Carbon reduction in existing buildings: a transdisciplinary approach

Resilience of naturally ventilated buildings to climate change: Advanced natural ventilation and hospital wards

“…In the ANV space with low-heat gains, the overheating risk in the London region increased notably if a light weight (false) ceiling, rather than a thermally massive (concrete) ceiling, was used; but the overheating risk would still be acceptably low in today's climate. 13. The ANV spaces were much more resilient to increases in internal heat gain than the SNV spaces.…”

“…Making deep cuts in the CO 2 emissions of existing buildings are however even more challenging. Although it is plausible to imagine achieving emission cuts of 40% or so in UK's 24 million or so houses through efficiency measures [10,11], making similar reductions from the 1.7 m or so non-domestic premises seems very onerous; and cuts in emissions form the entire building stock of the order of 80% are very unlikely to materialise without massive improvements in energy efficiency and the decarbonisation of the electricity supply [12,13].…”

Minimising Excessive Energy Consumption in Schools While Maintaining Optimal Air Quality

“…In order to create a realistic model, the classroom was characterised with regard to the key elements which would be used to provide the model parameters. As energy use in buildings depends on the interaction between the occupants [17], the building fabric [18], the way energy is delivered [19] and the local climate [20], these four factors were considered when characterising the classroom under study.…”

An introduction to personal carbon trading

“…Indeed, effective citizen engagement may prove critical to delivering high levels of carbon emission reduction, as behavioural barriers currently result in cost-effective carbon emissions opportunities not being taken up (Stern, 2006, Dietz et al, 2009). Likewise, lifestyle choices have a major effect on personal emissions (UKERC, 2009;Gram-Hanssen, 2010;Lomas, 2010). Greater engagement of citizens may be a necessary condition for delivering the systemic change required to achieve a low-carbon society.…”