Search Results - "Coley, David A."

A review of current and future weather data for building simulation by Herrera, Manuel, Natarajan, Sukumar, Coley, David A, Kershaw, Tristan, Ramallo-González, Alfonso P, Eames, Matthew, Fosas, Daniel, Wood, Michael

“…This article provides the first comprehensive assessment of methods for the creation of weather variables for use in building simulation. We undertake a…”
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Net-zero buildings: when carbon and energy metrics diverge by Parkin, Anna, Herrera, Manuel, Coley, David A.

“…Many climate change-related building frameworks are designed to improve environmental performance by requiring reduced net energy demand, as it is widely…”
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Sensitivity analysis of the effect of occupant behaviour on the energy consumption of passive house dwellings by Blight, Thomas S., Coley, David A.

“…•Occupancy rate, appliance and lighting use, door opening behaviour modelled in a set of Passivhaus terraces.•Results compare well with available measured data…”
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The building performance gap: Are modellers literate? by Imam, Salah, Coley, David A, Walker, Ian

“…One of the most discussed issues in the design community is the performance gap. In this research, we investigate for the first time whether part of the gap…”
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Mitigation versus adaptation: Does insulating dwellings increase overheating risk? by Fosas, Daniel, Coley, David A., Natarajan, Sukumar, Herrera, Manuel, Fosas de Pando, Miguel, Ramallo-Gonzalez, Alfonso

“…Given climate change predictions of a warmer world, there is growing concern that insulation-led improvements in building fabric aimed at reducing carbon…”
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Lumped parameter models for building thermal modelling: An analytic approach to simplifying complex multi-layered constructions by Ramallo-González, Alfonso P., Eames, Matthew E., Coley, David A.

“…► A 3R2C RC-network can represent multi-layered constructions accurately. ► An analytical method to create a 3R2C model is presented here: the DLM. ► The DLM…”
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Energy or carbon? Exploring the relative size of universal zero carbon and zero energy design spaces by Parkin, Anna, Herrera, Manuel, Coley, David A

“…One aim of zero carbon, or zero energy, buildings is to help slow climate change. However, regulatory definitions frequently miss substantial emissions, for…”
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Refugee housing through cyclic design by Fosas, Daniel, Albadra, Dima, Natarajan, Sukumar, Coley, David A.

“…There are more than six million refugees living in camps globally, primarily in places with severe climates. While camps are planned to be temporary, they can…”
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An analytical heat wave definition based on the impact on buildings and occupants by Ramallo-González, Alfonso P., Eames, Matt E., Natarajan, Sukumar, Fosas-de-Pando, Daniel, Coley, David A.

“…Alongside a mean global rise in temperature, climate change predictions point to an increase in heat waves and an associated rise in heat-related mortality…”
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Creating extreme weather time series through a quantile regression ensemble by Herrera, Manuel, Ramallo-González, Alfonso P., Eames, Matthew, Ferreira, Aida A., Coley, David A.

“…Heat waves give rise to order of magnitude higher mortality rates than other weather-related natural disasters. Unfortunately both the severity and amplitude…”
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Analysing experiences and issues in self-built shelters in Bangladesh using transdisciplinary approach by Klansek, Tonja, Coley, David A., Paszkiewicz, Natalia, Albadra, Dima, Rota, Federico, Ball, Richard J.

“…There are currently 70.8 million forcibly displaced people, globally. Bangladesh hosts the largest refugee camp in the world. Much effort has gone into the…”
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The reliability of inverse modelling for the wide scale characterization of the thermal properties of buildings by Ramallo-González, Alfonso P., Brown, Matthew, Gabe-Thomas, Elizabeth, Lovett, Tom, Coley, David A.

“…The reduction of energy use in buildings is a major component of greenhouse gas mitigation policy and requires knowledge of the fabric and the occupant…”
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Low-energy design: combining computer-based optimisation and human judgement by Coley, David A, Schukat, Stefan

“…Simply minimising the heat loss from a building will not necessarily lead to an exemplary low-energy design: overheating may occur, leading to a large amount…”
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Acoustics in Schools: Explaining the Options to Architects by the use of Approximate Formulae and Graphs, with a Special Emphasis on Dining Spaces by Coley, David A., Hunt, Sam, Mitchell, Andrew

“…The UK is undertaking a large-scale rebuilding of its school stock. The scale of the operation has meant that designers with little knowledge of school design…”
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Sensitivities in the relationship between ventilation rate, vent separation and temperature by Coley, David A.

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Emission factors for human activity by Coley, David A.

“…In preparing and justifying transportation policies, it is not uncommon to make use of emission factors. However, such factors are not used for cycling and…”
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The embodied energy of food: the role of diet by COLEY, D. A, GOODLIFFE, E, MACDIARMID, J

“…The provision of food within a developed country requires the expenditure of large amounts of energy. This energy is used within the agricultural,…”
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Local food, food miles and carbon emissions: A comparison of farm shop and mass distribution approaches by Coley, David, Howard, Mark, Winter, Michael

“…This paper provides a critical commentary on the conception of food miles followed by an empirical application of food miles to two contrasting food…”
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The practical optimisation of complex architectural forms by Weng, Zhenzhou, Ramallo-González, Alfonso P., Coley, David A.

“…The energy consumption of a building and its internal conditions are intimately related to its shape. There have been various attempts to use computer-based…”
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An introduction to genetic algorithms for scientists and engineers: David A. Coley by Coley, David A

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