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TECHNE, Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, the scientific journal of SITdA, the Italian Society of Architectural Technology, meets the Society's aims by working, at the national and international level, to promote knowledge and the methods and techniques of Architectural Technology, so as to protect and enhance the man-made environment, and to promote innovative applications and interdisciplinary comparison. The journal publishes articles on innovative research and applications, as well as essays and reports.
 
 
Editor-in-Chief:
Elena Mussinelli, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
 
ISSN: 2239-0243
 
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CALL FOR PAPERS | TECHNE | Special Issue 4
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Timing:
Abstract submission: 6th March 2026 | Abstract acceptance: 16th April 2026
Article submission: 6th June 2026 | Reviewed article result: 16th July 2026 | Reviewed article submission: 10th September 2026
PUBLICATION DATE TECHNE Special Issue 4: 30th January 2027
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Current IssueNo 30 (2025): TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFER AND NEW RESEARCH HORIZON. Connecting university, industry and communities to innovate and transform society

Published November 7, 2025

Issue Description

TECHNE issue n. 30, Technology Transfer and New Research Horizons – Connecting University, Industry and Community to Innovate and Transform Society, revisits and updates the reflections first outlined in the 2014 monograph Research and Project Knowledge Transfer. Over a decade later, the issue explores how the relationship between research, design, and innovation has evolved within architectural technology, in the context of the university’s expanding missions academic, entrepreneurial, and social. While the construction sector remains structurally fragmented and slow to absorb technological innovation, digitalization, and R&D investment, the contributions in this issue reveal new directions emerging from academic entrepreneurship, interdisciplinary collaborati... More

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Table of Contents

Introduction to the issue

Technology transfer, the connection between research, innovation and market
Mario Losasso
7-8
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18301

Editorial

Research and design. Knowledge transfer
Elena Mussinelli
9-12
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18302

Dossier

Technology transfer and new challenges for Technological-Environmental research in architecture
Filippo Angelucci, Maria Teresa Lucarelli
13-18
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18303
Technology Transfer. Innovation scenarios and dialogical metrics for the construction sector
Antonio Cianciulli, Guido Cianciulli, Massimo Lauria
19-24
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18307
Technology transfer as a driver of innovation and catalyst for the development of urban areas
Roberto Vona, Nadia Di Paola, Silvia Cosimato
25-29
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18308
Technological Transfer as cash value
Andrea Pitasi
30-36
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18311

Reportage

Research and Photography: Knowledge Transfer for Socio-Ecological Transition
Francesca Thiébat, Cristiana Cellucci
37-49
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18306

Essays and Viewpoint

Fill the gap. Strategies to get universities and SMEs closer in TT activities
Massimo Rossetti
50-56
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17388
The practice of design as a vehicle for knowledge, between university and professional practice
Giiulia Vignati, Gianluca Pozzi, Laura Daglio, Elisabetta Ginelli
57-68
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17446
Technology transfer and advanced methodologies of building systems
Massimiliano Nastri
69-82
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17366

Research and Experimentation

Research-action and third mission: innovative experiences in European design
Rossella Roversi, Andrea Boeri, Francesca Sabatini
83-94
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17385
Research and Academic Entrepreneurship: Technological Transfer in the Contexts of Digital Transition and Decarbonisation of the Built Environment
Maria Azzalin
95-107
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17419
Public engagement for local development: projects for biodiversity and environmental protection
Lorenzo Savio, Elena Montacchini, Silvia Tedesco, Paola Gullino
108-117
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17390
RAISE e(co)-cities. Ecosystems, new technologies, and socioeconomic development in multi-urban networks
Niccolò Casiddu, Manuel Gausa Navarro, Silvia Pericu, Nicola Valentino Canessa, Claudia Porfirione, Chiara Centanaro, Francesco Burlando
118-127
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17406
Urban governance and scientific innovation: collaborative models for climate transition
Saveria Olga Murielle Boulanger, Danila Longo, Beatrice Turillazzi
128-136
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17395
Technology transfer and innovation for climate resilience in urban areas: possible integration of ecosystem services in urban planning in Reggio Calabria (Italy)
Francesca Moraci, Alessandra Barresi, Francesco Trimboli, Pietro Bova
137-149
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17396
Extended partnership and knowledge sharing: the RETURN Urban Living Lab approach to social-ecological-technological innovation
Maria Fabrizia Clemente, Bruna Vendemmia, Libera Amenta
150-160
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17472
Code4Risk: co-design as a knowledge-sharing practice for the resilient city
Maria Vittoria Arnetoli, Marina Block, Anna Elisa Bandecchi, Giulia Maraviglia
161-174
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17407
“Errante”: “Errante”: a collaborative project for the socio-cultural activation of Internal areas
Roberto Ruggiero, David Giacomelli, Matteo Giacomelli
175-186
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17404
Support Tools for Climate Adaptation in Urban Areas. The Case of Western Naples
Federica Dell'Acqua, Sara Verde, Federica Paragliola
187-197
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17452
Universities and local authorities in decision-making processes for accessible communities. The case of Udine
Christina Conti, Alberto Cervesato
198-206
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17391
Designing Healthy Neighbourhoods: Tools and Networks to Connect Universities, Communities, and Institutions
Nicoletta Setola, Alessandra Rinaldi
207-217
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17365
Drawing complex processes: informative access and inclusion in Urban Housing Coop.net
Arianna Camellato, Maria De Santis
218-228
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17398
Energy and environmental transition paths for the regeneration of real estate assets
Eugenio Arbizzani, Carola Clemente; Anna Mangiatordi; Francesco Sica, Francesco Tajani
229-240
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17505
University technology transfer in the field of digital transition of cultural heritage
Emanuele Piaia, Roberto Di Giulio, Marco Medici
241-250
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17426
Digital Twins for Monitoring and Managing the Built Environment: An Integrated Approach
Spartaco Paris, Vincenzo Gattulli, Roberto Bianchi, Elisa Pennacchia, Cecilia Rinaldi, Marianna Crognale
251-259
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17492
A model for the co-production of knowledge in energy-related decision-making processes
Paola Marrone, Paolo Civiero, Roberto D'Autilia, Valerio Palma
260-268
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17394
PROXIMA. From construction to innovation of the building-user relationship
Andrea Tartaglia, Joseph di Pasquale, Gianpaolo Saverio Cugola
269-278
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17410
Towards Digital Building Permits: a review of European strategies and relevant literature
Silvia Mastrolembo Ventura
279-287
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17372
Digital strategies for sustainable production in the timber construction sector: informative models for resource optimisation
Roberto Cognoli, Michele Calvano
288-298
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17425
Knowledge Transfer and Co-Production for the Adoption of Bio-Based Solutions in Construction
Fernanda Speciale, Hector Archila Santos, Laura Elisabetta Malighetti
299-308
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17402
Additive manufacturing processes for low-environmental-impact façade systems
Rosa Romano, Elisa Mazzoni
309-320
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17409

Dialogue

Business and society for the sustainable transformation of the built environment. A new epistemological and operational horizon
Antonella Violano, Giovanni Lombardi
321-326
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18305

Reviews

The Third Mission: From cornerstone to bureaucratic quagmire?
Ernesto Antonini
327-332
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18309
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