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Engineering and fabrication of the “Off the Cuff” pavilion, Fuorisalone 2017, Milan (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Beccarelli, P., & Maffei, R. (2017). Engineering and fabrication of the “Off the Cuff” pavilion, Fuorisalone 2017, Milan.

The paper presents the engineering and fabrication of the “Off The Cuff” pavilion designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro for the exhibition “A Matter of Perception: LINKING MINDS” organised by DAMNº and Mosca Partners at Palazzo Litta for the FuoriSalo... Read More about Engineering and fabrication of the “Off the Cuff” pavilion, Fuorisalone 2017, Milan.

Retrofitting of ETFE roofs (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Beccarelli, P., & Maffei, R. (2017). Retrofitting of ETFE roofs.

ETFE is one of the most stable chemical compounds and its films are largely employed in the building industry due to the very good long-term stability, resistance to soiling and high light transmittance. The mechanical strength is relatively good, es... Read More about Retrofitting of ETFE roofs.

A comparison study of the blower door and novel pulse technique on measuring enclosure airtightness in a controlled environment (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Zheng, X., Cooper, E., Mazzon, J., Wallis, I., & Wood, C. J. (2017). A comparison study of the blower door and novel pulse technique on measuring enclosure airtightness in a controlled environment.

This paper introduces a comparison study of measuring the airtightness of a house sized test chamber using the novel pulse technique and the standard blower door method in a controlled environment. Eight different testing plates have been applied to... Read More about A comparison study of the blower door and novel pulse technique on measuring enclosure airtightness in a controlled environment.

Multi-agent stochastic simulation of occupants for building simulation (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Chapman, J., Siebers, P., & Robinson, D. (2017). Multi-agent stochastic simulation of occupants for building simulation.

This paper introduces a new general platform for the simulation of occupants' presence and behaviours. Called No-MASS (Nottingham Multi-Agent Stochastic Simulation platform) the platform takes a selection of well validated stochastic models to genera... Read More about Multi-agent stochastic simulation of occupants for building simulation.

Sustainable techniques for thermal comfort in buildings designed used by worshipers (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Alabdullatief, A., & Omer, S. (2017). Sustainable techniques for thermal comfort in buildings designed used by worshipers.

Thermal comfort in building is a trendy that has been under investigation by many researchers. The mosque, for Muslim worshippers, is one of the most popular religious buildings. The demand of new mosques is continuously increasing due to the increas... Read More about Sustainable techniques for thermal comfort in buildings designed used by worshipers.

A review of the potential of smart homes to support independent living (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Fox, C., Rodrigues, L. T., Altomonte, S., & Gillott, M. C. (2017). A review of the potential of smart homes to support independent living.

Between 2015 and 2050, the proportion of the world's population over 60 years of age is expected to nearly double, from 12% to 22%. Whilst hospitals offer care to people with health problems, support at home is generally limited to carers, a costly l... Read More about A review of the potential of smart homes to support independent living.

A system design for distributed energy generation in low temperature district heating (LTDH) networks (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Jones, S., Gillott, M. C., Boukhanouf, R., Walker, G. S., Tunzi, M., Tetlow, D., …Sumner, M. (2017). A system design for distributed energy generation in low temperature district heating (LTDH) networks.

Project SCENIC (Smart Controlled Energy Networks Integrated in Communities) involves connecting properties at the University of Nottingham’s Creative Energy Homes test site in a community scale, integrated heat and power network. Controls will be dev... Read More about A system design for distributed energy generation in low temperature district heating (LTDH) networks.

Feasibility of double-skin façades for multi-storeys office buildings in Amman/Jordan: an insight into thermal performance for both summer and winter peak conditions (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Amaireh, I., Gan, G., Omer, S., & Zeinelabdein, R. (2017). Feasibility of double-skin façades for multi-storeys office buildings in Amman/Jordan: an insight into thermal performance for both summer and winter peak conditions.

Amman, the capital city of Jordan, usually experiences a hot dry summer with high solar radiations and a cold-wet winter. While the entire state of Jordan faces serious shortages in energy sources, significant growth in both industrial investment and... Read More about Feasibility of double-skin façades for multi-storeys office buildings in Amman/Jordan: an insight into thermal performance for both summer and winter peak conditions.

Reducing greenhouse energy consumption using novelty rooftop: a simulation (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Harjunowibowo, D., Yate, D., Omer, S. A., & Riffat, S. B. (2017). Reducing greenhouse energy consumption using novelty rooftop: a simulation.

Recently, more than 80% of total energy of commercial greenhouse in the northern hemisphere is used just for heating. Mostly, the energy loss happens up to 40% caused by the poor U-value of the façades. Therefore, by lowering the U-value would decrea... Read More about Reducing greenhouse energy consumption using novelty rooftop: a simulation.

Performance comparison of thermoelectric generators with Extremum seeking control and incremental conductance MPPT methods (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Twaha, S., Zhu, J., & Yan, Y. (2017). Performance comparison of thermoelectric generators with Extremum seeking control and incremental conductance MPPT methods.

Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) are used for converting heat into electricity, environmentally friendly, without moving parts and with less complexity. One of the problems with TEG is that it has low efficiency and therefore it is necessary to harve... Read More about Performance comparison of thermoelectric generators with Extremum seeking control and incremental conductance MPPT methods.

Free cooling based phase change material for domestic buildings in hot arid climate (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Zeinelabdein, R., Omer, S., Mohamed, E., Amaireh, I., & Gan, G. (2017). Free cooling based phase change material for domestic buildings in hot arid climate.

Free cooling based phase change materials (FCPCM) are promising sustainable technologies which could be used to store the cold energy available during summer nights in a sufficient latent heat storage for later utilisation during the daytime. This cu... Read More about Free cooling based phase change material for domestic buildings in hot arid climate.