Towards Energy-efficient Retrofit of Council Housing in London: Assessing the Impact of Occupancy and Energy-Use Patterns on Building Performance

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Zahiri, Sahar and Elsharkawy, H. 2018. Towards Energy-efficient Retrofit of Council Housing in London: Assessing the Impact of Occupancy and Energy-Use Patterns on Building Performance. Energy and Buildings. 174, pp. 672-681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.07.010
AuthorsZahiri, Sahar and Elsharkawy, H.
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This study investigates an energy-inefficient council housing tower block in London, due for retrofit, by exploring the correlations between occupancy and energy consumption patterns, thermal comfort and building energy performance in the winter. The aim of this study is to evaluate the building performance and develop a reliable building simulation model to be employed in the second phase of the study for developing an energy-efficient and cost-effective retrofit strategy to support the council's plans. The research seeks to demonstrate the significance of using dominant occupancy and energy use profiles as opposed to relying on standardised profiles when calculating building energy consumption using building simulation software. The paper reports on the results from the first phase of the study where a quantitative methodology; including a questionnaire, structured interviews, indoor monitoring, and building simulation modelling was adopted. The results provide evidence that occupants’ socio-demographic characteristics have a considerable impact on household energy consumption and fuel bills. The results also show that indoor environmental issues experienced in many flats are partly attributed to the thermally inefficient building envelope and partly due to occupants’ patterns of operating their homes with evidence of excessive heating energy use in attempts to alleviate the indoor issues experienced.

JournalEnergy and Buildings
Journal citation174, pp. 672-681
ISSN0378-7788
Year2018
PublisherElsevier
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.07.010
Web address (URL)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.07.010
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Deposited10 Jul 2018
Accepted03 Jul 2018
Accepted03 Jul 2018
FunderThe British Council
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