Schiavoni S, 2023, 'A Novel Frequency-based Approach for Identifying Industrial Machinery Noise Sources and Improving Anti-noise Enclosure Design', in Proceedings of the 10th Convention of the European Acoustics Association Forum Acusticum 2023, European Acoustics Association, pp. 1427 - 1432, 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

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28598

Buratti C; Belloni E; Merli F; Mastoori M; Sharifi SN; Pignatta G, 2022, 'Evaluating the Impact of Shading Devices, Glazing Systems, and Building Orientation on the Energy Consumption in Educational Spaces', MDPI, pp. 22, presented at The 3rd Built Environment Research Forum, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2021012022

Arababadi A; Leyer S; Arababadi R; Pignatta G, 2022, 'Theoretical Considerations about Energy Transition in Luxembourg', MDPI, pp. 9, presented at The 3rd Built Environment Research Forum, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2021012009

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

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

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, pp. 6 - 6, presented at The 3rd Built Environment Research Forum, Sydney, 01 December 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2021012006

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