Innovative Renewable Energy Series Editor: Ali Sayigh Ali Sayigh Editor Sustainable Building for a Cleaner Environment Selected Papers from the World Renewable Energy Network's Med Green Forum 2017 Innovative Renewable Energy Series editor Ali Sayigh World Renewable Energy Congress, Brighton, UK The primary objective of this book series is to highlight the best-implemented worldwide policies, projects and research dealing with renewable energy and the environment. The books will be developed in partnership with the World Renewable Energy Network (WREN). WREN is one of the most effective organizations in supporting and enhancing the utilisation and implementation of renewable energy sources that are both environmentally safe and economically sustainable. Contributors to books in this series come from a worldwide network of agencies, laboratories, institutions, companies and individuals, all working together towards an international diffusion of renewable energy technologies and applications. With contributions from most countries in the world, books in this series promote the communication and technical education of scientists, engineers, technicians and managers in this field and address the energy needs of both developing and developed countries. Each book in the series contains contributions from WREN members and covers the most-up-to-date research developments, government policies, business models, best practices, and innovations from countries all over the globe. Additionally, the series will publish a collection of best papers presented during the annual and bi-annual World Renewable Energy Congress and Forum each year. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/15925 Ali Sayigh Editor Sustainable Building for a Cleaner Environment Selected Papers from the World Renewable Energy Network’s Med Green Forum 2017 Editor Ali Sayigh World Renewable Energy Congress Brighton, UK ISSN 2522-8927 ISSN 2522-8935 (electronic) Innovative Renewable Energy ISBN 978-3-319-94594-1 ISBN 978-3-319-94595-8 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94595-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018947378 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019 This work is subject to copyright. 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Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland Introduction This is the fourth WREN-WREC Med Green Forum and the second one to be held in Florence, teaming with ABITA from the University of Florence and ETA from Renewable Energy Florence. We received 87 contributions from 50 countries and several students’ posters. There were also presentations from well-known Italian industries in the built environment. The three organizations, WREN, ABITA, and ETA, worked together to highlight the importance of sustainable buildings and renewable energy especially in the regions of abundant sunshine – the Mediterranean Zone. I thank all the sponsors of this event, especially ISESCO, Springer, and the Department of Architecture, University of Florence, for hosting the Med Green Forum No. 4. We are very grateful to the technical committee and organizing com- mittee for their excellent efforts in making this a successful meeting. This area of combining buildings with energy conservation, efficiency, and renewable energy is the only way to combat climate change and save energy. The Forum offered a great opportunity where participants could network during the coffee and lunch times, and in the evenings. This Proceeding consists of 39 papers from 41 countries, covering all the follow- ing areas: 1. Sustainable architecture 2. Building construction management and environment 3. Ventilation and air movement in buildings 4. Renewable energy in building and cities 5. Eco materials and technology 6. Policy education and finance 7. Sustainable transport 8. Urban agriculture and soilless urban green space v vi Introduction To encourage readers to read papers from every category, the papers in this Proceeding have not been subdivided into topic sections. We hope that architects, builders, energy specialists, and researchers in the built environment will find all papers interesting and stimulating. Brighton, UK Ali Sayigh Contents 1 P roposing a New Method for Fenestration Shading Design in Prefabricated Modular Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Seyedehmamak Salavatian 2 E ffectiveness of Occupant Behavioral Ventilation Strategies on Indoor Thermal Comfort in Hot Arid Climate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Ali Sedki, Neveen Hamza, and Theo Zaffagnini 3 E ffectiveness of Materials, Technologies, and Renewable Energy in Educational Buildings Through Cluster Analysis of Energy Retrofitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Francesco Asdrubali, Laura Calcagnini, Luca Evangelisti, Claudia Guattari, and Paola Marrone 4 R enewable Energy in Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Carlos Labriola 5 W ind Energy Potential Research in a Low Building within an Urban Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Jorge Lassig, Claudia Palese, Juan Valle Sosa, Ubaldo Jara, and Carlos Labriola 6 N atural Light in Architecture: Use Inspired by the Constructive Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Fabio G. S. Giucastro 7 T he Cost of Building to the nearly-Zero Energy Building Standard: A Financial Case Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Shane Colclough, John Mernagh, Derek Sinnott, Neil J. Hewitt, and Philip Griffiths 8 P olicy of Intensification, Diversification, Conservation, and Indexation in Pursuing Sustainable Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Koesmawan vii viii Contents 9 The Problem of Education in Developing Renewable Energy . . . . . . 95 Ellya Marliana Yudapraja 10 Winter Performance of Certified Passive Houses in a Temperate Maritime Climate: nZEB Compliant? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Shane Colclough, Philip Griffiths, and Neil J. Hewitt 11 A Parametric Tool for Assessing Optimal Location of Buildings According to Environmental Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Giacomo Chiesa and Mario Grosso 12 Methodology of Solar Project Managing Through All Stages of Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Andrejs Snegirjovs, Peteris Shipkovs, Kristina Lebedeva, Galina Kashkarova, and Dimitry Sergeev 13 Computational BIPV Design: An Energy Optimization Tool for Solar Façades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Omid Bakhshaei, Giuseppe Ridolfi, and Arman Saberi 14 Feasibility Study of a Low Carbon House in the United Kingdom . . 153 Timothy Aird and Hossein Mirzaii 15 Why Do We Need to Reduce the Carbon Footprint in UAE? . . . . . . . 165 Riadh AL-Dabbagh 16 Urban Farming in the Era of Crisis in Greece: The Case Study of the Urban Garden of Ag. Anargiri-Kamatero and Fili . . . . . . . . . . 179 Konstadinos Abeliotis and Konstadinos Doudoumopoulos 17 Resilient Urban Design. Belgrade and Florence: Reconnect the Waters to the City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Chiara Odolini 18 Strategic Sustainable and Smart Development Based on User Behaviour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Shahryar Habibi and Theo Zaffagnini 19 High|Bombastic: Adaptive Skin Conceptual Prototype for Mediterranean Climate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Omid Bakhshaei, Giuseppe Ridolfi, and Arman Saberi 20 Quality of Healthcare: A Review of the Impact of the Hospital Physical Environment on Improving Quality of Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Jazla Fadda 21 Enhancing Indoor Air Quality for Residential Building in Hot-Arid Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Ghanim Kadhem Abdul Sada and Tawfeeq Wasmi M. Salih Contents ix 22 Performance of Solar Window Film with Reference to Energy Rationalizing in Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Kamil M. Yousif and Alan Ibrahim Saeed 23 Visualizing the Infrared Response of an Urban Canyon Throughout a Sunny Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Benoit Beckers, José Pedro Aguerre, Gonzalo Besuievsky, Eduardo Fernández, Elena García Nevado, Christian Laborderie, and Raphaël Nahon 24 Meta-Design Approach to Environmental Building Programming for Passive Cooling of Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Giacomo Chiesa and Mario Grosso 25 Urban and Architectural Sustainability in the Restoration of Iranian Cities (Strategy and Challenges): Case Study of Soltaniyeh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 Nazila Khaghani 26 Influence of the Period of Measurements on Wind Potential Assessment for a Given Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 H. Nfaoui and A. Sayigh 27 Integration Strategies of Luminescent Solar Concentrator Panels: A Case Study in Florence, Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 Lucia Ceccherini Nelli and Giada Gallo Afflitto 28 Photovoltaic and Thermal Solar Concentrator Integrated into a Dynamic Shading Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 Giulia Chieli and Lucia Ceccherini Nelli 29 A University Master’s Course and Training Programme for Energy Managers and Expert in Environmental Design in Italy . . . . . . . . . . 347 Marco Sala, Lucia Ceccherini Nelli, and Alessandra Donato 30 A Project for the NZero-Foundation in the South of Italy . . . . . . . . . 361 Lucia Ceccherini Nelli, Vincenzo Donato, and Danilo Rinaldi 31 Planning Without Waste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 Adolfo F. L. Baratta, Laura Calcagnini, Fabrizio Finucci, and Antonio Magarò 32 Production of ZnO Cauliflowers Using the Spray Pyrolysis Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 Shadia J. Ikhmayies 33 Evaluating Deep Retrofit Strategies for Buildings in Urban Waterfronts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 Nicola Strazza, Piero Sdrigotti, Carlo Antonio Stival, and Raul Berto