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Enabling Private Investment in Affordable Housing in Nigeria: Lessons from the Experience of the Millard Fuller Foundation Projects in Nasarawa State (2023)
Journal Article
Nwachukwu, L., Rodrigues, L., & Kiamba, L. (2023). Enabling Private Investment in Affordable Housing in Nigeria: Lessons from the Experience of the Millard Fuller Foundation Projects in Nasarawa State. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 16(9), Article 411. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm16090411

Despite the shift to private sector-driven affordable housing in Nigeria for decades, the housing deficit has continued to increase to the disadvantage of low-income families. This paper explores the enabling strategies for stimulating private-driven... Read More about Enabling Private Investment in Affordable Housing in Nigeria: Lessons from the Experience of the Millard Fuller Foundation Projects in Nasarawa State.

Thermoeconomic assessments and optimization of a vapour compression and an ejector integrated sCO2 trigeneration systems (2022)
Journal Article
Hakan Çetin, T., & Zhu, J. (2022). Thermoeconomic assessments and optimization of a vapour compression and an ejector integrated sCO2 trigeneration systems. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 54, Article 102832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2022.102832

Two sCO2 trigeneration systems are proposed in this study to supply power, heating and cooling simultaneously, one is a vapour compression recuperation system (VCRS), the other is an ejector integrated recuperation system (EIRS). Their performance as... Read More about Thermoeconomic assessments and optimization of a vapour compression and an ejector integrated sCO2 trigeneration systems.

Daylighting performance improvements using of split louver with parametrically incremental slat angle control (2022)
Journal Article
Alsukkar, M., Hu, M., Eltaweel, A., & Su, Y. (2022). Daylighting performance improvements using of split louver with parametrically incremental slat angle control. Energy and Buildings, 274, Article 112444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112444

Different shading device systems and control strategies can be employed in different parts of a window system to perform different functions, particularly for fully glazed façades. A split louver with various improvements was proposed in this study a... Read More about Daylighting performance improvements using of split louver with parametrically incremental slat angle control.

Quantitative characterization of the effect of inclination angle on flat-plate radiative cooling performance in buildings (2022)
Journal Article
Hu, M., Zhao, B., Suhendri, Cao, J., Wang, Q., Riffat, S., …Pei, G. (2022). Quantitative characterization of the effect of inclination angle on flat-plate radiative cooling performance in buildings. Journal of Building Engineering, 59, Article 105124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2022.105124

The environment-friendly and energy-free nature of radiative sky cooling fosters its application in buildings where a radiative cooler is usually positioned at a tilted angle. However, though the cooling capacity of various radiative cooling material... Read More about Quantitative characterization of the effect of inclination angle on flat-plate radiative cooling performance in buildings.

A review on occupancy prediction through machine learning for enhancing energy efficiency, air quality and thermal comfort in the built environment (2022)
Journal Article
Zhang, W., Wu, Y., & Calautit, J. K. (2022). A review on occupancy prediction through machine learning for enhancing energy efficiency, air quality and thermal comfort in the built environment. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 167, Article 112704. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112704

The occupants' presence, activities, and behaviour can significantly impact the building's performance and energy efficiency. Currently, heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems are often run based on assumed occupancy levels and fix... Read More about A review on occupancy prediction through machine learning for enhancing energy efficiency, air quality and thermal comfort in the built environment.

Investigation of a radiative sky cooling module using phase change material as the energy storage (2022)
Journal Article
Kiyaee, S., Khalilmoghadam, P., Behshad Shafii, M., Moshfegh, A. Z., & Hu, M. (2022). Investigation of a radiative sky cooling module using phase change material as the energy storage. Applied Energy, 321, Article 119357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119357

Radiative sky cooling (RSC) systems have enjoyed a privileged position in the research community due to generating cooling energy without consuming electricity using the open atmospheric window and infrared emission to the sky. However, the system's... Read More about Investigation of a radiative sky cooling module using phase change material as the energy storage.

How Does Buddhist Contemplative Space Facilitate the Practice of Mindfulness? (2022)
Journal Article
Chen, A., Porter, N., & Tang, Y. (2022). How Does Buddhist Contemplative Space Facilitate the Practice of Mindfulness?. Religions, 13(5), Article 437. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13050437

This paper examines the spaces where Buddhist spiritual activity—specifically mindfulness practice—takes place, exploring how contemporary urban Buddhist contemplative places may benefit people’s mindful experience. Historical Buddhist contemplative... Read More about How Does Buddhist Contemplative Space Facilitate the Practice of Mindfulness?.

Numerical evaluation of an optically switchable photovoltaic glazing system for passive daylighting control and energy-efficient building design (2022)
Journal Article
Liu, X., & Wu, Y. (2022). Numerical evaluation of an optically switchable photovoltaic glazing system for passive daylighting control and energy-efficient building design. Building and Environment, 219, Article 109170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109170

Adaptive control of solar heat gain and visible light transmission through windows is perceived to be a potential measure for enhancing energy conservation and visual comfort in buildings. In this study, a novel versatile window, named Building Integ... Read More about Numerical evaluation of an optically switchable photovoltaic glazing system for passive daylighting control and energy-efficient building design.

Extending the operation of a solar air collector to night-time by integrating radiative sky cooling: A comparative experimental study (2022)
Journal Article
Hu, M., Zhao, B., Suhendri, Cao, J., Wang, Q., Riffat, S., …Pei, G. (2022). Extending the operation of a solar air collector to night-time by integrating radiative sky cooling: A comparative experimental study. Energy, 251, Article 123986. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123986

Solar thermal collectors are generally unproductivity at night without sunlight. Radiative cooling, on the other hand, is another renewable technology harvesting coldness from extraterrestrial space and can effectively work nocturnally. Therefore, th... Read More about Extending the operation of a solar air collector to night-time by integrating radiative sky cooling: A comparative experimental study.

Applications of radiative sky cooling in solar energy systems: Progress, challenges, and prospects (2022)
Journal Article
Hu, M., Zhao, B., Suhendri, Ao, X., Cao, J., Wang, Q., …Pei, G. (2022). Applications of radiative sky cooling in solar energy systems: Progress, challenges, and prospects. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 160, Article 112304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112304

The dynamic energy balance on the earth is jointly governed by solar energy harvesting and radiative sky cooling. Mainstream solar energy technologies, including photovoltaic conversion (PV), photothermal conversion (PT), and photovoltaic/thermal con... Read More about Applications of radiative sky cooling in solar energy systems: Progress, challenges, and prospects.

A population framework for predicting the proportion of people infected by the far-field airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 indoors (2022)
Working Paper
Iddon, C., Jones, B., Sharpe, P., Cevik, M., & Fitzgerald, S. A population framework for predicting the proportion of people infected by the far-field airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 indoors

The number of occupants in a space influences the risk of far-field airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 because the likelihood of having infectious and susceptible people both correlate with the number of occupants. This paper explores the relationsh... Read More about A population framework for predicting the proportion of people infected by the far-field airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 indoors.

Cost, context, or convenience? Exploring the social acceptance of demand response in the United Kingdom (2021)
Journal Article
Naghiyev, E., Shipman, R., Goulden, M., Gillott, M., & Spence, A. (2022). Cost, context, or convenience? Exploring the social acceptance of demand response in the United Kingdom. Energy Research and Social Science, 87, Article 102469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102469

The energy sector, and buildings in particular, are one of the main contributors to climate change. Demand-Side Management (DSM) has the potential to realise energy savings on the demand as well as the supply side. However, the domestic sector still... Read More about Cost, context, or convenience? Exploring the social acceptance of demand response in the United Kingdom.

Online machine learning of available capacity for vehicle-to-grid services during the coronavirus pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Shipman, R., Roberts, R., Waldron, J., Rimmer, C., Rodrigues, L., & Gillott, M. (2021). Online machine learning of available capacity for vehicle-to-grid services during the coronavirus pandemic. Energies, 14(21), Article 7176. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14217176

Vehicle-to-grid services make use of the aggregated capacity available from a fleet of vehicles to participate in energy markets, help integrate renewable energy in the grid and balance energy use. In this paper, the critical components of such a ser... Read More about Online machine learning of available capacity for vehicle-to-grid services during the coronavirus pandemic.

Improving building thermal performance through an integration of Passivhaus envelope and shading in a tropical climate (2021)
Journal Article
Zune, M., Tubelo, R., Rodrigues, L., & Gillott, M. (2021). Improving building thermal performance through an integration of Passivhaus envelope and shading in a tropical climate. Energy and Buildings, 253, Article 111521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111521

Due to the success of the energy-efficient Passivhaus building envelope and its principles in regulating indoor thermal comfort in European climates, the potential implementation of it in other climates has been subjected to much attention in recent... Read More about Improving building thermal performance through an integration of Passivhaus envelope and shading in a tropical climate.

Assessing the impact of lockdown due to COVID-19 on the electricity consumption of a housing development in the UK (2021)
Book Chapter
Tubelo, R., Naghiyev, E., Gillot, M., Rodrigues, L., & Shipman, R. (2021). Assessing the impact of lockdown due to COVID-19 on the electricity consumption of a housing development in the UK. In J. R. Littlewood, R. J. Howlett, & L. C. Jain (Eds.), Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2021 (45-55). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6269-0_4

In March 2020, the United Kingdom (UK) government ruled that householders must stay home as a response to the COVID-19 outbreak to help flatten the curve of the epidemic and reduce the exponential growth of the virus. Commercial activities, workplace... Read More about Assessing the impact of lockdown due to COVID-19 on the electricity consumption of a housing development in the UK.

Retrofitting office buildings: Enhancing daylighting performance with switchable ETFE double-skin façades (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Flor, J., Sun, Y., Beccarelli, P., Wu, Y., & Chilton, J. (2021). Retrofitting office buildings: Enhancing daylighting performance with switchable ETFE double-skin façades. . https://doi.org/10.23967/membranes.2021.017

This paper addresses the natural daylighting qualities of spaces enclosed by ETFE multi-layer foil constructions with switchable features. The study focuses on the effects the adaptive shading mechanism has on the internal space in terms of useful... Read More about Retrofitting office buildings: Enhancing daylighting performance with switchable ETFE double-skin façades.

Switching transformation for soft pneumatic adaptive shading (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Aditra, R., Beccarelli, P., & Jimenez-Bescos, C. (2021). Switching transformation for soft pneumatic adaptive shading. . https://doi.org/10.23967/membranes.2021.020

Soft pneumatic adaptive system could be categorized based on transformation occurred. One type of transformation that was rarely discussed is the switching transformation. It was only found in switchable fritted layer cushion structure. To keep the... Read More about Switching transformation for soft pneumatic adaptive shading.

Feasibility of realizing daytime solar heating and radiative cooling simultaneously with a novel structure (2021)
Journal Article
Hu, M., Zhao, B., Suhendri, Cao, J., Wang, Q., Riffat, S., …Pei, G. (2021). Feasibility of realizing daytime solar heating and radiative cooling simultaneously with a novel structure. Sustainable Cities and Society, 74, Article 103224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.103224

Recent breakthroughs in preparing near-perfect emitters have made it possible to realize daytime radiative cooling under intensive solar radiation. However, a typical radiative cooler cannot deliver heat and may even cause an undesired cooling effect... Read More about Feasibility of realizing daytime solar heating and radiative cooling simultaneously with a novel structure.

Coordinated energy-environmental-economic optimisation of building retrofits for optimal energy performance on a macro-scale: A life-cycle cost-based evaluation (2021)
Journal Article
Hong, Y., Ezeh, C. I., Deng, W., Hong, S., Ma, Y., Tang, Y., & Jin, Y. (2021). Coordinated energy-environmental-economic optimisation of building retrofits for optimal energy performance on a macro-scale: A life-cycle cost-based evaluation. Energy Conversion and Management, 243, Article 114327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114327

Given that energy-efficiency policies focus on meso- or macro-scale interventions, it is imperative to establish a macro-scale evaluation approach for building retrofits to support policymaking in building energy conservation, management and sustaina... Read More about Coordinated energy-environmental-economic optimisation of building retrofits for optimal energy performance on a macro-scale: A life-cycle cost-based evaluation.

Unlocking the Residential Retrofitting Potential in a Three-Degree World: A Holistic Approach to Passive Design in Hot Climates (2021)
Journal Article
Aldabesh, A., Soufi, J., Omer, S., & Haredy, A. (2021). Unlocking the Residential Retrofitting Potential in a Three-Degree World: A Holistic Approach to Passive Design in Hot Climates. Buildings, 11(6), Article 228. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11060228

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), as one of the largest polluters worldwide, has released its Vision 2030 that seeks sustainable development via economic diversification to transition towards lower CO2 energy systems. Due to fast population and econ... Read More about Unlocking the Residential Retrofitting Potential in a Three-Degree World: A Holistic Approach to Passive Design in Hot Climates.