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Alessia Bardi

Alessia Bardi is Rinnovabili's General Manager and Head of the Green Building and Smart City sections at Rinnovabili, where she develops editorial content and in-depth features on key topics such as energy efficiency, urban innovation, and climate transition. She also manages content strategy for industry events, overseeing their organization with a focus on emerging technologies applied to sustainable construction, smart cities, and the energy transition. Trained as an architect and a graduate of the Politecnico di Milano, she has worked with international firms on sustainable design, urban planning, tourism development, and hospital infrastructure projects. Passionate about design thinking and cross-disciplinary approaches, she has also contributed to the creation of a line of 3D-printed jewelry. She firmly believes in the crucial role of technical information and tech-driven innovation in accelerating the adoption of smart, scalable solutions in the energy and environmental sectors.

Rinnovabili • EU steps up scrutiny on high-risk solar inverters
Markets
High-risk solar inverters, EU confirms: excluded from EU funding

The European Commission is moving ahead of forthcoming cybersecurity rules, signalling immediate action to limit risks linked to certain photovoltaic components in EU-funded projects.

Rinnovabili • Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) repurposed for lithium recovery
Environment
Repurposing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)…

New research from Rice University demonstrates how to transform persistent per- and…

Rinnovabili • Zeolite sponges revolutionize energy-efficient data center cooling
Tech innovations and Startups
Zeolite thermal sponges: a revolutionary approach…

NYU researchers developed a zeolite-based thermal storage system that could reduce data…


Rinnovabili • Smart buildings
Real Estate
Smart buildings market bets on AI and retrofit to drive decarbonization

Artificial intelligence and retrofit strategies are reshaping smart buildings, as owners and cities accelerate decarbonization while…

Rinnovabili • Cities of the future, new trends transforming urban innovation
Real Estate
The new trends shaping the cities of the future

Destined to host 70 percent of the global population by 2050, cities today must profoundly reinvent…

Rinnovabili • CO2 capture filters turn buildings into urban decarbonization tools
Pollution
Buildings become emission fighters with new CO2 capture filters

A breakthrough in carbon capture could turn buildings into active allies against climate change. A new…

Rinnovabili • Urban cooling: passive and active technologies for sustainable cities
Real Estate
Urban cooling: passive and active solutions for more livable cities

As Italian cities face increasingly extreme summer heat, innovative urban cooling solutions, both passive and active,…

Rinnovabili • Center for Arts & Innovation, Renzo Piano’s solar project
Real Estate
Renzo Piano’s solar-powered design reimagines Boca Raton’s Center for Arts & Innovation

With 9,200 square meters of hybrid solar panels, the new Center designed by Renzo Piano blends…

Rinnovabili • Energy piles, Japan’s solution for urban geothermal in clay soils
Real Estate
Japan’s breakthrough makes energy piles viable for urban geothermal systems

A new study from Japan shows how energy piles can unlock the potential of geothermal systems…

Rinnovabili • Eco-friendly concrete, how AI designs carbon-neutral mixes
Constructions
AI writes the formula for carbon-neutral concrete

MIT researchers trained an AI system to identify the best byproducts to replace cement in concrete,…

Rinnovabili • Sustainable materials, how Allegro-FM AI simulates billions of atoms
IT
Allegro-FM, the AI simulating billions of atoms to create the most sustainable…

Developed at the University of Southern California, the Allegro-FM model simulates the behavior of over 4…

Rinnovabili • Energy efficiency in buildings
Real Estate
Energy efficiency in buildings, Europe still far from COP28 target

Despite global pledges at COP28, Europe lags far behind on energy efficiency in buildings. A new…

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Constructions
Smart cities in Africa: the 10 most innovative projects reshaping urban futures

Image created with AI From Kigali to Nairobi, technology, sustainability, and investment are converging to shape…

Rinnovabili • Omoda & Jaecoo: global boom with 500,000 customers in two years
Mobility & Transportation
Omoda & Jaecoo: global boom with 500,000 customers in two years

Omoda & Jaecoo hit 500,000 global customers in just two years, becoming the fastest-growing automotive brand…

Rinnovabili • Building digitalization and the EPBD directive: R2M Solution's key role in the transition
Interviews
Building digitalization and the EPBD directive: R2M Solution’s key role in the…

Building digitalization is essential for meeting EPBD 4 goals. Andrea Costa of R2M Solution shares how…