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Indoor environment quality and work performance in “green” office buildings in the Middle East by Elnaklah, Rana, Fosas, Daniel, Natarajan, Sukumar

“…Globally, a primary concern is whether green office buildings perform as promised in terms of providing better indoor environment quality (IEQ) for employees,…”
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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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Towards Active Buildings: Stakeholder Perceptions of the Next Generation of Buildings by Nikolaidou, Elli, Walker, Ian, Coley, David, Allen, Stephen, Fosas, Daniel, Roberts, Matthew

“…Several regulations and standards have been developed to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings, but these have failed to provide a clear pathway to a net…”
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The influence of relative humidity on adaptive thermal comfort by Vellei, Marika, Herrera, Manuel, Fosas, Daniel, Natarajan, Sukumar

“…Buildings generate nearly 30% of global carbon emissions, primarily due to the need to heat or cool them to meet acceptable indoor temperatures. In the last 20…”
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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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Probabilistic adaptive thermal comfort for resilient design by Coley, David, Herrera, Manuel, Fosas, Daniel, Liu, Chunde, Vellei, Marika

“…Adaptive thermal comfort theory has become the bedrock of much thinking about how to judge if a free-running environment is suitable for human occupation. In…”
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The importance of thermal modelling and prototyping in shelter design by Fosas, Daniel, Moran, Francis, Natarajan, Sukumar, Orr, John, Coley, David

“…More than 9 million people live in shelters globally, often in extremely hot climates. The thermal performance of shelters is often overlooked in the design…”
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Novel super-reduced, pedagogical model for scoping net zero buildings by Fosas, Daniel, Mitchell, Rachel, Nikolaidou, Elli, Roberts, Matthew, Allen, Stephen, Walker, Ian, Coley, David

“…Since early-stage decisions have the largest impact on climate related emissions, if modelling is to help deliver zero carbon designs, tools are needed that…”
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Towards active buildings: Rating grid-servicing buildings by Fosas, Daniel, Nikolaidou, Elli, Roberts, Matthew, Allen, Stephen, Walker, Ian, Coley, David

“…In most industrialized countries, the buildings sector is the largest contributor to energy consumption and associated carbon emissions. These emissions can be…”
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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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ShelTherm: An aid-centric thermal model for shelter design by de Castro, Manuela, Kuchai, Noorullah, Natarajan, Sukumar, Adeyeye, Kemi, Fosas, Daniel, Moran, Francis, McCullen, Nick, Wang, Zu, Coley, David

“…The growing displacement crisis leaves many housed in simple shelters, which are bespoke to each setting, often sited in harsh climates and normally…”
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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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Overheating in Buildings : Performance and Health Risks by Fosas de Pando, Daniel

“…This thesis evaluates indoor overheating in buildings, focusing on the performance of design strategies, assessment criteria and forecasting at design stage…”
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