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Francesco Goia is Professor of Building Physics at the Faculty of Architecture and Design, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He holds a Ph.D. in Energetics from the Polytechnic University of Turin and a co-jont Ph.D. in Architecture from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Francesco is a passionate for technology and innovation and works to promote a more sustainable built environment. He was educated in the field of architectural engineering and architecture (B.Sc. cum laude, 2005; M.Sc. cum laude, 2008) at the Polytechnic University of Turin and Polytechnic University of Milan (joint M.Sc.), Italy. He also obtained the Diploma from the High Polytechnic School (Alta Scuola Politecnica) on Management of innovation projects in complex settings. Further specializations include a master in Materials for Energy and Environment (2010).
The list of his engagements prior and during the Ph.D. includes consultant and research advisor for a façade engineering company and a research institute, instructor in building physics and building technology at the Polytechnic University of Turin, B.Sc./M.Sc. level students supervision. As a postdoc, he deepened his expertise in building equipment, monitoring and the control systems for test buildings and living laboratories.
Presently, his main research activity concerns the ideation and assessment of strategies, technologies and systems for energy efficient buildings, with a focus on the dynamic building envelope components and integration of technologies and systems for renewable energy source harvesting. He is and has been involved in experimental, laboratory and numerical activities aimed at developing new technologies for responsive buildings, for solar energy and daylighting exploitation and for building energy management.
The list of his technical and scientific expertise includes: thermal and energy analysis of buildings, energy management techniques and energy rating; environmental monitoring and building controls, thermal comfort and indoor air quality, systems and equipment for HVAC, lighting and solar energy exploitation; artificial light and daylight calculation and design; design of experiments and data analysis techniques, optical and thermo-physical properties characterization; mathematical modelling of physical and building physics phenomena; numerical simulations.
Francesco has co-/authored more than eighty publications, including research articles published in international, peer-reviewed journals; he has been and is an active member of different IEA Annex/Task groups and COST actions. He is a review for relevant peer-review scientific journals in the field of energy, environment and construction.

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Employment (7)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology: Trondheim, NO

2019-09 to present | Full Professor (Architecture and Technology)
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Aalto University: Helsinki, FI

2019-02 to 2019-12 | Visiting Professor (Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation )
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NTNU - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet: Trondheim, NO

2015-07 to 2019-08 | Associate Professor (Architecture and Technology)
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NTNU - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet: Trondheim, NO

2014-01-01 to 2015-06-30 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Architectural Design, History, and Technology)
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NTNU - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet: Trondheim, NO

2011-01 to 2013-12 | PhD Candidate (The Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings)
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Politecnico di Torino: Torino, Piemonte, IT

2010-01 to 2013-12 | PhD candidate (Energy)
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Fondazione CRT - Fondazione ISI: Torino, Piemonte, IT

2009-09 to 2010-02 | Lagrange Grant Researcher (Department of Energetics, Politecnico di Torino)
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Education and qualifications (6)

NTNU - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet: Trondheim, NO

2011-01 to 2013-12 | PhD (Doctoral Programme in Architecture)
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Politecnico di Torino: Torino, Piemonte, IT

2010-01 to 2013-12 | PhD (Doctoral Programme in Energetics)
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Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro: Alessandria, Piemonte, IT

2009-01 to 2010-01 | Master in Materials for Energy and Environment (Dipartimento di Scienze ed Innovazione Tecnologica)
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Politecnico di Milano: Milano, Lombardia, IT

2005-10 to 2008-10 | MSc in Architecture (Architecture and Construction Engineering degree class)
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Politecnico di Torino: Torino, Piemonte, IT

2005-09 to 2008-07 | MSc in Architecture (Architecture and Construction Engineering degree class)
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Politecnico di Torino: Torino, Piemonte, IT

2002-09 to 2005-09 | BSc in Architecture (Architecture and Architectural Engineering degree class)
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Funding (6)

Visiting researcher grant at Aalto University

2019-02 to 2019-12 | Salary award
Norges Forskningsråd (Oslo, NO)
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Outstanding Academic Fellows Programme

2017-06 to 2021-05 | Award
NTNU - Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet (Trondheim, NO)
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REsponsive, INtegrated, and VENTilated - REINVENT - Windows

2017-06 to 2020-12 | Grant
Norges Forskningsråd (Oslo, NO)
GRANT_NUMBER: 262198/F20
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Avanced building skins with integrated technology - SkinTech

2016-04 to 2019-03 | Grant
Norges Forskningsråd (Oslo, NO)
GRANT_NUMBER: 255252/E20
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Doctoral Fellowship Grant

2010-01 to 2012-12 | Salary award
Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca (Rome, IT)
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Lagrange Fellowship

2009-09 to 2010-02 | Salary award
Fondazione CRT - Fondazione ISI (Torino, IT)
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Design and performance analysis of a low-cost monitoring system for advanced building envelopes

Building and Environment
2025-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Behnam Rosti; Aleksandar Jankovic; Francesco Goia; Hans Martin Mathisen; Guangyu Cao
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Current performance and future development paths of transparent PV glazing in a multi-domain perspective

Energy and Buildings
2023-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Evangelos Kyrou; Francesco Goia; András Reith
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Multi-domain model-based control of an adaptive façade based on a flexible double skin system

Energy and Buildings
2023-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Elena Catto Lucchino; Francesco Goia
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Modelling double skin façades (DSFs) in whole-building energy simulation tools: Validation and inter-software comparison of naturally ventilated single-story DSFs

Building and Environment
2023-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Giovanni Gennaro; Elena Catto Lucchino; Francesco Goia; Fabio Favoino
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Modelling and validation of a single-storey flexible double-skin façade system with a building energy simulation tool

Building and Environment
2022-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Elena Catto Lucchino; Giovanni Gennaro; Fabio Favoino; Francesco Goia
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Tracer gas techniques for airflow characterization in double skin facades

Building and Environment
2022-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Aleksandar Jankovic; Giovanni Gennaro; Gaurav Chaudhary; Francesco Goia; Fabio Favoino
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Laboratory testbed and methods for flexible characterization of thermal and fluid dynamic behaviour of double skin facades

Building and Environment
2022-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Aleksandar Jankovic; M. Salman Siddiqui; Francesco Goia
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Designing the design of experiments (DOE) – An investigation on the influence of different factorial designs on the characterization of complex systems

Energy and Buildings
2021-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Aleksandar Jankovic; Gaurav Chaudhary; Francesco Goia
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Modelling double skin façades (DSFs) in whole-building energy simulation tools: Validation and inter-software comparison of a mechanically ventilated single-story DSF

Building and Environment
2021-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Elena Catto Lucchino; Adrienn Gelesz; Kristian Skeie; Giovanni Gennaro; András Reith; Valentina Serra; Francesco Goia
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A theoretical framework for classifying occupant-centric data streams on indoor climate using a physiological and cognitive process hierarchy

Energy and Buildings
2021-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Niels Lassen; Francesco Goia
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Enabling holistic design for high energy efficient office buildings through the use of subjective occupant feedback

Sustainable Cities and Society
2021-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Niels Lassen; Tine Hegli; Tor Helge Dokka; Terje Løvold; Kristian Edwards; Francesco Goia; Inger Andresen
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Impact of double skin facade constructional features on heat transfer and fluid dynamic behaviour

Building and Environment
2021-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Aleksandar Jankovic; Francesco Goia
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Ten questions concerning co-simulation for performance prediction of advanced building envelopes

Building and Environment
2021-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Ellika Taveres-Cachat; Fabio Favoino; Roel Loonen; Francesco Goia
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Design and in-field testing of a multi-level system for continuous subjective occupant feedback on indoor climate

Building and Environment
2021-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Niels Lassen; Terje Josefsen; Francesco Goia
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Exploring the impact of problem formulation in numerical optimization: A case study of the design of PV integrated shading systems

Building and Environment
2021-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Ellika Taveres-Cachat; Francesco Goia
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Field investigations of a smiley-face polling station for recording occupant satisfaction with indoor climate

Building and Environment
2020-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Niels Lassen; Francesco Goia; Stefano Schiavon; Jovan Pantelic
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Effects of retro-reflective and angular-selective retro-reflective materials on solar energy in urban canyons

Solar Energy
2020-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Mattia Manni; Marta Cardinali; Gabriele Lobaccaro; Francesco Goia; Andrea Nicolini; Federico Rossi
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Co-simulation and validation of the performance of a highly flexible parametric model of an external shading system

Building and Environment
2020-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Ellika Taveres-Cachat; Francesco Goia
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CFD Study of Diffuse Ceiling Ventilation through Perforated Ceiling Panels

Energies
2020-04-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Alessandro Nocente; Tufan Arslan; Steinar Grynning; Francesco Goia
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Exploiting selective angular properties of retro-reflective coatings to mitigate solar irradiation within the urban canyon

Solar Energy
2019-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Mattia Manni; Gabriele Lobaccaro; Francesco Goia; Andrea Nicolini; Federico Rossi
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A methodology to improve the performance of PV integrated shading devices using multi-objective optimization

Applied Energy
2019-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Ellika Taveres-Cachat; Gabriele Lobaccaro; Francesco Goia; Gaurav Chaudhary
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Sinusoidal response measurement procedure for the thermal performance assessment of PCM by means of Dynamic Heat Flow Meter Apparatus

Energy and Buildings
2019-01-15 | Journal article
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Modelling envelope components integrating phase change materials (PCMs) with whole-building energy simulation tools: A state of the art

Journal of Facade Design and Engineering
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85056338733

Contributors: Castell, A.; Medrano, M.; Goia, F.
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Possibilities and challenges of different experimental techniques for airflow characterisation in the air cavities of façades

Journal of Facade Design and Engineering
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85056311974

Contributors: Giancola, E.; Nuria Sánchez, M.; Friedrich, M.; Larsen, O.K.; Nocente, A.; Avesani, S.; Babich, F.; Goia, F.
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PV-PCM integration in glazed buildings. Numerical study through MATLAB/TRNSYS linked model

In: Building Simulation Applications Proceedings
2018 | Conference paper
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Francesco Goia

Towards new metrics for the characterisation of the dynamic performance of adaptive façade systems

Journal of Facade Design and Engineering
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85056342945

Contributors: Bianco, L.; Cascone, Y.; Avesani, S.; Vullo, P.; Bejat, T.; Loonen, R.; Koenders, S.; Goia, F.; Serra, V.; Favoino, F.
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An inverse approach to identify selective angular properties of retro-reflective materials for urban heat island mitigation

Solar Energy
2018-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Mattia Manni; Gabriele Lobaccaro; Francesco Goia; Andrea Nicolini
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Building Performance Simulation and Characterization of Adaptive Facades – Adaptive Facade Network

TU Delft Open
2018-11 | Edited book
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Computational performance prediction of phase change materials in transparent components

Building Performance Simulation and Characterisation of Adaptive Facades – Adaptive Facade Network
2018-11 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 978-94-6366-110-2
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Current trends and future challenges in the performance assessment of adaptive façade systems

Energy and Buildings
2018-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Shady Attia; Senem Bilir; Taha Safy; Christian Struck; Roel Loonen; Francesco Goia
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Description of experimental test facilities, characteristics and methods

Building Performance Simulation and Characterisation of Adaptive Facades – Adaptive Facade Network
2018-11 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 978-94-6366-110-2
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Francesco Goia

Facade 2018 - Adaptive!

TU Delft Open
2018-11 | Edited book
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Francesco Goia

Mapping of Test facilities to evaluate key performances of Adaptive Façade Components

Building Performance Simulation and Characterisation of Adaptive Facades – Adaptive Facade Network
2018-11 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 978-94-6366-110-2
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A Comparative Analysis of the Visual Comfort Performance between a PCM Glazing and a Conventional Selective Double Glazed Unit

Sustainability
2018-10-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Luigi Giovannini; Francesco Goia; Valerio R. M. Lo Verso; Valentina Serra
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Modelling and experimental validation of an algorithm for simulation of hysteresis effects in phase change materials for building components

Energy and Buildings
2018-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Francesco Goia; Gaurav Chaudhary; Stefano Fantucci
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Numerical investigation of a diffuse ventilation ceiling system for buildings with natural and hybrid ventilation

Proceedings of IBPC 2018 - The 7th International Building Physics Conference, September 23-26 2018, Syracuse NY, USA
2018-09 | Conference paper
SOURCE-WORK-ID: pp. 859-864
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PV-PCM system integrated into a double skin façade. A Genetic optimization based study for the PCM type selection.

Proceedings of IBPC 2018 - The 7th International Building Physics Conference, September 23-26 2018, Syracuse NY, USA
2018-09 | Conference paper
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Solar efficiency index of building envelopes and load matching in low energy buildings

Proceedings of IBPC 2018 - The 7th International Building Physics Conference, September 23-26 2018, Syracuse NY, USA
2018-09 | Conference paper
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Computational fluid dynamics study of a diffuse ceiling ventilation system through perforated sound-absorbing ceiling panels

Proceedings of Roomvent & Ventilation 2018, June 2-5 2018, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
2018-06 | Conference paper
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Analysis of a non-calorimetric method for assessment of in-situ thermal transmittance and solar factor of glazed systems

Solar Energy
2018-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Francesco Goia; Valentina Serra
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Empirical validation and local sensitivity analysis of a lumped-parameter thermal model of an outdoor test cell

Building and Environment
2018-02 | Journal article
Contributors: G. Cattarin; L. Pagliano; F. Causone; A. Kindinis; F. Goia; S. Carlucci; C. Schlemminger
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Phase Change Materials in Transparent Building Envelopes: A Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Analysis

Energies
2018-01-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Ilaria Vigna; Lorenza Bianco; Francesco Goia; Valentina Serra
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Advanced transparent facades: Market available products and associated challenges in building performance simulation

Energy Procedia
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85033364554

Contributors: Taveres-Cachat, E.; Grynning, S.; Almas, O.; Goia, F.
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Francesco Goia via Scopus - Elsevier

Balancing competing parameters in search of optimal configurations for a fix louvre blade system with integrated PV

Energy Procedia
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85029902775

Contributors: Taveres-Cachat, E.; Bøe, K.; Lobaccaro, G.; Goia, F.; Grynning, S.
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Daylighting availability in a living laboratory single family house and implication on electric lighting energy demand

Energy Procedia
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85029908599

Contributors: Lobaccaro, G.; Esposito, S.; Goia, F.; Perino, M.
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Energy performance assessment of a semi-integrated PV system in a zero emission building through periodic linear regression method

Energy Procedia
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85033373447

Contributors: Goia, F.; Gustavsen, A.
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Francesco Goia via Scopus - Elsevier

Laboratory approaches to studying occupants

Exploring Occupant Behavior in Buildings: Methods and Challenges
2017 | Book
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2-s2.0-85042408673

Contributors: Wagner, A.; Andersen, R.K.; Zhang, H.; de Dear, R.; Schweiker, M.; Goh, E.; Van Marken Lichtenbelt, W.; Streblow, R.; Goia, F.; Park, S.
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Phase Change Materials in Glazing: Implications on Light Distribution and Visual Comfort. Preliminary Results

Energy Procedia
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85017282153

Contributors: Giovannini, L.; Goia, F.; Lo Verso, V.R.M.; Serra, V.
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Francesco Goia via Scopus - Elsevier

PV-PCM integration in glazed buildings. Numerical study through Matlab/Trnsys linked model

Building Simulation Applications
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85050333120

Contributors: Elarga, H.; Goia, F.; Benini, E.
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Francesco Goia via Scopus - Elsevier

Responsive glazing systems: Characterisation methods, summer performance and implications on thermal comfort

Solar Energy
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85032007480

Contributors: Bianco, L.; Cascone, Y.; Goia, F.; Perino, M.; Serra, V.
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