Sofia Pastori

Politecnico di Milano | Polimi · Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering

Timber–concrete composite (TCC) systems join the positive aspects of engineered wood products (good seismftaic behaviour, low thermal conductivity, environmental sustainability, good behaviour under fire if appropriately designed) with those of concrete (high thermal inertia, durability, excellent fire resistance). TCC facades are typically compose...

Timber-concrete composite (TCC) systems join the positive aspects of engineered wood products (good seismic behaviour, low thermal conductivity, environmental sustainability, good behaviour under fire if appropriately designed) with those of concrete (high thermal inertia, durability, excellent fire resistance). TCC facades are typically composed b...

This study was carried out with the aim of evaluating the thermal performance of an innovative prefabricated ventilated façade system, formed by an internal lightweight structure and an external massive cladding. The façade is composed by an internal insulated timber-frame wall and an external concrete slab, separated by a ventilated air cavity. Th...

The existing building stock refurbishment is a crucial aspect in reducing the energy demand of the built environment, often characterized by low performance envelopes. The paper presents a review on the main issues, constraints and strategies for the energy, architectural and performance refurbishment of existing opaque building façades, showing th...

The paper intends to advice readers about the potentialities of aluminium roofing systems in terms of general sustainability, recyclability, and achievement of energy requirements. The use of metal sheet panels for buildings roofing and cladding has been progressively increasing since the very beginning of the last century. Nowadays, several differ...

The frequency and intensity of extreme weather events have increased in the last few years. Buildings resiliency against natural hazards (hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, etc.) is fundamental for the adaptation to climate change, however it is hardly included in their design. Buildings exposed to extreme climate conditions may become drivers of vul...

The construction of timber buildings has increased in recent years, thanks to the excellent properties of the material. To achieve improved behaviour in terms of mechanical properties, energy and acoustic performance, fire resistance and durability, timber structures are sometimes integrated with other materials, such as concrete and steel, resulti...

Ongoing climate change effects can bring to extremely negative consequences in the coming decades. In this context, the development of housing prototypes suitable to provisionally host people affected by emergency situations (to which the emergency related to war events has recently been added) is nowadays an issue of primary importance. However, r...

Resilient buildings need to face many challenges in many combinations (hurricanes and high wind resistance, wildfire events, etc.) but today their design hardly includes these aspects. During extreme wind events, threats are mainly due to the detaching and flying of materials and pieces from buildings and other man-made structures: roof tiles, faça...

The lectures will aim to guide the students towards the development of the workshop design theme. In this regard, each working group will face a theme with the aim of developing a preliminary design related to the following topic: • Resilient buildings design. Climate change and global warming is one of the issues of our time. Moreover, the constru...

Il settore delle costruzioni occupa un ruolo centrale in una prospettiva di sostenibilità ambientale, essendo tra i principali responsabili del consumo energetico, delle emissioni di biossido di carbonio e della produzione di rifiuti annuali globali. Il rinato impiego del legno in edilizia, la costruzione di edifici energeticamente efficienti media...

Ventilated façades can help to reduce summer building thermal loads and, therefore, energy consumption due to air-conditioning systems thanks to the combined effect of the solar radiation reflection and the natural or forced ventilation into the cavity. The evaluation of ventilated façades behavior and performance is complex and requires a complete...