All Outputs (12)

An Evaluation of the Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency of Atriums in Hotel Buildings in the UK - A Case Study of the Orchard Hotel, Nottingham (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Pochampalli, P., Kaimba, L., & Rodrigues, L. (2022). An Evaluation of the Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency of Atriums in Hotel Buildings in the UK - A Case Study of the Orchard Hotel, Nottingham. In Sustainable Energy Technologies 2022 Conference Proceedings – Volume IIl

Hotels are one of the most energy intensive sectors of the tourism industry. Research indicates that hotels consume more than half of their overall energy consumption for space conditioning alone. The building fabric has a major influence on hotels s... Read More about An Evaluation of the Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency of Atriums in Hotel Buildings in the UK - A Case Study of the Orchard Hotel, Nottingham.

A Review of Housing in Indonesia: A Case for the Integration of Sustainable Design Strategies in Low-cost Apartments (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Lubis, I., Kiamba, L., & Rodrigues, L. (2022). A Review of Housing in Indonesia: A Case for the Integration of Sustainable Design Strategies in Low-cost Apartments. In S. Riffat (Ed.), Sustainable Energy Technologies: Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies – SET 2022 16th – 18th August 2022, Turkey (85-95)

An Investigation Of The Luminous Environment In Nottingham H.O.U.S.E (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Kankipati, L. S., Rodrigues, L., & Kiamba, L. (2020). An Investigation Of The Luminous Environment In Nottingham H.O.U.S.E. In J. Rodríguez Álvarez, & J. Carla Soares Gonçalves (Eds.), Planning Post Carbon Cities: 35th PLEA Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, A Coruña, 1st-3rd September 2020: Proceedings. Vol. 1 (311-316). https://doi.org/10.17979/spudc.9788497497947

Daylight makes an important contribution to indoor quality and building occupants’ wellbeing and productivity. Although it is well known that different spaces need different lighting quality for tasks to be performed effectively, the issue of change... Read More about An Investigation Of The Luminous Environment In Nottingham H.O.U.S.E.

Decarbonising our transport system: Vehicle use behaviour analysis to assess the potential of transitioning to electric mobility (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Waldron, J., Rodrigues, L., Gillott, M., Naylor, S., & Shipman, R. (2020). Decarbonising our transport system: Vehicle use behaviour analysis to assess the potential of transitioning to electric mobility. In J. Rodríguez Álvarez, & J. C. Soares Gonçalves (Eds.), Planning Post Carbon Cities: 35th PLEA Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, A Coruña, 1st-3rd September 2020: Proceedings (689-694). https://doi.org/10.17979/spudc.9788497497947

The transport sector is responsible for over 20% of the global carbon emissions. One of the strategies to reduce its impact includes transitioning to electric vehicles (EV). However, this represents several challenges to existing cities, such as the... Read More about Decarbonising our transport system: Vehicle use behaviour analysis to assess the potential of transitioning to electric mobility.

Regulatory and policy framework for the uptake of renewable energy generation in the United Kingdom (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Salazar, J., Waldron, J., & Rodrigues, L. (2019). Regulatory and policy framework for the uptake of renewable energy generation in the United Kingdom. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, SET 2019, 20-22 August 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. , (445-454)

Energy policies and regulations are constantly introduced to reflect the current developments of the energy system. The introduction of sustainable energy technologies creates a demand for alternative sources of energy and economic incentives which a... Read More about Regulatory and policy framework for the uptake of renewable energy generation in the United Kingdom.

Towards an electric revolution: a review on vehicle- to-grid, smart charging and user behaviour (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Waldron, J., Rodrigues, L., Gillott, M., Naylor, S., & Shipman, R. (2019). Towards an electric revolution: a review on vehicle- to-grid, smart charging and user behaviour. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies. SET 2019, 20-22 August 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. , (1-9)

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their Special Report on Global warming, it is clear that there is a need of a rapid change in all aspects of society to achieve limiting global warming to 1.5°C. The transport sector alone... Read More about Towards an electric revolution: a review on vehicle- to-grid, smart charging and user behaviour.

Community Energy Networks in the Making: Project SCENe, Nottingham (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Rodrigues, L., Gillott, M., Waldron, J. A., Cameron, L., Tubelo, R., & Shipman, R. (2019). Community Energy Networks in the Making: Project SCENe, Nottingham. In E. Ng, S. Fong, & C. Ren (Eds.), PLEA 2018: Smart and Healthy Within the Two-Degree Limit: Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture; Dec 10-12, 2018 Hong Kong, China (833-838)

‘Community Energy’ refers to people working together to reduce and manage energy use, and increase and support local energy generation. It can help promote the infrastructural, social and cultural changes we need to reduce the impact of climate chang... Read More about Community Energy Networks in the Making: Project SCENe, Nottingham.

An innovative method for the assessment of thermal comfort and resilience in social housing (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Gomez De Leon, A. B., Rodrigues, L., Gillott, M., & Calautit, J. (2018). An innovative method for the assessment of thermal comfort and resilience in social housing. In N/a

Thermal evaluation of building envelopes is useful to approach efficient solutions for energy savings. Meteorological parameters represent an important role for this analysis. Future climate scenarios are considered to study climate behavior to provi... Read More about An innovative method for the assessment of thermal comfort and resilience in social housing.

The effect of shading, infiltration and ventilation levels on overheating and heating demands in UK residential buildings: case study: Trent Basin Regeneration (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Abdulla, Z., & Rodrigues, L. (2016). The effect of shading, infiltration and ventilation levels on overheating and heating demands in UK residential buildings: case study: Trent Basin Regeneration

Overheating in UK buildings is gradually becoming a widely addressed issue due to two main factors. The first being the climate change which is causing mean temperatures to rise all over the world, and the second being design methods used in low ener... Read More about The effect of shading, infiltration and ventilation levels on overheating and heating demands in UK residential buildings: case study: Trent Basin Regeneration.

Kampong Ayer: A community living on water in Brunei Darussalam (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Haji Adenan, R., Rodrigues, L., Borsi, K., & Kiamba, L. (2014). Kampong Ayer: A community living on water in Brunei Darussalam. In PLEA 2014 Conference Proceedings: Sustainable Habitat for Developing Societies (33-40)

© Copyright: CEPT University, Center for Advanced Research in Building Science & Energy, Ahmedabad First Published 2014. All rights reserved. Land scarcity and rising population in developing countries, particularly in the urban parts of Asia, has... Read More about Kampong Ayer: A community living on water in Brunei Darussalam.

Climate-responsive vernacular Swahili housing (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Kiamba, L., Rodrigues, L., & Lau, B. (2014). Climate-responsive vernacular Swahili housing. In Sustainable habitat for developing societies : choosing the way forward : 30th International PLEA Conference, December 16-18, 2014 : proceedings (394-401)

© 2014 30th International PLEA Conference: Sustainable Habitat for Developing Societies: Choosing the Way Forward - Proceedings. All rights reserved. Vernacular architecture is manifested by a large variety of forms that have a diversity of explanati... Read More about Climate-responsive vernacular Swahili housing.

The case for localised energy management to support resilient cities
Conference Proceeding
Rodrigues, L. T., Marsh, J., Kiamba, L., Gillott, M. C., & O'Doherty, T. (in press). The case for localised energy management to support resilient cities.

Localised energy generation, ownership and management provide a mechanism to address issues of affordability, energy security, infrastructure resilience and the need to reduce greenhouse gases emissions. There is potential for the growth of community... Read More about The case for localised energy management to support resilient cities.