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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Domestic buildings"”.
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Characterising Space Use and Electricity Consumption in Non-domestic Buildings
… in the operation of the United Kingdom’s non-domestic buildings contributes 18% of national carbon dioxide emissions and reducing these is government policy. The use of electrical equipment in buildings is a major contributor to overall consumption, due to both its intrinsic energy consumption …
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Decision-making in the selection of retrofit facades for non-domestic buildings
… have resulted in a large stock of ageing office buildings at risk of structural vacancy and obsolescence. Despite their lack of insulation, high air infiltration, and solar gain, many such buildings from the 1960s-1970s are still in use today. Moreover, with UK buildings replaced at a rate of …
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Narrowing the Energy Performance Gap in Non-Domestic Buildings with Aspirational Sustainability Targets
The non-domestic building sector has in recent years witnessed a boom in the number of ostensibly ‘green’ buildings certified under the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) and similar rating schemes. Despite the proliferation of aspirationally sustainable …
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The metabolism of living space : allometric scaling of energy use in UK domestic buildings
Understanding and reducing domestic energy usage is seen as key to achieving national greenhouse gas emission targets, as well ensuring sustainable consumption at a domestic level. Domestic buildings represent a well-defined unit of space with numerous, easily measurable characteristics. They can …
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Modelling on-domestic buildings energy performance using machine learning methods, a case study of the UK
In the UK, only 7% of non-domestic buildings are newly built, whilst this sector generates 20% of total gas emission. Consequently, the government has setregulations to decrease the amount of energy take-up by buildings. It is apparent from the seminal literature that deep energy retrofit is the …
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A study of energy-related occupancy activities in a sample of monitored domestic buildings in the UK
Domestic energy use is determined by multiple non-technological factors, such as the occupants’ lifestyle and activities, which can even offset the effect from energy-efficiency technologies. Acquiring the actual occupancy data relating to energy use in a uniform format to generate comparable and …
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Climate-responsive design for non-domestic buildings in warm climates : optimisation of thermal mass for indoor cooling
… focuses on the study of the thermal inertia of buildings examining the extent to which the envelope and internal components can moderate their internal climate. Especial emphasis is given to the analysis of thermal mass effects in conditions of overheating in buildings with predominantly …
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A data-centric stochastic model for simulation of occupant-related energy demand in buildings
… can help to achieve the necessary targets. For buildings yet to be built there is a real opportunity to design low-energy environments, but the existing building stock will largely still be in existence in 50 years and so retrofit options must also be explored. No matter how efficient a building …
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Energy optimisation in residential apartments through the passive design strategies by evaluating the local construction materials and designs in semi-arid climate condition of Tehran
… of low energy housing in multi residential buildings in Tehran and provide design guidance in improving their energy and thermal performances using passive design measures. The research considers the building envelope as the back bone of its energy optimisation. It takes into account the …
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Edge Artificial Intelligence for Domestic Energy Efficiency
… global economy to adopt sustainable solutions. Domestic households, for example, contribute to almost a third of overall energy consumption in the European Union. Hence, the ongoing evolution of energy efficiency targets massive data collection and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for big data …
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An analytical study of earth and lime based buildings in the Blumenau region of Southern Brazil
… the integrity and technology of vernacular buildings in Brazil. This study focuses on the Blumenau region, an area in the state of Santa Catarina which was settled by German and Italian immigrants in the late 19th century. As was typical in such settlements, the immigrants brought with them …
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An Investigation into the Management of Energy Performance for Building Services Systems: Design to Operation
Non-domestic buildings account for 12% of UK greenhouse emissions (CIBSE, 2017). There is acceptance that the energy performance of buildings must improve. Presently building energy data is only available in terms of total annual fossil or electrical energy totals. These are blunt instruments for …
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Architecture of George Frederick Bodley, 1827-1907 and Thomas Garner 1839-1906.
… 'refinement' is a strong feature of these later buildings. The early phase of the 'Queen Anne' movement, and the revival of interest in the Elizabethan period in mid-Victorian architecture, was well represented by the partners' domestic buildings. Bodley and Garner's adoption of the more …
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Love in the Fast Lane: Not-so-new Models for American Stewardship and Preservation
… and fifty sites across the United States – domestic buildings that are particularly old for their context – documented through two road trips. The road-trip as collection mechanism sets the terms: the road and the house are considered together. They inform and contextualize each other. The …
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The planning and design of mental health treatment centres
… questionnaire was used to examine perceptions of buildings and designs in relation to the provision of comfortable and healthy environments. The survey revealed that patients, health care providers, and students shared similar perceptions of the built environment, and that buildings possessing …
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Structured Mining and Analysis of Public Energy Data to Evaluate, Improve and Assist the Execution of the UK’s Built Environment Energy Efficiency Policies
… a two-step framework, demonstrated by analysing domestic gas consumption, to bridge the resolution differences between data and policy executive bodies. Different clustering algorithms (i.e. Gaussian Mixture Model and Hierarchical Clustering) were selected to cope with the objective in each …
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Zero energy for the Cyprus house
… of the regulatory systems inherent in domestic architecture through choice of orientation, building materials and the use of natural resources of energy, to achieve comfort conditions without the need for mechanical heating and cooling for the Cypriot climate. The thesis is classified …
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Incorporating Occupant Behaviour and Comfort in Domestic Energy Retrofit
While a large energy saving potential exists in domestic retrofit to meet the UK Government’s goal of carbon emissions reduction through the Climate Change Act 2008, the complexity of occupant behaviour and comfort needs often prevents the seemingly achievable retrofit targets from being reached. …
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Advanced Occupancy Measurement Using Sensor Fusion
With roughly about half of the energy used in buildings attributed to Heating, Ventilation, and Air conditioning (HVAC) systems, there is clearly great potential for energy saving through improved building operations. Accurate knowledge of localised and real-time occupancy numbers can have …
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