Ricerc@Sapienza

Il Gruppo di ricerca "DIGITALIS - DIGItal Twin per gli heALthy buIldingS. Sistemi tecnologici e digitali per progettare e realizzare edifici sani per migliorare la salute e qualità della vita." si colloca nel quadro generale del Green Deal europeo, come richiesto da REACT-EU, per la costruzione di edifici rinnovati ed efficienti dal punto di vista energetico e per la tutela della salute degli utenti, verso l'obiettivo degli Healthy Buildings, come evoluzione del concetto di Green Buildings, e il miglioramento delle condizioni ambientali.

This research stay seeks to deepen and expand an interdisciplinary investigation into adaptive environmental design in Mediterranean urban contexts, addressing the urgent challenges posed by climate change, increasing urban density, and the demand for resilient, human-centred built environments. The project will explore how three interrelated parameters (variability, dynamism, and controllability) can be integrated into analytical tools, design guidelines, and teaching resources to enhance comfort, well-being, and sustainability at both building and urban scales.

The HARMONICA project aims to develop a comprehensive framework for modeling and lifecycle assessment of built
heritage by integrating Heritage Building Information Modeling (HBIM) with Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodologies. The
primary objectives are to establish a structured representation of heritage information for robust LCA analysis and to create a
streamlined LCA workflow tailored to heritage assets. By addressing gaps in existing literature and practice concerning LCA in

Il Laboratorio nasce nel 2015 da un prolungato percorso di lavoro e ricerca comune di un gruppo di studiosi del DICEA – Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile Edile e Ambientale e di altri Dipartimenti universitari della Sapienza, con il coinvolgimento di altri Atenei nazionali ed internazionali, sui temi della città contemporanea.

Strade, Ferrovie e Aeroporti

Il gruppo “Strade, Ferrovie e Aeroporti” esplica le attività di didattica e di ricerca in molteplici ambiti che possono essere sommariamente così sintetizzati:

Flow, turbulence, and dispersion in two- and three-dimensional urban canopies are studied experimentally in a water channel. Velocity measurements are taken using laser velocimetry, while pollutant concentration is measured using image analysis (PLIF).

The research focuses on the study of air circulation in indoor environments, with particular reference to the measurement of velocity fields and concentrations of chemically passive pollutants originating both from outside the environment and from internal sources. The measurements were conducted using techniques based on laser velocimetry and image analysis.

The research group focuses on analyzing the vertical mixing that characterizes the interface of stratified currents by means of laboratory experiments. Such phenomenon is of fundamental importance in many environmental contexts, such as slope currents generated on mountain slopes, and in many other physical-engineering contexts characterized by turbulent mixing. Velocity measurements are taken using laser velocimetry, while density measurements are taken using image analysis.