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Evaluation of the integration of the Wind-Induced Flutter Energy Harvester (WIFEH) into the built environment: experimental and numerical analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Aquino, A. I., Calautit, J. K., & Hughes, B. R. (2017). Evaluation of the integration of the Wind-Induced Flutter Energy Harvester (WIFEH) into the built environment: experimental and numerical analysis. Applied Energy, 207, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.06.041

With the ubiquity of low-powered technologies and devices in the urban environment operating in every area of human activity, the development and integration of a low-energy harvester suitable for smart cities applications is indispensable. The multi... Read More about Evaluation of the integration of the Wind-Induced Flutter Energy Harvester (WIFEH) into the built environment: experimental and numerical analysis.

A review and critique of UK housing stock energy models, modelling approaches and data sources (2017)
Journal Article
Sousa, G., Jones, B. M., Mirzaei, P. A., & Robinson, D. (2017). A review and critique of UK housing stock energy models, modelling approaches and data sources. Energy and Buildings, 151, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.06.043

The UK housing stock is responsible for some 27% of national energy demand and associated carbon dioxide emissions. 80% of this energy demand is due to heating (60%) and domestic hot water (20%), the former reflecting the poor average thermal integri... Read More about A review and critique of UK housing stock energy models, modelling approaches and data sources.

Effect of changing window type and ventilation strategy on indoor thermal environment of existing garment factories in Bangladesh (2017)
Journal Article
Hossain, M. M., Lau, B., Wilson, R., & Ford, B. (in press). Effect of changing window type and ventilation strategy on indoor thermal environment of existing garment factories in Bangladesh. Architectural Science Review, 60(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/00038628.2017.1337557

This paper presents two workable solutions that can significantly improve the indoor thermal environment within workspaces in existing ready-made garment (RMG) factories in the tropical climatic context of Bangladesh. The research involved field stud... Read More about Effect of changing window type and ventilation strategy on indoor thermal environment of existing garment factories in Bangladesh.

Overview of working fluids and sustainable heating, cooling and power generation technologies (2017)
Journal Article
Riffat, S., Aydin, D., Powell, R., & Yuan, Y. (2017). Overview of working fluids and sustainable heating, cooling and power generation technologies. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 12(4), https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctx008

Dependency on energy is much higher than the past and it is clear that energy is vital for a sustainable and safer future. Therefore, urgent solutions are required not only to increase share of renewable resources but also more efficient usage of fos... Read More about Overview of working fluids and sustainable heating, cooling and power generation technologies.

Satisfaction with indoor environmental quality in BREEAM and non-BREEAM certified office buildings (2017)
Journal Article
Altomonte, S., Saadouni, S., Kent, M. G., & Schiavon, S. (in press). Satisfaction with indoor environmental quality in BREEAM and non-BREEAM certified office buildings. Architectural Science Review, 60(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/00038628.2017.1336983

This paper presents preliminary analysis of occupant satisfaction with indoor environmental quality in Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) and non-BREEAM certified offices in the UK. Results from cross-sectional q... Read More about Satisfaction with indoor environmental quality in BREEAM and non-BREEAM certified office buildings.

Experimental study of an organic Rankine cycle system with radial inflow turbine and R123 (2017)
Journal Article
Shao, L., Zhu, J., Meng, X., Wei, X., & Ma, X. (2017). Experimental study of an organic Rankine cycle system with radial inflow turbine and R123. Applied Thermal Engineering, 124, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.06.042

A new micro radial inflow turbine is developed fora mini organic Rankine cycle (ORC) system in this study. With R123 as the working fluid, the turbine operational characteristics and performance are investigated by experiments. Based on the experimen... Read More about Experimental study of an organic Rankine cycle system with radial inflow turbine and R123.

A user-controlled thermal chair for an open plan workplace: CFD and field studies of thermal comfort performance (2017)
Journal Article
Shahzad, S., Calautit, J. K., Aquino, A. I., Nasir, D. S., & Hughes, B. R. (in press). A user-controlled thermal chair for an open plan workplace: CFD and field studies of thermal comfort performance. Applied Energy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.05.118

This study aims to improve user comfort and satisfaction regarding the thermal environment in the open plan office, which is a current challenge in the workplace addressed by limited research. The main difficulty in an open plan setting is that chang... Read More about A user-controlled thermal chair for an open plan workplace: CFD and field studies of thermal comfort performance.

The Berlin Block and the new Bourgeois Dwelling (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Borsi, K. (2017, June). The Berlin Block and the new Bourgeois Dwelling. Paper presented at 70th Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians, Glasgow, Scotland

The publication of Gustav Assmann’s Plans for Urban Dwellings (Grundrisse für städtische Wohngebäude) in 1862, in conjunction with the Berlin extension plan by James Hobrecht published the same year, signaled the emergence of the Berlin block as the... Read More about The Berlin Block and the new Bourgeois Dwelling.

Thermal comfort and indoor air quality analysis of a low-energy cooling windcatcher (2017)
Journal Article
Calautit, J. K., Aquino, A. I., Shahzad, S., Nasir, D. S., & Hughes, B. R. (2017). Thermal comfort and indoor air quality analysis of a low-energy cooling windcatcher. Energy Procedia, 105, 2865-2870. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.634

The aim of this work was to investigate the performance of a roof-mounted cooling windcatcher integrated with heat pipes using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and field test analysis. The windcatcher model was incorporated to a 5m x 5m x3 m test r... Read More about Thermal comfort and indoor air quality analysis of a low-energy cooling windcatcher.

Computational and field test analysis of thermal comfort performance of user-controlled thermal chair in an open plan office (2017)
Journal Article
Shahzad, S., Hughes, B., Calautit, J. K., & Nasir, D. S. (2017). Computational and field test analysis of thermal comfort performance of user-controlled thermal chair in an open plan office. Energy Procedia, 105, 2635-2640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.761

In this study, a thermal chair prototype was developed that allowed personal control over the temperature settings of the back-rest and the seat. Limited research focuses on different methods to provide individual user control over the thermal enviro... Read More about Computational and field test analysis of thermal comfort performance of user-controlled thermal chair in an open plan office.

Urban integration of aeroelastic belt for low-energy wind harvesting (2017)
Journal Article
Aquino, A. I., Calautit, J. K., & Hughes, B. R. (2017). Urban integration of aeroelastic belt for low-energy wind harvesting. Energy Procedia, 105, 738-743. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.384

In this modern age low-energy devices are pervasive especially when considering their applications in the built-environment. The multitude of low-energy applications extend from wireless sensors, radio-frequency transceivers, charging devices, camera... Read More about Urban integration of aeroelastic belt for low-energy wind harvesting.

From grey towards green. about the urban energy fold at Symbiont City (2017)
Book Chapter
Mestre, N., Rodrigues, L. T., Hurtado, E., & Roig, E. From grey towards green. about the urban energy fold at Symbiont City. In Carbon footprint and the industrial life cycle (485-500). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54984-2_21

Instead of the energy and ecological relocation, SYMBIONT City detects energy opportunities and possible urban folding to achieve thermodynamic benefits. Although some agendas have already fostered the concept of symbiotic planning, neither current i... Read More about From grey towards green. about the urban energy fold at Symbiont City.

Effect of urban street canyon aspect ratio on thermal performance of road pavement solar collectors (RPSC) (2017)
Journal Article
Nasir, D. S., Hughes, B. R., Calautit, J. K., Aquino, A. I., & Shahzad, S. (2017). Effect of urban street canyon aspect ratio on thermal performance of road pavement solar collectors (RPSC). Energy Procedia, 105, 4414-4419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.936

Studies on RPSC (road pavement solar collectors) have shown the potential of reducing the urban heat island effect by dissipating the heat from the pavement for energy harness. In our previous work, performance analysis of RPSC system was carried out... Read More about Effect of urban street canyon aspect ratio on thermal performance of road pavement solar collectors (RPSC).

An interdisciplinary review of energy storage for communities: challenges and perspectives (2017)
Journal Article
Parra, D., Swierczynski, M., Stroe, D. I., Norman, S. A., Abdon, A., Worlitschek, J., …Patel, M. K. (in press). An interdisciplinary review of energy storage for communities: challenges and perspectives. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 79, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.05.003

Given the increasing penetration of renewable energy technologies as distributed generation embedded in the consumption centres, there is growing interest in energy storage systems located very close to consumers. These systems allow to increase the... Read More about An interdisciplinary review of energy storage for communities: challenges and perspectives.

Optimum community energy storage for renewable energy and demand load management (2017)
Journal Article
Parra, D., Norman, S. A., Walker, G. S., & Gillott, M. C. (2017). Optimum community energy storage for renewable energy and demand load management. Applied Energy, 200, 358-369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.05.048

While the management of PV generation is the prime application of residential batteries, they can deliver additional services in order to help systems to become cost-competitive. They can level-out the demand and potentially reduce the cost and emiss... Read More about Optimum community energy storage for renewable energy and demand load management.

Numerical investigation of roof heating impacts on thermal comfort and air quality in urban canyons (2017)
Journal Article
Ghobadi, P., Hosseini, S. H., Ahmadi, T., & Calautit, J. K. (2017). Numerical investigation of roof heating impacts on thermal comfort and air quality in urban canyons. Applied Thermal Engineering, 123, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.05.095

Impacts of thermal and buoyancy forces on the thermal comfort and air quality in urban canyons with different H/W ratios and rise/run ratio of rooftops are studied. 18 isothermal and non-isothermal models are studied by CFD modeling validated with ex... Read More about Numerical investigation of roof heating impacts on thermal comfort and air quality in urban canyons.

Design strategy of a compact unglazed solar thermal facade (STF) for building integration based on BIM concept (2017)
Journal Article
Shen, J., Zhang, X., Yang, T., Tang, L., Wu, Y., Pan, S., …Xu, P. (2017). Design strategy of a compact unglazed solar thermal facade (STF) for building integration based on BIM concept. Energy Procedia, 105, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.272

This paper discusses the specific design strategy of a novel compact unglazed Solar Thermal Facade (STF) for building performance research in architectural practice. It identifies the basic role of such STF in the building performance simulation and... Read More about Design strategy of a compact unglazed solar thermal facade (STF) for building integration based on BIM concept.

Multiphase change materials for energy storage application in buildings (2017)
Journal Article
Darkwa, J., & Su, W. (2017). Multiphase change materials for energy storage application in buildings. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 31(4), 791-795. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.T5101

Experimental study has been carried out towards the development of a multiphase change material (MCM) by combining two fabricated microencapsulated phase change materials (MEPCM-oct and MEPCM-eic) samples. The study also covered the characterization... Read More about Multiphase change materials for energy storage application in buildings.

Branding landscape (2017)
Journal Article
Porter, N. (2017). Branding landscape. LA+, 5,

Influence of urban form on the performance of road pavement solar collector system: symmetrical and asymmetrical heights (2017)
Journal Article
Nasir, D. S., Hughes, B. R., & Calautit, J. K. (2017). Influence of urban form on the performance of road pavement solar collector system: symmetrical and asymmetrical heights. Energy Conversion and Management, 149, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2017.03.081

Recent works have highlighted the importance of mitigating the urban heat island effect using innovative technologies. Several studies have emphasised the capabilities of the road pavement solar collector system to dissipate high temperature from the... Read More about Influence of urban form on the performance of road pavement solar collector system: symmetrical and asymmetrical heights.