All Outputs (30)

Cost-effective envelope optimisation for social housing in Brazil's moderate climates zones (2018)
Journal Article
Tubelo, R., Rodrigues, L., Gillott, M., & Gonçalves Soares, J. C. (2018). Cost-effective envelope optimisation for social housing in Brazil's moderate climates zones. Building and Environment, 133, 213-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.01.038

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Brazil faces a housing deficit of more than 5.5 million units and nearly 11 million existing homes present inadequate living conditions. In response, the Brazilian government launched in 2009 a mass social housing programme with a... Read More about Cost-effective envelope optimisation for social housing in Brazil's moderate climates zones.

Theoretical and experimental thermal performance assessment of an innovative external wall insulation system for social housing retrofit (2017)
Journal Article
Rodrigues, L., White, J., Gillott, M., Braham, E., & Ishaque, A. (2018). Theoretical and experimental thermal performance assessment of an innovative external wall insulation system for social housing retrofit. Energy and Buildings, 162, 77-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.10.020

© 2017 The UK building stock, being amongst the oldest in the developed world, is also one of the least energy efficient and accounts for approximately 45% of UK carbon emission. Energy use from housing alone was responsible for 13% of total UK carbo... Read More about Theoretical and experimental thermal performance assessment of an innovative external wall insulation system for social housing retrofit.

An analysis of thermal comfort in primary schools in Vietnam (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Le, T. H. V., Gillott, M. C., & Rodrigues, L. T. (2017). An analysis of thermal comfort in primary schools in Vietnam.

There is a trend of installing air conditioning systems in public primary schools that are currently naturally ventilated in Vietnam. A previous study conducted by the authors provided evidence that there is limited need for air conditioning in Vietn... Read More about An analysis of thermal comfort in primary schools in Vietnam.

Driving sustainability in the UK housebuilding industry around the barriers to change (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Siebert, M., Rodrigues, L. T., Gillott, M. C., Hines, E., & Richards, D. (2017). Driving sustainability in the UK housebuilding industry around the barriers to change.

Children thermal comfort in primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Le, T. H. V., Gillott, M. C., & Rodrigues, L. T. (2017). Children thermal comfort in primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.

Indoor environmental quality significantly impacts on students’ performance and productivity, particularly thermal comfort levels. Currently in Vietnam, very few studies have dealt with the issue and the current trend is to install energy-intensive a... Read More about Children thermal comfort in primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.

The case for hybrid ventilated primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Vi Le, T. H., Gillott, M. C., & Rodrigues, L. T. (2016). The case for hybrid ventilated primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.

This study investigates indoor environmental quality and users’ perception in 14 classrooms of a mixed-mode ventilated primary school in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, during the rainy season by qualitative and quantitative research methods. Spot and lon... Read More about The case for hybrid ventilated primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.

Design, testing and evaluation of a community hydrogen storage system for end user applications (2016)
Journal Article

A hydrogen community energy storage (H-CES) system including a PEM electrolyser, metal hydride tank and PEMFC unit was designed, built and tested for a low carbon community. The H-CES performs end user applications including PV energy time-shift and... Read More about Design, testing and evaluation of a community hydrogen storage system for end user applications.

Optimum community energy storage system for PV energy time-shift (2014)
Journal Article
Parra, D., Gillott, M., Norman, S. A., & Walker, G. S. (2015). Optimum community energy storage system for PV energy time-shift. Applied Energy, 137, 576-587. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.08.060

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. A novel method has been designed to obtain the optimum community energy storage (CES) systems for end user applications. The method evaluates the optimum performance (including the round trip efficiency and annual discharge), lev... Read More about Optimum community energy storage system for PV energy time-shift.

Modeling of PV generation, battery and hydrogen storage to investigate the benefits of energy storage for a single dwelling (2014)
Journal Article

The case for localised energy management to support resilient cities
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rodrigues, L. T., Marsh, J., Kiamba, L., Gillott, M. C., & O'Doherty, T. (in press). The case for localised energy management to support resilient cities.

Localised energy generation, ownership and management provide a mechanism to address issues of affordability, energy security, infrastructure resilience and the need to reduce greenhouse gases emissions. There is potential for the growth of community... Read More about The case for localised energy management to support resilient cities.