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PNRR iNEST - Ecosistema interconnesso dell'innovazione del Nord Est

Il progetto iNEST (Interconnected Nord-Est Innovation Ecosystem), finanziato nell'ambito del PNRR, ha l'obiettivo di estendere gli effetti benefici della digitalizzazione alle aree chiave di specializzazione del "Nord-Est" (Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto e Province Autonome di Trento e Bolzano): settore industriale e manifatturiero, agricoltura, ambiente marino e montano, architettura e costruzioni, turismo, cultura, benessere e alimentazione sono gli ambiti di intervento. iNEST è organizzato secondo una struttura composta da un HUB e 9 Spokes, che coinvolge tutte le Università del Nord-Est e le principali organizzazioni di ricerca e trasferimento tecnologico attive sul territorio.

Eurac Research contribuirà al progetto come affiliato allo Spoke 1 - "Ecosystems for Mountain Innovations", guidato dalla Libera Università di Bolzano. Il principale obiettivo dello Spoke è favorire lo sviluppo di nuovi prodotti, processi e stili di vita in grado di consolidare o sostenere le tradizioni locali che garantiscono la sopravvivenza e la vitalità demografica dei contesti montani sotto ogni punto di vista (economico, ambientale e sociale).

Cinque istituti e centri di Eurac sono coinvolti nel progetto. L'Istituto per l'Ambiente Alpino, l'Istituto per l'Osservazione della Terra, il Centro per il Cambiamento e la Trasformazione e l'Istituto per la Medicina d'Emergenza in Montagna contribuiranno al Research Topic 1B, che mira a identificare e implementare strategie per migliorare la resilienza e la qualità dell'habitat nelle aree montane, la sicurezza e il sistema sanitario, focalizzandosi su problemi e rischi derivanti dalle dinamiche del cambiamento climatico e su quelli legati a diversi aspetti della salute e della sicurezza in contesti montani. L'Istituto per le Energie Rinnovabili contribuirà ai Research Topic 3A e 3B, che mirano rispettivamente ad individuare e implementare soluzioni per il miglioramento delle strategie energetiche sostenibili nelle aree montane, e ad individuare, studiare e sviluppare strategie adeguate per i sistemi di trasporto e logistica montani a basse emissioni di carbonio.

Project duration: September 2022 - December 2025
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Website: https://www.consorzioinest.it/
Institutes: Istituto per le energie rinnovabili, Istituto per la medicina d'emergenza in montagna, Istituto per l'ambiente alpino, Istituto per l'osservazione della Terra, Center for Climate Change and Transformation

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Scientific Publications

Journal article2026

Monitored hygrothermal dataset of a high-altitude Dolomite refuge: wall and indoor climate at 2870 m a.s.l.

Panico S, Zandonai A, Leonardi E, Larcher M, Cennamo D, Herrera D, Troi A

Marco Larcher, Alexandra Troi, David Cennamo, Eleonora Leonardi, Simone Panico

A five-year hygrothermal dataset (23 September 2020 to 8 August 2025) was compiled from Rifugio Boé, a 1905 stone mountain refuge situated at 2870 m a.s.l. in the Dolomites. The dataset includes hourly recordings of outdoor climate parameters (temperature, relative humidity, global tilted irradiance, and driving rain), indoor conditions across six functionally distinct rooms, and temperature–humidity profiles at three depths within the retrofitted south-east wall. The monitoring system was engineered for robust, long-term operation under harsh alpine conditions. Data are provided in CSV format, accompanied by comprehensive sensor metadata. The dataset supports: (i) validation of hygrothermal simulation models under extreme alpine conditions; (ii) evaluation of the long-term performance and durability of internal insulation within historic masonry; and (iii) benchmarking of moisture-related risk in high-altitude heritage structures. Moreover, the dataset offers a rare opportunity to examine hygrothermal responses in high-elevation-built heritage, a research domain where long-term, high-frequency data remain scarce.

DOI Fonte

DOI: 10.1038/s41597-025-06441-3

Journal article2026

Stability of emergency medications during extreme cold: a controlled environmental study

Sohm D, Moeckel J, Wenzel V, Angerer V, Roveri G, Rauch S, Albrecht R, Pietsch U

Simon Rauch, Giulia Roveri

Abstract
Background
Conditions of extreme cold, encountered during mountain and glacial rescue operations, pose challenges for the storage of emergency medications. Understanding how repeated exposure to extreme cold and ambient temperatures affects drug stability is essential for safe prehospital care.

Methods
A controlled environmental study was conducted at the terraXcube, a high-fidelity climate simulation facility at Eurac Research in Bolzano, Italy. The study drugs included Acetazolamide, Amiodarone, Dexamethasone, Epinephrine, Ketamine, Naloxone, Norepinephrine and Rocuronium. Drug ampoules were stored within an insulated storage bag, placed inside a regular mountain rescue backpack. This backpack was then used in a high-fidelity training scenario under conditions of extreme cold. The ampoules remained sealed throughout the experiment. The drugs underwent six cycles of exposure, consisting of 45 min at -15 °C followed by 15 min at + 18 °C, simulating temperature fluctuations during repeated alpine rescue operations. Stability was assessed through visual inspection for physical changes (e.g., crystallization, phase separation) and chemical analysis using mass spectrometry, with results expressed as a percentage of the reference concentration.

Results
Visual inspections revealed no overt physical alterations. Mean ± standard deviation (SD) of remaining concentrations ranged from 92.1 ± 1.3% (acetazolamide) to 101.8 ± 7.1% (dexamethasone), with all eight medications retaining ≥ 90% of their labeled concentrations.

Conclusion
Emergency medications can remain chemically stable under extreme cold conditions when stored in sealed, insulated packaging. While our study simulated prehospital conditions without direct environmental exposure, these findings support the feasibility of extended storage and transport of emergency medications in challenging field settings. Further research should assess the impact of direct environmental exposure and evaluate additional stability parameters to optimize storage protocols in real-world scenarios.

Trial registration
Not applicable.

DOI

DOI: 10.1186/s13049-025-01509-w

Journal article2025

Assessing the impact of moisture buffering properties of materials on indoor environmental quality: A study on a recycled material plaster

Larcher M, Leonardi E, Troi A, Stefani A, Nerobutto G, Herrera-Avellanosa D

Marco Larcher, Alexandra Troi, Eleonora Leonardi

This study examines Moisture Buffer Value (MBV) of interior finishing layers, which impacts buildings internal relative humidity, thus indoor environmental quality. The MBV depends on material's moisture capacity and vapour diffusion resistance factor, both of which depends on relative humidity. The paper aims to (i) characterize a new recycled material plaster that includes construction and food industry waste through laboratory measurements, (ii) use dynamical building simulations to quantify the impact of the MBV of existing and the new interior plaster on relative humidity in real design scenarios, and (iii) evaluate how changing the definition of the MBV to consider its dependence on indoor air relative humidity can improve its accuracy. Results show that the plaster's moisture buffering properties significantly reduce the variations of the relative humidity of interior climates compared to a vapour-tight finishing layer. The performances of the new plaster made with recycled materials are comparable to those of the other plasters. The new MBV definitions (“Dynamical MBV″ and “Summer/Winter MBV”) show a significantly improved correlation with the relative humidity variations of indoor climates of buildings, observed in dynamic simulations, with respect to the typically used practical MBV. The new definitions are therefore promising for practical applications.

DOI Fonte

DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.112170

Journal article2025

Bridging the Industrial Data Gap: Top-down Approach from National Statistics to Site-Level Energy Consumption Data

Zazzera Bernelli E, Prina MG, Marchetti R, Misconel S, Manzolini G, Sparber W

Riccardo Marchetti, Wolfram Sparber, Matteo Prina

Detailed data on hard-to-abate industrial sectors is crucial for developing targeted decarbonization measures in energy system modeling, yet such information is rarely available through open sources. This paper presents a top-down methodology to estimate detailed industrial site-level energy and emissions databases by integrating and expanding publicly available data. The methodology addresses three key challenges: (1) the disaggregation of national energy consumption data to site level, (2) the categorization of process heat by four temperature ranges (<100°C, 100°C-500°C, 500°C-1000°C, and >1000°C) and direct use of electricity, and (3) the integration of process emissions from feedstock use in hard-to-abate industrial sectors. The approach is demonstrated through application to the Italian industrial sector for the year 2022, resulting in a database that documents site-specific consumption across seven energy sources: solid fossil fuels, manufactured gases, oil and petroleum products, natural gas, biofuels, non-renewable wastes, naphtha and electricity. The method can be replicated for other European countries, providing researchers and policymakers with a standardized approach to create detailed industrial energy databases. Results show that the chemical and petrochemical sector dominates the industrial energy landscape of Italy, followed by iron and steel, non-metallic minerals, and paper and pulp. The geographical distribution reveals a concentration of major industrial facilities in northern Italy, with notable exceptions including significant steel production in Taranto (south) and petrochemical complexes in Sicily and Sardinia.

DOI Fonte

DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2025.111365

All Publications

Detecting Fresh Supraglacial Deposits Through Change Detection on Sentinel-2 Multispectral and Sentinel-1 GRD Data
Crippa C, Callegari M, Cuozzo G, Notarnicola C (2026)
Articolo su rivista
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2026.3671830

Stability of emergency medications during extreme cold: a controlled environmental study
Sohm D, Moeckel J, Wenzel V, Angerer V, Roveri G, Rauch S, Albrecht R, Pietsch U (2026)
Articolo su rivista
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-025-01509-w

Progettare in alta quota: il caso del rifugio Boé
Panico S (2026)
Articolo su rivista
Casa & Clima

Ulteriori informazioni: https://www.casaeclima.com/rivista?r=44

Project Partners

Fondazione Edmund Mach

Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e Geofisica Sperimentale

Universitá degli Studi di Trieste

Università degli Studi di Udine

Università di Trento

Università Cá Foscari Venezia

Fondazione Bruno Kessler.

Libera Università di Bolzano

Università degli Studi di Verona

Universitá Iuav di Venezia - fPT

Università degli Studi di Padova

CRESME Ricerche Spa

Friuli Innovazione scarl

Fondazione Cà Foscari

Fondazione Hub Innovazione Trentino HIT

COVISION Lab

SMACT CC Società Consortile Per Azioni

Consorzio per il coordinamento delle ricerche inerenti al sistema lagunare di Venezia - CORILA

Polo Tecnologico Alto Adriatico Andrea Galvani scpa

Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati - SISSA

t²i – trasferimento tecnologico e innovazione s.c. a r.l.

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche CNR

Autorità di Sistema Portuale Mare Adriatico Orientale

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Journal article2026

Stability of emergency medications during extreme cold: a controlled environmental study

Sohm D, Moeckel J, Wenzel V, Angerer V, Roveri G, Rauch S, Albrecht R, Pietsch U

Simon Rauch, Giulia Roveri

Trial registration
Not applicable.

DOI

DOI: 10.1186/s13049-025-01509-w

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