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Retrofitting social housing in the UK: Home energy use and performance in a pre-Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP) (2014)
Journal Article
Elsharkawy, H., & Rutherford, P. (2015). Retrofitting social housing in the UK: Home energy use and performance in a pre-Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP). Energy and Buildings, 88, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.11.045

Improving household energy efficiency is regarded as key to significantly curtailing domestic greenhouse gas emissions. Various policy instruments have been introduced to retrofit the existing domestic building stock in the UK; however, many fail to... Read More about Retrofitting social housing in the UK: Home energy use and performance in a pre-Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP).

Human factors in the design of sustainable built environments (2014)
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Altomonte, S., Rutherford, P., & Wilson, R. (in press). Human factors in the design of sustainable built environments. Intelligent Buildings International, 7(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/17508975.2014.970121

Scientific research provides convincing evidence that climate change is having significant impacts on many aspects of life. In the built-environment domain, regulatory requirements are pushing the challenges of environmental, economic, and social sus... Read More about Human factors in the design of sustainable built environments.

Using a new programme (THERCOM) to predict thermal comfort as a base to design energy efficient buildings (2014)
Journal Article
Al-Khatri, H., & Gadi, M. (2014). Using a new programme (THERCOM) to predict thermal comfort as a base to design energy efficient buildings. International Journal of Student's Research in Technology and Management, 2(5),

A strong relationship relates the thermal comfort and the consumption of energy, especially in the hot arid climate where the installation of HVAC systems is unavoidable. In fact, it has been reported that the HVAC systems are responsible for consumi... Read More about Using a new programme (THERCOM) to predict thermal comfort as a base to design energy efficient buildings.

Discomfort glare and time of day (2014)
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Kent, M. G., Altomonte, S., Tregenza, P. R., & Wilson, R. (in press). Discomfort glare and time of day. Lighting Research and Technology, 47(6), https://doi.org/10.1177/1477153514547291

There are strong reasons to suspect that glare sensation varies with time of the day. This study was designed to test whether such a relationship exists. Thirty subjects were exposed to an artificial lighting source at four times of the day. The sour... Read More about Discomfort glare and time of day.

The indispensability of good operation & maintenance (O&M) manuals in the operation and maintenance of low carbon buildings (2014)
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Owajionyi, F. . L., Omer, S., Riffat, S., & Mempouo, B. (in press). The indispensability of good operation & maintenance (O&M) manuals in the operation and maintenance of low carbon buildings. Sustainable Cities and Society, Article e1-e9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2014.06.002

Increase in energy usage, particularly from fossil fuel sources is widely understood to be responsible for the environmental problems (Climate Change) experienced globally today. Response to mitigating this anthropogenic induced consequence created t... Read More about The indispensability of good operation & maintenance (O&M) manuals in the operation and maintenance of low carbon buildings.

A study of passive ventilation integrated with heat recovery (2014)
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O'Connor, D., Calautit, J. K., & Hughes, B. R. (2014). A study of passive ventilation integrated with heat recovery. Energy and Buildings, 82, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.05.050

To meet the demand for energy demand reduction in heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems, a novel design incorporating a heat recovery device into a wind tower was proposed. The integrated system uses a rotary thermal wheel for heat recove... Read More about A study of passive ventilation integrated with heat recovery.

Speech intelligibility in higher education teaching facilities (2014)
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Paterson-Stephens, I., Rutherford, P., & Wilson, R. (2014). Speech intelligibility in higher education teaching facilities. Acoustics Bulletin, 39(2),

This paper expands upon the initial work conducted by Rutherford, Wilson and Hickman4 and explores the relationship between the Speech Transmission Index (STI) and its application within the context of higher education teaching and learning facilitie... Read More about Speech intelligibility in higher education teaching facilities.

Passive cooling technology for photovoltaic panels for domestic houses (2014)
Journal Article
Wu, S., & Xiong, C. (2014). Passive cooling technology for photovoltaic panels for domestic houses. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 9(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctu013

The efficiency of photovoltaic panels decreases as the panels' temperature increases, which results in deduction of electricity generation. In order to reduce this effect, different cooling methods were proposed and investigated. This paper reviews t... Read More about Passive cooling technology for photovoltaic panels for domestic houses.

The relative importance of input weather data for indoor overheating risk assessment in dwellings (2014)
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Taylor, J., Davies, M., Mavrogianni, A., Chalabi, Z., Biddulph, P., Oikonomou, E., …Jones, B. (2014). The relative importance of input weather data for indoor overheating risk assessment in dwellings. Building and Environment, 76, 81-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.03.010

The risk of overheating in UK dwellings is predicted to increase due to anthropogenic climate change and local urban climate modification leading to an increased urban heat island effect. Dwelling geometry characteristics such as orientation, aspect,... Read More about The relative importance of input weather data for indoor overheating risk assessment in dwellings.

Application of RELUX simulation to investigate energy saving potential from daylighting in a new educational building in UK (2014)
Journal Article
Yu, X., Su, Y., & Chen, X. (2014). Application of RELUX simulation to investigate energy saving potential from daylighting in a new educational building in UK. Energy and Buildings, 74, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.01.024

Daylighting is a renewable energy solution for illumination and visual comfort in buildings. Daylighting performance and its induced energy saving largely depends on various factors, including room geometry, window-to-wall ratio, window transmittance... Read More about Application of RELUX simulation to investigate energy saving potential from daylighting in a new educational building in UK.

Home energy efficiency and radon related risk of lung cancer: Modelling study (2014)
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Milner, J., Shrubsole, C., Das, P., Jones, B., Ridley, I., Chalabi, Z., …Wilkinson, P. (2014). Home energy efficiency and radon related risk of lung cancer: Modelling study. BMJ, 348, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f7493

Objective To investigate the effect of reducing home ventilation as part of household energy efficiency measures on deaths from radon related lung cancer. Design Modelling study. Setting England. Intervention Home energy efficiency interventions, mot... Read More about Home energy efficiency and radon related risk of lung cancer: Modelling study.

A study on use of miniature dielectric compound parabolic concentrator (dCPC) for daylighting control application (2014)
Journal Article
Yu, X., Su, Y., Zheng, H., & Riffat, S. (2014). A study on use of miniature dielectric compound parabolic concentrator (dCPC) for daylighting control application. Building and Environment, 74, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.12.008

Low-concentration solid dielectric compound parabolic concentrator (dCPC) and its variations have been widely regarded as an attractive solution to reduce the cost of a photovoltaic (PV) system, particularly for building-integrated application. Diffe... Read More about A study on use of miniature dielectric compound parabolic concentrator (dCPC) for daylighting control application.