80 research outputs found
Assessing building energy performance and energy policy impact through the combined analysis of EPC data – The Italian case study of SIAPE
No full textEnergy Performance Certificates (EPCs) and EPC digital registers are key tools to evaluate different aspects of the building stock and its energy consumption. This paper presents several detailed energy performance evaluations on the Italian buildings based on a sample of over 2,000,000 EPCs extracted from the national EPC register (SIAPE), contributing to the definition of an updated energy performance baseline of the Italian building stock. This is the first work using the Italian EPC register to define such a baseline to the extent of the authors’ knowledge. Furthermore, combined analyses of EPC data were carried out to obtain information on the influence of the Italian energy regulations on building characteristics and on the effectiveness of energy strategy application for building renovation. This study underlines the relevance of EPC registers and how the combined analysis of EPC parameters can provide a large amount of useful information on several aspects of the building stock, allowing the monitoring of the impact of the Italian energy policy framework on buildings energy performance. Finally, based on these results, the paper supports public authorities and decision-makers in planning and developing future energy programs and identifying the best practices on the Italian territory
Osservatorio degli edifici a energia quasi zero (nZEB) in Italia – 2016-2018
No full textA partire dal 2021 tutti gli edifici nuovi o soggetti a una ristrutturazione profonda dovranno essere a energia quasi zero (nZEB), ovvero avere un fabbisogno energetico quasi nullo, coperto in misura significativa attraverso fonti rinnovabili. Tale requisito è già obbligatorio per gli edifici pubblici e in alcune regioni che hanno anticipato la data indicata dall’Unione Europea. L’Osservatorio nazionale degli edifici a energia quasi zero (nZEB), avviato nell’ambito della Ricerca di Sistema Elettrico MISE-ENEA, ha rilevato un aumento progressivo degli nZEB anche prima dell’obbligo, ma anche la necessità di azioni formative e informative rivolte ai decisori in vista dell’ambizioso obiettivo di un patrimonio edilizio decarbonizzato al 2050, e ai progettisti e operatori del settore, per l’applicazione di tecnologie diversificate e idonee. La pubblicazione analizza la situazione degli nZEB nel contesto europeo, restituisce una panoramica delle misure di promozione e delle tecnologie adottate per tali edifici stimandone la diffusione e illustra sinteticamente una selezione di casi nZEB realizzati in Italia
Methodological Framework and Prototype Realisation of a WEB-Based LCA Tool for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
No full textThe eLCA Project, coordinated by ENEA in cooperation with other European partners, has the general objective to realise 'Databases and WEB site for the adoption of Integrated Product Policy (IPP) by Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs)'. Since the knowledge and the use of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) by SMEs is a strategic 'step' to introduce IPP policy, ENEA, in cooperation with FEBE EcoLogic, has developed a specific tool for the eLCA Web-site, based on a five years research experience about the adoption of LCA by SMEs. The new tool eVerdEE provides solid scientific bases according to pragmatic and meaningful simplification/adaptation of ISO 14040 requirements, user-friendly, well structured and guided procedures with low time and cost demand and pre-elaborated data/meta-data. After compiling predefined and simplified Goal and Scope Definition and Inventory forms, Impact Assessment results are automatically interpreted in matrix forms at different levels of visualization in order to identify the product life cycle critical points and the improvement solutions. A direct comparison of the environmental performances of different life cycle options of a product is allowed using a target-plot system. The whole procedure is supported by a matrix structured database containing environmental indicators of substances and processes for different impact categories. The software prototype has been tested on a sample of SMEs working in the Furniture and Wood sector and the main aspects for further development have been identified
IDIOPATIC LIVER RUPTURE: AN ITALIAN CASE REPORT
No full textThe liver can be damaged from an impact (such as in a car accident) or from penetrating trauma (such as a stab or gunshot wound). Liver lesions range from relatively small collections of blood (hematomas) to large deep lacerations. Since the liver is supplied with many large blood vessels, the main problem following a liver injury is severe bleeding. Almost all bleeding from a liver injury occurs in the abdominal cavity. Spontaneous rupture of the liver is a rare occurrence. This is often associated with underlying pathological conditions (pregnant women with HELLP syndrome, liver pathologies such as adenoma, hepatic lymphoma, hepatocellular carcinoma HCC, macronodular cirrhosis, hemangioma, metastatic tumors and peliosis hepatis) or following traumatic insults. The authors report a rare case of spontaneous rupture of the liver that occurred in a 72-year-old man without underlying pathologies predisposing this condition, in the absence of evident traumatic lesions in the abdominal area and with a near-negative pathological history of trauma (falls, road accidents, etc.)
CARATTERI GENERALI DEL TERRITORIO 1. LINEAMENTI GEOLOGICI 2.CARATTERI STRUTTURALI 3. CARATTERI MORFOLOGICI 4. IDROLOGIA SUPERFICIALE 5. IDROLOGIA SOTTERRANEA
No full textAdoption of Integrated Product Policy by SMEs: the eLCA Project
No full textThe acceptance of IPP by Small and Medium sized Enterprises, SMEs, is a crucial issue for the entire policy. The eLCA Project, coordinated by ENEA in cooperation with other national and European partners has the general objective to realise 'Databases and WEB site for the adoption of Integrated Product Policy by SMEs'. eLCA is a cross sectorial project between IPP, SMEs and Information Society (IS), involving two aspects: Public Sector Information (PSI) and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The information content of products based on Life Cycle Analysis and the exchange of information among the stakeholders of the product life cycle are key aspects of IPP. These issues have been analysed and integrated in 'eLCA Preparatory Action', aimed at defining the context and the technical and economic aspects of the WEB site
The wish ‘not to be’ Survey of suicide cases arriving at the Prosecutor ‘s Office of the Court in Bari in the years 2014-2016
No full textThe issue of suicide has always been a very sensitive and important problem, that raises many questions in the society where it occurs, that is not always able to oppose an adequate response. Every scientist in the field agrees that this is an act provoked by multifaceted reasons, which include cultural, social and biographical motives. Therefore, this topic also poses ethical and civil problems, as well as epistemo-logic and research methodology issues, because of its complexity as a subject of study. The authors propose a case-by-case contribution, evaluating the judicial acts on 73 suicides made available by the Bari Public Prosecutor’s Office for the years 2014-2016.The authors believe collected and systematized data, and the ensuing considerations, can offer a contribution to the debate in the field of legal and socio-healthcare actors, who are often the first to deal with and confront this complex and tragic phenomenon. Clin Ter 2019; 170(1):e16-26. doi: 10.7417/CT.2019.210
Databases and Web Site to Support the Diffusion of Integrated Product Policy in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
No full textTo be effective and recognised by consumers Integrated Product Policy, IPP, the new policy approach of the European Union on sustainable goods and services, should be applied to a very large number of products. The acceptance of IPP by Small and Medium sized Enterprises, SMEs, is therefore a crucial issue for the entire policy. The eLCA Project has the general objective to realise 'Databases and Web site for the adoption of Integrated Product Policy by SMEs'. eLCA preparatory action has demonstrated Public Sector Information relevance, Information and Communication Technologies and Web site potential for IPP in SMEs, by tackling their specific barriers and promoting a gradual development of a green services market
A POSSIBLE NEOLITHIC EXAMPLE OF KLIPPEL-FEIL SYNDROME FROM APULIA, SOUTHERN ITALY: THE EARLIEST KNOWN CASE IN THE ITALIAN BIOARCHEOLOGICAL RECORD?
No full textThis study presents the archaeological examination of skeletal remains from the Neolithic funerary site
of Cala Colombo in Torre a Mare, Bari (Apulia, Southern Italy ), with a focus on a peculiar case of vertebra! block
possibly related to Klippel-Feil Syndrome (KFS). The site,first explored in 1973, revealed multiple burials within two
rounded spaces, datingfrom 3100 BC to 2700 BC (Final Neolithic). A signifìcant discovery among the skeletal remains,
from a stratigraphic survey showing seven soil layers, was the identifìcation of two fused cervical vertebrae (C4-C5) in
one individuai, suggesting the presence of KFS, a rare congenita! disorder characterized by the congenita! fusion of two
or more cervical vertebrae during the gestation period. The methodology included conventional X-rays, CT scans, and
histological analysis to distinguish between congenita! fusion and fusion resulting from other diseases. The findings
confirmed the congenita! nature of the fusion, with no evidence of trauma, tuberculosis, rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis,
or other differential diagnoses typically associated with vertebralfusion. This case contributes to the scarce archaeological
record of KFS, particularly from the Neolithic period in Europe, with prior documented cases in Greece and Portugal.
This analysis also introduces histology as a tool in palaeopathology, providing deeper insight into the embryological
defects leading to vertebra! segmentationfailure. The presentApulian case could represent, to the best of our knowledge,
the earliest documented instance of KFS in Italy, expanding our understanding of the genetic and phenotypic expression
of this condition in ancient populations
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