All Outputs (19)

From Flora to Solar Adaptive Facades: Integrating Plant-Inspired Design with Photovoltaic Technologies (2024)
Journal Article
Jalali, S., Nicoletti, E., & Badarnah, L. (2024). From Flora to Solar Adaptive Facades: Integrating Plant-Inspired Design with Photovoltaic Technologies. Sustainability, 16(3), Article 1145. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16031145

Recognizing the significance of solar energy as a vital renewable energy source in building envelope design is becoming more and more important and needs urgent attention. Exploring solar adaptation strategies found in plants offers a wide range of e... Read More about From Flora to Solar Adaptive Facades: Integrating Plant-Inspired Design with Photovoltaic Technologies.

Solar street art for a participatory energy transition (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Nicoletti, E. (2023, December). Solar street art for a participatory energy transition. Paper presented at Local Cultures – Global Spaces: Communities, People and Place, Virtual: New York, Hong Kong, Melbourne

The need to reduce global carbon emissions drives the renewable energy transition which can deeply transform cities. Façade retrofit plays an important role in improving the energy performance of the existing building stock. In renovation projects, t... Read More about Solar street art for a participatory energy transition.

Dystopian transition? (2023)
Journal Article
Nicoletti, E. (2023). Dystopian transition?. lo Squaderno, 66, 19-23

The need for reducing carbon emissions and tackling the climate crisis has prompted urban regeneration initiatives that propose visions of more sustainable futures for urban environments supplied with renewable energy generated locally. With the incr... Read More about Dystopian transition?.

Potential applications of photovoltaic technologies for biomimetic adaptive solar building envelopes (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Jalali, S., Nicoletti, E., & Badarnah, L. (in press). Potential applications of photovoltaic technologies for biomimetic adaptive solar building envelopes.

Building envelope as an interface between the outside and inside of the building serves more than its loadbearing function and has a pivotal role in regulating and saving energy. This role necessitates the adaptability of the building envelope to the... Read More about Potential applications of photovoltaic technologies for biomimetic adaptive solar building envelopes.

SOL-ART Visions (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
Nicoletti, E., & Upfest. (2023). SOL-ART Visions. [Exhibition]. Exhibited at Tobacco Factory, Bristol. 17 July 2023 - 31 July 2023. (Unpublished)

Building-Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) technology enables the replacement of conventional building envelope materials with photovoltaics (PVs) that generate electrical energy from sunlight. PVs can be integrated visibly or invisibly into roofs and f... Read More about SOL-ART Visions.

Towards solar facades as participatory public art: An introduction (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Nicoletti, E. (2023, June). Towards solar facades as participatory public art: An introduction. Presented at Upfest Workshop Series

The presentation was given at the start of co-design workshops with Bristol professionals involved in building design and residents. It introduced the project the events were part of and solar facades research. The events aimed to engage the public i... Read More about Towards solar facades as participatory public art: An introduction.

Photovoltaics potential for façade renovations (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Nicoletti, E. (2022, December). Photovoltaics potential for façade renovations. Paper presented at PowerSKIN 2022, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technische Universität München

As urgent action is needed to tackle the climate crisis by lowering greenhouse gas emissions, façade renovations can improve the performance and reduce the environmental impact of the existing building stock. Integrating photovoltaics into the envelo... Read More about Photovoltaics potential for façade renovations.

Design lessons from plants for adaptive solar skins (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Jalali, S., Davies, A., Badarnah, L., & Nicoletti, E. (2022, August). Design lessons from plants for adaptive solar skins. Paper presented at SEEDS Conference 2022 (International Conference for Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society), University of the West of England, Bristol and online

Several systems have been developed to enhance buildings’ environmental performance towards reducing their operational energy demand. However, there is still potential for improving methods for responsively controlling daylight and solar gain while f... Read More about Design lessons from plants for adaptive solar skins.

Potential strategies for enhancing solar architectural skins (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Nicoletti, E. (2022, August). Potential strategies for enhancing solar architectural skins. Paper presented at International SEEDS Conference 2022, University of the West of England, Bristol and online

As the climate crisis requires lowering carbon emissions on multiple fronts, building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs) can reduce buildings’ reliance on energy from fossil fuels by supplying them with electricity generated from a renewable source. In... Read More about Potential strategies for enhancing solar architectural skins.

Facilitating ambient intelligence of acoustic atmospheres (2022)
Exhibition / Performance
Barakat, M., Meraz, F., & Nicoletti, E. (2022). Facilitating ambient intelligence of acoustic atmospheres. [RapidPrototyping, Microcontrollers, 3D printing, Digital Fabrication]. Exhibited at RBlock - Frenchay Campus / ABE. 28 April 2022 - 29 April 2022. (Unpublished)

“There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is always something to see, something to hear. In fact, try as we may to make a silence, we cannot. ” – John Cage, ‘Silence’ The project intends to understand how sounds alter people’... Read More about Facilitating ambient intelligence of acoustic atmospheres.

Design strategies for visually engaging solar skins: Between dynamic displays and energy generation (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Nicoletti, E. (2022, January). Design strategies for visually engaging solar skins: Between dynamic displays and energy generation. Paper presented at Sixteenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia

The human experience of urban spaces is influenced by the physical characteristics of the settings. Architectural skins play an important role in people’s perception of cities, while also impacting the energy performance of buildings. Within the cont... Read More about Design strategies for visually engaging solar skins: Between dynamic displays and energy generation.

Solar shimmer (2018)
Exhibition / Performance
Nicoletti, E., & Castronovo, A. (2018). Solar shimmer. [Solar Artwork]. Exhibited at Media Architecture Biennale. 13 November 2018. (Unpublished)

Teaching and Learning about Solar Power through the Built Environment (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Nicoletti, E. (2017, November). Teaching and Learning about Solar Power through the Built Environment. Presented at Solar Art Forum, The Fire Station Artist in Residence, Doha

The built environment we experience shapes us, as perceptions become memories and facilitate learning. Urban skins can be powerful media which have been used to convey meanings and educate people since ancient times. Nowadays, they are a form of art... Read More about Teaching and Learning about Solar Power through the Built Environment.

Solar Shimmer (2017)
Physical Artefact
Nicoletti, E., & Castronovo, A. (2017). Solar Shimmer. [Solar Artwork]. The Fire Station Artist in Residence, Doha

Inspired by motifs recurring in Bedouin textiles, Solar Shimmer is a kinetic screen that displays a vibrant, geometric pattern created with solar energy and discarded plastics. The physical ‘pixels’ forming the pattern consist of colourful solar-powe... Read More about Solar Shimmer.

Energy friendly communicative skins for the city (2013)
Journal Article
Nicoletti, E. (2013). Energy friendly communicative skins for the city. Screen City Biennial,

Choreographing Architecture: Light, Space, Energy, Motion (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Nicoletti, E. (2013, September). Choreographing Architecture: Light, Space, Energy, Motion. Presented at Solar Art around the World, Saginaw Valley State University

Dancing Screen (2013)
Physical Artefact
Nicoletti, E. (2013). Dancing Screen. [Solar Artwork]. Midland, Michigan

'Dancing Screen' represents the experiment for creating lightweight, kinetic architectural screens that can supply renewable energy generated from sunlight, making it available to people in public spaces. The artwork is composed of flexible photolumi... Read More about Dancing Screen.

Il problema del contenimento energetico (2012)
Book Chapter
Nicoletti, E. (2012). Il problema del contenimento energetico. In K. Gasparini (Ed.), Schermi urbani: Tecnologia e innovazione - Nuovi sistemi per le facciate mediatiche (60-61). Wolters Kluwer Italia

Il Medium e il Messaggio in Architettura (2012)
Book Chapter
Nicoletti, E. (2012). Il Medium e il Messaggio in Architettura. In K. Gasparini (Ed.), Schermi urbani: Tecnologia e innovazione - Nuovi sistemi per le facciate mediatiche. , (13-23). Wolters Kluwer Italia