Conference Papers

2024

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 

2024-06-28. 37th Passive and Low Energy Architecture PLEA 2024 Conference, Wroclaw, Poland, June, 25-28, 2024.

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2023

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 

2023-09-04. 18th International IBPSA Building Simulation Conference (BS2023), Shanghai, China, September 4-6, 2023. p. 2043 – 2050. DOI : 10.26868/25222708.2023.1530.

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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. p. 102008. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/2600/10/102008.

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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. p. 082036. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/2600/8/082036.

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2022

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 

2022-12-21. Central Europe towards Sustainable Building (CESB22 ), Prague, Czech Republic, July 4-6, 2022. DOI : 10.14311/APP.2022.38.0281.

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Sustainable Construction in Humanitarian. Action Criteria for humanitarian building sustainability

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

2022-11-22. 36th Passive and Low Energy Architecture PLEA 2022 Conference, Santiago de Chile, Chile, November 23-25, 2022.

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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 

2022-11-22. 36th Passive and Low Energy Architecture PLEA 2022 Conference, Santiago de Chile, Chile, November 23-25, 2022.

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2021

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 

2021-09-08. 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.

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

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

2021-09-08. 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.

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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. 

2021-09-01. 17th International IBPSA Building Simulation Conference (BS2021), Bruges, Belgium, September 1-3, 2021. p. 3262-3267. DOI : 10.26868/25222708.2021.30783.

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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 

2021-09-01. 17th International IBPSA Building Simulation Conference (BS2021), Bruges, Belgium, September 1-3, 2021. p. 3129-3135. DOI : 10.26868/25222708.2021.30541.

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

S. Aguacil Moreno 

2021-09-01. 17th International IBPSA Building Simulation Conference (BS2021), Bruges, Belgium, September 1-3, 2021. p. 3180-3187. DOI : 10.26868/25222708.2021.30636.

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

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

2021-09-01. 17th International IBPSA Building Simulation Conference (BS2021), Bruges, Belgium, September 1-3, 2021. p. 797-804. DOI : 10.26868/25222708.2021.30622.

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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 

2021-09-01. 17th International IBPSA Building Simulation Conference (BS2021), Bruges, Belgium, September 1-3, 2021. p. 729-736. DOI : 10.26868/25222708.2021.30221.

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2020

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 

2020-09-30. Rehabend 2020. Construction Pathology, Rehabilitation Technology and Heritage Management. 8th Euro-American Congress., Granada, Spain, September 27-30, 2020.

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

S. Aguacil Moreno; E. Rey 

2020-09-30. 8th Euro-American Congress. Rehabend 2020. Construction Pathology, Rehabilitation Technology and Heritage Management., Granada, Spain, September 27-30, 2020.

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

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

2020-09-03. 35th Passive and Low Energy Architecture PLEA 2020 Conference, La Coruña, Galicia, Spain, September 1-3, 2020. p. 1041-1046. DOI : 10.17979/spudc/9788497497947.

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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 

2020-09-03. 35th Passive and Low Energy Architecture PLEA 2020 Conference, La Coruña, Galicia, Spain, September 1-3, 2020. p. 1233-1238. DOI : 10.17979/spudc/9788497497947.

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2019

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 

2019-09-11. Sustainable Built Environment Conference , Graz, Austria, September 11-14, 2019. DOI : 10.1088/1755-1315/323/1/012030.

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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.

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2018

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

T. Jusselme; E. Rey; M. Andersen 

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

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

É. Nault; T. Jusselme; M. Andersen 

2018-09-17. Second International Conference for Sustainable Design of the Built Environment (SDBE), London, UK, September 12-13, 2018.

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Usability assessment of building performance simulation tools: a pilot study

S. Cozza; T. Jusselme; M. Andersen 

2018-09-12. Second International Conference for Sustainable Design of the Built Environment – SDBE 2018, September 12-13, 2018.

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

D. Vuarnoz; T. Jusselme 

2018-12-10. Passive and Low Energy Architecture conference (PLEA 2018): Smart and Healthy within the 2-degree Limit, Hong-Kong, December 10-12, 2018. p. 1217.

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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.

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2017

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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2015

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.

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2014

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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2011

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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2004

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.

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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.

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2003

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.

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2002

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.

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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.

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Front propagation of ice slurry stratification processes

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

2002.  p. 54-66.

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2001

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.

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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.

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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.

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2000

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.

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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.

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1999

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.

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