Fabio Favoino

Fabio Favoino is an Associate Professor at the Department of Energy (DENERG) at the Polytechnic of Turin, Italy, and a member of the FULL Interdepartmental Center - Future Urban Legacy Lab. His academic career focuses on building physics and energy systems, with particular expertise in building envelope technologies, energy efficiency, and sustainable building design.

Research Interests

Professor Favoino's research spans multiple areas of building science and technology, with a strong emphasis on energy performance and sustainable design. His primary research interests include building energy performance and nearly zero-energy buildings, advanced building envelope systems and facade technologies, building insulation materials and responsive building elements, smart glazing and electrochromic window systems, double-skin facades with integrated thermal storage, building simulation and performance assessment methodologies, integration of renewable energy systems in buildings, and thermal comfort and indoor environmental quality.

Publication Trends

Professor Favoino's recent publications demonstrate a clear focus on advanced building envelope technologies, particularly responsive and adaptive systems. His work increasingly integrates multi-domain analysis, combining thermal, acoustic, and daylight performance assessment. There is a strong emphasis on experimental validation of novel technologies like electrochromic windows, double-skin facades with phase change materials, and smart ventilation systems. His research also shows growing interest in living lab methodologies, sensor networks for building performance monitoring, and the integration of IoT infrastructure for building management systems.

Professional Recognition

• Editorial Board Member for Building and Environment (2022-present)
• Editorial Board Member for Glass Structures & Engineering (2018-present)
• Effective Member of the Italian Thermotechnical Association (2018-present)
• Effective Member of CIBSE, United Kingdom (2016-present)
• Founding Partner of IBPSA Italy (2012-present)
• Effective Member of REHVA, European (2011-present)
• Effective Member of AICARR, Italy (2011-present)

Research Leadership

Professor Favoino actively supervises PhD students working on cutting-edge building technologies and leads several significant research projects including MIRABLE (2023-2025) on measurement infrastructure for healthy and zero-energy buildings, and the PRIN-funded iclimabuilt project (2021-2025) on functional and advanced insulating materials for climate adaptive building envelopes. He has also led commercial research projects on high-performance glazing systems and participated in the Cost Action TU1403 - Adaptive Facade Network (2014-2018) as coordinator.

Research Infrastructure

Professor Favoino's work with the FULL Interdepartmental Center - Future Urban Legacy Lab and involvement with the HIEQLab facility provide platforms for interdisciplinary research on sustainable urban development, building technologies, and human-centered environmental quality assessment.