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Assessing overheating of the UK existing dwellings – a case study of replica Victorian end terrace house

Ji, Y; Fitton, R; Swan, W; Webster, PJ

Authors

PJ Webster



Abstract

This paper aims to investigate the likely thermal performance of a unique pre-1919 Victorian case study property by using both current and future projected weather data after a deep retrofit. The property is a re-construction within an environmental chamber using reclaimed materials designed to test housing retrofit solutions. Climate projections for Manchester from both UKCIP02 and UKCP09 programmes were used to assess the likely overheating in summer for this ‘Hard to Treat’ property judging by both single and adaptive comfort criteria from CIBSE Guide A and BS EN 15251. In the bedroom, where occupants have less ability to adapt, overheating could occur as early as 2020s; while in the living room, using the annually adaptive approach, overheating may not happen until 2080s. For high expectation occupants, however, short term overheating (weekly or monthly) can occur much earlier. The research highlights the discrepancies in predicting overheating using the two UK climate impact programmes; the inconsistencies of risk evaluation using different comfort criteria; and the differences between risk and severity of potential overheating.

Citation

Ji, Y., Fitton, R., Swan, W., & Webster, P. (2014). Assessing overheating of the UK existing dwellings – a case study of replica Victorian end terrace house. Building and Environment, 77, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.03.012

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 15, 2014
Online Publication Date Mar 24, 2014
Publication Date Jul 1, 2014
Deposit Date Jan 30, 2015
Journal Building and Environment
Print ISSN 0360-1323
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 77
Pages 1-11
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.03.012
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.03.012
Related Public URLs http://www.journals.elsevier.com/building-and-environment/
Additional Information Projects : Evaluation of Salford Low Energy House