A5022970942- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
- Energy Efficiency and Management
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Noise Effects and Management
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
- Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
- Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
- Adsorption and Cooling Systems
- Hygrothermal properties of building materials
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Phase Change Materials Research
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
- Building energy efficiency and sustainability
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Smart Grid Energy Management
- solar cell performance optimization
- Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
- Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
- Energy Load and Power Forecasting
- Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
- Architecture and Computational Design
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
Brunel University of London
2015-2024
Centre for Sustainable Energy
2014-2019
Building Research Establishment
1995-1998
University of Westminster
1993-1995
University College London
1990
This paper presents the results of a computational study on energy consumption and related CO2 emissions for heating cooling an office building within Urban Heat Island London, currently in future. The developed twenty weather files East-West axis through London; were constructed according to future climate change scenario 2050 suitable UK which have been modified represent specific locations London UHI based measurements predictions from program this purpose (LSSAT). simulated with typical...
The urban heat island (UHI) is a well-known effect of urbanisation and particularly important in world megacities. Overheating such cities expected to be exacerbated the future as result further growth climate change. Demonstrating quantifying impact individual design interventions on UHI currently difficult using available software tools. tools developed LUCID (‘The Development Local Urban Climate Model its Application Intelligent Design Cities’) research project will enable related impacts...
Cool roofs are most effective in reducing cooling loads and alleviating overheating locations with high solar radiation external air temperature. This paper presents results of an experimental study a low income house Jamaica computational three countries around the equator: Jamaica, Northeast Brazil (Recife) Ghana. A case-study typical single storey houses was monitored before after installation cool paint on roof; days average intensity ∼420 W/m2 ambient temperature ∼28 °C, internal...
The energy performance of urban buildings is affected by multiple climate phenomena such as heat island intensity, wind flow, solar obstructions and infrared radiation exchange in canyons, but a modelling procedure to account for all them building simulation still missing. This paper contributes fill this gap describing chain strategy model boundary conditions suitable annual simulations using dynamic thermal tools. methodology brings together existing physical empirical models it applied 10...
The urban canyon albedo (UCA) quantifies the ability of street canyons to reflect solar radiation back sky. UCA is controlled by reflectance road and façades geometry. This study investigates variability in a typical residential area London its impact on outdoor indoor microclimates. results are based measurements real 1:10 physical model simulations using ENVImet v 4.4.6 EnergyPlus. Different scenarios with increased roads were simulated investigate level microclimate. showed that...
The predicted rise in air temperatures due to climate change is exacerbated urban areas by the heat island effect, which also increase. combined a temperate climate, will have some benefits cooler seasons but summertime increase stress and energy used for cooling. This paper refers research results showing how changes design can improve thermal comfort. It shows changing albedo of surfaces buildings reduce impact solar radiation reducing radiant temperature environment. increased vegetation...
Hydrogen could be used as a 'cleaner' cooking fuel, particularly in communities that rely on biomass and fossil fuels, to reduce local pollution related health effects. However, hydrogen must produced using sustainable feedstocks energy sources ensure impacts are not reduced at the expense of other generated elsewhere life cycle. To this end, paper evaluates cycle environmental renewable proton-exchange membrane electrolyser solar energy. The aim study is find out if system fuel...
Urban settings and climate change both impact on energy use thermal comfort inside buildings. This paper first presents a study of changes in demand residential buildings considering the overlapping effect urban heat island intensity two European locations; Cadiz (Spain) London (United Kingdom), representing temperate hot climates moderate dense settings. Future-urban weather files were generated simulations run indoor comfort. In regions such as one Cadiz, future will increase cooling...
The food chain comprises agricultural production, manufacturing, distribution, retail and consumption. In the UK it involves approximately 300,000 enterprises, employs 3ṡ3 million people accounts for £188 billion in consumer expenditure. is also responsible 18% of total energy use, 176 MtCO 2 e emissions 15 Mt waste. Estimates consumption from vary between sources, primarily due to differences assumptions made, but general consensus that reduction resource use sector not only vital...
Energy use intensity in supermarkets is high compared to retail buildings due the refrigeration needed for preservation of chilled and frozen products. The modelling their energy environmental conditions difficult interdependence subsystems such as refrigeration, heating/cooling, ventilation, lighting requirements products, store operation schedule transient occupancy patterns. This paper reports development an EnergyPlus model calibrated with operational data a food supermarket UK....