Overheating in retrofitted flats: occupant practices, learning and interventions

Baborska-Narożny, Magdalena; Stevenson, Fionn; Grudzińska, Magdalena

doi:10.1080/09613218.2016.1226671

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“…It could be predicted that NZEBs and energy-efficient buildings are more likely to experience overheating. Their finding suggests that the incorporation of shading devices, double glazing as opposed to triple glazing, and utilizing natural ventilation are currently some of the most effective ways to mitigate the risk of overheating [9][10][11][12][13][14]. According to a 2013 study, a sophisticated analysis using "association rules" and the "a priori principle" found a strong link between cooking and watching television-when households used cooking appliances, there was a 74% chance that the television would also be on.…”

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Near Zero-Energy Buildings in Lebanon: The Use of Emerging Technologies and Passive Architecture

Omar

2020

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Architecture always aims to find solutions for problems around the world. One of the major trends at present relates to energy consumption and climate change. Construction is responsible for 18% of CO 2 emissions. However, continuing to use fuel as a main source of energy consumption for economic reasons, as it is the cheapest raw material and most easily available material for most of the Arab countries, results in a negative environmental impact on the quality of life in these countries. This paper investigates a new design concept and decision-supporting tools for zero-energy buildings. Based on critical thinking as a new mechanism to create a hierarchy of designing a building, the research presents the experience of the author in teaching architecture courses for postgraduates for five years (ARCH 662: Architecture Design and Decision-Supporting Tools and Arch 663: Advanced Sustainable Architecture). The result of this research could be new methodologies that help and guide the architect in creating more zero-energy buildings in their countries. In addition, the spread of knowledge in the future generation of architects in architecture schools will mean that new designers believe in protecting and taking care of their environment, which will increase awareness of environmental issues and improve the quality of life in these countries.

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Near Zero-Energy Buildings in Lebanon: The Use of Emerging Technologies and Passive Architecture

Omar

2020

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“…The project included a two-year in-depth BPE comparative study of residential developments in England which aimed to provide a rich learning environment for the Polish researcher. The results of this study are described elsewhere (Baborska-Narozny, Stevenson, & Grudzinska, 2017;Stevenson, Baborska-Narozny & Chatterton, 2016). A number of key themes emerge from the evaluation of this case study in relation to supporting the development of international BPE KE and CoPs.…”

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Housing performance evaluation: challenges for international knowledge exchange

Stevenson

Baborska-Narożny

2017

Building Research & Information

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Developing effective building performance evaluation and feedback processes is a vital part of global efforts to reduce building energy use and gain insight into the actual performance of buildings and technologies. Although attempts have been made to introduce internationally agreed models for these processes, it is clear that various countries are producing different approaches according to their cultural, institutional and policy differences. Knowledge exchange is potentially a key means of developing a shared understanding of values, meanings and practices in relation to building performance evaluation. This paper identifies cultural and institutional barriers in the European Union for international building performance communities of practice utilizing knowledge exchange, from an experiential 'real-world' perspective. The preparation of a 30-month research project to help develop building performance evaluation in Poland and an associated bilateral symposium is closely evaluated through an action research case study in terms of the stakeholders, the national contexts in which they operated and the key challenges they faced. Recommendations are then made in terms of the support needed to develop more responsive research programmes in relation to developing international knowledge exchange, and the capacity-building elements required for these international communities of practice.

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“…The tool was applied in 40 homes a year into occupancy, to ascertain the learning and established habits related to the service control interfaces over four seasons. The researcher already knew the targeted 40 households as part of the broader BPE project (Baborska-Naro ny et al, 2016b, Stevenson et al, 2016, Baborska-Naro ny et al, 2017. This good relationship between the research team and the inhabitants might help explain the 100% return rate of the completed survey.…”

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Service controls interfaces in housing: usability and engagement tool development

Baborska-Narożny

Stevenson

2018

Building Research & Information

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Domestic buildings are increasingly complex; saturated with services that need coherent control if design and inhabitants' goals are to be achieved. The evidenced inappropriate use of controls linked with performance gap suggests that effective methods for assessing the inhabitant relationship with control interfaces for services are needed within building performance evaluation and practice studies. The development of a bespoke domestic usability tool over two iterations is presented, demonstrating new insights into the relationship between design and inhabitant engagement with controls. Deep contextual development came from trialling the tool in four UK domestic case studies. Understanding the purpose of a control interface and inhabitant role was found to be a fundamental diagnostic for inhabitant engagement. The tool became a prompt for immediate action or further information seeking for a quarter of households involved in its application. However affordances and physical issues identified could not be addressed without major physical changes, which should have been picked up at the design and construction stage. Organisational learning based on the tool findings was triggered in one of four developers involved. The challenges for developing usability studies are discussed with recommendations provided for different actors in the housing and construction industry on how to progress these.

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Overheating in retrofitted flats: occupant practices, learning and interventions

Abstract: The overheating risk in apartments retrofitted to energy efficient standards has been identified by previous studies as one that is particularly high. With climate change and rising mean temperatures this is a growing concern. There is a need to understand the kinds of practices,

Cited by 55 publications

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Near Zero-Energy Buildings in Lebanon: The Use of Emerging Technologies and Passive Architecture

Near Zero-Energy Buildings in Lebanon: The Use of Emerging Technologies and Passive Architecture

Housing performance evaluation: challenges for international knowledge exchange

Service controls interfaces in housing: usability and engagement tool development

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