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Registered social landlords (RSLs) that deliver new-build housing have a vested interest in providing energy efficient, thermally effective dwellings. The methodology presented in this short paper focuses on a new-build programme that is delivered by an RSL’s own Direct Labour Organisation (DLO). This allows for much closer control of site operations to help ensure that design intent is met as closely as possible. Due to RSLs retaining ownership of the new-build dwellings throughout their life-cycle, it offers them a unique opportunity to complete long-term monitoring of building energy performance. A methodology is described in this paper for an RSL to become an informed client with the ability to evaluate the energy performance of proposed designs, assure quality standards on site and measure the long-term energy use and thermal performance of new-build social housing. As part of this methodology, designs will be evaluated using dynamic thermal simulation (DTS) software which will provide a more detailed prediction of energy performance than regulatory compliance calculations. These predictions will then be compared with in-use monitoring data. Collectively, this data and analysis will allow them to identify gaps in performance and help them to define processes that can mitigate these in future projects.
Knera, A., Parker, J. and Poxon, A. (2015) A methodology for identifying gaps between modelled and measured energy performance in new-build social housing In; Gorse, C and Dastbaz, M (Eds) International SEEDS Conference, 17–18 September 2015, Leeds Beckett University UK, Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society.
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This work is part funded through Innovate UK as part of their on-going Knowledge Transfer Partnership programme and is match-funded by WDH. Thanks are due to Adam Green and Simon Gutteridge of WDH and Professor Chris Gorse and Jo Griffiths of Leeds Beckett University who all provide support for this work. Thanks are also due John Clayton who provides advice to the project on behalf of Innovate UK.
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Knera, A., Parker, J., Poxon, A. (2016). A Methodology for Identifying Gaps Between Modelled and Measured Energy Performance in New-Build Social Housing. In: Dastbaz, M., Gorse, C. (eds) Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32646-7_14
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