Measured indoor temperatures, thermal comfort and overheating risk: Post-Occupancy evaluation of low energy houses in the UK

RV Jones; S Goodhew; Wilde P de

Measured indoor temperatures, thermal comfort and overheating risk: Post-Occupancy evaluation of low energy houses in the UK

RV Jones
, S Goodhew
, Wilde P de

School of Art, Design and Architecture

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Abstract

There is growing concern in Western Europe that higher insulation and air tightness of residential buildings may lead to increased overheating risk during the summer. This risks undoing the energy savings as it may lead to the introduction of active cooling systems in buildings that so far have been cooled by natural means. This paper discusses temperature monitoring from houses in the Southwest of the UK that were built to low-energy standards (Code for Sustainable Homes Level 5). Results were analyzed using both established static overheating criteria and an adaptive thermal comfort standard. Findings suggest that these houses can be considered uncomfortably warm during summer and that they are at risk of overheating.

Original language	English
Number of pages	0
Publication status	Published - 15 Nov 2015
Event	CUE-2015-Applied Energy Symposium and Summit 2015: Low Carbon Cities and Urban Energy Systems - Fuzhou, China Duration: 15 Nov 2015 → 17 Nov 2015

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Conference	CUE-2015-Applied Energy Symposium and Summit 2015: Low Carbon Cities and Urban Energy Systems
Period	15/11/15 → 17/11/15

UN SDGs

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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

Low energy houses
Thermal comfort
Measurement
Social housing
Post-occupancy evaluation

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2015. Paper presented at CUE-2015-Applied Energy Symposium and Summit 2015: Low Carbon Cities and Urban Energy Systems.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper (not formally published) › peer-review

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Measured indoor temperatures, thermal comfort and overheating risk: Post-Occupancy evaluation of low energy houses in the UK

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