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Calibration of Building Performance Simulations for Zero Carbon Ready Homes: Two Open Access Case Studies Under Controlled Conditions (2025)
Journal Article

This study provides a detailed dataset from two modern homes constructed inside an environmentally controlled chamber. These data are used to carefully calibrate a dynamic thermal simulation model of these homes. The calibrated models show good agree... Read More about Calibration of Building Performance Simulations for Zero Carbon Ready Homes: Two Open Access Case Studies Under Controlled Conditions.

A Comparative Analysis of Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems with Heat-Pump Integration in a New-Build House Under Controlled Conditions (2025)
Journal Article

This study investigates the relative benefits of solar thermal (ST) and photovoltaic (PV) systems integrated with air-source heat pumps for domestic hot water production in newly built residential buildings. Using calibrated DesignBuilder simulations... Read More about A Comparative Analysis of Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems with Heat-Pump Integration in a New-Build House Under Controlled Conditions.

Heat Transfer Coefficient of a Building: A Constant with Limited Variability or Dynamically Variable? (2025)
Journal Article

The heat transfer coefficient, or the HTC, is an industry-standard indicator of building energy performance. It is predicated on an assumption that it is of a constant value, and several different methods have been developed to measure and calculate... Read More about Heat Transfer Coefficient of a Building: A Constant with Limited Variability or Dynamically Variable?.

Dataset for article: "Calibration of Building Performance Simulations for Zero Carbon Ready Homes: Two Open Access Case Studies in Controlled Conditions" (2025)
Data

This supplementary information dataset contains detailed technical data to support the paper “Calibration of Building Performance Simulations for Zero Carbon Ready Homes: Two Open Access Case Studies in Controlled Conditions”. This information will e... Read More about Dataset for article: "Calibration of Building Performance Simulations for Zero Carbon Ready Homes: Two Open Access Case Studies in Controlled Conditions".

Dataset for article: "Calibrating Dynamic Thermal Simulations of Low-Carbon Homes: Two Open Access Case-Studies" (2025)
Data

This supplementary information dataset. contains detailed technical data to support the paper “Calibrating Dynamic Thermal Simulations of Low-Carbon Homes: Two Open Access Case-Studies”. This information will enable readers to develop an energy model... Read More about Dataset for article: "Calibrating Dynamic Thermal Simulations of Low-Carbon Homes: Two Open Access Case-Studies".

A Multi-Objective Design Optimization of a New Build Future Home Standard House in Controlled Conditions (2025)
Journal Article
Tsang, C., Jankovic, L., Fitton, R., & Henshaw, G. (in press). A Multi-Objective Design Optimization of a New Build Future Home Standard House in Controlled Conditions. Sustainability, 17(2), https://doi.org/10.3390/su17020724

This paper aims to determine the optimal construction strategies for new-build houses in the UK to minimize heating energy demand and discomfort hours. This research utilizes a previously calibrated model of “The Future Home” in Energy House 2.0’s en... Read More about A Multi-Objective Design Optimization of a New Build Future Home Standard House in Controlled Conditions.

A Multi-Objective Design Optimization of a New-Build Future Homes Standard House in Controlled Conditions (2025)
Journal Article

This paper aims to determine the optimal construction strategies for new-build houses in the UK to minimize heating energy demand and discomfort hours. This research utilizes a previously calibrated model of “The Future Home” in Energy House 2.0’s en... Read More about A Multi-Objective Design Optimization of a New-Build Future Homes Standard House in Controlled Conditions.

Assessing Building Performance in A Low Carbon Home: A comparative study of the energy modelling representing design and as-built phase (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Buildings, as the second-largest carbon emitter, play a significant role in decarbonising efforts to achieve net zero in the UK. The proposed Future Homes Standard aims to ensure a 75-80% reduction in carbon emissions by increasing the building energ... Read More about Assessing Building Performance in A Low Carbon Home: A comparative study of the energy modelling representing design and as-built phase.

DEEP Report 5.01 Salford Energy House Fabric Performance Testing (2024)
Report
Farmer, D., Henshaw, G., Tsang, C., Roberts, B., Fitton, R., & Swan, W. (2024). DEEP Report 5.01 Salford Energy House Fabric Performance Testing. Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Website: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

One of the objectives of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) Demonstration of Energy Efficiency Potential (DEEP) Retrofit Project was to investigate the unintended consequences of fabric retrofit. The primary objective of the Ener... Read More about DEEP Report 5.01 Salford Energy House Fabric Performance Testing.

Pioneering Net Zero Homes: A Study of Bellway “The Future Home” Simulation Calibration (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper demonstrates how Bellway's "The Future Home (TFH)" project contributes to the decarbonisation of UK housing stock, providing valuable insight into building net zero homes. A dynamic simulation model was initially created using design U-val... Read More about Pioneering Net Zero Homes: A Study of Bellway “The Future Home” Simulation Calibration.

Dataset for article "A Heat Loss Sensitivity Index to Inform Housing Retrofit Policy in the UK" (2024)
Data

This study employed dynamic thermal simulation models for 32 housing archetypes representative of solid-walled homes in the UK to calculate the heat loss and sensitivity coefficient per building fabric feature, after which a metric Heat Loss Sensitiv... Read More about Dataset for article "A Heat Loss Sensitivity Index to Inform Housing Retrofit Policy in the UK".

A Heat Loss Sensitivity Index to Inform Housing Retrofit Policy in the UK (2024)
Journal Article
Tsang, C., Parker, J., & Glew, D. (in press). A Heat Loss Sensitivity Index to Inform Housing Retrofit Policy in the UK. Buildings, 14(3), 834. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14030834

A substantial number of dwellings in the UK have poor building fabric, leading to higher carbon emissions, fuel expenses, and the risk of cold homes. To tackle these challenges, domestic energy efficiency policies are being implemented. One effective... Read More about A Heat Loss Sensitivity Index to Inform Housing Retrofit Policy in the UK.

Surface condensation risk pre- and post-retrofit at suspended timber ground floors and external wall junctions (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Insulating below suspended timber ground floors affects heat transfer at the ground floor to external wall junction, which can affect the risk
of surface condensation occurring. In this project, we investigate the impact of installing mineral wool i... Read More about Surface condensation risk pre- and post-retrofit at suspended timber ground floors and external wall junctions.

The effect of brick properties on hygrothermal performance of solid walls (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

To construct buildings of the future that are both energy-efficient and moisture-resilient, it is critical to have an in-depth understanding of the varying characteristics of brick properties. This study sampled eight brick-cores taken from solid wal... Read More about The effect of brick properties on hygrothermal performance of solid walls.

Reducing Energy Consumption and Improving Comfort by Retrofitting Residential Buildings in the Hot Summer and Cold Winter Zone of China (2022)
Journal Article
Tsang, C., Spentzou, E., J. Lomas, K., & He, M. (2022). Reducing Energy Consumption and Improving Comfort by Retrofitting Residential Buildings in the Hot Summer and Cold Winter Zone of China. Journal of Architectural Engineering, 28(4), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29AE.1943-5568.0000568

China’s Hot Summer and Cold Winter zone, with a 550 million population, accounts for 45% of China’s building energy consumption; as such, building retrofits could offer substantial energy savings. This paper presents results from a dynamic thermal mo... Read More about Reducing Energy Consumption and Improving Comfort by Retrofitting Residential Buildings in the Hot Summer and Cold Winter Zone of China.