Poli Tiziana

She adopts an integrated simulation- and evidence-based approach, with advanced modeling and multi-scale experimental validation. She is the scientific director of SEEDLab – Sustainable Envelope Engineering & Design Lab, an R&I platform for envelope engineering and people-centered performance design, dedicated to modeling, experimentation, and analysis of user-built environment interactions. He also coordinates NBLL – Next Build Living Lab, a data-driven infrastructure oriented towards digital twins for real-time performance monitoring and impact validation through innovative KPIs.

Career

Degree in Architecture, Politecnico di Milano.

PhD in Ergonomics and Building Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

Current Position (main)

Member of the Board of Directors of the Polytechnic University of Milan. Member of the Board of the ABC Department. Delegate of the DABC Director for research quality assessment and data-driven policy. Scientific Director of SEEDLab – Sustainable Envelope Engineering & Design Lab, DABC, Polytechnic University of Milan. Scientific Co-Director of NBLL – Next Build Living Lab, DABC, Polytechnic University of Milan. Supervisor of doctoral students, research fellows, postdocs, and RTDAs funded by national programs (PON) and PNRR.

Previous academic positions

Delegate of the Director for Research, ABC Department Coordinator of the Scientific Committee of the ABC Department. Member of the DABC Strategic Plan Implementation Committee. Coordinator of the Course of Study in Building and Construction Engineering, AUIC School-Politecnico di Milano. Quality assurance coordinator (AVA-MUR) and international double degree agreements, Course of Study in Building and Construction Engineering, AUIC School-Politecnico di Milano Member of the Doctoral School in Architecture, Built Environment, and Construction Engineering.

Research

Her research investigates the relationships between the building envelope, the physical environment, and user behavior, integrating numerical modeling, experimental measurements, and in-use monitoring. She is the author of over 190 scientific publications (ORCID: 0000-0001-8558-783X).

Main research areas include:

1. Envelope engineering and high-performance building components/systems: design and testing of advanced building envelopes, study of thermal-energy and lighting performance, and characterization of the optical-radiative properties of materials, surfaces, and solar shading systems.
2. Climate design, well-being, and health: analysis of indoor and outdoor microclimatic conditions, mitigation strategies, and adaptation of the built environment to climate change, assessment of environmental comfort and daylighting, with a people-centered approach to user-built environment interactions.
3. Responsive and data-driven buildings: development and multi-scale validation of models, KPIs, and protocols for the integrated assessment of environmental and energy performance and their effects on comfort, health, well-being, and perceived quality of spaces.

Selected Publications

Mainini, A. G. Pittau, F. Casolari, E. Simon Majour, M. Cavaglià, M. Riva, R. Amendola,G. Speroni, A. Blanco Cadena, J. D. Poli, T. (2025) "Enabling Sufficiency ThroughSmart Locks: Transforming Office Occupancy and Building Management for Energy Savings", Buildings, 15, pp. 669.

Casarini, V. Speroni, A. Mainini, A.G. Pittau, F. Cavaglia, M. Blanco Cadena, J.D. Poli, T. (2025) "Life Cycle Assessment and Cost Evaluation of Sustainable Production Technologies: A Parametric Approach for Complex Geometries in Architectural Design", Proceedings of the 23rd CIB World Building Congress, 1, pp. 7-13.

Zani, A. Speroni, A. Mainini, A.G. Zinzi, M. Caldas, L. Poli, T. (2024) "Customized shading solutions for complex building façades: the potential of an innovative cement-textile composite material through aperformance-based generative design", Construction Innovation, Emerald Publishing Limited, p. 1471-4175.

Mainini, A.G. Poli, T. Speroni, A. Cavaglià, M. (2024) "Unlocking the Potential of Building Envelopes: Sustainable and People-Centered Approach to Reduce the Environmental Footprint of the Built Environment", SPRINGERBRIEFS IN APPLIED SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY.

Blanco Cadena, J.D. Poli, T. Košir, M. Lobaccaro, G. Mainini, A.G. Speroni, A. (2021) "Current Trajectories and New Challenges for Visual Comfort Assessment in Building Design and Operation: A Critical Review, Applied Science", MDPI, 12, pp. 1-27.

Imperadori, M. Poli, T. Blanco Cadena, J.D. Brunone, F. Mainini, A.G. (2020) "Comparison of Comfort Performance Criteria and Sensing Approach in Office Space: Analysis of the Impact on Shading Devices’ Efficiency, RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT, Springer-Cham.

Mainini,A.G. Zani, A. De Michele, G. Speroni, A. Poli, T. Zinzi, M. Gasparella, A. (2019) "Daylighting performance of three-dimensional textiles", ENERGY AND BUILDINGS, Elsevier, 190, pp. 202-215.

Grants, awards and Honours

Holder of two national patents with international extensions (Europe, China, USA).

Winner of the Switch2Product | Innovation Challenge acceleration program (Politecnico di Milano, PoliHub, Deloitte) with the Textudo project: a technology based on a cementitious matrix (cement, water, and polymer fluid) coupled with a deformable three-dimensional fabric. The surface creation does not require formwork or dedicated molds, enabling a rapid and cost-effective production process.

Community Service

Vice President of Ar.Tec – Scientific Society of Technical Architecture. Member of the Board of the College of Engineers and Architects of Milan. Coordinator of the double degree agreement between the Polytechnic University of Milan and ETSIE UPV Valencia. She is a member of the Scientific Committee of JRP Costruzioni. Architecture, Engineering, Construction & Operations, DABC, and the Polytechnic University of Milan Foundation. She was a member of the ANVUR Working Group for the classification of scientific journals (Macrosector 08.A). She was a member of the CTS PROFESSIONE of the Foundation of the Order of Architects PPC of the Province of Milan.