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Niki Gaitani

Niki Gaitani

Associate Professor
Department of Architecture and Technology
Faculty of Architecture and Design

niki.gaitani@ntnu.no
+4746883766 Sentralbygg 1, Gløshaugen, Alfred Getz vei 3, NO-7491
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About

Dr Niki Gaitani is Associate Professor in Integrated Energy Design at the Dept. of Architecture and Technology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU. She has more than fifteen years of experience in energy efficiency and sustainable design strategies from building to neighbourhood and city scale.

Her research activities and expertise relate to the energy performance of buildings, the  integrated energy design, the zero emission - plus energy concepts, the building and urban physics, and climate-resilience of the built environment. She has authored 74 publications of which 28 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals with high impact factors.

She is the Project Leader of syn.ikia H2020 project (IA) - Sustainable Plus Energy Neighbourhoods and the Vice Coordinator of the ARV project (Green Deal) on Climate Positive Circular Communities. She is also responsible for the International Strategy of FME ZEN - Research Centre of Zero Emission Neighbourhoods . Niki Gaitani teaches within the International MSc Program of Sustainable Architecture at NTNU. 

She has had an active role in more than twenty EU funded research projects (RIA, IA, CSA, and MSCA ITN) and served as a Leader of Subtask D in the International Energy Agency IEA Energy in buildings and Community EBC -Annex 83-Positive Energy Districts PEDs.

Niki Gaitani is appointed member of the National Reference Group for Climate, Energy and Mobility in Horizon Europe, Research Council of Norway.

Publications

  • Chronological
  • By category

2022

  • Andresen, Inger; Trulsrud, Tonje Healey; Finocchiaro, Luca; Nocente, Alessandro; Tamm, Meril; Ortiz, Joana; Salom, Jaume; Magyari, Ábel; Oeffelen, Linda Hoes-van; Borsboom, Wouter; Kornaat, Wim; Gaitani, Niki. (2022) Design and performance predictions of plus energy neighbourhoods – Case studies of demonstration projects in four different European climates. Energy and Buildings. volum 274.
    Academic article

2021

  • Brozovsky, Johannes; Corio, Sara; Gaitani, Niki; Gustavsen, Arild. (2021) Evaluation of Sustainable Strategies and Design Solutions at High-Latitude Urban Settlements to Enhance Outdoor Thermal Comfort. Energy and Buildings. volum 244 (12).
    Academic article
  • Brozovsky, Johannes; Gustavsen, Arild; Gaitani, Niki. (2021) Zero Emission Neighbourhoods and Positive Energy Districts – A State-of-the-Art Review. Sustainable Cities and Society (SCS). volum 72.
    Scientific translation/review
  • Brozovsky, Johannes; Simonsen, Are; Gaitani, Niki. (2021) Validation of a CFD model for the evaluation of urban microclimate at high latitudes: A case study in Trondheim, Norway. Building and Environment. volum 205.
    Academic article
  • Finocchiaro, Luca; Andresen, Inger; Kleiven, Tommy; Gaitani, Niki. (2021) Development and demonstration of plus energy multi-storey apartment buildings in four climatic zones. 2021.
    Report
  • Salom, Jaume; Tamm, Meril; Andresen, Inger; Cali, Davide; Magyari, Ábel; Bukovszki, Viktor; Balázs, Rebeka; Dorizas, Paraskevi Vivian; Toth, Zsolt; Mafé, Clara; Cheng, Caroline Y; Reith, András; Civiero, Paolo; Pascual, Jordi; Gaitani, Niki. (2021) An Evaluation Framework for Sustainable Plus Energy Neighbourhoods: Moving Beyond the Traditional Building Energy Assessment. Energies. volum 14.
    Academic article

2020

  • Brozovsky, Johannes; Gaitani, Niki; Gustavsen, Arild. (2020) A Systematic Review of Urban Climate Research in Cold and Polar Climate Regions. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. volum 138.
    Scientific translation/review
  • Marvuglia, Antonino; Havinga, Lisanne; Heidrich, Oliver; Fonseca, Jimeno; Gaitani, Niki; Reckien, Diana. (2020) Advances and challenges in assessing urban sustainability: an advanced bibliometric review. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. volum 124.
    Scientific translation/review

2019

  • Andresen, Inger; Gaitani, Niki; Kleiven, Tommy. (2019) Nullutslippsbygg og plusshus – hva skjer i Norden anno 2019?.
    Web pages (information material)
  • Brozovsky, Johannes; Gaitani, Niki; Gustavsen, Arild. (2019) Characterisation of Heat Losses in Zero Emission Buildings (ZEB) in Cold Climate. Proceedings of Building Simulation 2019: 16th Conference of IBPSA, Roma, September 02-04.
    Academic chapter/article

2018

  • Burud, Ingunn; Vukovic, Marija; Thiis, Thomas Kringlebotn; Gaitani, Niki. (2018) Urban surfaces studied by VIS/NIR imaging from UAV: Possibilities and limitations. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering. volum 1077:10773163.
    Academic article
  • Thiis, Thomas Kringlebotn; Gaitani, Niki; Burud, Ingunn; Engan, Jon Arne. (2018) Classification of urban blue green structures with aerial measurements. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning (IJSDP). volum 13 (4).
    Academic article

2017

  • Gaitani, Niki; Burud, Ingunn; Thiis, Thomas Kringlebotn; Santamouris, Matheos. (2017) Aerial Survey and In-situ Measurements of Materials and Vegetation in the Urban Fabric. Procedia Engineering. volum 180.
    Academic article
  • Gaitani, Niki; Burud, Ingunn; Thiis, Thomas Kringlebotn; Santamouris, Matheos. (2017) High-resolution spectral mapping of urban thermal properties with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Building and Environment. volum 121.
    Academic article
  • Burud, Ingunn; Thiis, Thomas Kringlebotn; Gaitani, Niki. (2017) Reflectance and thermal properties of the urban fabric studied with aerial spectral imaging. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering. volum 10444.
    Academic article

Scientific articles

  • Andresen, Inger; Trulsrud, Tonje Healey; Finocchiaro, Luca; Nocente, Alessandro; Tamm, Meril; Ortiz, Joana; Salom, Jaume; Magyari, Ábel; Oeffelen, Linda Hoes-van; Borsboom, Wouter; Kornaat, Wim; Gaitani, Niki. (2022) Design and performance predictions of plus energy neighbourhoods – Case studies of demonstration projects in four different European climates. Energy and Buildings. volum 274.
    Academic article
  • Brozovsky, Johannes; Corio, Sara; Gaitani, Niki; Gustavsen, Arild. (2021) Evaluation of Sustainable Strategies and Design Solutions at High-Latitude Urban Settlements to Enhance Outdoor Thermal Comfort. Energy and Buildings. volum 244 (12).
    Academic article
  • Brozovsky, Johannes; Simonsen, Are; Gaitani, Niki. (2021) Validation of a CFD model for the evaluation of urban microclimate at high latitudes: A case study in Trondheim, Norway. Building and Environment. volum 205.
    Academic article
  • Salom, Jaume; Tamm, Meril; Andresen, Inger; Cali, Davide; Magyari, Ábel; Bukovszki, Viktor; Balázs, Rebeka; Dorizas, Paraskevi Vivian; Toth, Zsolt; Mafé, Clara; Cheng, Caroline Y; Reith, András; Civiero, Paolo; Pascual, Jordi; Gaitani, Niki. (2021) An Evaluation Framework for Sustainable Plus Energy Neighbourhoods: Moving Beyond the Traditional Building Energy Assessment. Energies. volum 14.
    Academic article
  • Burud, Ingunn; Vukovic, Marija; Thiis, Thomas Kringlebotn; Gaitani, Niki. (2018) Urban surfaces studied by VIS/NIR imaging from UAV: Possibilities and limitations. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering. volum 1077:10773163.
    Academic article
  • Thiis, Thomas Kringlebotn; Gaitani, Niki; Burud, Ingunn; Engan, Jon Arne. (2018) Classification of urban blue green structures with aerial measurements. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning (IJSDP). volum 13 (4).
    Academic article
  • Gaitani, Niki; Burud, Ingunn; Thiis, Thomas Kringlebotn; Santamouris, Matheos. (2017) Aerial Survey and In-situ Measurements of Materials and Vegetation in the Urban Fabric. Procedia Engineering. volum 180.
    Academic article
  • Gaitani, Niki; Burud, Ingunn; Thiis, Thomas Kringlebotn; Santamouris, Matheos. (2017) High-resolution spectral mapping of urban thermal properties with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Building and Environment. volum 121.
    Academic article
  • Burud, Ingunn; Thiis, Thomas Kringlebotn; Gaitani, Niki. (2017) Reflectance and thermal properties of the urban fabric studied with aerial spectral imaging. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering. volum 10444.
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Brozovsky, Johannes; Gustavsen, Arild; Gaitani, Niki. (2021) Zero Emission Neighbourhoods and Positive Energy Districts – A State-of-the-Art Review. Sustainable Cities and Society (SCS). volum 72.
    Scientific translation/review
  • Brozovsky, Johannes; Gaitani, Niki; Gustavsen, Arild. (2020) A Systematic Review of Urban Climate Research in Cold and Polar Climate Regions. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. volum 138.
    Scientific translation/review
  • Marvuglia, Antonino; Havinga, Lisanne; Heidrich, Oliver; Fonseca, Jimeno; Gaitani, Niki; Reckien, Diana. (2020) Advances and challenges in assessing urban sustainability: an advanced bibliometric review. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. volum 124.
    Scientific translation/review

Part of book/report

  • Brozovsky, Johannes; Gaitani, Niki; Gustavsen, Arild. (2019) Characterisation of Heat Losses in Zero Emission Buildings (ZEB) in Cold Climate. Proceedings of Building Simulation 2019: 16th Conference of IBPSA, Roma, September 02-04.
    Academic chapter/article

Report

  • Finocchiaro, Luca; Andresen, Inger; Kleiven, Tommy; Gaitani, Niki. (2021) Development and demonstration of plus energy multi-storey apartment buildings in four climatic zones. 2021.
    Report

Teaching

Courses

  • AAR4616 - Integrated Energy Design Project
  • AAR4926 - Integrated Energy Design - Theory
  • AAR4993 - M.Sc. Thesis in Sustainable Architecture

Media

2021

  • Interview
    Gaitani, Niki; Gustavsen, Arild; Andresen, Inger. (2021) 200 millioner til forskning på klimasmart renovering. Byggmesteren [Fagblad]. 2021-05-14.
  • Interview
    Høyden, Kathinka Brødreskift; Gustavsen, Arild; Gaitani, Niki; Andresen, Inger. (2021) NTNU leder prestisjeprosjekt: 200 millioner EU-kroner til ARV-prosjektet – med SINTEF og Oslobygg som partnere. NTNU.no [Fagblad]. 2021-05-10.
  • Interview
    Strand, Sindre Sverdrup; Gaitani, Niki; Andresen, Inger. (2021) NTNU-ledet EU-prosjekt tester 50 nyvinninger innen rehabilitering. bygg.no [Fagblad]. 2021-06-15.

2019

  • Academic lecture
    Brozovsky, Johannes; Corio, Sara; Gaitani, Niki. (2019) Analysis of Thermal Comfort on a University Campus in Norway. 4th Conference of Interdisciplinary Research on Real Estate ; Trondheim. 2019-09-12 - 2019-09-13.
  • Academic lecture
    Brozovsky, Johannes; Corio, Sara; Gaitani, Niki; Gustavsen, Arild. (2019) Microclimate analysis of a university campus in Norway. 1st Nordic Conference on Zero Emission and Plus Energy Buildings ; Trondheim. 2019-11-06 - 2019-11-07.
  • Interview
    Gaitani, Niki; Kvellheim, Ann Kristin. (2019) NTNU skal forske på smarte byer. Teknisk Ukeblad [Fagblad]. 2019-09-24.
  • Interview
    Gaitani, Niki; Kvellheim, Ann Kristin. (2019) NTNU skal lede europeisk bærekraftprosjekt. Byggeindustrien [Fagblad]. 2019-09-11.
  • Interview
    Gaitani, Niki; Kvellheim, Ann Kristin. (2019) NTNU to lead European sustainability project. ScienceBusiness [Fagblad]. 2019-09-19.
  • Interview
    Oftebro, Ida; Gaitani, Niki. (2019) NTNU skal styre europeisk plusshus-prosjekt. Teknisk Ukeblad [Internett]. 2019-09-16.

2018

  • Interview
    Gaitani, Niki. (2018) Skal øke andelen nabolag med overskudd av fornybar energi. Tekniske Nyheter [Internett]. 2018-10-04.
  • Lecture
    Gaitani, Niki. (2018) Zero emission neighborhoods - Possibilities and Challenges. Livability & Affordability in the Digitized City . European Federation of Public, Cooperative & Social Housing; Tallinn. 2018-06-07 - 2018-06-07.
  • Academic lecture
    Gaitani, Niki; Lindberg, Fredrik; Thiis, Thomas Kringlebotn; Burud, Ingunn. (2018) Evaluation of the SOLWEIG model with high resolution spatial measurements of surface temperatures. 10th International Conference on Urban Climate/ 14th Symposium on the Urban Environment . The International Association for Urban Climate (IAUC); City College of New York. 2018-08-06 - 2018-08-10.
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