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Active thermal mass enhancement using phase change materials (2015)
Journal Article
Whiffen, T., Russell-Smith, G., & Riffat, S. (2016). Active thermal mass enhancement using phase change materials. Energy and Buildings, 111, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.09.062

Buildings account for around 40% of energy consumption in the UK. For over twenty years active thermal mass systems have been a feature in low-energy buildings in northern Europe. By passing ventilation air, and utilising night ventilation, through t... Read More about Active thermal mass enhancement using phase change materials.

The indispensability of good operation & maintenance (O&M) manuals in the operation and maintenance of low carbon buildings (2014)
Journal Article
Owajionyi, F. . L., Omer, S., Riffat, S., & Mempouo, B. (in press). The indispensability of good operation & maintenance (O&M) manuals in the operation and maintenance of low carbon buildings. Sustainable Cities and Society, Article e1-e9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2014.06.002

Increase in energy usage, particularly from fossil fuel sources is widely understood to be responsible for the environmental problems (Climate Change) experienced globally today. Response to mitigating this anthropogenic induced consequence created t... Read More about The indispensability of good operation & maintenance (O&M) manuals in the operation and maintenance of low carbon buildings.

Thermal analysis of flat and transpired solar facades (2014)
Journal Article

Building integrated solar technologies is important not only to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions but also to help to make the technologies more economically feasible and challenge the creativity of architects in designing buildings. In... Read More about Thermal analysis of flat and transpired solar facades.

Optimizing insulation thickness and analysing environmental impacts of aerogel-based thermal superinsulation in buildings (2014)
Journal Article

A study on use of miniature dielectric compound parabolic concentrator (dCPC) for daylighting control application (2014)
Journal Article
Yu, X., Su, Y., Zheng, H., & Riffat, S. (2014). A study on use of miniature dielectric compound parabolic concentrator (dCPC) for daylighting control application. Building and Environment, 74, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.12.008

Low-concentration solid dielectric compound parabolic concentrator (dCPC) and its variations have been widely regarded as an attractive solution to reduce the cost of a photovoltaic (PV) system, particularly for building-integrated application. Diffe... Read More about A study on use of miniature dielectric compound parabolic concentrator (dCPC) for daylighting control application.

Vacuum insulated panels for sustainable buildings: a review of research and applications (2013)
Journal Article
Alotaibi, S. S., & Riffat, S. (2014). Vacuum insulated panels for sustainable buildings: a review of research and applications. International Journal of Energy Research, 38(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.3101

New research has identified vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) as highly efficient insulators for use in building construction. They are reported to be several times more effective than conventional materials of a similar thickness in terms of thermal c... Read More about Vacuum insulated panels for sustainable buildings: a review of research and applications.

An innovative psychometric solar-powered water desalination system (2012)
Journal Article
Shatat, M., Riffat, S., & Gan, G. (2016). An innovative psychometric solar-powered water desalination system. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 11(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/cts075

Important advances have been made in solar water desalination technology but their wide application is restricted by relatively high capital and running costs. Until recently, solar concentrator collectors had usually been employed to distill water i... Read More about An innovative psychometric solar-powered water desalination system.