Lightweight Energy

I PART: Design and Research of Lightweight Energy skins.- 1.Towards the Smart Filter Alessandra Zanelli, Carlotta Mazzola.- 2.Life Cycle Design for Lightweight Skins Carol Monticelli.- 3.Lightweight Environmental Architecture Nebojsa Jakica, Maria Giovanna Di Bitonto.- 4.Flexible Photovoltaic Solar Design Zhengyu Fan, Alessandra Zanelli, Carol Monticelli, Qingxiang Li.- II PART: Applied research projects and experimental developments.- 5. Case study: the SOFT-PV Skin Alessandra Zanelli, Carol Monticelli, Zhengyu Fan.- 6. Case study: the TIFAIN Facade Nebojsa Jakica, Carol Monticelli, Alessandra Zanelli.- 7. Case study: Fog and Dew Net Maria Giovanna Di Bitonto.- 8. Case study: TemporActive  Carlotta Mazzola.

Alessandra Zanelli is Full Professor in the Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering Department at Politecnico di Milano, where she also earned her Master's Degree Cum Laude in Architecture and her PhD. in Technologies in Architecture and Environment. Her primary interest is in the role of technological innovation in architecture and industrial design. Since 2015, she has been coordinator of the Textiles Hub, an interdepartmental research laboratory focusing on textiles and polymer materials, as well as the TAN (TextileArchitecture Network) departmental unit  at her alma mater. She has also, since 2004, been Associate Member of the TensiNet Association, the thematic network dedicated to upgrading Europe's built environment through the use of tensile membrane structures, serving as Regional Representative for Italian Universities. She has worked extensively as a partner in projects financed by both regional and international institutions, has been published morethan 220 times and holds four patents.



Carol Monticelli is Associate Professor of the Architectural Technology at Politecnico di Milano, Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering Department, where she also earned her Master's Degree in Architecture in 2002 and her PhD. in Technologies for Architecture and Environment in 2006. She also teaches in the School of Architecture, Urban Planning and Construction Engineering. She carries out her research through the joint efforts of the TAN group (TextileArchitecture Network) and Textiles Hub, the multidisciplinary reseach lab dedicated to the innovation in technical textiles and polymers. Her main interests at the time of publication have been focused on the design of eco-friendly buildings, the use of innovation in the development of new materials for use in construction and the larger subject of sustainability throughout the construction industry. She coordinates the WG Sustainability & Comfort of