CIB Task Group 66 “Energy and the Built Environment” Salford May 11 meeting 19 research papers were presented by researchers and post graduate students • 8 papers on technical topics, discussion monitored by Peter Wouters, BBRI: – Envelope: – Phase Change Materials: • Experimental and numerical investigation of thermal energy storage in natural stone treated with PCMs Dimitrios Katsourinis • Phase Change Materials (PCM) Treated natural stone for thermal energy storage in buildings: influence of PCM melting temperature Maria Dolores Romero Sanchez – Photovoltaic and Solar: • Performance assessment of PV/T air collector by using CFD Zhangyuan Wang • Photovoltaic Integrated Sloped Timber Roof System Alternatives in Turkey A Mutlu, A Nil Turkeri
• Monitoring useful Solar Fraction in Retrofitted Social Housing Andrew Waggott
– Embodied Energy and Life Cycle:
• Protocol for Embodied Energy Measurement Parameters Manish Kumar Dixit
• Considering the Risk Factors of Reliability, Maintainability and product Life Cycle in a Zero Carbon Commercial Building. Alexander John Mitchell
• 11 papers on internet and socio-economic topics, discussion monitored by Jean Carassus, TG coordinator:
– Internet:
• The Implementation of Condition Monitoring Techniques for the Automated Generation of Display Energy Certificates Mohammed Hoque
• DOCETpro: Energy Certification and Diagnosis software on web platform Lorenzo Belussi
– Urban and Buildings retrofit:
• Urban Rehabilitation of the Coimbra Baixinha Historical Centre – Portugal Isabel Torres
• The necessity of the modernization of modern buildings Tamas Horvath
• Challenges and opportunities of the passive house concept for retrofit Mlecnik Erwin
– Commercial buildings:
• Cost-effectiveness of Energy Efficiency Measures Exceeding Current Standards in New Commercial Buildings Joshua Kneifel
• The Building Energy End-use Study (BEES): Study design and early findings Michael Camilleri
– Energy Efficiency and Users Behavior:
• The effect of mandatory insulation on household energy consumption Michael Camilleri
• Space Heating in New Zealand Houses Michael Camilleri
• An attitudinal and behavioral study of Scottish pupils in regards to energy consumption in schools Jonny Dobson
– Innovation Systems:
• Upscaling energy related innovations Mieke Oostra