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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.

Energy performance of film membranes in the retrofitting of Architectural Heritage: an Italian case study (2019)
Conference Proceeding
De Vita, M., D'Antonio, R., Beccarelli, P., & De Berardinis, P. (2019). Energy performance of film membranes in the retrofitting of Architectural Heritage: an Italian case study. In Proceedings of the TensiNet Symposium 2019: Softening the Habitats (624-633). https://doi.org/10.30448/ts2019.3245.23

During the last decades, the development of architectural textiles led to significant innovations in the building industry. Designers, producers and researchers have invested in the technical development of textile envelopes with the aim of improving... Read More about Energy performance of film membranes in the retrofitting of Architectural Heritage: an Italian case study.

Casa Corriere –RCS Media Group pavilion for Expo 2015 (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Beccarelli, P., Armani, M., & Maffei, R. (2019). Casa Corriere –RCS Media Group pavilion for Expo 2015. In Proceedings of the TensiNet Symposium 2019: Softening the Habitats (505-513). https://doi.org/10.30448/ts2019.3245.24

In 2014 Rizzoli-Corriere dellaSera Media Group S.p.A. decided to have a pavilion at the Milan Expo 2015 in order to promote the activity of the group in daily newspapers, magazines and books, radio broadcasting, new media and digital and satellite TV... Read More about Casa Corriere –RCS Media Group pavilion for Expo 2015.

Experimental study of enclosure airtightness of an outdoor chamber using the pulse technique and blower door method under various leakage and wind conditions (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Zheng, X., Mazzon, J., Wallis, I., & Wood, C. J. (2018). Experimental study of enclosure airtightness of an outdoor chamber using the pulse technique and blower door method under various leakage and wind conditions. In N/A (352-362)

This paper introduces an experimental study of enclosure airtightness testing of an outdoor chamber using both the pulse technique and the blower door method. This investigation is a 2nd stage comparison study following the previous testing of a hous... Read More about Experimental study of enclosure airtightness of an outdoor chamber using the pulse technique and blower door method under various leakage and wind conditions.

An extended pressure range comparison of the blower door and novel pulse method for measuring the airtightness of two outdoor chambers with different levels of airtightness (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Wood, C., Zheng, X., Vega Pasos, A., Hsu, Y., & Smith, L. (2018). An extended pressure range comparison of the blower door and novel pulse method for measuring the airtightness of two outdoor chambers with different levels of airtightness. In Proceedings of 39th AIVC - 7th TightVent & 5th venticool Conference, Antibes Juan-Les-Pins, France, 18-19 September 2018 (915-925)

The steady pressurisation method measures the building leakage in a range of high pressures, typically 10-60 Pa. It is implemented by creating a steady pressure difference across the building envelope and measuring the corresponding airflow exchange... Read More about An extended pressure range comparison of the blower door and novel pulse method for measuring the airtightness of two outdoor chambers with different levels of airtightness.

Experimental study on the measurement of building infiltration and air leakage rate (at 4 and 50 Pa) by means of tracer gas methods, blower door and the novel pulse technique in a detached UK home (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Vega Pasos, A., Zheng, X., Sougkakis, V., Gillott, M., Meulemans, J., Samin, O., …Wood, C. J. (2018). Experimental study on the measurement of building infiltration and air leakage rate (at 4 and 50 Pa) by means of tracer gas methods, blower door and the novel pulse technique in a detached UK home. In Smart Ventilation for buildings (972-981)

Air infiltration contributes to a heat loss typically representing up to one third of the heating demand of a building. The building airtightness, also quantified as air leakage, is the fundamental building property that impacts infiltration. The ste... Read More about Experimental study on the measurement of building infiltration and air leakage rate (at 4 and 50 Pa) by means of tracer gas methods, blower door and the novel pulse technique in a detached UK home.

Sensitivity analysis for energy modelling based on daylight simulations (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Abdelwahab, S., Rutherford, P., Kent, M. G., & Altomonte, S. (2018). Sensitivity analysis for energy modelling based on daylight simulations. In International Conference for Sustainable Design of the Built Environment: SDBE 2018: Proceedings. , (49-60)

Simulation techniques for modelling the lighting and energy performance of buildings are becoming widely available. Previous research by the authors found the outcomes of lighting simulation to be substantively influenced by individual settings of va... Read More about Sensitivity analysis for energy modelling based on daylight simulations.

Experimental studies of a pulse pressurisation technique for measuring building airtightness (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Zheng, X., Cooper, E., Zu, Y., Gillott, M., Tetlow, D., Riffat, S., & Wood, C. (in press). Experimental studies of a pulse pressurisation technique for measuring building airtightness.

A pulse pressurisation technique is developed and utilised for determining building leakage at low pressure, based on a 'quasi-steady pulse' concept. The underlying principle of the technique is to subject the building envelope to a known volume chan... Read More about Experimental studies of a pulse pressurisation technique for measuring building airtightness.

Experimental investigation of the impact of environmental conditions on the measurement of building infiltration, and its correlation with airtightness (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Vega Pasos, A., Zheng, X., Sougkakis, V., Gillott, M., Meulemans, J., Samin, O., …Wood, C. J. (2018). Experimental investigation of the impact of environmental conditions on the measurement of building infiltration, and its correlation with airtightness. In Smart Ventilation for Buildings

The air infiltration of a building, which fundamentally depends on its airtightness, can be a significant contributor to its heat loss. It can also be affected by other factors such as external terrain, leakage distribution, sheltering factor and env... Read More about Experimental investigation of the impact of environmental conditions on the measurement of building infiltration, and its correlation with airtightness.

Pneumatic membranes for biogas plants (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Beccarelli, P., & Maffei, R. (2018). Pneumatic membranes for biogas plants. In Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2018: Creativity in structural design

The biogas sector had a rapid development in the last decade with several new industrial plants realized all over Europe and Worldwide. The intrinsic efficiency of membrane structures [1] provided a cost effective solution to cover digesters, bio-fil... Read More about Pneumatic membranes for biogas plants.

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.

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.

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.