All Outputs (7)

Post-Occupancy Evaluation in Post-Disaster Social Housing in a Hot-Humid Climate Zone in Mexico (2023)
Journal Article
Aguilar-Perez, Y., Rodrigues, L., Beccarelli, P., & Tubelo, R. (2023). Post-Occupancy Evaluation in Post-Disaster Social Housing in a Hot-Humid Climate Zone in Mexico. Sustainability, 15(18), Article 13443. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151813443

In Mexico, the national fund for disasters (FONDEN) spent up to USD 800 million yearly building low-income housing for victims of highly destructive disasters. Since 2002, a total of 34 thousand new houses have been built as a response to Hurricane I... Read More about Post-Occupancy Evaluation in Post-Disaster Social Housing in a Hot-Humid Climate Zone in Mexico.

Pneufin: A switchable foil cushion inspired soft pneumatic adaptive shading (2023)
Journal Article
Aditra, R. F., Beccarelli, P., & Wilson, R. (2023). Pneufin: A switchable foil cushion inspired soft pneumatic adaptive shading. Journal of Building Engineering, 77, Article 107521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.107521

Switchable foil cushion which has lower actuation pneumatic pressure compared to other soft pneumatic adaptive system. This lower pressure should be advantageous against leakage. The actuation principle of switchable foil cushion was compared to othe... Read More about Pneufin: A switchable foil cushion inspired soft pneumatic adaptive shading.

Thermal comfort investigation of rural houses in China: A review (2023)
Journal Article
Zhang, J., Lu, J., Deng, W., Beccarelli, P., & Lun, I. Y. F. (2023). Thermal comfort investigation of rural houses in China: A review. Building and Environment, 235, Article 110208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110208

Researchers have conducted extensive research on the thermal environments of rural houses worldwide. The greatest number of studies on thermal comfort in rural areas have been conducted in China. However, no studies have reviewed or summarised the li... Read More about Thermal comfort investigation of rural houses in China: A review.

Biomimetic folding of triangular deployable membranes (2022)
Journal Article
Tang, Y., Beccarelli, P., Guo, H., Liu, R., De Focatiis, D., & Deng, Z. (2022). Biomimetic folding of triangular deployable membranes. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 17(6), Article 066002. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/ac7fd3

Deployable membranes are being increasingly applied in numerous space projects owing to their light weight, small stowage volume and capacity for use at large scales. The geometric design of biomimetic folding is studied to design crease patterns for... Read More about Biomimetic folding of triangular deployable membranes.

Switching daylight: Performance prediction of climate adaptive ETFE foil façades (2021)
Journal Article
Flor, J. F., Liu, X., Sun, Y., Beccarelli, P., Chilton, J., & Wu, Y. (2022). Switching daylight: Performance prediction of climate adaptive ETFE foil façades. Building and Environment, 209, Article 108650. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108650

This paper reports on the daylighting performance of switchable ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) foil in double-skin façades (DSF). In contrast to conventional glazing or static ETFE façades, switchable ETFE moderates incident daylight and control... Read More about Switching daylight: Performance prediction of climate adaptive ETFE foil façades.

Neighbourhood permeability and burglary: a case study of a city in China (2021)
Journal Article
Wang, Z., Lu, J., Beccarelli, P., & Yang, C. (2021). Neighbourhood permeability and burglary: a case study of a city in China. Intelligent Buildings International, https://doi.org/10.1080/17508975.2021.1904202

Much research from different fields has explored the crime-space relationship for different crime types with various study units. However, empirical studies in the diverse urban environments get conflict results that support the two contrary planning... Read More about Neighbourhood permeability and burglary: a case study of a city in China.

A new generation of temporary pavilions based on Tensairity® girders (2015)
Journal Article
Beccarelli, P., Maffei, R., Galliot, C., & Luchsinger, R. (2015). A new generation of temporary pavilions based on Tensairity® girders. Steel Construction, 8(4), 259-264. https://doi.org/10.1002/stco.201510036

This paper provides a detailed overview of the design and construction of a series of temporary pavilions based on the Tensairity® principle. The pavilions are currently used in the Superbike racing category (Ducati Superbike Team), for the Audi tron... Read More about A new generation of temporary pavilions based on Tensairity® girders.