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Dr Arianna Brambilla

PhD Building Physics and Systems, GradCert Higher Education.

Associate Professor in Architecture
Associate Dean (Education)
Co-chair of the cluster Building Efficiencies of the Smart Sustainable Building Network

Email

arianna.brambilla@sydney.edu.au

Address

G04 - Wilkinson Building

The University of Sydney

Details

Member of Sydney Environment Institute

Member of The Net Zero Institute

Member of The University of Sydney Nano Institute

Websites

Smart Sustainable Building Network

Biographical details

Associate Professor Arianna Brambilla was awarded a Ph.D. with honours in Building Engineering from Politecnico di Milano (IT). Her background in both architecture and engineering allowed her to establish her research field at the merging borders of architecture, construction, building physics, and engineering. Drawing upon the different disciplines to assess and interpret construction as a holistic concept, with a strong focus on sustainability. Her research interests relate to human-centered design, building performance assessment, low-carbon living, construction and innovative technologies, and healthy built environments. Arianna is also the co-chair of the Building Efficiencies cluster in the Smart Sustainable Building Network.

Teaching and supervision

Arianna is particularly interested in supervision and work in the following areas:

Improving the quality of the built environment through enhanced building performance, especially in regard to sustainable design solutions and materials application.
Low-carbon living solutions: techniques, materials and strategies to reduce life cycle carbon emissions.
Enhancing the durability of buildings and providing healthy indoor environment: transient assessment of building components hygrothermal performance
Providing healthier indoor environment: the psychological component of comfort and daylight
Design and construction in the future: re-imagine architecture

Current projects

2022/2023

Sydney Nano Grand Challenge

Grand Challenge Lead:Dr Arianna Brambilla,Professor Dianne Wiley

Team:EugeniaGasparri, Chiara Neto,MartijndeSterke, GustavoFimbresWeihs, Deanna D’Alessandro, Anita Ho-Baillie, Alex Song, SimonRinger, Daniel Dias-da-Costa, Simon Marvin

Eco-active building envelopes

The Grand Challenge:Climate change is already impacting the global environment. An urgent reduction in global carbon emissions is the only viable path to mitigate global warming and ensure the survival of the ecosystems on our planet.

The Mission:To lay the groundwork for a new generation of buildings that are self-sufficient in energy and water consumption, able to produce on-site food to encourage healthy eating habits and contribute to the regulation of heat stress and pollution within dense urban environments.

2019

USyd-UNIGE Partnership Collaboration Award

USYD team: A. Brambilla, O. Gocer, W. Hu

UNIGE team: M. Patel, J. Chambers, S. Cozz

Toward a more robust and comprehensive energy performance certificate to promote building sustainability

2019

Industry Research Partnership

Christhina Candido, Arianna Brambilla, Tooran Alizadeh

Liveable Precincts: for sustainable and healthy environments

Associations

Fellow, The Higher Education Academy.

Themes

Architecture, Architectural and Design Sciences

PhD and master's project opportunities

Ariana Brambilla's Research Area

Current research students

Project title	Research student
Development of Industrialized Timber Façade Systems for Circular Deep Renovation in Australia: Application within the Context of Social Housing	Yingnan CHEN
Multisensory Comfort in VR: Optimising Workspaces through Perception Cognition and Machine Learning Predictions	Tracy DU
Increasing the Building Envelope Resilience to Moisture and Mould Growth	Natalia SAAVEDRA TORO
A New Design Framework for Agri-Facades Integrating User Perception and Performance Assessment	Xi ZHANG

Selected publications

A biophilic design guide to environmentally sustainable design studios

(Springer, 2022)

Moisture and Buildings: durability issues, health implications and strategies to mitigate the risks

(Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2021)

Rethinking Building Skins: Transformative technologies and research trajectories

(TBC, 2021)

Active House: Smart Nearly Zero Energy Buildings

(Springer, 2018)

Publications

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Books

Wijesooriya, N., Brambilla, A., Markauskaite, L. (2022). A biophilic design guide to environmentally sustainable design studios. Singapore: Springer. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Sangiorgio, A. (2021). Moisture and Buildings: durability issues, health implications and strategies to mitigate the risks. Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing Limited. [More Information]
Feifer, L., Imperadori, M., Salvalai, G., Brambilla, A., Brunone, F. (2018). Active House: Smart Nearly Zero Energy Buildings. Cham: Springer. [More Information]

Edited Books

Gasparri, E., Brambilla, A., Lobaccaro, G., Goia, F., Andaloro, A., Sangiorgio, A. (2021). Rethinking Building Skins: Transformative technologies and research trajectories. TBC. [More Information]

Book Chapters

Wijesooriya, N., Brambilla, A. (2024). Biophilic Design. In Candido, C., Durakovic, I., & Marzban, S. (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of High-Performance Workplaces, (pp. 52-61). London: Taylor & Francis. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Gocer, O., Candido, C. (2024). Indoor Air Quality. In Candido, C., Durakovic, I., & Marzban, S. (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of High-Performance Workplaces, (pp. 79-88). London: Taylor & Francis. [More Information]
Gasparri, E., Brambilla, A., Lobaccaro, G., Goia, F., Andaloro, A., Sangiorgio, A. (2022). Facade innovation: between 'product' and 'process'. In Not known (Eds.), Rethinking Building Skins: Transformative technologies and research trajectories. TBC. [More Information]
Brambilla, A. (2019). Active House in climi caldi. In Imperadori M, Brambilla A, Brunone F, Lone F, Salvalai G, Vanossi A. (Eds.), Active house: Progettazione e innovazione con tecnologie di costruzione stratificata a secco, (pp. 103-128). Santarcangelo di Romagna: Maggioli Editore.
Brambilla, A., Nyffeler, C., Gasnier, H., Le Tiec, J., Misse, A. (2019). Low-carbon thermal inertia. In Marilyne Andersen, Emmanuel Rey (Eds.), Exploring: Research-driven building design, (pp. 107-139). Zurich: Park Books.
Loschke, S., Mai, J., Proust, G., Brambilla, A. (2019). Microtimber: The Development of a 3D Printed Composite Panel Made from Waste Wood and Recycled Plastics. In Fabio Bianconi, Marco Filippucci (Eds.), Digital Wood Design: Innovative Techniques of Representation in Architectural Design, (pp. 827-848). Cham: Springer. [More Information]

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Journals

Kuru, A., Lyu, K., Gocer, O., Brambilla, A., Prasad, D. (2024). Climate risk assessment of buildings: An analysis of operating emissions of commercial offices in Australia. Energy and Buildings, 315, 114336. [More Information]
Shady, A., Al-Obaidy, M., Mori, M., Campain, C., Giannasi, E., van Vliet, M., Brambilla, A. (2024). Disassembly calculation criteria and methods for circular construction. Automation in Construction, 165(September 2024, 105521). [More Information]
Yildirim, M., Gocer, O., Globa, A., Brambilla, A. (2024). Investigating restorative effects of biophilic design in workplaces: a systematic review. Intelligent Buildings International, Published online: 31 Jan 2024(Online), 1-43. [More Information]
Cheong, C., Brambilla, A., Gasparri, E., Kuru, A., Sangiorgio, A. (2024). Life cycle assessment of curtain wall facades: A screening study on end-of-life scenarios. Journal of Building Engineering, 84(1 May 2024), 1-30.
Yildirim, M., Globa, A., Gocer, O., Brambilla, A. (2024). Multisensory Nature Exposure in the Workplace: Exploring the Restorative Benefits of Smell Experiences. Building and Environment, 262(15 August 2024), 1-20.
Lyu, K., Brambilla, A., Globa, A., de Dear, R. (2023). A socio-cultural perspective to semi-outdoor thermal experience and restorative benefits – Comparison between Chinese and Australian cultural groups. Building and Environment, 243. [More Information]
Lyu, K., Brambilla, A., Globa, A., de Dear, R. (2023). An immersive multisensory virtual reality approach to the study of human-built environment interactions. Automation in Construction, 150(June 2023). [More Information]
Lyu, K., Globa, A., Brambilla, A., de Dear, R. (2023). An immersive multisensory virtual reality approach to the study of human-built environment interactions: Technical workflows. MethodsX, 11. [More Information]
Wijesooriya, N., Brambilla, A., Markauskaite, L. (2023). Biophilic design frameworks: A review of structure, development techniques and their compatibility with LEED sustainable design criteria. Cleaner Production Letters, 4, 100033-1-100033-11. [More Information]
Gasparri, E., Arasteh, S., Kuru, A., Stracchi, P., Brambilla, A. (2023). Circular economy in construction: A systematic review of knowledge gaps towards a novel research framework. Frontiers in Built Environment, 9. [More Information]
Qadir, G., Wijesooriya, N., Brambilla, A., Alonso-Marroquin, F. (2023). Improving the Indoor Environment through an Indoor Green Curtain System. Buildings, 13(5). [More Information]
Qadir, G., Pino, V., Brambilla, A., Alonso-Marroquin, F. (2023). Staircase Wetlands for the Treatment of Greywater and the Effect of Greywater on Soil Microbes. Sustainability, 15(7). [More Information]
Hossein Eisapour, A., Shafaghat, A., Mohammed, H., Eisapour, M., Talebizadehsardari, P., Brambilla, A., Fung, A. (2022). A new design to enhance the conductive and convective heat transfer of latent heat thermal energy storage units. Applied Thermal Engineering, 215(118955), 1-16. [More Information]
Javed, H., Brambilla, A., Strang, M. (2022). An Australian climate-based characterization of hygrothermal risks for buildings. Energy and Buildings, 265(112086). [More Information]
Kuru, A., Brambilla, A., Lea, T., Grealy, L. (2022). Climate change and indigenous housing performance in Australia: A dataset. Data in Brief, 45(108751), 1-9. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Lea, T., Grealy, L., Kuru, A. (2022). Climate change and Indigenous housing performance in Australia: A modelling study. Energy and Buildings, 273(112399), 1-12. [More Information]
Biloria, N., Thomas, L., Dritsa, D., Candido, C., Brambilla, A., Gocer, O. (2022). Development of an urban health and wellbeing index for work precincts: A comparative study in Sydney, Australia. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 11(3), 402-420. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Javed, H., Strang, M. (2022). Hygrothermal climate analysis: An Australian dataset. Data in Brief, 42(108291). [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Gocer, O., Candido, C. (2022). Indoor air quality and early detection of mould growth in residential buildings: a case study. UCL Open: Environment, 4(26), 1-9. [More Information]
Marzban, S., Candido, C., Brambilla, A., Gocer, O., Vijapur, D., Jensen, C. (2022). Is 24.9 °C Too Hot to Think? A Call to Raise Temperature Setpoints in Australian Offices. Buildings, 12(12). [More Information]
Sadegh, S., Gasparri, E., Brambilla, A., Globa, A. (2022). Kinetic facades: An evolutionary-based performance evaluation framework. Journal of Building Engineering, 53(104408), 1-17. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Gasparri, E., Zolfaghari, L., Keshavarzi, R., Andaloro, A. (2022). On the applicability of atmospheric water harvesting technologies on building facades: A critical review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 366(132809), 1-13. [More Information]
Gocer, O., Candido, C., Gocer, K., Brambilla, A., Thomas, L., Billoria, N., Mackey, M., Alizadeh, T., Sarkar, S. (2022). Overlaps in space utilisation patterns and IEQ conditions observed in Activity-Based Working supportive office. Building and Environment, 220(109273), 1-8. [More Information]
Lyu, K., de Dear, R., Brambilla, A., Globa, A. (2022). Restorative benefits of semi-outdoor environments at the workplace: Does the thermal realm matter? Building and Environment, 222(109355), 1-13. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Candido, C., Hettiarachchi, I., Thomas, L., Gocer, O., Gocer, K., Mackey, M., Biloria, N., Alizadeh, T., Sarkar, S. (2022). The potential of harnessing real-time occupancy data for improving energy performance of activity-based workplaces. Energies, 15(1), 16. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Omidvar, A. (2021). A novel theoretical method for predicting the effects of lighting colour temperature on physiological responses and indoor thermal perception. Building and Environment, 203(October 2021, 108062), 108062. [More Information]
Wijesooriya, N., Brambilla, A. (2021). Bridging biophilic design and environmentally sustainable design: A critical review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 283, 124591. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Candido, C., Sangiorgio, M., Gocer, O., Gocer, K. (2021). Can commercial buildings cope with Australian bushfires? An IAQ analysis. Buildings and Cities, 2(1), 583-598. [More Information]
Cozza, S., Chambers, J., Brambilla, A., Patel, M. (2021). In search of optimal consumption: A review of causes and solutions to the Energy Performance Gap in residential buildings. Energy and Buildings, 249, 111253. [More Information]
Strang, M., Leardini, P., Brambilla, A., Gasparri, E. (2021). Mass Timber Envelopes in Passivhaus Buildings: Designing for Moisture Safety in Hot and Humid Australian Climates. Buildings, 11(10), 478. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Gasparri, E. (2021). Mould growth models and risk assessment for emerging timber envelopes in Australia: A comparative study. Buildings, 11(6). [More Information]
Lea, T., Grealy, L., Moskos, M., Brambilla, A., King, S., Habibis, D., Benedict, R., Phibbs, P., Sun, C., Torzillo, P. (2021). Sustainable Indigenous housing in regional and remote Australia. Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Final Report, 368, 1-107. [More Information]
Wijesooriya, N., Brambilla, A., Markauskaite, L. (2020). Developing a pedagogical model for biophilic design: an integrative conjecture mapping and action research approach. WIT Transactions on The Built Environment, 195, 57-70. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Hu, W., Samangouei, R., Cadorin, R., Davis, W. (2020). How correlated colour temperature manipulates human thermal perception and comfort. Building and Environment, 177, 106929. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Gasparri, E. (2020). Hygrothermal behaviour of emerging timber-based envelope technologies in Australia: a preliminary investigation on condensation and mould growth risk. Journal of Cleaner Production, 276, 124129. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Sangiorgio, A. (2020). Mould growth in energy efficient buildings: Causes, health implications and strategies to mitigate the risk. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 132, 110093. [More Information]
Bashirzadeh Tabrizi, T., Brambilla, A. (2019). Toward LCA-lite: A Simplified Tool to Easily Apply LCA Logic at the Early Design Stage of Building in Australia. European Journal of Sustainable Development, 8(5), 383-396. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Bonvin, J., Flourentzou, F., Jusselme, T. (2018). Life cycle efficiency ratio: A new performance indicator for a life cycle driven approach to evaluate the potential of ventilative cooling and thermal inertia. Energy and Buildings, 163(Volume 163), 22-33. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Salvalai, G., Imperadori, M., Sesana, M. (2018). Nearly zero energy building renovation: From energy efficiency to environmental efficiency, a pilot case study. Energy and Buildings, 166, 271-283. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Bonvin, J., Flourentzou, F., Jusselme, T. (2018). On the influence of thermal mass and natural ventilation on overheating risk in offices. Buildings, 8(4), 1-12. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Alavi, H., Himanshu, V., Lalanne, D., Jusselme, T., Andersen, M. (2017). "Our inherent desire for control": a case study of automation's impact on the perception of comfort. Energy Procedia, 122(September 2017), 925-930. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Salvalai, G., Tonelli, C., Imperadori, M. (2017). Comfort analysis applied to the international standard "Active House": The case of RhOME, the winning prototype of Solar Decathlon 2014. Journal of Building Engineering, 12, 210-218. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Jusselme, T. (2017). Preventing overheating in offices through thermal inertial properties of compressed earth bricks: A study on a real scale prototype. Energy and Buildings, 156(1 December 2017), 281-292. [More Information]

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Conferences

Saavedra Toro, N., Brambilla, A., Kuru, A., Gasparri, E., Berardi, U. (2024). Increasing the Building Envelope Resilience to Moisture and Mould Growth. Proceedings of the 9th International Building Physics Conference (IBPC 2024) Volume 3: Building Systems and HVAC Technologies, London: Springer Nature. [More Information]
Zhang, X., Kuru, A., Brambilla, A., Gasparri, E. (2024). Potential and Challenges of Vertical Farming on Building Facades in Practice. PLEA 2024: (Re) thinking Resilience., online: Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA).
Lyu, K., de Dear, R., Brambilla, A., Globa, A. (2024). Restorative experience in semi-outdoor spaces: from thermal pleasure to psychological well-being. PLEA 2024: (Re) thinking Resilience., online: Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA).
Yildirim, M., Globa, A., Brambilla, A., Gocer, O. (2023). Implementation of Biophilic Design at Workplaces. International Union of Architects (UIA), Switzerland: World Congress of Architects.
Yildirim, M., Globa, A., Brambilla, A., Gocer, O. (2023). Implementation of biophilic design at workplaces: A critical review. UIA 2023 World Congress of Architects, Online: Springer Cham.
Globa, A., Sangiorgio, A., Bogdanova, A., Brambilla, A. (2023). Leveraging digital technologies for façade renovations. 56th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), Tasmania: University of Tasmania.
Zolfaghari, L., Keshavarzi, R., Gasparri, E., Brambilla, A., Andaloro, A. (2022). Integration of biomimetic AWH systems into the building envelope. 17th Advanced Building Skins Conference & Expo, Lucerne: Advanced Building Skins GmbH.
Gasparri, E., Brambilla, A., Lobaccaro, G., Goia, F., Andaloro, A., Sangiorgio, A. (2022). Rethinking Building Skins. What's next on the facade horizon? Facade Tectonics 2022 World Congress, online: Facade Tectonics 2022 World Congress.
Javed, H., Brambilla, A., Strang, M. (2021). A climate-based moisture index approach for hygrothermal analysis in Australia. 8th International Building Physics Conference, IBPC 2021, Copenhagen: IOP Publishing. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Candido, C., Gocer, O. (2021). My home is making me sick! Implications of poor indoor environment quality on mould growth. 1st International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB21), London: UK Centre for Moisture in Buildings (UKCMB). [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Sangiorgio, A. (2021). The impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the hygrothermal environment of our homes. 8th International Building Physics Conference, IBPC 2021, Copenhagen: IOP Publishing. [More Information]
Cozza, S., Chambers, J., Brambilla, A., K. Patel, M. (2020). Energy Performance Certificate for buildings as a strategy for the energy transition: Stakeholder insights on shortcomings. BEYOND 2020 - World Sustainable Built Environment conference, United Kingdom: IOP Publishing. [More Information]
Sangiorgio, A., Brambilla, A. (2020). Sustainable buildings need sustainable design processes: the case of the Woodside Building for Technology and Design, the first University building in Australia to aim for the Passivhaus certification. BEYOND 2020 - World Sustainable Built Environment conference, United Kingdom: IOP Publishing. [More Information]
Vallati, O., Brambilla, A., Spalletti, G., Frigerio, G., Ranzi, G. (2018). An initial study for the developement of an adaptive timber device for moisture buffering applications. COST Action TU1403: Adaptive Facades Network Final Conference: Facade 2018 - Adaptive!, Lucerne: TU Delft Open.
Brambilla, A., Gasparri, E., Aitchison, M. (2018). Building with timber across Australian climatic contexts: a hygrothermal analysis. ASA 2018: Engaging Architectural Science: Meeting the Challenges of Higher Density (ANZAScA), Melbourne: RMIT University.
Gasparri, E., Brambilla, A., Aitchison, M. (2018). Hygrothermal analysis of timber-based external walls across different Australian climate zones. World Conference on Timber Engineering, Seoul: National Institute of Forest Science.
Brunone, F., Brambilla, A., Sangiorgio, A., Imperadori, M. (2018). Inter-ActiveHouse: users-driven building performances for Nearly Zero Energy Buildings in Mediterranean climates. 7th International Building Physics Conference, Syracuse NY USA: International Building Physics Conference. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Salvalai, G., Imperadori, M. (2016). Active house in Mediterranean Country: first assessment on energy needs and thermal comfort. PLEA2016 Los Angeles - Cities, Buildings, People: Towards Regenerative Environments, Los Angeles: PLEA 2016 Los Angeles.
Hoxha, E., Jusselme, T., Brambilla, A., Cozza, S., Andersen, M., Rey, E. (2016). Impact targets as guidelines towards low carbon buildings: Preliminary concept. PLEA2016 Los Angeles - Cities, Buildings, People: Towards Regenerative Environments, Los Angeles: PLEA 2016 Los Angeles.
Brambilla, A., Hoxha, E., Jusselme, T., Andersen, M., Rey, E. (2016). LCA as key factor for implementation of inertia in a low carbon performance driven design: The case of the smart living building in Fribourg, Switzerland. Sustainable Built Environment Regional Conference, Switzerland: EPFL Lausanne.
Jusselme, T., Cozza, S., Hoxha, E., Brambilla, A., Evequoz, F., Lalanne, D., Rey, E., Andersen, M. (2016). Towards a pre-design method for low carbon architectural strategies. PLEA2016 Los Angeles - Cities, Buildings, People: Towards Regenerative Environments, Los Angeles: PLEA 2016 Los Angeles.
Brambilla, A., Imperadori, M. (2013). Active House: New buildings for sustainable architecture. 39th World Congress on Housing Science (IAHS 2013), Milan: International Association for Housing Science (IAHS).
Imperadori, M., Sauchelli, M., Brambilla, A., Falcone, N., Zanello, C., Zorzi, V. (2013). Comfort and Energy Assessment of the First Italian Nearly Zero Energy Building in a University Campus. 2013 Annual International Conference on Passive Low Energy Architecture (PLEA 2013): Sustainable Architecture for a Renewable Future, Munich: Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA).

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Magazine / Newspaper Articles

Lea, T., Brambilla, A., Singer, J., Grealy, L. (2021). We need to design housing for Indigenous communities that can withstand the impacts of climate change. The Conversation. [More Information]

Report

Brambilla, A. (2020). Mould: the silent killer.
Brambilla, A. (2016). Graphical representation of the smart living building research program.

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2024

Wijesooriya, N., Brambilla, A. (2024). Biophilic Design. In Candido, C., Durakovic, I., & Marzban, S. (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of High-Performance Workplaces, (pp. 52-61). London: Taylor & Francis. [More Information]
Kuru, A., Lyu, K., Gocer, O., Brambilla, A., Prasad, D. (2024). Climate risk assessment of buildings: An analysis of operating emissions of commercial offices in Australia. Energy and Buildings, 315, 114336. [More Information]
Shady, A., Al-Obaidy, M., Mori, M., Campain, C., Giannasi, E., van Vliet, M., Brambilla, A. (2024). Disassembly calculation criteria and methods for circular construction. Automation in Construction, 165(September 2024, 105521). [More Information]
Saavedra Toro, N., Brambilla, A., Kuru, A., Gasparri, E., Berardi, U. (2024). Increasing the Building Envelope Resilience to Moisture and Mould Growth. Proceedings of the 9th International Building Physics Conference (IBPC 2024) Volume 3: Building Systems and HVAC Technologies, London: Springer Nature. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Gocer, O., Candido, C. (2024). Indoor Air Quality. In Candido, C., Durakovic, I., & Marzban, S. (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of High-Performance Workplaces, (pp. 79-88). London: Taylor & Francis. [More Information]
Yildirim, M., Gocer, O., Globa, A., Brambilla, A. (2024). Investigating restorative effects of biophilic design in workplaces: a systematic review. Intelligent Buildings International, Published online: 31 Jan 2024(Online), 1-43. [More Information]
Cheong, C., Brambilla, A., Gasparri, E., Kuru, A., Sangiorgio, A. (2024). Life cycle assessment of curtain wall facades: A screening study on end-of-life scenarios. Journal of Building Engineering, 84(1 May 2024), 1-30.
Yildirim, M., Globa, A., Gocer, O., Brambilla, A. (2024). Multisensory Nature Exposure in the Workplace: Exploring the Restorative Benefits of Smell Experiences. Building and Environment, 262(15 August 2024), 1-20.
Zhang, X., Kuru, A., Brambilla, A., Gasparri, E. (2024). Potential and Challenges of Vertical Farming on Building Facades in Practice. PLEA 2024: (Re) thinking Resilience., online: Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA).
Lyu, K., de Dear, R., Brambilla, A., Globa, A. (2024). Restorative experience in semi-outdoor spaces: from thermal pleasure to psychological well-being. PLEA 2024: (Re) thinking Resilience., online: Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA).

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2023

Lyu, K., Brambilla, A., Globa, A., de Dear, R. (2023). A socio-cultural perspective to semi-outdoor thermal experience and restorative benefits – Comparison between Chinese and Australian cultural groups. Building and Environment, 243. [More Information]
Lyu, K., Brambilla, A., Globa, A., de Dear, R. (2023). An immersive multisensory virtual reality approach to the study of human-built environment interactions. Automation in Construction, 150(June 2023). [More Information]
Lyu, K., Globa, A., Brambilla, A., de Dear, R. (2023). An immersive multisensory virtual reality approach to the study of human-built environment interactions: Technical workflows. MethodsX, 11. [More Information]
Wijesooriya, N., Brambilla, A., Markauskaite, L. (2023). Biophilic design frameworks: A review of structure, development techniques and their compatibility with LEED sustainable design criteria. Cleaner Production Letters, 4, 100033-1-100033-11. [More Information]
Gasparri, E., Arasteh, S., Kuru, A., Stracchi, P., Brambilla, A. (2023). Circular economy in construction: A systematic review of knowledge gaps towards a novel research framework. Frontiers in Built Environment, 9. [More Information]
Yildirim, M., Globa, A., Brambilla, A., Gocer, O. (2023). Implementation of Biophilic Design at Workplaces. International Union of Architects (UIA), Switzerland: World Congress of Architects.
Yildirim, M., Globa, A., Brambilla, A., Gocer, O. (2023). Implementation of biophilic design at workplaces: A critical review. UIA 2023 World Congress of Architects, Online: Springer Cham.
Qadir, G., Wijesooriya, N., Brambilla, A., Alonso-Marroquin, F. (2023). Improving the Indoor Environment through an Indoor Green Curtain System. Buildings, 13(5). [More Information]
Globa, A., Sangiorgio, A., Bogdanova, A., Brambilla, A. (2023). Leveraging digital technologies for façade renovations. 56th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), Tasmania: University of Tasmania.
Qadir, G., Pino, V., Brambilla, A., Alonso-Marroquin, F. (2023). Staircase Wetlands for the Treatment of Greywater and the Effect of Greywater on Soil Microbes. Sustainability, 15(7). [More Information]

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2022

Wijesooriya, N., Brambilla, A., Markauskaite, L. (2022). A biophilic design guide to environmentally sustainable design studios. Singapore: Springer. [More Information]
Hossein Eisapour, A., Shafaghat, A., Mohammed, H., Eisapour, M., Talebizadehsardari, P., Brambilla, A., Fung, A. (2022). A new design to enhance the conductive and convective heat transfer of latent heat thermal energy storage units. Applied Thermal Engineering, 215(118955), 1-16. [More Information]
Javed, H., Brambilla, A., Strang, M. (2022). An Australian climate-based characterization of hygrothermal risks for buildings. Energy and Buildings, 265(112086). [More Information]
Kuru, A., Brambilla, A., Lea, T., Grealy, L. (2022). Climate change and indigenous housing performance in Australia: A dataset. Data in Brief, 45(108751), 1-9. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Lea, T., Grealy, L., Kuru, A. (2022). Climate change and Indigenous housing performance in Australia: A modelling study. Energy and Buildings, 273(112399), 1-12. [More Information]
Biloria, N., Thomas, L., Dritsa, D., Candido, C., Brambilla, A., Gocer, O. (2022). Development of an urban health and wellbeing index for work precincts: A comparative study in Sydney, Australia. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 11(3), 402-420. [More Information]
Gasparri, E., Brambilla, A., Lobaccaro, G., Goia, F., Andaloro, A., Sangiorgio, A. (2022). Facade innovation: between 'product' and 'process'. In Not known (Eds.), Rethinking Building Skins: Transformative technologies and research trajectories. TBC. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Javed, H., Strang, M. (2022). Hygrothermal climate analysis: An Australian dataset. Data in Brief, 42(108291). [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Gocer, O., Candido, C. (2022). Indoor air quality and early detection of mould growth in residential buildings: a case study. UCL Open: Environment, 4(26), 1-9. [More Information]
Zolfaghari, L., Keshavarzi, R., Gasparri, E., Brambilla, A., Andaloro, A. (2022). Integration of biomimetic AWH systems into the building envelope. 17th Advanced Building Skins Conference & Expo, Lucerne: Advanced Building Skins GmbH.
Marzban, S., Candido, C., Brambilla, A., Gocer, O., Vijapur, D., Jensen, C. (2022). Is 24.9 °C Too Hot to Think? A Call to Raise Temperature Setpoints in Australian Offices. Buildings, 12(12). [More Information]
Sadegh, S., Gasparri, E., Brambilla, A., Globa, A. (2022). Kinetic facades: An evolutionary-based performance evaluation framework. Journal of Building Engineering, 53(104408), 1-17. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Gasparri, E., Zolfaghari, L., Keshavarzi, R., Andaloro, A. (2022). On the applicability of atmospheric water harvesting technologies on building facades: A critical review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 366(132809), 1-13. [More Information]
Gocer, O., Candido, C., Gocer, K., Brambilla, A., Thomas, L., Billoria, N., Mackey, M., Alizadeh, T., Sarkar, S. (2022). Overlaps in space utilisation patterns and IEQ conditions observed in Activity-Based Working supportive office. Building and Environment, 220(109273), 1-8. [More Information]
Lyu, K., de Dear, R., Brambilla, A., Globa, A. (2022). Restorative benefits of semi-outdoor environments at the workplace: Does the thermal realm matter? Building and Environment, 222(109355), 1-13. [More Information]
Gasparri, E., Brambilla, A., Lobaccaro, G., Goia, F., Andaloro, A., Sangiorgio, A. (2022). Rethinking Building Skins. What's next on the facade horizon? Facade Tectonics 2022 World Congress, online: Facade Tectonics 2022 World Congress.
Brambilla, A., Candido, C., Hettiarachchi, I., Thomas, L., Gocer, O., Gocer, K., Mackey, M., Biloria, N., Alizadeh, T., Sarkar, S. (2022). The potential of harnessing real-time occupancy data for improving energy performance of activity-based workplaces. Energies, 15(1), 16. [More Information]

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2021

Javed, H., Brambilla, A., Strang, M. (2021). A climate-based moisture index approach for hygrothermal analysis in Australia. 8th International Building Physics Conference, IBPC 2021, Copenhagen: IOP Publishing. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Omidvar, A. (2021). A novel theoretical method for predicting the effects of lighting colour temperature on physiological responses and indoor thermal perception. Building and Environment, 203(October 2021, 108062), 108062. [More Information]
Wijesooriya, N., Brambilla, A. (2021). Bridging biophilic design and environmentally sustainable design: A critical review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 283, 124591. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Candido, C., Sangiorgio, M., Gocer, O., Gocer, K. (2021). Can commercial buildings cope with Australian bushfires? An IAQ analysis. Buildings and Cities, 2(1), 583-598. [More Information]
Cozza, S., Chambers, J., Brambilla, A., Patel, M. (2021). In search of optimal consumption: A review of causes and solutions to the Energy Performance Gap in residential buildings. Energy and Buildings, 249, 111253. [More Information]
Strang, M., Leardini, P., Brambilla, A., Gasparri, E. (2021). Mass Timber Envelopes in Passivhaus Buildings: Designing for Moisture Safety in Hot and Humid Australian Climates. Buildings, 11(10), 478. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Sangiorgio, A. (2021). Moisture and Buildings: durability issues, health implications and strategies to mitigate the risks. Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing Limited. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Gasparri, E. (2021). Mould growth models and risk assessment for emerging timber envelopes in Australia: A comparative study. Buildings, 11(6). [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Candido, C., Gocer, O. (2021). My home is making me sick! Implications of poor indoor environment quality on mould growth. 1st International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB21), London: UK Centre for Moisture in Buildings (UKCMB). [More Information]
Gasparri, E., Brambilla, A., Lobaccaro, G., Goia, F., Andaloro, A., Sangiorgio, A. (2021). Rethinking Building Skins: Transformative technologies and research trajectories. TBC. [More Information]
Lea, T., Grealy, L., Moskos, M., Brambilla, A., King, S., Habibis, D., Benedict, R., Phibbs, P., Sun, C., Torzillo, P. (2021). Sustainable Indigenous housing in regional and remote Australia. Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Final Report, 368, 1-107. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Sangiorgio, A. (2021). The impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the hygrothermal environment of our homes. 8th International Building Physics Conference, IBPC 2021, Copenhagen: IOP Publishing. [More Information]
Lea, T., Brambilla, A., Singer, J., Grealy, L. (2021). We need to design housing for Indigenous communities that can withstand the impacts of climate change. The Conversation. [More Information]

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2020

Wijesooriya, N., Brambilla, A., Markauskaite, L. (2020). Developing a pedagogical model for biophilic design: an integrative conjecture mapping and action research approach. WIT Transactions on The Built Environment, 195, 57-70. [More Information]
Cozza, S., Chambers, J., Brambilla, A., K. Patel, M. (2020). Energy Performance Certificate for buildings as a strategy for the energy transition: Stakeholder insights on shortcomings. BEYOND 2020 - World Sustainable Built Environment conference, United Kingdom: IOP Publishing. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Hu, W., Samangouei, R., Cadorin, R., Davis, W. (2020). How correlated colour temperature manipulates human thermal perception and comfort. Building and Environment, 177, 106929. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Gasparri, E. (2020). Hygrothermal behaviour of emerging timber-based envelope technologies in Australia: a preliminary investigation on condensation and mould growth risk. Journal of Cleaner Production, 276, 124129. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Sangiorgio, A. (2020). Mould growth in energy efficient buildings: Causes, health implications and strategies to mitigate the risk. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 132, 110093. [More Information]
Brambilla, A. (2020). Mould: the silent killer.
Sangiorgio, A., Brambilla, A. (2020). Sustainable buildings need sustainable design processes: the case of the Woodside Building for Technology and Design, the first University building in Australia to aim for the Passivhaus certification. BEYOND 2020 - World Sustainable Built Environment conference, United Kingdom: IOP Publishing. [More Information]

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2019

Brambilla, A. (2019). Active House in climi caldi. In Imperadori M, Brambilla A, Brunone F, Lone F, Salvalai G, Vanossi A. (Eds.), Active house: Progettazione e innovazione con tecnologie di costruzione stratificata a secco, (pp. 103-128). Santarcangelo di Romagna: Maggioli Editore.
Brambilla, A., Nyffeler, C., Gasnier, H., Le Tiec, J., Misse, A. (2019). Low-carbon thermal inertia. In Marilyne Andersen, Emmanuel Rey (Eds.), Exploring: Research-driven building design, (pp. 107-139). Zurich: Park Books.
Loschke, S., Mai, J., Proust, G., Brambilla, A. (2019). Microtimber: The Development of a 3D Printed Composite Panel Made from Waste Wood and Recycled Plastics. In Fabio Bianconi, Marco Filippucci (Eds.), Digital Wood Design: Innovative Techniques of Representation in Architectural Design, (pp. 827-848). Cham: Springer. [More Information]
Bashirzadeh Tabrizi, T., Brambilla, A. (2019). Toward LCA-lite: A Simplified Tool to Easily Apply LCA Logic at the Early Design Stage of Building in Australia. European Journal of Sustainable Development, 8(5), 383-396. [More Information]

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2018

Feifer, L., Imperadori, M., Salvalai, G., Brambilla, A., Brunone, F. (2018). Active House: Smart Nearly Zero Energy Buildings. Cham: Springer. [More Information]
Vallati, O., Brambilla, A., Spalletti, G., Frigerio, G., Ranzi, G. (2018). An initial study for the developement of an adaptive timber device for moisture buffering applications. COST Action TU1403: Adaptive Facades Network Final Conference: Facade 2018 - Adaptive!, Lucerne: TU Delft Open.
Brambilla, A., Gasparri, E., Aitchison, M. (2018). Building with timber across Australian climatic contexts: a hygrothermal analysis. ASA 2018: Engaging Architectural Science: Meeting the Challenges of Higher Density (ANZAScA), Melbourne: RMIT University.
Gasparri, E., Brambilla, A., Aitchison, M. (2018). Hygrothermal analysis of timber-based external walls across different Australian climate zones. World Conference on Timber Engineering, Seoul: National Institute of Forest Science.
Brunone, F., Brambilla, A., Sangiorgio, A., Imperadori, M. (2018). Inter-ActiveHouse: users-driven building performances for Nearly Zero Energy Buildings in Mediterranean climates. 7th International Building Physics Conference, Syracuse NY USA: International Building Physics Conference. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Bonvin, J., Flourentzou, F., Jusselme, T. (2018). Life cycle efficiency ratio: A new performance indicator for a life cycle driven approach to evaluate the potential of ventilative cooling and thermal inertia. Energy and Buildings, 163(Volume 163), 22-33. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Salvalai, G., Imperadori, M., Sesana, M. (2018). Nearly zero energy building renovation: From energy efficiency to environmental efficiency, a pilot case study. Energy and Buildings, 166, 271-283. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Bonvin, J., Flourentzou, F., Jusselme, T. (2018). On the influence of thermal mass and natural ventilation on overheating risk in offices. Buildings, 8(4), 1-12. [More Information]

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2017

Brambilla, A., Alavi, H., Himanshu, V., Lalanne, D., Jusselme, T., Andersen, M. (2017). "Our inherent desire for control": a case study of automation's impact on the perception of comfort. Energy Procedia, 122(September 2017), 925-930. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Salvalai, G., Tonelli, C., Imperadori, M. (2017). Comfort analysis applied to the international standard "Active House": The case of RhOME, the winning prototype of Solar Decathlon 2014. Journal of Building Engineering, 12, 210-218. [More Information]
Brambilla, A., Jusselme, T. (2017). Preventing overheating in offices through thermal inertial properties of compressed earth bricks: A study on a real scale prototype. Energy and Buildings, 156(1 December 2017), 281-292. [More Information]

2016

Brambilla, A., Salvalai, G., Imperadori, M. (2016). Active house in Mediterranean Country: first assessment on energy needs and thermal comfort. PLEA2016 Los Angeles - Cities, Buildings, People: Towards Regenerative Environments, Los Angeles: PLEA 2016 Los Angeles.
Brambilla, A. (2016). Graphical representation of the smart living building research program.
Hoxha, E., Jusselme, T., Brambilla, A., Cozza, S., Andersen, M., Rey, E. (2016). Impact targets as guidelines towards low carbon buildings: Preliminary concept. PLEA2016 Los Angeles - Cities, Buildings, People: Towards Regenerative Environments, Los Angeles: PLEA 2016 Los Angeles.
Brambilla, A., Hoxha, E., Jusselme, T., Andersen, M., Rey, E. (2016). LCA as key factor for implementation of inertia in a low carbon performance driven design: The case of the smart living building in Fribourg, Switzerland. Sustainable Built Environment Regional Conference, Switzerland: EPFL Lausanne.
Jusselme, T., Cozza, S., Hoxha, E., Brambilla, A., Evequoz, F., Lalanne, D., Rey, E., Andersen, M. (2016). Towards a pre-design method for low carbon architectural strategies. PLEA2016 Los Angeles - Cities, Buildings, People: Towards Regenerative Environments, Los Angeles: PLEA 2016 Los Angeles.

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2013

Brambilla, A., Imperadori, M. (2013). Active House: New buildings for sustainable architecture. 39th World Congress on Housing Science (IAHS 2013), Milan: International Association for Housing Science (IAHS).
Imperadori, M., Sauchelli, M., Brambilla, A., Falcone, N., Zanello, C., Zorzi, V. (2013). Comfort and Energy Assessment of the First Italian Nearly Zero Energy Building in a University Campus. 2013 Annual International Conference on Passive Low Energy Architecture (PLEA 2013): Sustainable Architecture for a Renewable Future, Munich: Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA).

Selected Grants

2024

Timber Active Envelopes: Modular Facades for Resilient Built Environments, Gasparri E, Heng C, Chen T, Kuru A, Brambilla A, Clement C, Office of Global Engagement/Ignition Grants

2023

ARC Research Hub to Advance Timber for Australias Future Built Environment, Gasparri E, Brambilla A, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Industrial Transformation Research Hubs (ITRH)
Cool canopies, Song A, Brambilla A, Nano Institute/Kickstarter

2022

Increasing the building envelope resilience to moisture damages, Brambilla A, Gasparri E, Kuru A, Victorian Building Authority/Victorian Building Authority Research Grant Program 2022
InBuilt: decarbonising building portfolios, Brambilla A, Fosas de Pando D, Gocer O, Friedrich D, Yildirim M, Drobot D, Globa A, MacGregor R, Office of Global Engagement/Partnership Collaboration Awards

2021

Eco-active building envelopes, Brambilla A, Nano Institute/Grand Challenge
SOAR Prize, Brambilla A, DVC Research/SOAR Prizes

2020

Modelling sustainable regional and remote Indigenous housing and maintenance, Lea T, Brambilla A, Torzillo P, Grealy L, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Ltd (AHURI)/Research Grant

2019

Toward a more robust and comprehensive energy performance certificate to promote building sustainability, Brambilla A, K. Patel M, Gocer O, Hu W, Chambers J, Cozza S, Office of Global Engagement/Partnership Collaboration Awards
Liveable Precincts: for sustainable and healthy environments, Brambilla A, Alizadeh T, Thomas L, Commonwealth Bank of Australia/Client Commissioned Research

2018

Reducing the energy consumed by buildings by hacking thermal sensation through the manipulation of illumination colour, Davis W, Hu W, Brambilla A, DVC Research/Industry & Community Engagement Seed Fund (I&CEF)

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Hot cities and the boomerang effect
March 17, 2023 |360info

Cities and their inhabitants are a main driver of climate change and, ironically, potentially the main victims. Here's how that could be fixed.

The University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning

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Dr Arianna Brambilla

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