Via Lambruschini 4 20156 Milano, Italy e-mail: francesco.causone@polimi.it tel. +39 02 2399 8621 CURRICULUM VITAE Francesco Causone Profile Summary Expertise Area of Interest LEED AP BD+C REHVA Young Scientist 2012 Assistant Professor in Building Physics at the Polytechnic University of Milan,, Italy, from April 2013 Sustainability Researcher at Foster + Partners, London, UK, 2011/2013 Adjunct Professor in Building Physics at the Polytechnic University of Turin, I Faculty of Architecture, Italy, 2010/2011 Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Polytechnic University of Turin,, Italy, 2009/2011 PhD - European Doctorate in Technological Innovation for Built Environment, Polytechnic University of Turin,, Italy, 2006/2009 Visiting PhD at the Technical University of Denmark, International Centre for Indoor Environment and Energy, Copenhagen, 2007/2008 Architecture and built environment Building Physics Building Science Thermal comfort Radiant heating and cooling Indoor air quality (IAQ) and ventilation Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) Zero energy building Energy efficiency Energy audit and indoor environment monitoring LEED Protocol Smart cities Smart buildings Integrated design of low and zero energy buildings Building envelope Post occupancy evaluation (POE) Occupant behaviour Training and education Francesco Causone 1
Education Memberships Awards and Certifications Professional Experience Temporary research Positions Participation to EU, national and regional funded research projects May 2009 - PhD - European Doctorate in Technological Innovation for Built Environment - Polytechnic University of Turin,, Italy Thesis title: Radiant heating and cooling: limitations and possibilities of improvement July 2005 - Master Degree in Architecture (5 years) - Polytechnic University of Turin, I Faculty of Architecture, Italy; mark: 110/110 cum laude (with honours) Thesis title: Glazed roofs and comfort: issues, assessment tools and technical answers (Italian text) Member of the executive board of Master RIDEF 2.0 Re-inventing Energy, (post-graduate course), Polytechnic University of Milan, since 2015 Member of AICARR since 2006 Chartered architect since 2005 Member of ANNEX 53 - Total Energy Use in Buildings: Analysis & Evaluation Methods, IEA (International Energy Agency) LEED AP BD+C REHVA Young Scientist Award 2012 Winner of the design competition for an energy efficient Polyfunctional Centre in Livorno Ferraris (Italy) Premio Optime - Best Master Thesis of 2005/2006 01.04.2013 current Assistant Professor in Building Physics at the Polytechnic University of Milan,, Italy 17.10.2011 15.03.2013 Sustainability Researcher at Foster + Partners, London (UK) 01.01.2009 31.03.2010 Preliminary and detailed design of an energy efficient Polyfunctional Centre 01.09.2011 01.10.2011 Post-doctoral research contract: Indoor environment and energy in buildings - Polytechnic University of Turin,, Italy 16.05.2010 15.08.2011 Post-doctoral research contract: Analytical and experimental models for correlation assessment between indoor environmental quality and building energy consumption - Polytechnic University of Turin, Department of Energy, Italy 01.05.2009 30.04.2010 Post-doctoral research contract: Envelope refurbishment for energy saving in healthcare buildings: monitoring and analysis - Polytechnic University of Turin,, Italy April 2013 current EU-GUGLE European cities serving as Green Urban Gate towards Leadership in sustainable Energy, 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Innovation (FP7-COOPERATION), Polytechnic University of Milan, Francesco Causone 2
April 2013 April 2015 PassREg - Passive House Regions with Renewable Energies, Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE-11-072), Polytechnic University of Milan, September 2010 September 2011 ENERGY C-BOX (ENERGY Certificated Building Operative examination) Development of an equipment box and of a procedure to certify in-field energy and environmental measurements, Polytechnic University of Turin, March 2010 September 2011 DAEMON Development of an innovative building automation and control system focused on occupant behaviour, Polytechnic University of Turin, January 2010 April 2011 DAWNIN Development and application of wireless technology for building energy and environmental audit, Polytechnic University of Turin, Department of Energy Participation to research projects funded by industry Publications Summary May 2011 September 2011 Indoor environment and energy management (IT Cloud Energreen Telecom), Polytechnic University of Turin,, in partnership with Telecom Italia March 2011 September 2011 Design and development of a grid and models for remote diagnostic and managment optimization of building networks, Polytechnic University of Turin,, in partnership with ENEA, Roma, Italy May 2009 December 2009 Radiant panels for indoor thermal control: Software tool, Guidebook and Case study, Polytechnic University of Turin, rtment, in partnership with Uponor March 2009 December 2009 Experimental tests on electrical radiant plates, Polytechnic University of Turin,, in partnership with Thermal Technology S.r.l., Italy September 2006 July 2008 Experimental and theoretical analysis of radiant ceiling heating and cooling, Polytechnic University of Turin,, in partnership with Nest Italia S.r.l., Italy July 2006 September 2006 Analysis of natural ventilation systems in the Società Ippica Torinese building, for the exhibition: Costruire la modernità: Carlo Mollino, Archivio di Stato di Torino, Italy January 2006 July 2006 Building and systems analysis for energy assessment of the new Alba-Bra Hospital, for Onleco S.r.l. (Energy consulting firm) Peer reviewer for Applied Energy, Building and Environment, Computational Thermal Sciences, Energy, and Energy and Buildings. Author of 35 scientific publications in the Building Physics field, including 8 papers on ISI indexed journals. Francesco Causone 3
Selected publications Academic Teaching Experience F. Causone, Climatic potential for natural ventilation, Architectural Science Review (under publication) S. Carlucci, F. Causone, F. De Rosa, L. Pagliano, A review of indices for assessing visual comfort with a view to their use in optimization processes to support building integrated design, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 47, 2015, 1016 1033 E. Fabrizio, S.P. Corgnati, F. Causone, M. Filippi, Numerical comparison between energy and comfort performances of radiant heating and cooling systems vs. air systems, HVAC&R Research 18 (4) 2012, 692-708 B.W. Olesen, A. Simone, M. Krajčík, F. Causone, M. De Carli, Experimental study of air distribution and ventilation effectiveness in a room with a combination of different mechanical ventilation and floor heating/cooling systems, International Journal of Ventilation 9 (4) 2011, 371 384 F. Causone, F. Baldin, B.W. Olesen, S.P. Corgnati, Floor heating and cooling combined with displacement ventilation: possibilities and limitations, Energy and Buildings 42 (12) 2010, 2338 2352 F. Causone, B.W. Olesen, S.P. Corgnati, Floor heating with displacement ventilation: an experimental and numerical analysis, HVAC&R Research 16 (2) 2010, 139 160 F. Causone, S.P. Corgnati, M. Filippi, B.W. Olesen, Solar radiation and cooling load calculation for radiant systems: definition and evaluation of the Direct Solar Load, Energy and Buildings 42 (3) 2010, 305 314 F. Causone, S.P. Corgnati, M. Filippi, B.W. Olesen, Experimental evaluation of heat transfer coefficients between radiant ceiling and room, Energy and Buildings 41 (6) 2009, 622 628 Since 2014/2015 Polytechnic Universisty of Milan, Building and Architectural Engineering School M.Sc. (Eng). Course title: Building Physics (9CFU) English course Role: Lecturer 2013/2014 Polytechnic Universisty of Milan, Building and Architectural Engineering School M.Sc. (Eng). Course title: Air-conditioning and thermophysics of building Role: Teaching Assistant 2010/2011 and 2009/2010 (2 years) - Polytechnic University of Turin, I Faculty of Architecture, Italy B.Arch. Course title: Architecture and Technology Studio (Building Physics Module) Role: Adjunct Professor/Lecturer (teaching and studio teaching) 2007/2008 and 2006/2007 (2 years) - Polytechnic University of Turin, I Faculty of Architecture, Italy M.Arch. Course title: Sustainability and innovation for buildings and systems Role: Teaching Assistant (studio teaching) Supervisor for master degree thesis Omar Mestasi, Studies and analyses to support a test cell design, Building and Architectural Engineering School, Polytechnic University of of Milan, a.a. 2014-2015 (Master degree) Italian text Luca Prosdocimi, The effect of automatic control on building energy use for a Francesco Causone 4
smart city, Energy Engineering, Polytechnic University of of Milan, a.a. 2014-2015 (Master degree) English text Giorgia Chinazzo, Refurbishment of Existing Envelopes in Residential Buildings: assessing robust solutions for future climate changes, Building Engineering, ASP (Alta Scuola Politecnica), Polytechnic University of Turin and of Milan, a.a. 2013-2014 (Master degree) English text Luca Peruselli, Lorenzo Perrero, Desing of a nearly zero energy building intenderloin, San Francisco, Architecture, ASP (Alta Scuola Politecnica), Polytechnic University of Turin and of Milan, a.a. 2013-2014 (Master degree) Italian text Camisassi Vittoria, Influence of occupants' lighting preferences on energy consumption, Architecture, ASP (Alta Scuola Politecnica), Polytechnic University of Turin and of Milan, 2013-2014 (Master degree) English text Ferrara Maria, Modelling nearly Zero Energy Buildings: economical and technical analysis, Architecture, ASP (Alta Scuola Politecnica), Polytechnic University of Turin and of Milan, 2013-2014 (Master degree) English text Simone Leonardo Rinaldi, Theoretical analysis of radiant panel systems for indoor thermal comfort, Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic University of Turin, 2010-2011 (Master degree) Italian text Supervisor for bachelor degree thesis Fabrizio Franzi, Mean radiant temperature measurements: experimental comparison of globe-temometers with different diameters, Energy Energineering, Polytechnic University of Milan, 2014-2015 (Bachelor degree) Italian text Simona D Oca, New methodological approaches for indoor environmental quality certification, Architecture, Polytechnic University of Turin, 2009-2010 (Bachelor degree) Italian text Claudio Fluttero, Thermal comfort of indoor environments, Architecture, Polytechnic University of Turin, 2009-2010 (Bachelor degree) Italian text Michele Tamagnone Cosmelli, Experimental evaluation of heat transfer coefficients between radiant plates and room, Energy Engineering, Polytechnic University of Turin, 2009-2010 (Bachelor degree) Italian text Francesco Causone 5