Papers by Giacomo Di Ruocco
Buildings
The issue of environmental sustainability is increasingly topical, and one of the most impactful ... more The issue of environmental sustainability is increasingly topical, and one of the most impactful sectors is the construction industry. As stated in the GlobalABC reports, the building sector is the main sector responsible for GHG emissions, generating about 37% of global CO2e emissions. Already during the phases of production and construction of buildings, about 10% of global emissions are produced, while the remaining part comes from using energy for air conditioning and lighting. Reducing emissions in buildings’ pre-use phase is a crucial issue for fighting climate change. This research investigates the potential of timber construction systems due to the carbon storage property of the material. The proposed calculation methodology is structured according to the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach, referring to the C2H phase (from Cradle-to-Handover), and evaluates emissions related to buildings production and construction. In order to identify the timber construction system that ...
The issue of environmental sustainability is increasingly topical and one of the most impactful s... more The issue of environmental sustainability is increasingly topical and one of the most impactful sectors is that of the construction industry. As stated in the reports of the GlobalABC, the building sector is the main responsible for GHG emissions, generating about 37% of global CO2e emissions. Already during the phases of production and construction of buildings about 10% of global emissions are produced, while the remaining part comes from their use, from the energy for air conditioning and lighting. Reducing emissions in the pre-use phase of buildings is therefore a crucial issue for combating climate change. The research investigates the potential of timber construction systems, thanks to the carbon storage property of the material. The proposed calculation methodology is structured according to the LCA-Life Cycle Assessment approach, referring to the C2H phase (from Cradle-To-Handover), and evaluates emissions related to the production and construction of buildings. To identify ...
Buildings
The overall reduction in the environmental impacts of the construction industry is a complex proc... more The overall reduction in the environmental impacts of the construction industry is a complex process that requires methodological and applicative studies on the evaluation of the sustainability of the life cycle, related to both individual product and of the building system as a whole. In this context, with reference to the end-of-life phase of the building, the management of the disassembly and selective demolition plan of the building, allowing the reuse or recycling of the materials as well as of the building components and prefabricated elements used is fundamental. This research aimed to develop a methodology, applied to timber building systems, to mitigate CO2e emissions during the decommissioning and disposal of the building. The quantitative model developed considers the rates of the CO2e emissions involved in C (end-of-life) and D (benefits and loads beyond the system boundary) phases of building sustainability assessment. The model was applied to two wooden buildings: one ...
Museums : merely buildings for culture?, 2005
Gli edifici per il culto dimessi. Nuove destinazioni d’uso sostenibili, 2005
Colloqui.AT.e 2019 Ingegno e costruzione nell’epoca della complessità, 2019
Le scelte progettuali conseguenti alla demolizione e ricostruzione dei quartieri periferici devon... more Le scelte progettuali conseguenti alla demolizione e ricostruzione dei quartieri periferici devono tenere conto di un approccio olistico per effetto delle diverse scale di impatto (città, quartiere, edificio). Il contributo affronta le problematiche connesse con la progettazione tecnologica, ovvero con le scelte che condizionano il ciclo di vita degli edifici, con riferimento ai criteri di sostenibilità energetica e ambientale di cui al DL 50/2016. Il caso studio riguarda il progetto di sostituzione edilizia del quartiere “Le Minime”, in provincia di Salerno, degli anni ’40 del ‘900. È stato sviluppato un modello quantitativo per la valutazione della disassemblabilità, dei sistemi costruttivi indagati, favorendo il processo di demolizione selettiva, con riferimento alla fase di fine vita di cui all’art. 2.3.7 dei Criteri Ambientali Minimi. The design choices resulting from the demolition and reconstruction of the peripheral districts must take into account a holistic approach due to the different impact scales (city, neighborhood, building). The contribution deals with the problems connected with technological design, that is, with the choices that affect the life cycle of buildings, with reference to the criteria of energy and environmental sustainability as per Legislative Decree 50/2016. The case study concerns the project of building replacement of the “Le Minime” neighborhood, in the province of Salerno, in the 40s of the ‘900. A quantitative model was developed for the assessment of disassembly, of the construction systems investigated, favoring the selective demolition process, with reference to the end-of-life phase referred to in art. 2.3.7 of the Minimum Environmental Criteria
Recently, the international scientific debate has paid great attention to the enhancement of inte... more Recently, the international scientific debate has paid great attention to the enhancement of interconnections between cultural heritage and its environment, recognizing the strategic role of cultural heritage in the sustainable development of a territory. Hangzhou Declaration highlights the need for a new combination of tradition (understood as a tangible and intangible cultural heritage) and innovation, for the resilience of communities to environmental disasters and climate change. “The appropriate conservation of the historic environment, including cultural landscapes, and the safeguarding of relevant traditional knowledge, values and practices, in synergy with other scientific knowledge, enhances the resilience of communities to disasters and climate change” (Hangzhou Declaration). States are also invited to "adopt an integrated approach to policies concerning cultural, biological, geological and landscape diversity”. Furthermore, Hangzhou Declaration recognizes the need to "raise awareness of the economic potential of cultural heritage and use it, and to consider the specific character and interests of cultural heritage in planning economic policies, in order to make full use of the potential of cultural heritage as a factor in sustainable economic development ". In modern and contemporary practice, strategies for the protection and enhancement of cultural heritage rarely take into account the surrounding environment, limiting itself to the provision of episodic interventions, mostly punctual. Therefore, both because of too much sectorial and limited programming, and due to objective financial limits, the process proves to be unsustainable in the majority of cases. The present study intends to define a model of sustainable valorisation of the historical heritage through strategies to recover emblematic testimonies of the historical-cultural tradition, material and immaterial, 'developing' new potentials of 'fruition' of the territory, capable of capturing a new tourist demand, alternative to traditional destinations. The territory, on which the infrastructures of the present study insist, is full of attractors (more or less known) of a historical-archaeological, naturalistic-environmental, landscape, food and wine, predisposing factors for the potential implementation of strategies of sustainable reconversion. In addition to the 'physical' recovery of the existing infrastructures, can, at the same time, contribute to economic and social re-launching, elevating the site to a strategic junction of the entire territory of the Lattari Mountains and the Sorrento-Amalfi peninsula, the geographical characteristics of the site, of interchange and interception of a network of tangible and intangible paths. The objectives of the study are, therefore, of dual nature. On the large scale, through a strategy of regeneration of a portion of the urban fabric, with a strategy of sustainable development, triggering a wider process of redevelopment and territorial and environmental valorization; on the small scale, hypothesizing the possible reuse of brownfield structures, in view of the current policies of land consumption close to zero, through a methodological approach that takes into account the environmental sustainability aspects of the intervention
Buildings, May 25, 2024
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
Rivista Tema
Restoration technology has different characteristics from mechanical, chemical, and industrial te... more Restoration technology has different characteristics from mechanical, chemical, and industrial technologies. In fact, it concerns objects recognised as cultural heritage as evidence of historical, cultural, aesthetic values, which the intervention has to preserve. The observation of the damages caused by wrong restoration interventions has led to the formulation of guidelines to limit the risks of such interventions. One of the basic principles of these guidelines is reversibility: since degradation is an inevitable process, construction works will likely require restoration and functional adaptation over time. The historical timber floor is the technology system that embodies and tells the history of a building in a more reliable way: it is the most evident testimony of the technological-cultural-economic characteristics that have conditioned the design and construction of a given building in history. In accordance with the need to preserve these historical testimonies, the study a...
The geographical context of the Sorrento-Amalfi peninsula is a strategic pole in the internationa... more The geographical context of the Sorrento-Amalfi peninsula is a strategic pole in the international tourist network, with an exceptional value for the presence of multiple and heterogeneous attractors: archaeological sites, proto-industrial testimonies, naturalistic-environmental beauties, etc. The appropriate territorial development strategies envisage the necessary strategic actions for the recovery and enhancement of the demoetnoantropological peculiarities that characterize marginal urban realities (ie those territorial portions between the internal areas and the coastal and metropolitan areas), mostly transit sites, until now almost excluded by the prevailing touristic itineraries. A strategic connection node, in this territorial context, is represented by the site of the Gragnano’s Mills Valley, key element of interconnection between the two main attractors (‘Sorrento’ area and ‘Amalfi’ area) characterized by a strong tourist demand and from a consequent territorial and economic development
The enhancement of archaeological, museum and monumental sites requires, in addition to aspects r... more The enhancement of archaeological, museum and monumental sites requires, in addition to aspects related to physical conservation, also essential qualitative aspects, such as accessibility, usability, environmental comfort, safety, according to the logic of an expanded audience. The restoration and enhancement project, according to the principles of integrated conservation and universal design, must aim at an easy use of the building and the sites of interest, by the greatest possible number of visitors, including those with disabilities: a new perception of users, global type, without distinction of classes or types. In recent years, ICT research has developed non-invasive technological innovations that are proposed as a valid support tool to improve the usability and accessibility of sites of historical and monumental interest. Improving the usability of historical sites facilitates understanding and reading, not only from the physical and panoramic point of view, but evoking strong and pleasant sensations, aromas, fragrances, and transporting the user into a past dimension
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