Environmental Design on Site-Specific Energy Solidary Communities around Public High Schools in the Metropolitan Area of Naples (Italy)

Roberto Bosco (), Savino Giacobbe, Salvatore Losco, Louise Anna Mozingo and Renata Valente
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Roberto Bosco: Department of Engineering, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81031 Aversa, Italy
Savino Giacobbe: Department of Engineering, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81031 Aversa, Italy
Salvatore Losco: Department of Engineering, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81031 Aversa, Italy
Louise Anna Mozingo: Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Renata Valente: Department of Engineering, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81031 Aversa, Italy

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 10, 1-27

Abstract: Renewable energy communities (RECs) around photovoltaic systems on public buildings are optimal solutions to counter energy poverty, ensuring all stakeholders access to cheap, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy systems. As the neighborhood is the minimum suitable unit for the implementation of highly sustainable settlements, this article discusses the potential and criticality of RECs at this scale in southern Italy. Starting with the concept of RECs, this study presents a methodology to size sustainable urban communities around school buildings. It integrates practical energy indicators with those defining performance in vegetation and water management. The impact of these factors is analyzed to identify the ideal community size in terms of energy efficiency, economic value, and social cohesion. An interactive scorecard ranks high school sites suitable for transformation into community hubs, taking into consideration the scale of substation distribution. The findings provide empirically validated operational guidelines and best practices to support the transition to smart, efficient, and socially inclusive communities. At the urban scale, the analysis evaluates different urban morphologies, microclimates, characteristics and density of buildings, and population around each assumed community hub. The study provides valuable guidance to local designers, planners, and administrators for the implementation of sustainable technologies by preparing a map of potential RECs.

Keywords: construction; sustainability; renewable energies; process model; urban equipment regeneration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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