Publications

2025

Journal Articles

Environmental Impact of Building Technical Installations: Comparative Study Using Swiss and French Databases and Real Case Studies

V. Desplanques; S. Aguacil Moreno; A. Favre; D. Khovalyg 

Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 2025. Vol. 3140, num. 13. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/3140/13/132001.

Posters

Comparative environmental impact analysis of social housing in Nicaragua using textile-reinforced concrete prefabricated elements and low-carbon cement

A. C. Alexis; T. P. C. P. Jacquet-Lagrèze; P. Guaita; B. Malchiodi; S. Aguacil Moreno et al. 

ENAC Research Day 2025, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2025-09-08.

Environmental Impact of Building Technical Installations: Comparative Study Using Swiss and French Databases and Real Case Studies

V. Desplanques; S. Aguacil Moreno; A. Favre; D. Khovalyg 

ENAC Research Day 2025, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2025-09-08.

2024

Journal Articles

Virtual Tours as Effective Complement to Building Information Models in Computer-Aided Facility Management Using Internet of Things

S. Aguacil Moreno; M. Loup; M. Lebre; L. Deschamps; J-P. Bacher et al. 

Applied Sciences. 2024. Vol. 14, num. 17. DOI : 10.3390/app14177998.

Designing with building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV): A pathway to decarbonize residential buildings

S. Aguacil Moreno; S. Duque Mahecha; S. Lufkin; E. Rey 

Journal of Building Engineering. 2024. Vol. 96. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.110486.

Conference Papers

The Effect of Rivers on Energy Balance at the Neighborhood Scale. A comparative analysis of four Rhodanian sites in France and Switzerland

S. Aguacil Moreno; S. Formery; M. Laprise; E. Rey 

2024. 37th Passive and Low Energy Architecture PLEA 2024 Conference, Wroclaw, Poland, June, 25-28, 2024.

Posters

Co-designing the SLL with BIPV: Co-designing building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) through a novel active surface selection method and integration of a seasonal storage system based on hydrogen with a cogeneration approach coupling the system with hot water production

S. Aguacil Moreno; S. Duque Mahecha; R. Widmer 

ENAC Research Day 2024, Lausanne, Suisse, 2024-09-09.

Virtual tours + BIMs for IoT FM: Virtual Tours as Effective Complement to Building Information Models in Computer-Aided Facility Management Using Internet of Things, the CELLS Case

S. Aguacil Moreno; S. Duque Mahecha; R. Widmer 

ENAC Research Day 2024, Lausanne, Suisse, 2024-09-09.

Media

Une stratégie pour décarboner les bâtiments. Production photovoltaïque et stockage d’énergie sous forme d’hydrogène

S. Aguacil Moreno; P. Couty; J-P. Bacher 

2024.

2023

Conference Papers

Influence of future climate scenarios on the sizing of Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) installations. Case study of a new research-center building in Switzerland

S. Aguacil Moreno 

2023. 18th International IBPSA Building Simulation Conference (BS2023), Shanghai, China, September 4-6, 2023. p. 2043 – 2050. DOI : 10.26868/25222708.2023.1530.

Taking a step back from glass towers facades to make them compatible with the 2050 targets

B. Paule; S. Aguacil Moreno; B. Beckers 

2023. CISBAT 2023 The Built Environment in Transition, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 13-15, 2023. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/2600/8/082036.

Autodigit-RAD: Towards an automation of the radon’s concentration dataflow in a new and innovative building

J. F. Rey; M. Cesari; M. Schoenenweid; F. Montet; M. Gandolla et al. 

2023. CISBAT 2023 The Built Environment in Transition, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 13-15, 2023. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/2600/10/102008.

Posters

Building Photovoltaics in time and space

S. Aguacil Moreno; J. Roman; S. Duque Mahecha; R. Widmer 

ENAC Research Day 2023, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 7, 2023.

Collaborative platform for EPFL campus building data

S. Aguacil Moreno; J. Roman; S. Duque Mahecha; R. Widmer 

ENAC Research Day 2023, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 7, 2023.

Student Projects

Logements collectifs datant du XXe siècle: (Ré)confort et (éco)énergie

R. Ramseyer 

2023.

Media

Témoignage IDEAS – Dr. Loïc Fumeaux

L. Fumeaux 

2023.

Témoignage IDEAS – Margaux Peltier

M. M. V. Peltier 

2023.

Témoignage IDEAS – Kanaha Shoji

K. Shoji 

2023.

Témoignage IDEAS – Dr. Emilie Nault

É. Nault 

2023.

Témoignage IDEAS – Jessica Ruffieux

J. Ruffieux 

2023.

Futur de la construction. Fribourg bien placé avec le Smart Living Lab

L. Passer; S. Aguacil Moreno 

2023.

Fassaden-Photovoltaik: Wannlässt die Schweiz die Sonneran?

Paul Drzimalla; S. Aguacil Moreno 

2023.

2022

Journal Articles

Comparing thermal performance of standard humanitarian tents

A. Ullal; S. Aguacil Moreno; R. Vannucci; S. Yang; J. Goyette Pernot et al. 

Energy and Buildings. 2022. DOI : 10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112035.

The influence of façade and space design on building occupants’ indoor experience

L. Pastore; M. Andersen 

Journal of Building Engineering. 2022. Vol. 46, p. 103663. DOI : 10.1016/j.jobe.2021.103663.

Conference Papers

Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) combined with hydrogen-based electricity storage system at building-scale towards carbon neutrality

S. Aguacil Moreno; Y. Morier; P. Couty; J-P. Bacher 

2022. Central Europe towards Sustainable Building (CESB22 ), Prague, Czech Republic, July 4-6, 2022. DOI : 10.14311/APP.2022.38.0281.

Sustainable Construction in Humanitarian. Action Criteria for humanitarian building sustainability

A. Ullal; A. Steullet; J. Roman; K. Michel; S. Duque Mahecha et al. 

2022. 36th Passive and Low Energy Architecture PLEA 2022 Conference, Santiago de Chile, Chile, November 23-25, 2022.

Comparative approach of the environmental impact induced by different architectural visions of a new periurban neighbourhood

S. Aguacil Moreno; S. Lufkin; M. Laprise; E. Rey 

2022. 36th Passive and Low Energy Architecture PLEA 2022 Conference, Santiago de Chile, Chile, November 23-25, 2022.

Media

Stocker l’énergie solaire dans les bâtiments. Energie : une solution locale face à un enjeu global

S. Aguacil Moreno 

2022.

2021

Conference Papers

Hydrogen-based electricity storage optimization on buildings by coupling thermal and photovoltaic electricity production towards carbon neutrality

Y. Morier; S. Aguacil Moreno; P. Couty 

2021. CISBAT 2021 Carbon-neutral cities – energy efficiency and renewables in the digital era, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 8-10, 2021. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/2042/1/012092.

Effectiveness of passive climate change adaptation measures in Switzerland: A climate-based analysis on natural ventilation and overheating risks reduction in dwellings

D. Zepeda Rivas; S. Aguacil Moreno; J. Rodríguez Álvarez 

2021. CISBAT 2021 Carbon-neutral cities – energy efficiency and renewables in the digital era, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 8-10, 2021. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/2042/1/012151.

Texture mapping and IFC material retrievement for virtual reality applications

S. Duque Mahecha; S. Aguacil Moreno; A. D. Stoll; S. De Sousa Pereira; L. Deschamps 

2021. 17th International IBPSA Building Simulation Conference (BS2021), Bruges, Belgium, September 1-3, 2021. p. 3129 – 3135. DOI : 10.26868/25222708.2021.30541.

Life cycle efficiency of solar shading systems: a proof-of-concept

N. Rezaei Oghazi; T. Jusselme; E. Barri; S. Aguacil Moreno; M. Andersen 

2021. 17th International IBPSA Building Simulation Conference (BS2021), Bruges, Belgium, September 1-3, 2021. p. 797 – 804. DOI : 10.26868/25222708.2021.30622.

Exploring easy-implementable adaptation strategies to climate change scenarios of existing office buildings: a case study in the Swiss context

S. Aguacil Moreno; V. M. Barthelmes; C. A. Berquand; D. Khovalyg 

2021. 17th International IBPSA Building Simulation Conference (BS2021), Bruges, Belgium, September 1-3, 2021. p. 729 – 736. DOI : 10.26868/25222708.2021.30221.

A performance-driven simulation workflow for PV integration into the design process: application on an innovative building project in Switzerland

S. Aguacil Moreno 

2021. 17th International IBPSA Building Simulation Conference (BS2021), Bruges, Belgium, September 1-3, 2021. p. 3180 – 3187. DOI : 10.26868/25222708.2021.30636.

Virtual reality enabled building-data management through the combination of a fully integrated IFC-BIM model and an IoT-based building management system

S. Aguacil Moreno; S. Duque Mahecha; A. D. Stoll; S. De Sousa Pereira; L. Deschamps et al. 

2021. 17th International IBPSA Building Simulation Conference (BS2021), Bruges, Belgium, September 1-3, 2021. p. 3262 – 3267. DOI : 10.26868/25222708.2021.30783.

Media

Rénovation “active”: une aubaine à saisir à tout prix!

P. Clémençon; S. Aguacil Moreno 

2021.

2020

Journal Articles

Do energy performance certificates allow reliable predictions of actual energy consumption and savings? Learning from the Swiss national database

S. Cozza; J. Chambers; C. Deb; J-L. Scartezzini; A. Schlueter et al. 

Energy And Buildings. 2020. Vol. 224, p. 110235. DOI : 10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110235.

Assessing the gap between a normative and a reality-based model of building LCA

D. Vuarnoz; E. Hoxha; J. Nembrini; T. Jusselme; S. Cozza 

Journal Of Building Engineering. 2020. Vol. 31, p. 101454. DOI : 10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101454.

Assessing the required life-cycle characteristics of electricity storage for ensuring sustainability in buildings

D. Vuarnoz 

Architectural Science Review. 2020. Vol. 64, num. 1-2, p. 28 – 36. DOI : 10.1080/00038628.2020.1772193.

Dataset concerning the hourly conversion factors for the cumulative energy demand and its non-renewable part, and hourly GHG emission factors of the Swiss mix during a one-year period (2016 and 2017)

D. Vuarnoz; S. Aguacil Moreno 

Data in Brief. 2020. Vol. 30, p. 105509. DOI : 10.1016/j.dib.2020.105509.

Office densification effects on comfort, energy, and carbon lifecycle performance: An integrated and exploratory study

E. Hoxha; C. Liardet; T. Jusselme 

Sustainable Cities and Society. 2020. Vol. 55, p. 102032. DOI : 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102032.

Surveying the environmental life-cycle performance assessments: Practice and context at early building design stages

T. Jusselme; E. Rey; M. Andersen 

Sustainable Cities and Society. 2020. Vol. 52, p. 101879. DOI : 10.1016/j.scs.2019.101879.

Carbon budgets for buildings: harmonising temporal, spatial and sectoral dimensions

G. Habert; M. Rock; K. Steininger; A. Lupisek; H. Birgisdottir et al. 

Buildings & Cities. 2020. Vol. 1, num. 1, p. 429 – 452. DOI : 10.5334/bc.47.

Conference Papers

Energy renovation of the built heritage housing based on the living building challenge certification. Case study in Bresca (Spain)

S. Aguacil Moreno; V. Moreno; E. Pauwels 

2020. Rehabend 2020. Construction Pathology, Rehabilitation Technology and Heritage Management. 8th Euro-American Congress., Granada, Spain, September 27-30, 2020.

Active renovation strategies with building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV). Application on an early 20th century multi-family building

S. Aguacil Moreno; E. Rey 

2020. 8th Euro-American Congress. Rehabend 2020. Construction Pathology, Rehabilitation Technology and Heritage Management., Granada, Spain, September 27-30, 2020.

Exploring the Robustness of Building-Integrated Photovoltaics Renovation Scenarios to Climate Change Perspectives: Results for a multi-family building in the Swiss context

S. Aguacil Moreno; É. Nault; E. Rey 

2020. 35th Passive and Low Energy Architecture PLEA 2020 Conference, La Coruña, Galicia, Spain, September 1-3, 2020. p. 1233 – 1238.

Analysis and Visualisation of Decision Paths towards Reaching Environmental Impact Targets at Early-Design Stage

É. Nault; S. Aguacil Moreno; T. Jusselme 

2020. 35th Passive and Low Energy Architecture PLEA 2020 Conference, La Coruña, Galicia, Spain, September 1-3, 2020. p. 1041 – 1046.

Talks

Bâtiment du Smart Living Lab | Projet lauréat du MEP

S. Aguacil Moreno 

Direction de l’urbanisme et de l’environnement de la Ville de Pully, Pully, Switzerland, February 19, 2020.

2019

Journal Articles

Strategic environmental urban planning – A contextual approach for defining performance goals and informing decision-making

É. Nault; T. Jusselme; S. Aguacil Moreno; M. Andersen 

Building and Environment. 2019. Vol. 168, p. 106448. DOI : 10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106448.

Environmental impact assessment of Swiss residential archetypes: a comparison of construction and mobility scenarios

J. Drouilles; S. Aguacil; E. Hoxha; T. Jusselme; S. Lufkin et al. 

Energy Efficiency. 2019. Vol. 12, num. 6, p. 1661 – 1689. DOI : 10.1007/s12053-019-09811-0.

Improving life cycle-based exploration methods by coupling sensitivity analysis and metamodels

S. Duprez; M. Fouquet; Q. Herreros; T. Jusselme 

Sustainable Cities and Society. 2019. Vol. 44, p. 70 – 84. DOI : 10.1016/j.scs.2018.09.032.

Conference Papers

Life-Cycle Assessment as a decision-support tool for early phases of urban planning: evaluating applicability through a comparative approach

K. Slavkovic; É. Nault; T. Jusselme; M. Andersen 

2019. Sustainable Built Environment Conference, Graz, Austria, September 11-14, 2019. DOI : 10.1088/1755-1315/323/1/012030.

Design guidance from a Data-Driven LCA-Based Design method and tool prototype

T. Jusselme; P. Antunes Fernandes; E. Rey; M. Andersen 

2019. 16th International Conference of the “International Building Performance Simulation Association” (IBPSA) Building Simulation, Rome, Italy, September 2-4, 2019. p. 1334 – 1341. DOI : 10.26868/25222708.2019.210403.

Book Chapters

Milieux / Introduction

T. Jusselme; B. Mariolle 

Post carbon ruralities : milieux, scales and stakeholders of the energy transition / Ruralités post-carbone : milieux, échelles et acteurs de la transition énergétique; Saint-Etienne: Publications de l’Université Saint-Étienne, 2019.

Lessons learned from a living lab research process

T. Jusselme; D. Vuarnoz 

EXPLORING / Research-driven Building Design. Towards 2050; Zürich: Park Books, 2019.

Research at the service of building design

T. Jusselme 

Exploring / Research-driven Building Design. Towards 2050; Zürich: Park Books, 2019.

The smart living lab and its flagship building

A-C. Cosandey; M. Andersen; E. Rey 

Exploring – Research-Driven Building Design; Zürich, Switzerland: Park Books, 2019.

Low-carbon thermal inertia

A. Brambilla; C. Nyffeler; H. Gasnier; J-M. Le Tiec; A. Misse 

Exploring. Research-driven Building Design. Towards 2050; Zürich: Park Books, 2019.

A data-driven approach for lifecycle performance

T. Jusselme; E. Hoxha; S. Cozza; R. Tuor; R. Zülli et al. 

EXPLORING / Research-driven Building Design. Towards 2050; Zürich: Park Books, 2019.

Talks

The smart living lab at PLEA 2018 Conference, Hong Kong: “Neutral GWP target of electricity storage as threshold for GHG mitigation in buildings

D. Vuarnoz; S. Jolliet 

smart living lunch 2019: #1, smart living lab, blueFACTORY, Fribourg, 2019-02-06.

2018

Journal Articles

Dataset concerning the hourly conversion factors for the cumulative energy demand and its non-renewable part, and hourly GHG emission factors of the Swiss mix during a one year period (2015-2016).

T. Jusselme; D. Vuarnoz 

Data in Brief. 2018. Vol. 21, p. 1026 – 1028. DOI : 10.1016/j.dib.2018.10.090.

Integrating hourly life-cycle energy and carbon emissions of energy supply in buildings

D. Vuarnoz; S. Cozza; T. Jusselme; G. Magnin; T. Schafer et al. 

Sustainable Cities and Society. 2018. num. 43, p. 305 – 316. DOI : 10.1016/j.scs.2018.08.026.

Temporal variations in the primary energy use and greenhouse gas emissions of electricity provided by the Swiss grid

D. Vuarnoz; T. Jusselme 

Energy. 2018. num. 161, p. 573 – 582. DOI : 10.1016/j.energy.2018.07.087.

On the Influence of Thermal Mass and Natural Ventilation on Overheating Risk in Offices

A. Brambilla; J. Bonvin; F. Flourentzou; T. Jusselme 

Buildings. 2018. Vol. 8, num. 4, p. 47. DOI : 10.3390/buildings8040047.

An integrative approach for embodied energy: Towards an LCA-based data-driven design method

T. Jusselme; E. Rey; M. Andersen 

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2018. Vol. 88, p. 123 – 132. DOI : 10.1016/j.rser.2018.02.036.

Life cycle efficiency ratio: a new performance indicator for a life cycle driven approach to evaluate the potential of ventilative cooling and thermal inertia

A. Brambilla; J. P. Bonvin; F. Flourentzou; T. Jusselme 

Energy and Buildings. 2018. Vol. 163, p. 22 – 33. DOI : 10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.12.010.

Conference Papers

Neutral global warming potential target of electricity storage as threshold for greenhouse gas emission mitigation in buildings

D. Vuarnoz; T. Jusselme 

2018. Passive and Low Energy Architecture conference (PLEA 2018): Smart and Healthy within the 2-degree Limit, Hong-Kong, December 10-12, 2018.

Findings from a survey on the current use of life-cycle assessment in building design

T. Jusselme; E. Rey; M. Andersen 

2018. PLEA 2018 – Smart and Healthy within the 2-degree Limit, Hong-Kong, December 10-12, 2018.

Setting contextual life-cycle objectives in urban design: requirements for a decision-support method

É. Nault; T. Jusselme; M. Andersen 

2018. Second International Conference for Sustainable Design of the Built Environment (SDBE), London, UK, September 12-13, 2018.

Usability assessment of building performance simulation tools: a pilot study

S. Cozza; T. Jusselme; M. Andersen 

2018. Second International Conference for Sustainable Design of the Built Environment – SDBE 2018, September 12-13, 2018.

Development and validation of an intelligent algorithm for synchronizing a low-environmental-impact electricity supply with a building’s electricity consumption

T. Schafer; E-L. Niederhauser; G. Magnin; D. Vuarnoz 

2018. The 4th International Conference on Renewable Energy Technologies (ICRET 2018), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 16-18, 2018.

Talks

Integrated design in relation to the overheating risk, thermal comfort and energy demand in hot climates

T. Jusselme 

CEPT University, Ahmedabad, 2018-12-20.

Energy efficiency trends in European buildings

T. Jusselme 

CEPT University, Ahmedabad, 2018-12-19.

Integrating hourly life-cycle energy and carbon emissions of energy supply in buildings

D. Vuarnoz 

Workshop BEEP Camp for Students

T. Jusselme 

CEPT University, Ahmedabad, 16-22 December 2018.

ECABO tool: Energy and Carbon Assessment of Building in Operation

D. Vuarnoz 

Build and Connect, Strasbourg, France, 2018, 28-30 November.

ECABO software: Energy and Carbon Assesment of Buildings in Operation

D. Vuarnoz 

Stratégie de rénovation active pour le parc bâti suisse. Cas d’étude à Neuchâtel

S. Aguacil Moreno 

Build & Connect – Technologies et pratiques pionnières du bâtiment, Strasbourg, France, November 28-29, 2018.

Specific Environmentally-conscious Targets for Urban Planning – A method to inform the decision-making process

E. Nault 

20ème séminaire sur l’état de la recherche – Recherche sur le bâtiment dans le contexte énergétique et environnemental, Zurich, Switzerland, September 6-7, 2018.

Patents

Method of identifying technical design solutions

T. Jusselme 

US10635842; US2018011949; EP3267337.

2018.

Media

Le courant consommé la nuit est chargé en CO2 de charbon allemand

D. Vuarnoz 

2018.

2017

Journal Articles

Preventing overheating in offices through thermal inertial properties of compressed earth bricks: A study on a real scale prototype

A. Brambilla; T. Jusselme 

Energy and Buildings. 2017. Vol. 156, num. 1 December 2017, p. 281 – 292. DOI : 10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.09.070.

“Our Inherent Desire for Control”: a Case Study of Automation’s Impact on the Perception of Comfort

A. Brambilla; H. S. Alavi; H. Verma; D. Lalanne; T. Jusselme et al. 

Energy Procedia. 2017. num. 122, p. 925 – 930. DOI : 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.414.

On the necessity of improving the environmental impacts of furniture and appliances in net-zero energy buildings

E. Hoxha; T. Jusselme 

Science of The Total Environment. 2017. Vol. 596-597, p. 405 – 416. DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.107.

Conference Papers

Visualization techniques for heterogeneous and multidimensional simulated building performance data sets

T. Jusselme; R. Tuor; D. Lalanne; E. Rey; M. Andersen 

2017. SDBE 2017 – International Conference for Sustainable Design of the Built Environment, London – UK, December 20-21, 2017. p. 971 – 982.

Theses

Rehabilitación energética de edificios residenciales en España y objetivo europeo 2050 : Propuesta y validación de una herramienta multicriterio, orientada a la toma de decisiones estratégicas y basada en la metodología de coste-óptimo y el análisis de ciclo de vida a escala territorial

S. Aguacil Moreno / J. L. Lopez Castillo (Dir.)  

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017. 

Reports

Smart Living Building Research Program – Executive Summary

T. Jusselme; A. Brambilla; V. Costa Grisel; S. Cozza; E. Hoxha et al. 

2017

Talks

The Swiss grid, its carbon footprint and energy use

D. Vuarnoz 

IIMT (International Institute for the Management of Technologies) invited talk, Université de Fribourg, 2017-02-23.

Le bâtiment à énergie positive – un aperçu

T. Jusselme 

Bâtiments à énergie positive; energie-cluster.ch, HEIG-VD, Centre St. Roch, Suisse, 18 mai 2017.

2016

Journal Articles

Hyperthermia with rotating magnetic nanowires inducing heat into tumor by fluid friction

P. Egolf; N. Shamsudhin; S. Pané; D. Vuarnoz; J. Pokki et al. 

Journal of Applied Physics. 2016. Vol. 120, p. 064304 – 1. DOI : 10.1063/1.4960406.

Conference Papers

Studying the Dynamic Relationship between Energy Supply Carbon Content and Building Energy Demand

D. Vuarnoz; T. Jusselme; S. Cozza; E. Rey; M. Andersen 

2016. PLEA 2016 Los Angeles – 36th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture. Cities, Buildings, People: Towards Regenerative Environments, Los Angeles, California, USA, July 11-13, 2016.

Towards a pre-design method for low carbon architectural strategies

T. Jusselme; S. Cozza; E. Hoxha; A. Brambilla; F. Evequoz et al. 

2016. PLEA2016, Los Angeles, USA, July 11-13, 2016.

Impact targets as guidelines towards low carbon buildings: Preliminary concept

E. Hoxha; T. Jusselme; A. Brambilla; S. Cozza; M. Andersen et al. 

2016. PLEA, Los Angeles, USA, July 11-13, 2016.

LCA as key factor for implementation of inertia in a low carbon performance driven design: the case of the smart living building in Fribourg, Switzerland

A. Brambilla; E. Hoxha; T. Jusselme; M. Andersen; E. Rey 

2016. Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) Conference, Zurich, Switzerland, June 15-17, 2016.

Introduction of a dynamic interpretation of building LCA results: the case of the smart living (lab) building in Fribourg, Switzerland

E. Hoxha; T. Jusselme; M. Andersen; E. Rey 

2016. Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) Conference, Zurich, June 15-17, 2016.

Reports

smart living building – Living the Future

T. Jusselme; D. Vuarnoz 

2016

Building 2050 – Scientific concept and transition to the experimental phase

T. Jusselme; A. Brambilla; E. Hoxha; Y. Jiang; D. Vuarnoz 

2016

Posters

Graphical representation of the smart living building research program

A. Poncety; A. Brambilla; E. Hoxha; D. Vuarnoz; S. Cozza et al. 

Building2050 Scientific Workshop, Gruyères, Switzerland, October 2016.

Talks

Réussir un suivi énergétique efficace et rentable de son bâtiment : outils, limites et facteurs de succès

D. Vuarnoz 

Build & Connect: TECHNOLOGIES ET PRATIQUES PIONNIÈRES DANS LE BÂTIMENT DURABLE, Strasbourg, France, Novembre 22-23, 2016.

Introduction to the smart living building concept

T. Jusselme 

smart living talks, Fribourg, October 7, 2016.

2015

Journal Articles

“Edificio Traspirante”: Sistema d’Aria Condizionata Decentro Con Facciata Solare Integrate

P. Egolf; A. Noume; D. Vuarnoz; G. Gottschalk 

Industria & Formazione. 2015. num. 385, p. 40 – 43.

Comprehensive Consideration on AMR Configuration for Magnetocaloric Heat Pump

T. Kawanami; S. Hirano; A. Toba; D. Vuarnoz 

TEION KOGAKU (Journal of Cryogenics and Superconductivity Society of Japan). 2015. Vol. 50, num. 2, p. 72 – 79. DOI : 10.2221/jcsj.50.72.

Performance of novel ventilation strategy for capturing CO2 with scheduled occupancy diversity and infiltration rate

M. K. Kim; H. Leibundgut 

Building And Environment. 2015. Vol. 89, p. 318 – 326. DOI : 10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.02.012.

Overview of Deployment of Magnetic Refrigeration in Heat Pump Systems

T. Kawanami; D. Vuarnoz 

Newsletter- Iea Heat Pump Center. 2015. Vol. 33, num. 4, p. 24 – 28.

Thermomagnetism with external and internal magnetic field quantities

P. W. Egolf; S. Gama; D. Vuarnoz 

Journal Of Applied Physics. 2015. Vol. 118, num. 2, p. 023903. DOI : 10.1063/1.4923415.

Conference Papers

Second-Order Magnetocaloric Model Substance for Standardization Purposes

D. Vuarnoz; P. Egolf; S. Gama; A. Coelho 

2015. 24th International Congress of Refrigeration, Yokohama, Japan, August, 16-22, 2015.

Theses

Amélioration de la fiabilité des évaluations environnementales des bâtiments

E. Hoxha / R. Le Roy (Dir.)  

Université Paris Est, 2015. 

Book Chapters

Escola de vela lleugera a la Barceloneta

S. Aguacil Moreno 

Cobrir, suportar, il·luminar; Iniciativa Digital Politècnica, 2015.

Església a Riola Bologna, Itàlia 1966 Arq. Alvar Aalto

S. Aguacil Moreno; V. Alavedra; D. Femenia; P. Fernández; L. Nogalendo 

Cobrir, suportar, il·luminar; Barcelona: Iniciativa Digital Politècnica, 2015.

Reports

Building 2050 – Research program

T. Jusselme 

2015

Building 2050 – State-of-the-arts and preliminary guidelines

T. Jusselme; A. Brambilla; E. Hoxha; Y. Jiang; D. Vuarnoz 

2015

Talks

Establishment of a scientific concept suitable for the smart living building

D. Vuarnoz 

smart living lunch, smart living lab, blueFACTORY, Fribourg, 2015-11-24.

smart living lab : quels enjeux pour le bâtiment à horizon 2050?

T. Jusselme 

3ème conférence Zéro carbone – TRANSITION ÉNERGÉTIQUE : NOUVEAUX RÔLES POUR LES BÂTIMENTS ET LES QUARTIERS ?, Fribourg, Suisse, 18 novembre 2015.

Du projet de recherche à la construction du smart living building

T. Jusselme; A. Brambilla; S. Cozza; E. Hoxha; M. Jiang et al. 

Table ronde : du projet de recherche à la construction du smart living building, Fribourg, Suisse, 2 octobre 2015.

Student Projects

Technical and architectural energy strategies for the smart living lab, a sustainable building with reliable environmental objectives

S. Cozza 

2015.

2014

Journal Articles

Breathing building: A decentralized façade-integrated solar air-conditioning system

P. Egolf; A. Noume; D. Vuarnoz; G. Gottschalk 

Indistria & Formazione – International special issue 2014-2015. 2014. num. 381, p. 58 – 61.

Method to analyse the contribution of material’s sensitivity in buildings’ environmental impact

E. Hoxha; G. Habert; J. Chevalier; M. Bazzana; R. Le Roy 

Journal of Cleaner Production. 2014. Vol. 66, p. 54 – 64. DOI : 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.10.056.

Conference Papers

Identification of building materials influence on robustness and uncertainty of multi-residential buildings LCA

E. Hoxha; R. Le Roy; J. Chevalier; G. Habert 

2014. World Sustainable Building Conference, Barcelona, Spain, October 28-30, 2014.

Influence of service life on building LCA

E. Hoxha; M. Bazzana; G. Habert; J. Chevalier; R. Le Roy 

2014. XIII International Conference on Durability of Building Materials and Components, São Paulo, Brasil, September 02-05, 2014.

Theses

MEDITERRANEAN ACTIVE HOUSE: ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE AND USERS IMPACT ON ENERGY AND INDOOR COMFORT IN THE NEW EFFICIENCY STANDARD FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS

A. Brambilla / M. Imperadori (Dir.)  

Politecnico di Milano, 2014. 

Talks

First assessment on the principles for building a mediterranean Active House

A. Brambilla 

Jornada de casa passiva, Aveiro, Portugal, March 7-9, 2014.

2013

Journal Articles

Experimental validation of a coupled magneto-thermal model for a flat-parallel-plate active magnetic regenerator

D. Vuarnoz; T. Kawanami 

Applied Thermal Engineering. 2013. Vol. 54, num. 2, p. 433 – 439. DOI : 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.01.007.

Conference Papers

AH: innovative buildings for sustainability in architecture

A. Brambilla; M. Imperadori 

2013. 39th IAHS World Congress on Housing Science, Milano, Italy, September 17-20, 2013.

Active House: new buildings for sustainable architecture

A. Brambilla; M. Imperadori 

2013. Sustainable Built Environment for now and the future, Hanoi, Vietnam, March 26-27, 2013.

Identification of building materials influence on robustness and uncertainty of single houses LCA

E. Hoxha; R. Le Roy; J. Chevalier; M. Bazzana; G. Habert 

2013. International conference sustainable buildings: Construction products and technologies, Graz, Austria, September 26-28, 2013.

Comfort and energy assessment of the first italian Nearly Zero Energy Building in a university campus

A. Brambilla; M. Imperadori; M. Sauchelli; N. Falcone; C. Zanello et al. 

2013. PLEA, Munich, Germany, September 10-12, 2013.

Improving the reliability of environmental assessments of buildings

E. Hoxha; G. Habert; J. Chevalier; R. Le Roy 

2013. 19th CIB World Building Congress, Brisban, Australia, May 5-9, 2013.

Adapting existing life cycle inventory of building products for the Brazilian context

L. A. de Oliveira; S. Lasvaux; E. Hoxha; J. Hans 

2013. International conference sustainable buildings: Construction products and technologies, Graz, Austria, September 26-28, 2013.

Theses

REFLECTIONS AND EVALUATIONS OF THE PERFORMANCES IN MAGNETOCALORIC SYSTEMS

D. Vuarnoz / T. Kawanami (Dir.)  

Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, 2013. 

Reports

CSTB – Elodie 2.0 : bilan a 3 ans, rapport de synthese

A. Lebert; J. Chevalier; S. Lasvaux; N. Schiopu; F. Grannec et al. 

2013

Posters

Velux Lab: innovation between art and science

M. Imperadori; A. Brambilla 

Measuring the non-Measurable – Future Urban Intensities, Tokyo, Giappone, 2013.

Talks

VELUXlab: a sustainable prototype of active house for innovation

A. Brambilla; M. Imperadori 

Science and the future, Torino, italy, October 28-31, 2013.

2012

Journal Articles

Quantitative feasibility study of magnetocaloric energy conversion utilizing industrial waste heat

D. Vuarnoz; A. Kitanovski; C. Gonin; Y. Borgeaud; M. Delessert et al. 

Applied Energy. 2012. Vol. 100, p. 229 – 237. DOI : 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.04.051.

Numerical analysis of a reciprocating active magnetic regenerator made of gadolinium wires

D. Vuarnoz; T. Kawanami 

Applied Thermal Engineering. 2012. Vol. 37, p. 388 – 395. DOI : 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.11.053.

Thermodynamic and exergy efficiencies of magnetocaloric energy conversion utilising industrial waste heat

D. Vuarnoz; A. Kitanovski; C. Gonin; P. W. Egolf 

International Journal Of Exergy. 2012. Vol. 10, num. 4, p. 365 – 378. DOI : 10.1504/Ijex.2012.047508.

The thermodynamics of devices with solid layered-bed magnetocaloric refrigerants

P. W. Egolf; D. Vuarnoz; L. Grainer; G. Courret 

International Journal Of Refrigeration-Revue Internationale Du Froid. 2012. Vol. 35, num. 6, p. 1506 – 1517. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2012.05.008.

Book Chapters

Various Contribution

A. Brambilla 

Sandwich Architecture. Progettare e costruire con i pannelli sandwich poliuretanici; Milano, Italy: Il Sole 24 Ore, 2012.

Talks

Les bâtiments du futur au Solar Decathlon Europe

T. Jusselme 

Solar meetings: 3èmes rencontres professionnelles du solaire, Le Bourget du Lac : Institut National de l’Energie Solaire, France, 20 novembre 2012.

2011

Journal Articles

Modeling and Simulation of the Operation of a Rotary Magnetic Refrigerator

D. Vuarnoz; A. Kitanovski; C. Gonin; P. W. Egolf; T. Kawanami 

Journal Of Thermal Science And Technology. 2011. Vol. 6, num. 1, p. 21 – 33. DOI : 10.1299/jtst.6.21.

Conference Papers

Analysis Of An Active Magnetic Regenerator Made Of Gadolinium Wires

D. Vuarnoz; T. Kawanami 

2011. 23rdInternational-Institute-of-Refrigeration(IIR) International Congress of Refrigeration, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC, August 20-26, 2011. p. 1144 – 1151.

Student Projects

Décomposition Orthogonale Propre: Application aux vibrations transverses d’une poutre

E. Hoxha 

2011.

2010

Journal Articles

Modeling of a two-stage magnetic refrigerator with wavy-structure gadolinium heat exchangers

D. Vuarnoz; A. Kitanovski; C. Gonin; O. Sari; P. W. Egolf 

International Journal Of Refrigeration-Revue Internationale Du Froid. 2010. Vol. 33, num. 4, p. 745 – 752. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2009.12.016.

Casa Minergie(TM) Bajada y Cambio de Fase de los Perfiles de Temperatura con Materiales de Cambio de Fase

C. Muriset; P. Egolf; D. Vuarnoz; P. Haas 

Frio-Calor-Aire Acondicionado. 2010. Vol. 424, p. 54 – 60.

Lowering and phase shifting of temperature profiles with phase change materials in Minergie (TM) houses

C. Muriset; P. W. Egolf; D. Vuarnoz; P. Haas 

International Journal Of Refrigeration-Revue Internationale Du Froid. 2010. Vol. 33, num. 8, p. 1670 – 1675. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2010.10.002.

Student Projects

Escola a Manresa / School in Manresa

S. Aguacil Moreno 

2010.

Calculation of composite bridges: SCIE viaduct

E. Hoxha 

2010.

2009

Journal Articles

Magnetic power conversion with machines containing full or porous wheel heat exchangers

P. W. Egolf; A. Kitanovski; M. Diebold; C. Gonin; D. Vuarnoz 

Journal Of Magnetism And Magnetic Materials. 2009. Vol. 321, num. 7, p. 758 – 762. DOI : 10.1016/j.jmmm.2008.11.044.

Conference Papers

A standardization of the coefficient of performance for magnetic refrigerators, heat pumps and energy conversion machines

A. Kitanovski; C. Gonin; D. Vuarnoz; O. Sati; P. Egolf 

2009. 3rd International Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature, Des Moines, Iowa, USA, May 11-15, 2009.

Modelling of a two-stage magnetic refrigerator with wavy-structure gadolinium heat exchangers

D. Vuarnoz; A. KItanovski; C. Gonin; O. Sari; P. Egolf 

2009. 3rd International Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature, Des Moines, Iowa, May 11-15, 2009.

MAGNETOCALORIC EFFECT APPLIED FOR A CANCER TUMOR DEFEAT: AN IMPROVED HYPERTHERMIA METHOD

E. Zatsepnia; A. Tishin; P. Egolf; D. Vuarnoz 

2009. 3rd International Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature, Des Moines, Iowa, USA, May 11-15, 2009.

Modeling and simulation of the operation of a rotary magnetic refrigerator

D. Vuarnoz; A. Kitanovski; C. Gonin; P. Egolf; T. Kawanami 

2009. The 5th Asian Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, June, 7-9, 2009.

Posters

Infraestructuras urbanas (Función + Técnica + Espacio) – Intercambiador en plaza de Catalunya de Barcelona

S. Aguacil Moreno 

Spanish Schindler Award for Architecture 2008/2009 (3th Edition) “Mobility / accessibility solutions.

2008

Journal Articles

Cold storage with ice slurries

P. W. Egolf; A. Kitanovski; D. Ata-Caesar; D. Vuarnoz; F. Meili 

International Journal Of Energy Research. 2008. Vol. 32, num. 3, p. 187 – 203. DOI : 10.1002/er.1340.

Patents

A permeable magnetocaloric material and a magnetic refrigerator, a heat pump or a power generator using this material

A. Kitanovski; D. Vuarnoz; P. Egolf 

WO2009124408; EP2109119.

2008.

A magnetocaloric device, especially a magnetic refrigerator, a heat pump or a power generator

A. Kitanovski; D. Vuarnoz; P. Egolf 

EP2108904.

2008.

2007

Journal Articles

Introduzione alla Refrigerazione Magnetica

P. Egolf; A. Kitanovski; D. Vuarnoz; M. Diebold; C. Besson 

Industria & formation. 2007. Vol. 312.

A magnetic heat pump with porous magneto caloric material

D. Vuarnoz; A. Kitanovski; M. Diebold; F. Gendre; P. W. Egolf 

Physica Status Solidi C. 2007. Vol. 12, num. 8, p. 1061 – 1191. DOI : 10.1002/pssc.200777154.

2005

Journal Articles

The fluid dynamics of ice slurry

A. Kitanovski; D. Vuarnoz; D. Ata-Caesar; P. Egolf; T. Hansen et al. 

International Journal Of Refrigeration-Revue Internationale Du Froid. 2005. Vol. 28, num. 1, p. 37 – 50. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2004.07.010.

Book Chapters

Chapter 3: Fluid Dynamics

C. Doetsch; A. Kitanovski; T. Hansen; B. Frei; D. Vuarnoz et al. 

Handbook on ice slurries: Fundamentals and Engineering; Paris: International Institute of Refrigeration IIR-IIF, 2005. p. 55 – 81.

Chapter 2: Ice creation, thermophysical properties of ice slurries and other characteristics

T. Zwieg; D. Vuarnoz; T. Hansen; B. Frei; A. Melinder et al. 

Handbook on ice slurries: Fundamentals and Engineering; Paris: International Institute of refrigeration, 2005. p. 19 – 53.

2004

Conference Papers

Ultrasonic measurements in ice slurry generation by direct contact evaporation

D. Vuarnoz; D. Ata-Caesar; O. Sari; P. Egolf 

2004. 4th International Symposium on Ultrasonic Doppler Method for Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Engineering, Sapporo, Japan, September 6-8, 2004. p. 153 – 156.

The ice slurry technology after some years of its introduction

P. Egolf; O. Sari; D. Ata-Caesar; R. Lugo; D. Vuarnoz et al. 

2004. HVAC&R System, envelope and urban context: Integration and new vision of design and operation: AICARR 2004, Milano, March, 3-4, 2004. p. 587 – 594.

2003

Conference Papers

Transmission characteristics of ultrasonic waves in fine particles of phase-change-material-water slurry

D. Vuarnoz; Y. Tasaka; Y. Takeda; A. Horibe; N. Haruki 

2003. Thermophysical properties 24 – The Twenty-fourth Japan Symposium, Okayama, Japan, Ocotber 6-8, 2003. p. 134 – 136.

2002

Conference Papers

Front propagation of ice slurry stratification processes

P. Egolf; D. Vuarnoz; O. Sari; D. Ata-Caesar; A. Kitanovski 

2002.  p. 54 – 66.

Particle fields of ice slurries with stratifications and melting

P. Egolf; D. Vuarnoz; O. Sari 

2002. International Conference on Solid–Liquid Phase Change’02, Tokyo, Japan, January 11, 2002. p. 99 – 104.

ONLINE ENTHALPY MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR PHASE CHANGE SLURRIES

P. Egolf; O. Sari; S. Schneider; D. Vuarnoz 

2002. Fifth Workshop on Ice Slurries of the International Institute of Refrigeration, Stockholm, Sweden., May 30-31, 2002. p. 54 – 66.

2001

Conference Papers

A model to calculate dynamical and steady-state behavior of ice particles in ice slurry storage tank

P. Egolf; D. Vuarnoz; O. Sari 

2001. Fourth Workshop on Ice Slurries of the international Institute of Refrigeration, Osaka, Japan, November 12-13, 2001. p. 25 – 39.

PRESSURE DROP AND HEAT TRANSFER IN A CYLINDRICAL HEAT EXCHANGER WITH ICE SLURRY FLOW

P. Egolf; O. Sari; F. Meili; D. Vuarnoz 

2001. Third Workshop on Ice Slurries of the International Institute of Refrigeration, Horw, Switzerland, May 18-21, 2001. p. 77 – 84.

Storage and mixing of ice slurries in tanks

F. Meili; O. Sari; D. Vuarnoz; P. Egolf 

2001. the third IIR Workshop on Ice Slurries., Horw, Switzerland, May 16-18,2001. p. 97 – 104.

2000

Conference Papers

Visualization of ice slurries and ice slurry flows

O. Sari; D. Vuarnoz; F. Meili; P. Egolf 

2000. the second Workshop on Ice Slurries of the IIR, Paris, France, May 25-26, 2000. p. 68 – 80.

Thermodynamics of moving and melting ice slurries

O. Sari; F. Meili; D. Vuarnoz; P. Egolf 

2000. the second Workshop on Ice Slurries of the IIR, Paris, France, May 25-26, 2000. p. 140 – 153.

1999

Conference Papers

HEAT TRANSFER OF ICE SLURRIES IN PIPES

P. Egolf; O. Sari; F. Meili; P. Moser; D. Vuarnoz 

1999. First Workshop on Ice Slurries of the International Institute of Refrigeration, Yverdon, Switzerland, May 27-28, 1999. p. 106 – 123.