Outputs (66)

Advances in the use of hemp fibre in the construction/building industry (2024)
Book Chapter
Liu, C. H. J., D'Amico, B., & Pomponi, F. (in press). Advances in the use of hemp fibre in the construction/building industry. In Achieving sustainable cultivation of hemp. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing

The embodied carbon of building materials is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Hemp is widely recognized as the most used vegetal insulation materials due to its comparable mechanical properties and much better environmental perf... Read More about Advances in the use of hemp fibre in the construction/building industry.

Impact of the Finch case on EIA and the carbon accounting space (2024)
Journal Article
Landsburgh, C., D'Amico, B., & Davies, I. (online). Impact of the Finch case on EIA and the carbon accounting space. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.1680/jensu.24.00108

The UK Supreme Court's ruling in "R (on the application of Finch on behalf of the Weald Action Group) (Appellant) v Surrey County Council and others (Respondents)" marks a pivotal moment in environmental law and greenhouse gas emission responsibility... Read More about Impact of the Finch case on EIA and the carbon accounting space.

Timber And Wood-based products (2024)
Book Chapter
D'Amico, B. (2024). Timber And Wood-based products. In F. Fu, & D. Richardson (Eds.), Structural Design of Buildings: Elemental Design (77-119). ICE Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1680/sdb.95735.077

Timber has been used as a structural material for many centuries and a renewed interest in (and calls for) a greater use in construction is now observed. This has been mostly the result of an increasingly wider body of literature claiming the superio... Read More about Timber And Wood-based products.

Probabilistic inference of material quantities and embodied carbon in building structures (2024)
Journal Article
D’Amico, B., & Arehart, J. H. (2024). Probabilistic inference of material quantities and embodied carbon in building structures. Journal of Building Engineering, 94, Article 109891. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.109891

In an effort to minimise the carbon footprint of building structures, a range of prediction tools and methods have been recently proposed, so to enable design practitioners evaluating how their design choices ultimately affect the carbon embodied in... Read More about Probabilistic inference of material quantities and embodied carbon in building structures.

Net Zero Emissions Buildings, Shifting the Focus from Energy Efficient to Whole Life Carbon Emission: A Review Study (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Obead, R., Khaddour, L., & D'Amico, B. (2024, April). Net Zero Emissions Buildings, Shifting the Focus from Energy Efficient to Whole Life Carbon Emission: A Review Study. Presented at Environmental Design, Material Science, and Engineering Technologies conference, Dubai, UAE

Building construction and operation are significant contributors to global world emissions. Therefore, reducing emissions in this sector is an essential step in global efforts toward a zero-emission economy. As a response to this need, many works hav... Read More about Net Zero Emissions Buildings, Shifting the Focus from Energy Efficient to Whole Life Carbon Emission: A Review Study.

MONOPOLI: a customizable model to provide forecasts of Covid-19 infections around the world using alternative non-pharmaceutical intervention policy scenarios, human movement data, and regional demographics (2024)
Book Chapter
Arehart, C. H., Arehart, J. H., David, M. Z., D'Amico, B., Sozzi, E., Dukic, V., & Pomponi, F. (in press). MONOPOLI: a customizable model to provide forecasts of Covid-19 infections around the world using alternative non-pharmaceutical intervention policy scenarios, human movement data, and regional demographics. In B. Sriraman (Ed.), Handbook of Visual, Experimental and Computational Mathematics - Bridges through Data (1-29). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93954-0_2-1

During the global COVID-19 pandemic, policy makers, public health practitioners, medical experts, and laypersons have sought data that would enable evidence-based decisions about which interventions would be most effective at slowing the spread of SA... Read More about MONOPOLI: a customizable model to provide forecasts of Covid-19 infections around the world using alternative non-pharmaceutical intervention policy scenarios, human movement data, and regional demographics.

Net zero in buildings and construction: use and misuse of carbon offsets (2023)
Book Chapter
D'Amico, B., & Pomponi, F. (2024). Net zero in buildings and construction: use and misuse of carbon offsets. In R. Azari, & A. Moncaster (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003277927-5

The climate change burden associated with buildings and construction is increasingly globally recognised by the many stakeholders involved. For decades there has been an unnecessary divide between the operational and embodied impacts of buildings, wi... Read More about Net zero in buildings and construction: use and misuse of carbon offsets.

The Extent to Which Hemp Insulation Materials Can Be Used in Canadian Residential Buildings (2023)
Journal Article
Liu, C. H. J., Pomponi, F., & D'Amico, B. (2023). The Extent to Which Hemp Insulation Materials Can Be Used in Canadian Residential Buildings. Sustainability, 15(19), Article 14471. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151914471

The embodied carbon of building materials is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Hemp is widely acknowledged as the most used vegetal insulation in building and construction due to its comparable thermal properties and better... Read More about The Extent to Which Hemp Insulation Materials Can Be Used in Canadian Residential Buildings.

A parametric thermal analysis of refugees’ shelters using incremental design and affordable construction material (2023)
Journal Article
Eltaweel, A., Saint, R., D'Amico, B., & Pomponi, F. (2023). A parametric thermal analysis of refugees’ shelters using incremental design and affordable construction material. Energy and Buildings, 290, Article 113110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113110

The number of people displaced by natural and human made events reached 80 million in 2020 based on the latest report by UNHCR. Emergency housing is often initially in the form of tents, which are then replaced by a more robust solution. One frequent... Read More about A parametric thermal analysis of refugees’ shelters using incremental design and affordable construction material.

Environmental impacts of upgrading gas to electric heating and cooling, considering decarbonisation of the electricity grid (2023)
Journal Article
Peukes, I. E., Pomponi, F., & D'Amico, B. (2023). Environmental impacts of upgrading gas to electric heating and cooling, considering decarbonisation of the electricity grid. Journal of Building Engineering, 68, Article 106066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106066

Rising temperatures and higher energy costs have created the imperative for Australian households to reduce energy consumption via more efficient heating and cooling systems. These energy efficient systems could lower the overall environmental impact... Read More about Environmental impacts of upgrading gas to electric heating and cooling, considering decarbonisation of the electricity grid.