Edinburgh Napier University

Size matters in a Circular Economy: a practical framework applying Futures Literacy to support Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Conference Proceeding

Weigend, R., Viero, G., Schindler, T., Guadarrama, G., & Pomponi, F. (2021)

Size matters in a Circular Economy: a practical framework applying Futures Literacy to support Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs). In Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference, International Sustainable Development Research Society (696-718

The Circular Economy (CE) is conceived by many as paramount to decouple economic growth from environmental impacts and resource depletion. Implementing this economic paradigm ...

Comparison of the environmental assessment of an identical office building with national methods

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Frischknecht, R., Birgisdottir, H., Chae, C., Lützkendorf, T., Passer, A., Alsema, E., …Yang, W. Comparison of the environmental assessment of an identical office building with national methods. In SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT D-A-CH CONFERENCE 2019 (SBE19 Graz) 11–14 September 2019, Graz, Austria. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/323/1/012037

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Frischknecht, R., Birgisdottir, H., Chae, C., Lützkendorf, T., Passer, A., Alsema, E., …Yang, W. Comparison of the environmental assessment of an identical office building with national methods. In SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT D-A-CH CONFERENCE 2019 (SBE19 Graz) 11–14 September 2019, Graz, Austria. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/323/1/012037

The IEA EBC Annex 72 focuses on the assessment of the primary energy demand, greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impacts of buildings during production, construction, u...

Zooming in on biomimicry: the potential of tensegrity structures

Conference Proceeding

Pomponi, F., & Inzitari, G. (2017)

Zooming in on biomimicry: the potential of tensegrity structures. In PLEA Conference Proceedings

The foundations of biomimicry lie with the idea that Nature can inspire solutions to complex human problems. Biomimicry in Architecture is a rapidly growing field which also e...

Bringing pupils into building energy performance: school design, construction and operation

Conference Proceeding

Pomponi, F., Medina Campos, L., Moncaster, A., & Smith, S. (2017)

Bringing pupils into building energy performance: school design, construction and operation. In PLEA Conference Proceedings Volume III

Colegio Rochester is school in Colombia with a strong vision for sustainability. This vision permeates the new school building which was the first school in Latin America to b...

Transforming challenges into opportunities in social housing: a case study from Italy

Conference Proceeding

Pomponi, L., Sablone, E., Rusconi Clerici, L., Consalez, L., & Pomponi, F. (2017)

Transforming challenges into opportunities in social housing: a case study from Italy. In L. Brotas, S. Roaf, & F. Nicol (Eds.), PLEA Conference Proceedings Volume III

Social housing often aims to provide sheltering for people on low incomes or with particular needs. This results in a constraints-dominated context where environmental and soc...

Comparative energy and comfort analysis of façade passive strategies for cooling loads reduction in the Mediterranean region

Conference Proceeding

Mifsud, L., Pomponi, F., & Moncaster, A. (2016)

Comparative energy and comfort analysis of façade passive strategies for cooling loads reduction in the Mediterranean region. In Proceedings of the 2016 Engineered Transparency Conference

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Circular Economy Research in the Built Environment: A Theoretical Contribution

Conference Proceeding

Pomponi, F., & Moncaster, A. (2016)

Circular Economy Research in the Built Environment: A Theoretical Contribution. In Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) Conference 2016: Conference Proceedings

Circular economy is quickly gaining momentum across numerous research fields. The founding principles of circular economies lie in a different perspective on, and management o...

Benefits and Challenges of Visualising Embodied and Whole Life Carbon of Buildings

Conference Proceeding

Pomponi, F., & Moncaster, A. (2016)

Benefits and Challenges of Visualising Embodied and Whole Life Carbon of Buildings

Embodied and whole life carbon of buildings are increasingly gaining attention However, embodied carbon calculation is still far from being common practice for sustainability ...

Reducing Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment: A Research Agenda

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Pomponi, F., & Moncaster, A. (2016)

Reducing Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment: A Research Agenda

In spite of significant global efforts, the International Energy Agency suggests that buildings-related emissions are on track to double by 2050. Whilst operational energy eff...

Double Skin Façades: Life Cycle Study of a Versatile Technology for the Sustainable Refurbishment of Non-Domestic Buildings

Conference Proceeding

Pomponi, F., & Moncaster, A. (2016)

Double Skin Façades: Life Cycle Study of a Versatile Technology for the Sustainable Refurbishment of Non-Domestic Buildings. In Proceedings of the CESB16

Nearly half of the non-domestic building stock in central Europe was constructed between 1961-1 990. Partly due to the technical lifespan of façades and building components, m...