Outputs (10)

Daylighting Performance Simulation: Prediction Accuracy / Processing Speed Trade-off (2023)
Journal Article
Abdelwahab, S., Rutherford, P., & Mayhoub, M. (2023). Daylighting Performance Simulation: Prediction Accuracy / Processing Speed Trade-off. Journal of Green Building, 18(2), 133-157. https://doi.org/10.3992/jgb.18.2.133

In daylighting performance simulations of façade systems, a trade-off is often required between processing speed and prediction accuracy. This is particularly relevant at design onset, where plausible simulation outcomes are essential to drive decisi... Read More about Daylighting Performance Simulation: Prediction Accuracy / Processing Speed Trade-off.

Convenience in a residence with demand response: A system dynamics simulation model (2022)
Journal Article
Bugaje, B., Rutherford, P., & Clifford, M. (2022). Convenience in a residence with demand response: A system dynamics simulation model. Applied Energy, 314, Article 118929. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.118929

Demand Side Management (DSM) is a means to gain more control over energy demand to address some of the challenges of power grids. Demand Response (DR) is an approach to DSM that aims to influence the operation times of appliances; DR is often recomme... Read More about Convenience in a residence with demand response: A system dynamics simulation model.

Gaze correlates of view preference: Comparing natural and urban scenes (2021)
Journal Article
Batool, A., Rutherford, P., McGraw, P., Ledgeway, T., & Altomonte, S. (2022). Gaze correlates of view preference: Comparing natural and urban scenes. Lighting Research and Technology, 54(6), 576-594. https://doi.org/10.1177/14771535211055703

When looking out of a window, natural views are usually associated with restorative qualities and are given a higher preference than urban scenes. Previous research has shown that gaze behaviour might differ based on the natural or urban content of v... Read More about Gaze correlates of view preference: Comparing natural and urban scenes.

A systems dynamics approach to the bottom-up simulation of residential appliance load (2021)
Journal Article
Bugaje, B., Rutherford, P., & Clifford, M. (2021). A systems dynamics approach to the bottom-up simulation of residential appliance load. Energy and Buildings, 247, Article 111164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111164

Residential demand from real residences can be resource intensive to collect. There is need to generate synthetic residential load in energy research, and new approaches are welcome. Most of the simulation models of synthetic residential load that ou... Read More about A systems dynamics approach to the bottom-up simulation of residential appliance load.

Prediction of acoustic transmission in heavily damped system using hybrid Ray-Tracing-SEA method (2020)
Journal Article
Yan, F., Wilson, R., & Rutherford, P. (2020). Prediction of acoustic transmission in heavily damped system using hybrid Ray-Tracing-SEA method. Noise control engineering journal, 68(3), 226-236. https://doi.org/10.3397/1/376819

Classic statistical energy analysis mainly deals with the energy transmission of system with relatively low damping. With the application of passive damping treatments, one of the fundamental assumptions in SEA, i.e., a diffused field, tends to fail.... Read More about Prediction of acoustic transmission in heavily damped system using hybrid Ray-Tracing-SEA method.

Sensitivity analysis for energy modelling based on daylight simulations (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abdelwahab, S., Rutherford, P., Kent, M. G., & Altomonte, S. (2018). Sensitivity analysis for energy modelling based on daylight simulations. In International Conference for Sustainable Design of the Built Environment: SDBE 2018: Proceedings (49-60)

Simulation techniques for modelling the lighting and energy performance of buildings are becoming widely available. Previous research by the authors found the outcomes of lighting simulation to be substantively influenced by individual settings of va... Read More about Sensitivity analysis for energy modelling based on daylight simulations.

Energy-efficient retrofit of social housing in the UK: lessons learned from a Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP) in Nottingham (2018)
Journal Article
Elsharkawy, H., & Rutherford, P. (2018). Energy-efficient retrofit of social housing in the UK: lessons learned from a Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP) in Nottingham. Energy and Buildings, 172, 295-306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.04.067

One of the long-term challenges outlined within the UK Government's Energy White Paper (2011) is to cut both greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy bills by improving household energy efficiency. As such, several energy-related initiatives have, i... Read More about Energy-efficient retrofit of social housing in the UK: lessons learned from a Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP) in Nottingham.

Smart windows—-dynamic control of building energy performance (2017)
Journal Article
Allen, K., Connelly, K., Rutherford, P., & Wu, Y. (2017). Smart windows—-dynamic control of building energy performance. Energy and Buildings, 139, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.12.093

This paper explores the potential of thermotropic (TT) windows as a means of improving overall building energy performance. Capitalising on their ability to dynamically alter solar and visible light transmittance and reflectance based on window tempe... Read More about Smart windows—-dynamic control of building energy performance.

The role of noise in clinical environments with particular reference to mental health care: a narrative review (2015)
Journal Article
Brown, B., Rutherford, P., & Crawford, P. (in press). The role of noise in clinical environments with particular reference to mental health care: a narrative review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 52, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.04.020

Background: There is a large literature suggesting that noise can be detrimental to health and numerous policy documents have promoted noise abatement in clinical settings. Objectives: This paper documents the role of noise in clinical environments... Read More about The role of noise in clinical environments with particular reference to mental health care: a narrative review.

Retrofitting social housing in the UK: Home energy use and performance in a pre-Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP) (2014)
Journal Article
Elsharkawy, H., & Rutherford, P. (2015). Retrofitting social housing in the UK: Home energy use and performance in a pre-Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP). Energy and Buildings, 88, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.11.045

Improving household energy efficiency is regarded as key to significantly curtailing domestic greenhouse gas emissions. Various policy instruments have been introduced to retrofit the existing domestic building stock in the UK; however, many fail to... Read More about Retrofitting social housing in the UK: Home energy use and performance in a pre-Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP).