CURRICULUM VITAE ET STUDIORUM

PERSONAL DATA

• Born in Brixen, Italy, July 5, 1974
• Nationality Italian
• Married, one child
• Language skills: German (mother tongue), Italian and English (fluent: patentino A resp. CAE), French, Spanish and Swedesh (basic), Polish (beginner)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Since 2005: Vice Head of the Institute for Renewable Energy of the European Academy of Bozen/Bolzano
• 1999-2005: Researcher at the European Academy of Bozen/Bolzano (Institute for Alpine Environment)

EDUCATION

• at present PhD candidate (University of Kassel, Prof. Gerhard Hausladen)
• Degree in Electrical Engineering (Technical University of Munich, 1998)

MAIN INTERESTS

• Indoor climate in heavy builings - measurement and assessment
• Numerical simulation of energy and air flow in built environments (TRNSYS, FLUENT, ...)
• Solar heating and cooling: system analysis, monitoring and simulation

PROJECTS

• Eurac Energy Monitoring
• Churchheating - a balancing act between comfort, costs and conservation
• Competence centre renewable energies
• Indicatorsystem for a sustainabilitymonitoring in South-Tyrol

PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS

  Troi, A./ Hausladen, G.: Indoor Climate and damage risk due to heating systems in South Tyrolean churches. Jure Radic et.al. (eds.) Heritage Protection - Construction Aspects. Zagreb: second HDGK, 2006

 Troi, A./ Franzen / C. , Hausladen, G.: Computational fluid dynamics can ensure high quality conservation interventions. A case study. Jure Radic et.al. (eds.) Heritage Protection - Construction Aspects. Zagreb: second HDGK, 2006

 Troi, A. / Hausladen, G.: Hot air heating in churches – the influence of operation mode. In M. Drdacky (ed.) Proceedings of SAVEUR. Praha: 2006 (in print)

Troi, A.: Energy Issues and Cultural Heritage – To study the interrelation is a key subject at EURAC Research. In M. Drdacky (ed.) Proceedings of SAVEUR. Praha: 2006 (in print)

Besana, F. / Troi, A. / Sparber, W.: Solar Combi-Plus System for residential and small commercial applications, Word Sustainable Energy Days, 1.-3. March, Wells (Austria), 2006

Troi, A. / Filippi, H. / Sparber, W.: Practical experience with solar assisted cooling in an office and educational building in South Tyrol/Northern Italy. 1st International Conference on Solar Air Conditioning. Regensburg: Otti, 2005

Besana, F. / Troi, A. / Sparber, W.: Combi-system coupled with a small-capacity absorption chiller. 1st International Conference on Solar Air Conditioning. Regensburg: Otti, 2005

Troi, A. / Lun, G. / Tappeiner, G. / Tappeiner, U.: Analysis of high energy intensity of tourism in South Tyrol, 2nd Young Scientists Conference on Interdisciplinary Mountain Research, Trafoi, 2004

Troi, A. / Franzen, C. / Hausladen, G.: CFD-simulation as integrated tool in high quality conservation interventions. A case study. ITECOM European Conference "Innovative Technologies and Materials for the Protection of Cultural Heritage. Industry, Research, Education: European Acts and Perspectives." Athens (Greece), 2003

 Troi, A. / Hausladen, G.: Heating Effects in South Tyrolean Churches. In: H. Levin (ed.): Indoor Air 2002: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Vol. 4. Santa Cruz, California: Indoor Air, 2002, p. 848-853

 Troi, A. / Leichter, K. / Perini, St.: Sustainable development in South Tyrol: Indicators for the assessment of the development in an alpine region. In: Bottarin, Roberta / Tappeiner, Ulrike (ed.): Interdisciplinary Mountain Research. Berlin: Blackwell, 2002, p. 256-262

 Troi, A. / Franzen, C. / Hausladen, G.: Indoor Environment Measurements and Salt Degradation on Cultural Heritage. At: "5th EC Conference on Cultural Heritage Research: a Pan-European Challange" in Cracow  (Poland), 26.-18.05.2002, online proceedings 

Troi, A.: Abschätzen des Schadensrisikos beim Beheizen alter Kirchen mit Hilfe der Strömungssimulation. At: HVAC-Workshop "Einsatz von Strömungssimulationssoftware zur Berechnung von Kühl-, Belüftungs-, Erwärmungs- und Rauchausbreitungsvorgängen", 13.03.2001, Berlin.

 Troi, A. / Hausladen, G.: Assesment of damage risk in heated churches with CFD. In: Brandt-Grau, A. / Chapuis, M. / Leissner, J. / Pérez-Vitoria, S. (eds.) : Proceedings of the Conference "Research for protection, conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage: opportunities for European enterprises" in Strasbourg (France), 22-24/11/2000, Luxembourg: European Commission, 2002, p. 221

 (6 MB) Troi, A. / Gattoni, L.: Das thermische Verhalten von nicht klimatisierten Gebäuden unter sommerlichen Randbedingungen im mediterranen Klima, Diplomarbeit an der Technischen Universität München, 1998

Gattoni, L. / Troi, A.: Influenza della configurazione dell'involucro, delle masse interne de dei modellu d'uso sul comfort termico in regime estivo, tesi di laurea presso il Politecnico di Milano, 1998

LECTURES

25.11.2005  Guest lecture for restorers within "Incontri di Restauro 5  - Giornata di studi." at Trento, Italy. "Church Heating. La situazione in Alto Adige." ("Riscaldamento nelle chiese. La situazione in Alto Adige.")

1.7.2005 Scientific Workshop – CAMELIA "Eco-building demand compatibility with Polygeneration", at Messina, Italy: "Eurac Resaearch's new building: An Energy System integrating Solar Cooling and Polygeneration"

20.5.2005 Lecture at SolarExpo, Vicenza, Italy: "Energy system with solar assisted air conditioning and polygeneration – EURAC building" ("Un sistema energetico con raffrescamento solare e poligenerazione – l'edificio dell'Eurac research")

10.11.2004 Invited lecture for FIDAP at Bolzano, Italy: "Il popolo delle batterie scariche punta sulle energie rinnovabili"
27.2.2004 lecture within the energy days of the South Tyrolean Craftsmen Association: "Solar Cooling" ("Solares Kühlen")

1.8.2002 Guest lecture at the Getty Conservation Institute
"Church heating – a balancing act between comfort, costs ad conservation"
upon invitation of the Getty foundation in Los Angeles (California)

15.2.2001 Lecture for architects and engineers at the conference hall of the Südtiroler Sparkasse AG, Bolzano (Italy) „Which is the most suitable heating system for churches?" („Die richtige Kirchenheizung?" – „Quale è il riscaldamento giusto per le chiese?")

29.-30.6.2000 Coordination of a Workshop with experts in the fields of heating engineering and cultural heritage preservation on „Church heating – a balancing act between  comfort, costs and conservation" („Kirchenheizung – Eine Gratwanderung zwischen Behaglichkeit, Kosten und Denkmalpflege") at the European Academy of Bozen/Bolzano (Italy)

21.10.1999 Lecture and discussion at the pastoral centre of the dioceses Bolzano/Bressanone (Italy) for parish priests and members of the parish council on „Church heating – a balancing act between  comfort, costs and conservation" („Kirchenheizung – Eine Gratwanderung zwischen Behaglichkeit, Kosten und Denkmalpflege

OTHER ARTICLES

 Troi, A.: Mit den Forschern tüfteln. In: Academia 29 (2002), p.29

 Troi, A. / Niedermair, H.: Die Klimaanlage, die mit der Sonne kühlt ... und so funktioniert sie. In: Academia 23 (2000), p.34-35

 Troi, A.: Akademie heizt den Kirchen ein. In: Academia 20 (1999), p.18-21