Tartarini, Federico Dr.

Associate Research Fellow

  • Associate Research Fellow - University of Wollongong 2017 -

Overview

Federico Tartarini is an Associate Research Fellow at the University of Wollongong (UOW) Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC). Federico has been involved in research on a wide variety of topics including thermal comfort and, energy efficiency in buildings over the past years. 
Federico completed his PhD in 2017 and the aim of his research was to understand and quantify the impacts of IEQ factors in nursing homes, particularly indoor thermal comfort conditions, on perceptions and comfort of all building nursing home occupants, and on the agitated behaviours of residents with dementia.

Top Publications

Research Overview

  • 1) Energy in buildings
    - Occupants and human factors involved in energy use in buildings.
    - Building Management Systems.
    - HVAC systems.

    2) Retrofitting of buildings for improving energy efficiency and thermal comfort.

    3)Thermal comfort, indoor environmental quality and energy efficiency in aged care and dementia facilities.

    4) Renewable Energy Technologies.

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    Media releases:
    https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/may/06/dementia-patients-calm-down-when-theyre-not-too-hot-and-not-too-cold
    https://media.uow.edu.au/releases/UOW250001.html
    https://www.dementia.org.au/dementia-news/issue-08/dementia-friendly-house
    http://innovationcampus.com.au/purposeinaction/issue-1/building-the-future/
    https://www.airah.org.au/Content_Files/EcoLibrium/2017/10-17-eco-frederico-tartarini.pdf
    https://stand.uow.edu.au/a-house-for-all/

Available as Research Supervisor

Selected Publications

  • Journal Article

    Year Title
    2018
    Development of the ASHRAE Global Thermal Comfort Database II
    Published In
    Building and Environment
    Volume
    142
    Pages
    502 - 512
    ISSN
    1873-684X
    2018
    Getting the temperature just right helps people with dementia stay cool
    Published In
    The Conversation
    Volume
    1 August
    Pages
    1 - 3
    2018
    Thermal perceptions, preferences and adaptive behaviours of occupants of nursing homes
    Published In
    Building and Environment
    Volume
    132
    Pages
    57 - 69
    ISSN
    1873-684X
    2017
    Indoor Air Temperature and Agitation of Nursing Home Residents With Dementia
    Published In
    American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
    Volume
    32
    Pages
    272 - 281
    ISSN
    1533-3175
    2017
    Thermal Environment and Thermal Sensations of Occupants of Nursing Homes: A Field Study
    Published In
    Procedia Engineering
    Volume
    180
    Pages
    373 - 382

  • Conference Paper

    Year Title
    2018
    Thermal Comfort for Occupants of Nursing Homes: A Field Study
    Published In
    Rethinking Comfort: The Tenth Windsor Conference
    Pages
    720 - 737

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

    • Energy monitoring, energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality in buildings.
    • Occupant behaviours and thermal ergonomics including physiology and sensor development.

Top Publications

Research Overview

  • 1) Energy in buildings
    - Occupants and human factors involved in energy use in buildings.
    - Building Management Systems.
    - HVAC systems.

    2) Retrofitting of buildings for improving energy efficiency and thermal comfort.

    3)Thermal comfort, indoor environmental quality and energy efficiency in aged care and dementia facilities.

    4) Renewable Energy Technologies.

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Media releases:
    https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/may/06/dementia-patients-calm-down-when-theyre-not-too-hot-and-not-too-cold
    https://media.uow.edu.au/releases/UOW250001.html
    https://www.dementia.org.au/dementia-news/issue-08/dementia-friendly-house
    http://innovationcampus.com.au/purposeinaction/issue-1/building-the-future/
    https://www.airah.org.au/Content_Files/EcoLibrium/2017/10-17-eco-frederico-tartarini.pdf
    https://stand.uow.edu.au/a-house-for-all/

Selected Publications

  • Journal Article

    Year Title
    2018
    Development of the ASHRAE Global Thermal Comfort Database II
    Published In
    Building and Environment
    Volume
    142
    Pages
    502 - 512
    ISSN
    1873-684X
    2018
    Getting the temperature just right helps people with dementia stay cool
    Published In
    The Conversation
    Volume
    1 August
    Pages
    1 - 3
    2018
    Thermal perceptions, preferences and adaptive behaviours of occupants of nursing homes
    Published In
    Building and Environment
    Volume
    132
    Pages
    57 - 69
    ISSN
    1873-684X
    2017
    Indoor Air Temperature and Agitation of Nursing Home Residents With Dementia
    Published In
    American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
    Volume
    32
    Pages
    272 - 281
    ISSN
    1533-3175
    2017
    Thermal Environment and Thermal Sensations of Occupants of Nursing Homes: A Field Study
    Published In
    Procedia Engineering
    Volume
    180
    Pages
    373 - 382

  • Conference Paper

    Year Title
    2018
    Thermal Comfort for Occupants of Nursing Homes: A Field Study
    Published In
    Rethinking Comfort: The Tenth Windsor Conference
    Pages
    720 - 737

Potential Supervision Topics

    • Energy monitoring, energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality in buildings.
    • Occupant behaviours and thermal ergonomics including physiology and sensor development.
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