Gabriele Lobaccaro

About

Formal position and Responsibilities

Gabriele Lobaccaro is Associate Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology. His research focus is on urban planning strategies, energy and building technology, façade engineering and sustainable architecture. He is a member of Smart Sustainable Cities@NTNU since 2013 and he has long experience in research activities related to Smart Cities projects developing technical solutions and environmental strategies for urban planning and sustainable architecture. He taught in the course of Building Physics for Architects (Bachelor) and Climate and Built Forms (Master in Sustainable Architecture). At the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering he teaches at the course of Building Physics, Basic Course.

Field of competence

His research activities are mainly focused on sustainable and smart strategies for cities and neighborhoods, aiming to develop architecture and urban design solutions for smart, energy-efficient, climate-resilience cities. He experienced in several national (REINVENT - REsponsive, INtegrated , VENTilated - REINVENT - windows), European (EU FP7-funded RAMSES Climate change adaptation, mitigation and sustainable development in cities, CoSSMic Collaborating Smart Solar-powered Micro-grids”) and international projects (e.g. Chinese partners: SEniC, SiNoPSE, iSTAR) and networks (EERA Joint Programme Smart Cities, IEA SHC Task 41 “Solar Energy in Architecture” and Task 51 “Solar Energy in Urban planning”). He was co-leader of the Subtask C «Case studies and action research» within the Solar Heating and Cooling Programme International Energy Agency Task 51 «Solar Energy in Urban Planning». He is now member of the IEA SHC Task 63 "Solar Neighborhood Planning" and the COST Action PEARL PV (CA16235) focused on “Performance and Reliability of Photovoltaic Systems: Evaluations of Large-Scale Monitoring Data”

Background

Gabriele is an architectural engineer working on urban planning strategies, energy building and architectural design decisions support using dynamic simulation tools and conducting environmental climate analyses. He graduated in 2008 in MSc Building Engineering and Architecture at Politecnico di Milano, Italy. He has a PhD in Building Engineering developed partly in Politecnico di Milano and partly in Sydney, Australia, at UNSW University of New South Wales on a topic of «Solar Potential and microscale climate interactions in urban areas». Since 2013, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at NTNU. Between October 2017 and July 2020, he was researcher at the Department of Architecture and Technology, Faculty of Architecture and Design at NTNU. He started as Associate Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering in August 2020.

Distinctions and Awards

2019 and 2020_The Åsgård research+ program is a French-Norwegian programme for researchers mobilities, aiming at developing scientific exchanges between France and Norway, by allowing researchers in Norway with existing collaborations with a French research group to work jointly towards answering a national or European call for projects.

2018_The Åsgård research program that aims to develop the scientific exchange between France and Norway; facilitate research collaboration and technology transfer; facilitate international cooperation between French and Norwegian researchers.

2014_ISSNAF/CNI - Italian Scientists and Scholars on North America Foundation - Consiglio Nazionale Ingegneri: Scholarship for an internship at MIT - Massachusetts lnstitute of Technology, Cambridge MA Mobile Experience Laboratory.

2014_COST Action TU0902 Scholarship for Short Term Scientific Mission at Tecnalia Research & Innovation Spatial Development and Urban Sustainability Area Energy and Environment Division

Research Interests

His research interests are: Smart Cities, Physical planning, Urban Design, Climate risks, Climate Adaptation and Mitigation strategies, Parametric Generative Modeling Design, Smart City, Sustainable Urban Planning, Solar Dynamic Simulation, BiPV, Urban and Building Simulation, Energy Building, Solar Architecture Design, Solar Energy, Solar Potential, Daylighting, Environmental Analysis, Façades engineering, Multi-functional Adaptive and Dynamic Façades, Building Technology.

Publications

2025

Aghaei, Mohammadreza; Moazami, Amin; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Cali, Umit. (2025) Digital Twin Technology for the Energy Sector. Elsevier Elsevier
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
Melkert, Tom; Manni, Mattia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Jelle, Bjørn Petter. (2025) Estetiske fasader: Gjennombrudd for fargede solcellepanel. Byggeindustrien
Popular scientific article
Manni, Mattia; Melkert, Tom; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Jelle, Bjørn Petter. (2025) Implementation and Validation of Virtual Clones of Coloured Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Facades. Applied Energy
Academic article
Giorio, Martina; Manni, Mattia; Köker, N.I.; Bertolin, Chiara; Thebault, M.; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2025) Interactive platforms for solar energy planning in smart cities: A state-of-the-art review of solar cadasters. Solar Energy
Academic literature review
Fares, Hafsa; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Gazbour, Nouha; Rasmussen, Freja Nygaard; Chèze, David; Le Pierrès, Nolwenn. (2025) A methodology for assessing environmental impact of building integrated PV in low carbon footprint electricity generation context. Energy and Buildings
Academic article
Köker, Nesrin Irmak; Giorio, Martina; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Desthieux, Gilles; Gallinelli, Peter; Jelle, Bjørn Petter. (2025) A Quality Control Scheme for Solar Irradiance Measurements on Facades in Urban Environments. Solar Energy Advances
Academic article

2024

Honningdalsnes, Erlend Hustad; Riise, Heine Nygard; Kjeldstad, Torunn; Marstein, Erik Stensrud; Stokkan, Gaute; Randle-Boggis, Richard. (2024) Fordeler med solkraftverk på jord- og skogbruksarealer. Bondebladet
Reader opinion piece
Desthieux, Gilles; Manni, Mattia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Hachem-Vermette, Caroline; Croce, Silvia; Thebault, Martin. (2024) Editorial: Solar neighborhood planning: optimize solar energy use in cities through the digitalization of the built environment. Frontiers in Built Environment
Editorial
Giorio, Martina; Manni, Mattia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Köker, Nesrin Irmak; Desthieux, Gilles. (2024) An Interoperability Approach for Solar Cadaster at High Latitudes. European Conference on Computing in Construction
Academic article
Formolli, Matteo; Schön, Peter; Kleiven, Tommy; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2024) Solar accessibility in high latitudes urban environments: A methodological approach for street prioritization. Sustainable Cities and Society (SCS)
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Nocente, Alessandro; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2024) Performance variability of solar irradiance model chains applied to building-integrated photovoltaic systems at high latitudes. Solar Energy
Academic article
Hachem Vermette, Caroline; Yadav, Somil; Brozovsky, Johannes Georg; Croce, Silvia; Desthieux, Gilles; Formolli, Matteo. (2024) Towards the development of legislative framework for solar neighborhoods. Frontiers in Built Environment
Academic literature review
Manni, Mattia; Jouttijärvi, Sami; Ranta, Samuli; Miettunen, Kati; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2024) Validation of model chains for global tilted irradiance on East-West vertical bifacial photovoltaics at high latitudes. Renewable Energy
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Nocente, Alessandro; Skeie, Kristian; Bellmann, Martin Pawel; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2024) Comparative validation of global and climate-specific decomposition models at high latitudes. Journal of Building Physics
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Nocente, Alessandro; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2024) A Novel Approach Combining Multiple Model Chains to Estimate Solar Energy Potential. Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Norouziasas, Alireza; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Mohamed, Mohamed Hamdy Hassan. (2024) Integration of PV/T System for Achieving Energy-Efficient Buildings: A Case Study of Residential Buildings at High Latitudes. Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Akbarinejad, Tahmineh; Machlein, Esther; Bertolin, Chiara; Ogut, Ozge; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka. (2024) Harvesting Solar Energy for Resilient Heritage urban areas: A Norwegian Case study. Procedia Structural Integrity
Academic article
Giorio, Martina; Manni, Mattia; Kong, Gefei; Fan, Hongchao; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2024) Urban morphology as an indicator of solar potential on building facades at high latitudes. E3S Web of Conferences
Academic article

2023

Skagseth, Vegard Andre; Andenæs, Erlend; Aas, Bjørn; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Kvande, Tore. (2023) Hygrothermal performance of a CLT Ice Sports Arena in a Nordic climate. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS)
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Nocente, Alessandro; Bellmann, Martin Pawel; Völler, Steve; Sabatino, Marisa Di; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2023) NTNU-SINTEF SolarNet: A solar irradiation monitoring network at high latitudes. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS)
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Thorning, Jacob Krum; Jouttijärvi, Sami; Miettunen, Kati; Sabatino, Marisa Di; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2023) Horizontal-to-tilt irradiance conversion for high-latitude regions: a review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Built Environment
Academic article
Ciampi, Giovanni; Mokhtari, Niloufar; Spanodimitriou, Yorgos; Nocente, Alessandro; Manni, Mattia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2023) Textile as second-skin façade for building envelope retrofitting: a numerical analysis on the comfort, energy and environmental impacts in different European climatic regions. Building Simulation Conference Proceedings
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Nocente, Alessandro; Skeie, Kristian; Bellmann, Martin Pawel; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2023) A Comparative Study on One-month Solar Radiation Datasets for Photovoltaic Energy Analysis in Trondheim. International Solar Energy Society
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Akbarinejad, Tahmineh; Machlein, Esther; Bertolin, Chiara; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka. (2023) Enhancing the deployment of solar energy in Norwegian high-sensitive built environments: challenges and barriers—a scoping review. Frontiers in Built Environment
Academic literature review
Manni, Mattia; Nocente, Alessandro; Skeie, Kristian; Bellmann, Martin Pawel; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2023) Validation of decomposition models for solar irradiance at high latitudes: A preliminary study. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS)
Academic article
Jouttijärvi, S.; Thorning, Jacob; Manni, Mattia; Huerta, H.; Ranta, S.; Sabatino, Marisa Di. (2023) A comprehensive methodological workflow to maximize solar energy in low-voltage grids: A case study of vertical bifacial panels in Nordic conditions. Solar Energy
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Nocente, Alessandro; Bellmann, Martin Pawel; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2023) Multi‐stage validation of a solar irradiance model chain: An application at high latitudes. Sustainability
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Aghaei, Mohammadreza; Sizkouhi, Amir M.M.; Kumar, Ronald Reagon Ravi; Stølen, Reidar; Steen-Hansen, Anne Elise. (2023) Solar Energy in the Built Environment . Elsevier
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Formolli, Matteo; Kleiven, Tommy; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2023) Assessing solar energy accessibility at high latitudes: A systematic review of urban spatial domains, metrics, and parameters. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Academic literature review
Manni, Mattia; Formolli, Matteo; Boccalatte, Alessia; Croce, Silvia; Desthieux, Gilles; Hachem-Vermette, Caroline. (2023) Ten questions concerning planning and design strategies for solar neighborhoods. Building and Environment
Academic article
Cali, Umit; Dimd, Berhane Darsene; Hajialigol, Parisa; Moazami, Amin Nitter; Gourisetti, Sri Nikhil Gupta; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2023) Digital Twins: Shaping the Future of Energy Systems and Smart Cities through Cybersecurity, Efficiency, and Sustainability. IEEE conference proceedings
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Manni, Mattia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2023) Å kartlegge solenergi potensialet i by. Byggeindustrien
Popular scientific article

2022

Formolli, Matteo; Croce, Silvia; Vettorato, Daniele; Paparella, Rossana; Scognamiglio, Alessandra; Mainini, Andrea Giovanni. (2022) Solar Energy in Urban Planning: Lesson Learned and Recommendations from Six Italian Case Studies. Applied Sciences
Academic article
Jouttijärvi, Sami; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Kamppinen, Aleksi; Miettunen, Kati. (2022) Benefits of bifacial solar cells combined with low voltage power grids at high latitudes. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Academic literature review
Kong, Gefei; Fan, Hongchao; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2022) Automatic building outline extraction from ALS point cloud data using generative adversarial network. Geocarto International
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Failla, Maria Chiara; Nocente, Alessandro; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Jelle, Bjørn Petter. (2022) The influence of icephobic nanomaterial coatings on solar cell panels at high latitudes. Solar Energy
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Nocente, Alessandro; Kong, Gefei; Skeie, Kristian Stenerud; Fan, Hongchao; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2022) Solar energy digitalization at high latitudes: A model chain combining solar irradiation models, a LiDAR scanner, and high-detail 3D building model. Frontiers in Energy Research
Academic article
Formolli, Matteo; Kleiven, Tommy; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2022) Solar accessibility at the neighborhood scale: A multi-domain analysis to assess the impact of urban densification in Nordic built environments. Solar Energy Advances
Academic article
Cadena, Juan Diego Blanco; Poli, Tiziana; Košir, Mitja; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Mainini, Andrea Giovanni; Speroni, Alberto. (2022) Current Trajectories and New Challenges for Visual Comfort Assessment in Building Design and Operation: A Critical Review. Applied Sciences
Academic article

2021

Haugnes, Gunhild Merete; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Nocente, Alessandro; Sabatino, Marisa Di. (2021) Vil gjøre hele Trondheim til et solcelle-laboratorium. Europower
Popular scientific article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; De Ridder, Koen; Acero, Juan Angel; Hooyberghs, Hans; Lauwaet, Dirk; Maiheu, Bino. (2021) Applications of models and tools for mesoscale and microscale thermal analysis in mid-latitude climate regions—A review. Sustainability
Academic literature review
Eugenia, Gasparri; Arianna, Brambilla; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Annalisa, Andaloro; Alberto, Sangiorgio. (2021) Façade innovation: between "product" and "process". Elsevier
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Eugenia, Gasparri; Arianna, Brambilla; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Annalisa, Andaloro; Alberto, Sangiorgio. (2021) Rethinking Building Skins - Transformative Technologies and Research Trajectories. Elsevier Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering (2021)
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
Formolli, Matteo; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Kanters, Jouri. (2021) Solar energy in the nordic built environment: Challenges, opportunities and barriers. Energies
Academic literature review
De luca, Francesco; Naboni, Emanuele; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2021) Tall buildings cluster form rationalization in a Nordic climate by factoring in indoor-outdoor comfort and energy. Energy and Buildings
Academic article
Mirzabeigi, Shayan; Nasr, Behrooz Khalili; Mainini, Andrea Giovanni; Blanco Cadena, Juan Diego; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2021) Tailored WBGT as a heat stress index to assess the direct solar radiation effect on indoor thermal comfort. Energy and Buildings
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Kousis, Ioannis; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Fiorito, Francesco; Cannavale, Alessandro; Santamouris, Mattheos. (2021) Urban overheating mitigation through facades: the role of new and innovative cool coatings. Elsevier
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2020

Mlinkauskiene, Ausra; Jankauskaite-Jureviciene, Laura; Christensen, Per; Finocchiaro, Luca; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2020) BIM integration possibilities in different study cycles of architecture study programme. Journal of sustainable architecture and civil engineering.
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Bonamente, Emanuele; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Nicolini, Andrea; Emmanuel, Bozonnet. (2020) Development and validation of a Monte Carlo-based numerical model for solar analyses in urban canyon configurations. Building and Environment
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Lolli, Nicola; Bohne, Rolf André. (2020) Parametric design to maximize solar irradiation and minimize the embodied GHG emissions for a ZEB in nordic and mediterranean climate zones. Energies
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; cardinali, marta; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Nicolini, Andrea; Rossi, Federico. (2020) Effects of retro-reflective and angular-selective retro-reflective materials on solar energy in urban canyons. Solar Energy
Academic article
Mirjana, Devetaković; Djordje, Djordjević; Milan, Radojević; Aleksandra, Krstić-Furundžić; Bogdan-Gabriel, Burduhos; Georgios, Martinopoulos. (2020) Photovoltaics on Landmark Buildings with Distinctive Geometries. Applied Sciences
Academic literature review

2019

Taveres-Cachat, Ellika; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Chaudhary, Gaurav. (2019) A methodology to improve the performance of PV integrated shading devices using multi-objective optimization. Applied Energy
Academic article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Croce, Silvia; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Munari, Maria Cristina; Scognamiglio, Alessandra; Dahlberg, Johan. (2019) A cross-country perspective on solar energy in urban planning: Lessons learned from international case studies. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Academic article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Savarino, Marta; Goia, Francesco; Fabrizio, Enrico. (2019) Relation between daylight availability and electric lighting in a single-family house. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES)
Academic article
Catto Lucchino, Elena; Goia, Francesco; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Chaudhary, Gaurav. (2019) Modelling of double skin facades in whole-building energy simulation tools: A review of current practices and possibilities for future developments. Building Simulation
Academic literature review
Manni, Mattia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Nicolini, Andrea; Rossi, Federico. (2019) Exploiting selective angular properties of retro-reflective coatings to mitigate solar irradiation within the urban canyon. Solar Energy
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Nicolini, Andrea. (2019) Impact Of Retro-reflective Materials As Urban Coating: A Theoretical And Parametric Study Through Simulations. International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA)
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Acero, Juan Angel; Sanchez Martinez, Gerardo; Ales, Padro; Laburu, Txomin; Fernandez, German. (2019) Effects of Orientations, Aspect Ratios, Pavement Materials and Vegetation Elements on Thermal Stress inside Typical Urban Canyons. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)
Academic article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Malgorzata, Maria Lisowska; Saretta, Erika; Bonomo, Pierluigi; Frontini, Francesco. (2019) A Methodological Analysis Approach to Assess Solar Energy Potential at the Neighborhood Scale. Energies
Academic article
Mohammed, Nejmia Ali; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Chaudhary, Gaurav; Causone, Francesco. (2019) A Methodological Approach to Assess the Climatic Potential of Natural Ventilation Through Façades. Journal of Facade Design and Engineering (JFDE)
Academic article
Catto Lucchino, Elena; Goia, Francesco; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Chaudhary, Gaurav. (2019) Erratum to: Modelling of double skin facades in whole-building energy simulation tools: A review of current practices and possibilities for future developments (Building Simulation, (2019), 12, 1, (3-27), 10.1007/s12273-019-0511-y). Building Simulation
Errata

2018

Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Houlihan Wiberg, Aoife Anne Marie; Ceci, Giulia; Manni, Mattia; Lolli, Nicola; Berardi, Umberto. (2018) Parametric design to minimize the embodied GHG emissions in a ZEB. Energy and Buildings
Academic article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Croce, Silvia; Daniele, Vettorato; Carlucci, Salvatore. (2018) A holistic approach to assess the exploitation of renewable energy sources for design interventions in the early design phases. Energy and Buildings
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Nicolini, Andrea. (2018) An inverse approach to identify selective angular properties of retro-reflective materials for urban heat island mitigation. Solar Energy
Academic article
Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Juhasz-Nagy, Eszter; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Neumann, Hans-Martin; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Wyckmans, Annemie. (2018) Intermediaries for knowledge transfer in integrated energy planning of urban districts. Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Academic article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Wall, Maria. (2018) National and international comparison of case studies on solar energy in urban planning. Solar Heating and Cooling Programme/ International Energy Agency
Report
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Wall, Maria. (2018) Lessons learnt from case studies of solar energy in urban planning. Solar Heating and Cooling Programme/ International Energy Agency
Report

2017

Ogut, Ozge; khamene, T.A.; Temeljotov, Alenka Salaj; Tzortzi, Nerantzia Julia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Bertolin, Chiara. (2017) Preliminary investigation on the simultaneous use of vertical greenery and the exploitation of energy from photovoltaic panels in building facades in Scandinavian Countries.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Taveres-Cachat, Ellika; Bøe, Kristian; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Grynning, Steinar. (2017) Balancing competing parameters in search of optimal configurations for a fix louvre blade system with integrated PV. Energy Procedia
Academic article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Esposito, Simona; Goia, Francesco; Perino, Marco. (2017) Daylighting availability in a living laboratory single family house and implication on electric lighting energy demand. Energy Procedia
Academic article
Wang, Yu; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Carlucci, Salvatore; Wang, Ruzhu; Li, Yong; Finocchiaro, Luca. (2017) Sustainable Energy in Cities: Methodology and Results of a Summer Course Providing Smart Solutions for a New District in Shanghai. Energy Procedia
Academic article
Juhasz-Nazy, Eszter; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Fladvad Nielsen, Brita; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Neumann, Hans-Martin; Wyckmans, Annemie. (2017) Holistic planning approaches - starting with a common ground: Work available on JPI Urban Europe http://jpi-urbaneurope.eu/.
Briefs
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Wall, Maria; Wyckmans, Annemie. (2017) IEA/SHC Task 51 Subtask C: Case studies and action research Illustrative Prospective of Solar Energy in Urban Planning Collection of International Case Studies. Solar Heating and Cooling Programme/ International Energy Agency
Report
Korsnes, Marius; Wang, Yu; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Moazami, Amin; Carlucci, Salvatore. (2017) The Sustainability Challenge: How Multi-Cultural and Interdisciplinary Groups of Master Students Achieve Sustainable Architecture in Shanghai. AMPS PROCEEDINGS SERIES
Academic article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Carlucci, Salvatore; Croce, Silvia; Paparella, Rossana; Finocchiaro, Luca. (2017) Boosting solar accessibility and potential of urban districts in the Nordic climate: A case study in Trondheim. Solar Energy
Academic article
Finocchiaro, Luca; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2017) Bioclimatic Design of Green Buildings. Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2016

Manni, Mattia; Ceci, Giulia; Houlihan Wiberg, Aoife Anne Marie; Bianconi, Fabio; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2016) Parametric Design Principles applied to NZEB in cold extreme climate conditions. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Masters thesis
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Chatzichristos, Stergios; Acosta Leon, Viridiana. (2016) Solar Optimization of Housing Development. Energy Procedia
Academic article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Carlucci, Salvatore; Löfström, Erica. (2016) A Review of Systems and Technologies for Smart Homes and Smart Grids. Energies
Academic literature review
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; De Ridder, Koen; Acero, Juan Angel; Hooyberghs, Hans; Lauwaet, Dirk; Lefebvre, Wouter. (2016) RAMSES Project, Reconciling Adaptation, Mitigation and Sustainable Development for Cities. Strategies, costs and impacts of adaptation to climate change. Funding source: European 7th Framework Programme, grant agreement no: 308497 - WP 4: Climate change scenario for urban agglomerations - D4.3 Urban adaptation effects on urban climate. RAMSES - Science for cities in transition
Report
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Delmas, Aymeric; Donn, Michael; Musy, Marjorie; Garde, François. (2016) Solar potential in extreme climate conditions: comparative analysis of two district case studies in Norway and Reunion Island.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Carlucci, Salvatore; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Li, Yong; Catto Lucchino, Elena; Ramaci, Roberta. (2016) The effect of spatial and temporal randomness of stochastically generated occupancy schedules on the energy performance of a multiresidential building. Energy and Buildings
Academic article

2015

Kallaos, James; Acre, Fernanda; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Landa, Naia; Ferrara, F.F.; Wyckmans, Annemie. (2015) Adaptation measures and corresponding indicators for resilient architecture and infrastructure. Deliverable 2.4. European Community Seventh Framework Programme RAMSES - Reconciling Adaptation, Mitigation and Sustainable Development for Cities. RAMSES
Report
Kallaos, James; Mainguy, Gaell; Valentis, G.; Houssin, L.; Bharathi, Krishna; Shrestha, Pranita. (2015) Climate resilience in architecture, infrastructure and urban environments. Analysis of RAMSES case study cities. Deliverable 2.3. European Community Seventh Framework Programme RAMSES - Reconciling Adaptation, Mitigation and Sustainable Development for Cities. RAMSES
Report
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Acero, Juan Angel. (2015) Comparative analysis of green actions to improve outdoor thermal comfort inside typical urban street canyons. Urban Climate
Academic article
Kallaos, James; Acre, Fernanda; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Landa, Naia; Ferrara, Floriana; Wyckmans, Annemie. (2015) RAMSES Project, Reconciling Adaptation, Mitigation and Sustainable Development for Cities. Strategies, costs and impacts of adaptation to climate change. Funding source: European 7th Framework Programme, grant agreement no: 308497. WP 2: Taxonomy of architecture and infrastructure indicators. Deliverable 2.4 Adaptation measures and corresponding indicators for resilient architecture and infrastructure. RAMSES
Report

2014

Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Tadi, Massimo; Wyckmans, Annemie; Palazzo, Danilo. (2014) Green design strategies for urban heat island mitigation in a solar optimized access Eixample via IMM® methodology.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2014) An interactive workflow for Urban Solar Design approach: a case study of Norway.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Frontini, Francesco. (2014) Solar energy in urban environment: how urban densification affects existing buildings. Energy Procedia
Academic article
Good, Clara Stina; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Hårklau, Siri. (2014) Optimization of solar energy potential for buildings in urban areas – a Norwegian case study. Energy Procedia
Academic article
Wyckmans, Annemie; Bharathi, Krishna; Kallaos, James; Acre, Fernanda; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Shrestha, Pranita. (2014) RAMSES WP 2: Taxonomy of architecture and infrastructure indicators, 8 Comparative Case Cities: Gap analysis on resilient architecture and urban design. European Commission European Commission
Report
Wyckmans, Annemie; Landa, Naia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Acre, Fernanda; Bharathi, Krishna; Kallaos, James. (2014) RAMSES WP 2: Taxonomy of architecture and infrastructure indicators,Bilbao case: Gap analysis on resilient architecture and urban design. European Commission European Commission
Report
Pignataro, Maria Annunziata; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Zani, Giulio. (2014) Digital and physical models for the validation of sustainable design strategies. Automation in Construction
Academic article

2013

Tadi, Massimo; Vahabzadeh Manesh, Shahrooz; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2013) Neighbourhood Transformation via Multiscale Urban Optimization. GSTF Journal of Engineering Technology (JET)
Academic article

2012

Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Frontini, Francesco; Masera, Gabriele; Poli, Tiziana. (2012) SolarPW: A New Solar Design Tool to Exploit Solar Potential in Existing Urban Areas. Energy Procedia
Academic article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Fiorito, Francesco; Masera, Gabriele; Poli, Tiziana. (2012) District Geometry Simulation: A Study for the Optimization of Solar Façades in Urban Canopy Layers. Energy Procedia
Academic article

Journal publications

Melkert, Tom; Manni, Mattia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Jelle, Bjørn Petter. (2025) Estetiske fasader: Gjennombrudd for fargede solcellepanel. Byggeindustrien
Popular scientific article
Manni, Mattia; Melkert, Tom; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Jelle, Bjørn Petter. (2025) Implementation and Validation of Virtual Clones of Coloured Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Facades. Applied Energy
Academic article
Giorio, Martina; Manni, Mattia; Köker, N.I.; Bertolin, Chiara; Thebault, M.; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2025) Interactive platforms for solar energy planning in smart cities: A state-of-the-art review of solar cadasters. Solar Energy
Academic literature review
Fares, Hafsa; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Gazbour, Nouha; Rasmussen, Freja Nygaard; Chèze, David; Le Pierrès, Nolwenn. (2025) A methodology for assessing environmental impact of building integrated PV in low carbon footprint electricity generation context. Energy and Buildings
Academic article
Köker, Nesrin Irmak; Giorio, Martina; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Desthieux, Gilles; Gallinelli, Peter; Jelle, Bjørn Petter. (2025) A Quality Control Scheme for Solar Irradiance Measurements on Facades in Urban Environments. Solar Energy Advances
Academic article
Honningdalsnes, Erlend Hustad; Riise, Heine Nygard; Kjeldstad, Torunn; Marstein, Erik Stensrud; Stokkan, Gaute; Randle-Boggis, Richard. (2024) Fordeler med solkraftverk på jord- og skogbruksarealer. Bondebladet
Reader opinion piece
Desthieux, Gilles; Manni, Mattia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Hachem-Vermette, Caroline; Croce, Silvia; Thebault, Martin. (2024) Editorial: Solar neighborhood planning: optimize solar energy use in cities through the digitalization of the built environment. Frontiers in Built Environment
Editorial
Giorio, Martina; Manni, Mattia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Köker, Nesrin Irmak; Desthieux, Gilles. (2024) An Interoperability Approach for Solar Cadaster at High Latitudes. European Conference on Computing in Construction
Academic article
Formolli, Matteo; Schön, Peter; Kleiven, Tommy; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2024) Solar accessibility in high latitudes urban environments: A methodological approach for street prioritization. Sustainable Cities and Society (SCS)
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Nocente, Alessandro; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2024) Performance variability of solar irradiance model chains applied to building-integrated photovoltaic systems at high latitudes. Solar Energy
Academic article
Hachem Vermette, Caroline; Yadav, Somil; Brozovsky, Johannes Georg; Croce, Silvia; Desthieux, Gilles; Formolli, Matteo. (2024) Towards the development of legislative framework for solar neighborhoods. Frontiers in Built Environment
Academic literature review
Manni, Mattia; Jouttijärvi, Sami; Ranta, Samuli; Miettunen, Kati; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2024) Validation of model chains for global tilted irradiance on East-West vertical bifacial photovoltaics at high latitudes. Renewable Energy
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Nocente, Alessandro; Skeie, Kristian; Bellmann, Martin Pawel; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2024) Comparative validation of global and climate-specific decomposition models at high latitudes. Journal of Building Physics
Academic article
Akbarinejad, Tahmineh; Machlein, Esther; Bertolin, Chiara; Ogut, Ozge; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka. (2024) Harvesting Solar Energy for Resilient Heritage urban areas: A Norwegian Case study. Procedia Structural Integrity
Academic article
Giorio, Martina; Manni, Mattia; Kong, Gefei; Fan, Hongchao; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2024) Urban morphology as an indicator of solar potential on building facades at high latitudes. E3S Web of Conferences
Academic article
Skagseth, Vegard Andre; Andenæs, Erlend; Aas, Bjørn; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Kvande, Tore. (2023) Hygrothermal performance of a CLT Ice Sports Arena in a Nordic climate. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS)
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Nocente, Alessandro; Bellmann, Martin Pawel; Völler, Steve; Sabatino, Marisa Di; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2023) NTNU-SINTEF SolarNet: A solar irradiation monitoring network at high latitudes. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS)
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Thorning, Jacob Krum; Jouttijärvi, Sami; Miettunen, Kati; Sabatino, Marisa Di; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2023) Horizontal-to-tilt irradiance conversion for high-latitude regions: a review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Built Environment
Academic article
Ciampi, Giovanni; Mokhtari, Niloufar; Spanodimitriou, Yorgos; Nocente, Alessandro; Manni, Mattia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2023) Textile as second-skin façade for building envelope retrofitting: a numerical analysis on the comfort, energy and environmental impacts in different European climatic regions. Building Simulation Conference Proceedings
Academic article
Akbarinejad, Tahmineh; Machlein, Esther; Bertolin, Chiara; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka. (2023) Enhancing the deployment of solar energy in Norwegian high-sensitive built environments: challenges and barriers—a scoping review. Frontiers in Built Environment
Academic literature review
Manni, Mattia; Nocente, Alessandro; Skeie, Kristian; Bellmann, Martin Pawel; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2023) Validation of decomposition models for solar irradiance at high latitudes: A preliminary study. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS)
Academic article
Jouttijärvi, S.; Thorning, Jacob; Manni, Mattia; Huerta, H.; Ranta, S.; Sabatino, Marisa Di. (2023) A comprehensive methodological workflow to maximize solar energy in low-voltage grids: A case study of vertical bifacial panels in Nordic conditions. Solar Energy
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Nocente, Alessandro; Bellmann, Martin Pawel; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2023) Multi‐stage validation of a solar irradiance model chain: An application at high latitudes. Sustainability
Academic article
Formolli, Matteo; Kleiven, Tommy; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2023) Assessing solar energy accessibility at high latitudes: A systematic review of urban spatial domains, metrics, and parameters. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Academic literature review
Manni, Mattia; Formolli, Matteo; Boccalatte, Alessia; Croce, Silvia; Desthieux, Gilles; Hachem-Vermette, Caroline. (2023) Ten questions concerning planning and design strategies for solar neighborhoods. Building and Environment
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2023) Å kartlegge solenergi potensialet i by. Byggeindustrien
Popular scientific article
Formolli, Matteo; Croce, Silvia; Vettorato, Daniele; Paparella, Rossana; Scognamiglio, Alessandra; Mainini, Andrea Giovanni. (2022) Solar Energy in Urban Planning: Lesson Learned and Recommendations from Six Italian Case Studies. Applied Sciences
Academic article
Jouttijärvi, Sami; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Kamppinen, Aleksi; Miettunen, Kati. (2022) Benefits of bifacial solar cells combined with low voltage power grids at high latitudes. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Academic literature review
Kong, Gefei; Fan, Hongchao; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2022) Automatic building outline extraction from ALS point cloud data using generative adversarial network. Geocarto International
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Failla, Maria Chiara; Nocente, Alessandro; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Jelle, Bjørn Petter. (2022) The influence of icephobic nanomaterial coatings on solar cell panels at high latitudes. Solar Energy
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Nocente, Alessandro; Kong, Gefei; Skeie, Kristian Stenerud; Fan, Hongchao; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2022) Solar energy digitalization at high latitudes: A model chain combining solar irradiation models, a LiDAR scanner, and high-detail 3D building model. Frontiers in Energy Research
Academic article
Formolli, Matteo; Kleiven, Tommy; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2022) Solar accessibility at the neighborhood scale: A multi-domain analysis to assess the impact of urban densification in Nordic built environments. Solar Energy Advances
Academic article
Cadena, Juan Diego Blanco; Poli, Tiziana; Košir, Mitja; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Mainini, Andrea Giovanni; Speroni, Alberto. (2022) Current Trajectories and New Challenges for Visual Comfort Assessment in Building Design and Operation: A Critical Review. Applied Sciences
Academic article
Haugnes, Gunhild Merete; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Nocente, Alessandro; Sabatino, Marisa Di. (2021) Vil gjøre hele Trondheim til et solcelle-laboratorium. Europower
Popular scientific article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; De Ridder, Koen; Acero, Juan Angel; Hooyberghs, Hans; Lauwaet, Dirk; Maiheu, Bino. (2021) Applications of models and tools for mesoscale and microscale thermal analysis in mid-latitude climate regions—A review. Sustainability
Academic literature review
Formolli, Matteo; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Kanters, Jouri. (2021) Solar energy in the nordic built environment: Challenges, opportunities and barriers. Energies
Academic literature review
De luca, Francesco; Naboni, Emanuele; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2021) Tall buildings cluster form rationalization in a Nordic climate by factoring in indoor-outdoor comfort and energy. Energy and Buildings
Academic article
Mirzabeigi, Shayan; Nasr, Behrooz Khalili; Mainini, Andrea Giovanni; Blanco Cadena, Juan Diego; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2021) Tailored WBGT as a heat stress index to assess the direct solar radiation effect on indoor thermal comfort. Energy and Buildings
Academic article
Mlinkauskiene, Ausra; Jankauskaite-Jureviciene, Laura; Christensen, Per; Finocchiaro, Luca; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2020) BIM integration possibilities in different study cycles of architecture study programme. Journal of sustainable architecture and civil engineering.
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Bonamente, Emanuele; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Nicolini, Andrea; Emmanuel, Bozonnet. (2020) Development and validation of a Monte Carlo-based numerical model for solar analyses in urban canyon configurations. Building and Environment
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Lolli, Nicola; Bohne, Rolf André. (2020) Parametric design to maximize solar irradiation and minimize the embodied GHG emissions for a ZEB in nordic and mediterranean climate zones. Energies
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; cardinali, marta; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Nicolini, Andrea; Rossi, Federico. (2020) Effects of retro-reflective and angular-selective retro-reflective materials on solar energy in urban canyons. Solar Energy
Academic article
Mirjana, Devetaković; Djordje, Djordjević; Milan, Radojević; Aleksandra, Krstić-Furundžić; Bogdan-Gabriel, Burduhos; Georgios, Martinopoulos. (2020) Photovoltaics on Landmark Buildings with Distinctive Geometries. Applied Sciences
Academic literature review
Taveres-Cachat, Ellika; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Chaudhary, Gaurav. (2019) A methodology to improve the performance of PV integrated shading devices using multi-objective optimization. Applied Energy
Academic article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Croce, Silvia; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Munari, Maria Cristina; Scognamiglio, Alessandra; Dahlberg, Johan. (2019) A cross-country perspective on solar energy in urban planning: Lessons learned from international case studies. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Academic article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Savarino, Marta; Goia, Francesco; Fabrizio, Enrico. (2019) Relation between daylight availability and electric lighting in a single-family house. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES)
Academic article
Catto Lucchino, Elena; Goia, Francesco; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Chaudhary, Gaurav. (2019) Modelling of double skin facades in whole-building energy simulation tools: A review of current practices and possibilities for future developments. Building Simulation
Academic literature review
Manni, Mattia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Nicolini, Andrea; Rossi, Federico. (2019) Exploiting selective angular properties of retro-reflective coatings to mitigate solar irradiation within the urban canyon. Solar Energy
Academic article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Acero, Juan Angel; Sanchez Martinez, Gerardo; Ales, Padro; Laburu, Txomin; Fernandez, German. (2019) Effects of Orientations, Aspect Ratios, Pavement Materials and Vegetation Elements on Thermal Stress inside Typical Urban Canyons. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)
Academic article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Malgorzata, Maria Lisowska; Saretta, Erika; Bonomo, Pierluigi; Frontini, Francesco. (2019) A Methodological Analysis Approach to Assess Solar Energy Potential at the Neighborhood Scale. Energies
Academic article
Mohammed, Nejmia Ali; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Chaudhary, Gaurav; Causone, Francesco. (2019) A Methodological Approach to Assess the Climatic Potential of Natural Ventilation Through Façades. Journal of Facade Design and Engineering (JFDE)
Academic article
Catto Lucchino, Elena; Goia, Francesco; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Chaudhary, Gaurav. (2019) Erratum to: Modelling of double skin facades in whole-building energy simulation tools: A review of current practices and possibilities for future developments (Building Simulation, (2019), 12, 1, (3-27), 10.1007/s12273-019-0511-y). Building Simulation
Errata
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Houlihan Wiberg, Aoife Anne Marie; Ceci, Giulia; Manni, Mattia; Lolli, Nicola; Berardi, Umberto. (2018) Parametric design to minimize the embodied GHG emissions in a ZEB. Energy and Buildings
Academic article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Croce, Silvia; Daniele, Vettorato; Carlucci, Salvatore. (2018) A holistic approach to assess the exploitation of renewable energy sources for design interventions in the early design phases. Energy and Buildings
Academic article
Manni, Mattia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Nicolini, Andrea. (2018) An inverse approach to identify selective angular properties of retro-reflective materials for urban heat island mitigation. Solar Energy
Academic article
Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Juhasz-Nagy, Eszter; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Neumann, Hans-Martin; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Wyckmans, Annemie. (2018) Intermediaries for knowledge transfer in integrated energy planning of urban districts. Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Academic article
Taveres-Cachat, Ellika; Bøe, Kristian; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Grynning, Steinar. (2017) Balancing competing parameters in search of optimal configurations for a fix louvre blade system with integrated PV. Energy Procedia
Academic article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Esposito, Simona; Goia, Francesco; Perino, Marco. (2017) Daylighting availability in a living laboratory single family house and implication on electric lighting energy demand. Energy Procedia
Academic article
Wang, Yu; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Carlucci, Salvatore; Wang, Ruzhu; Li, Yong; Finocchiaro, Luca. (2017) Sustainable Energy in Cities: Methodology and Results of a Summer Course Providing Smart Solutions for a New District in Shanghai. Energy Procedia
Academic article
Korsnes, Marius; Wang, Yu; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Moazami, Amin; Carlucci, Salvatore. (2017) The Sustainability Challenge: How Multi-Cultural and Interdisciplinary Groups of Master Students Achieve Sustainable Architecture in Shanghai. AMPS PROCEEDINGS SERIES
Academic article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Carlucci, Salvatore; Croce, Silvia; Paparella, Rossana; Finocchiaro, Luca. (2017) Boosting solar accessibility and potential of urban districts in the Nordic climate: A case study in Trondheim. Solar Energy
Academic article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Chatzichristos, Stergios; Acosta Leon, Viridiana. (2016) Solar Optimization of Housing Development. Energy Procedia
Academic article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Carlucci, Salvatore; Löfström, Erica. (2016) A Review of Systems and Technologies for Smart Homes and Smart Grids. Energies
Academic literature review
Carlucci, Salvatore; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Li, Yong; Catto Lucchino, Elena; Ramaci, Roberta. (2016) The effect of spatial and temporal randomness of stochastically generated occupancy schedules on the energy performance of a multiresidential building. Energy and Buildings
Academic article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Acero, Juan Angel. (2015) Comparative analysis of green actions to improve outdoor thermal comfort inside typical urban street canyons. Urban Climate
Academic article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Frontini, Francesco. (2014) Solar energy in urban environment: how urban densification affects existing buildings. Energy Procedia
Academic article
Good, Clara Stina; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Hårklau, Siri. (2014) Optimization of solar energy potential for buildings in urban areas – a Norwegian case study. Energy Procedia
Academic article
Pignataro, Maria Annunziata; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Zani, Giulio. (2014) Digital and physical models for the validation of sustainable design strategies. Automation in Construction
Academic article
Tadi, Massimo; Vahabzadeh Manesh, Shahrooz; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2013) Neighbourhood Transformation via Multiscale Urban Optimization. GSTF Journal of Engineering Technology (JET)
Academic article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Frontini, Francesco; Masera, Gabriele; Poli, Tiziana. (2012) SolarPW: A New Solar Design Tool to Exploit Solar Potential in Existing Urban Areas. Energy Procedia
Academic article
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Fiorito, Francesco; Masera, Gabriele; Poli, Tiziana. (2012) District Geometry Simulation: A Study for the Optimization of Solar Façades in Urban Canopy Layers. Energy Procedia
Academic article

Books

Aghaei, Mohammadreza; Moazami, Amin; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Cali, Umit. (2025) Digital Twin Technology for the Energy Sector. Elsevier Elsevier
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
Eugenia, Gasparri; Arianna, Brambilla; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Annalisa, Andaloro; Alberto, Sangiorgio. (2021) Rethinking Building Skins - Transformative Technologies and Research Trajectories. Elsevier Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering (2021)
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings

Part of book/report

Manni, Mattia; Nocente, Alessandro; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2024) A Novel Approach Combining Multiple Model Chains to Estimate Solar Energy Potential. Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Norouziasas, Alireza; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Mohamed, Mohamed Hamdy Hassan. (2024) Integration of PV/T System for Achieving Energy-Efficient Buildings: A Case Study of Residential Buildings at High Latitudes. Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Manni, Mattia; Nocente, Alessandro; Skeie, Kristian; Bellmann, Martin Pawel; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2023) A Comparative Study on One-month Solar Radiation Datasets for Photovoltaic Energy Analysis in Trondheim. International Solar Energy Society
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Manni, Mattia; Aghaei, Mohammadreza; Sizkouhi, Amir M.M.; Kumar, Ronald Reagon Ravi; Stølen, Reidar; Steen-Hansen, Anne Elise. (2023) Solar Energy in the Built Environment . Elsevier
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Cali, Umit; Dimd, Berhane Darsene; Hajialigol, Parisa; Moazami, Amin Nitter; Gourisetti, Sri Nikhil Gupta; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2023) Digital Twins: Shaping the Future of Energy Systems and Smart Cities through Cybersecurity, Efficiency, and Sustainability. IEEE conference proceedings
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Eugenia, Gasparri; Arianna, Brambilla; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Annalisa, Andaloro; Alberto, Sangiorgio. (2021) Façade innovation: between "product" and "process". Elsevier
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Manni, Mattia; Kousis, Ioannis; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Fiorito, Francesco; Cannavale, Alessandro; Santamouris, Mattheos. (2021) Urban overheating mitigation through facades: the role of new and innovative cool coatings. Elsevier
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Manni, Mattia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Goia, Francesco; Nicolini, Andrea. (2019) Impact Of Retro-reflective Materials As Urban Coating: A Theoretical And Parametric Study Through Simulations. International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA)
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Ogut, Ozge; khamene, T.A.; Temeljotov, Alenka Salaj; Tzortzi, Nerantzia Julia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Bertolin, Chiara. (2017) Preliminary investigation on the simultaneous use of vertical greenery and the exploitation of energy from photovoltaic panels in building facades in Scandinavian Countries.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Finocchiaro, Luca; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2017) Bioclimatic Design of Green Buildings. Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Delmas, Aymeric; Donn, Michael; Musy, Marjorie; Garde, François. (2016) Solar potential in extreme climate conditions: comparative analysis of two district case studies in Norway and Reunion Island.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Tadi, Massimo; Wyckmans, Annemie; Palazzo, Danilo. (2014) Green design strategies for urban heat island mitigation in a solar optimized access Eixample via IMM® methodology.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2014) An interactive workflow for Urban Solar Design approach: a case study of Norway.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Report

Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Wall, Maria. (2018) National and international comparison of case studies on solar energy in urban planning. Solar Heating and Cooling Programme/ International Energy Agency
Report
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Wall, Maria. (2018) Lessons learnt from case studies of solar energy in urban planning. Solar Heating and Cooling Programme/ International Energy Agency
Report
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Wall, Maria; Wyckmans, Annemie. (2017) IEA/SHC Task 51 Subtask C: Case studies and action research Illustrative Prospective of Solar Energy in Urban Planning Collection of International Case Studies. Solar Heating and Cooling Programme/ International Energy Agency
Report
Manni, Mattia; Ceci, Giulia; Houlihan Wiberg, Aoife Anne Marie; Bianconi, Fabio; Lobaccaro, Gabriele. (2016) Parametric Design Principles applied to NZEB in cold extreme climate conditions. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Masters thesis
Lobaccaro, Gabriele; De Ridder, Koen; Acero, Juan Angel; Hooyberghs, Hans; Lauwaet, Dirk; Lefebvre, Wouter. (2016) RAMSES Project, Reconciling Adaptation, Mitigation and Sustainable Development for Cities. Strategies, costs and impacts of adaptation to climate change. Funding source: European 7th Framework Programme, grant agreement no: 308497 - WP 4: Climate change scenario for urban agglomerations - D4.3 Urban adaptation effects on urban climate. RAMSES - Science for cities in transition
Report
Kallaos, James; Acre, Fernanda; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Landa, Naia; Ferrara, F.F.; Wyckmans, Annemie. (2015) Adaptation measures and corresponding indicators for resilient architecture and infrastructure. Deliverable 2.4. European Community Seventh Framework Programme RAMSES - Reconciling Adaptation, Mitigation and Sustainable Development for Cities. RAMSES
Report
Kallaos, James; Mainguy, Gaell; Valentis, G.; Houssin, L.; Bharathi, Krishna; Shrestha, Pranita. (2015) Climate resilience in architecture, infrastructure and urban environments. Analysis of RAMSES case study cities. Deliverable 2.3. European Community Seventh Framework Programme RAMSES - Reconciling Adaptation, Mitigation and Sustainable Development for Cities. RAMSES
Report
Kallaos, James; Acre, Fernanda; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Landa, Naia; Ferrara, Floriana; Wyckmans, Annemie. (2015) RAMSES Project, Reconciling Adaptation, Mitigation and Sustainable Development for Cities. Strategies, costs and impacts of adaptation to climate change. Funding source: European 7th Framework Programme, grant agreement no: 308497. WP 2: Taxonomy of architecture and infrastructure indicators. Deliverable 2.4 Adaptation measures and corresponding indicators for resilient architecture and infrastructure. RAMSES
Report
Wyckmans, Annemie; Bharathi, Krishna; Kallaos, James; Acre, Fernanda; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Shrestha, Pranita. (2014) RAMSES WP 2: Taxonomy of architecture and infrastructure indicators, 8 Comparative Case Cities: Gap analysis on resilient architecture and urban design. European Commission European Commission
Report
Wyckmans, Annemie; Landa, Naia; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Acre, Fernanda; Bharathi, Krishna; Kallaos, James. (2014) RAMSES WP 2: Taxonomy of architecture and infrastructure indicators,Bilbao case: Gap analysis on resilient architecture and urban design. European Commission European Commission
Report

INFORMASJONSMATR

Juhasz-Nazy, Eszter; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Fladvad Nielsen, Brita; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Neumann, Hans-Martin; Wyckmans, Annemie. (2017) Holistic planning approaches - starting with a common ground: Work available on JPI Urban Europe http://jpi-urbaneurope.eu/.
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