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Real-time Environmental Feedback at the Early Design Stages Creating a conceptual analysis tool by teaching artificial neural networks with design inputs and monitored energy consumption data
Real-time Environmental Feedback at the Early Design Stages Creating a conceptual analysis tool by teaching artificial neural networks with design inputs and monitored energy consumption data. 1 January 2013. Real-time Environmental Feedback at the…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
Does a ventilation rate optimized for good health and low heat loss depend on built form?
Does a ventilation rate optimized for good health and low heat loss depend on built form? 1 January 2013. Does a ventilation rate optimized for good health and low heat loss depend on built form?. Das, P., Shrubsole, C., Davies, M., Jones, B.,…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
Demand shifting using model-assisted control
Demand shifting using model-assisted control. 1 January 2013. Increasing energy demand and more strict environmental regulations have led to a turn to renewable energy generation sources, thus enabling the transition from traditional centralized…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
Historic Variations in Winter Indoor Domestic Temperatures and Potential Implications for Body Weight Gain
Historic Variations in Winter Indoor Domestic Temperatures and Potential Implications for Body Weight Gain. 1 January 2013. It has been argued that the amount of time spent by humans in thermoneutral environments has increased in recent decades.…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
Let the sunshine in: Perception of windows by Chinese office workers
Let the sunshine in: Perception of windows by Chinese office workers. 1 January 2013. The right amount of glazing in large office buildings is fiercely debated within the FM, property and construction industry. At stake is the balance between the…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
Active buildings: modelling physical activity and movement in office buildings. An observational study protocol
Active buildings: modelling physical activity and movement in office buildings. An observational study protocol. 1 January 2013. Introduction Health benefits of regular participation in physical activity are well documented but population levels are…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
Predicting the microbial exposure risks in urban floods using GIS, building simulation, and microbial models.
Predicting the microbial exposure risks in urban floods using GIS, building simulation, and microbial models. 1 January 2013. London is expected to experience more frequent periods of intense rainfall and tidal surges, leading to an increase in the…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
London's urban heat island: Impact on current and future energy consumption in office buildings
London's urban heat island: Impact on current and future energy consumption in office buildings. 21 December 2012. This paper presents the results of a computational study on the energy consumption and related CO2 emissions for heating and cooling…
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The relationship between permeability and infiltration in conjoined dwellings
The relationship between permeability and infiltration in conjoined dwellings. 10 December 2012. The importance of adventitious air leakage under normal operational conditions and its reduction in order to save energy is highlighted by the relvant…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
The influence of facilities and environmental values on recycling in an office environment
The influence of facilities and environmental values on recycling in an office environment. 1 December 2012. With rising costs of landfill and waste management for businesses, it is increasingly important to understand how to gain high recycling…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering