Prof Richard Fitton's Outputs (58)

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".

Experimental testing of heat pump systems for domestic hot water use in a Future Homes Standard house under controlled environmental conditions (2025)
Report

This paper reports on experimental testing of two different heat pump systems installed in eHome2, constructed in collaboration between Saint-Gobain and Barratt Developments within Energy House 2, which is part of Energy House Labs at the University... Read More about Experimental testing of heat pump systems for domestic hot water use in a Future Homes Standard house under controlled environmental conditions.

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.

York ASHP Report (2024)
Report

The report aims to outline the performance outcomes derived the YORK YKF05CNC Air Source Heat Pump installation in the Vector Home, a recently constructed cradle-to-cradle, sustainable, modular and affordable smart home constructed from recycled mate... Read More about York ASHP Report.

Energy House 2.0 Study on Future Homes Standard Heating Systems (2024)
Report
Fitton, R., Henshaw, G., Swan, W., Clark, P., Farmer, D., Sitmalidis, A., & Zhang, X. (in press). Energy House 2.0 Study on Future Homes Standard Heating Systems. Manchester UK: Innovate UK

This research provides information on the performance on a large collection of different heating systems present in the Future Homes test houses at the Energy House 2.0 facility at the University of Salford. These houses were built by Bellway Homes a... Read More about Energy House 2.0 Study on Future Homes Standard Heating Systems.

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.

DEEP Report 5.02 Salford Energy House Heating Systems Testing (2024)
Report
Farmer, D., Henshaw, G., Roberts, B., Fitton, R., & Swan, W. (2024). DEEP Report 5.02 Salford Energy House Heating Systems Testing. Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Website: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

The primary objective of the Energy House DEEP heating system tests was to investigate the unintended consequences of performing fabric retrofit without any modification to a dwelling’s gas central heating (GCH) system. The research was designed to m... Read More about DEEP Report 5.02 Salford Energy House Heating Systems Testing.

Vector Homes Baseline Fabric Performance Report of “Vector V1 Prototype Studio” (2024)
Report
Fitton, R., Dgali, M., Henshaw, G., & Diaz, H. (in press). Vector Homes Baseline Fabric Performance Report of “Vector V1 Prototype Studio”. Innovate UK

This technical report examines the fabric performance of the Vector V1 studio, built by Vector Homes, and tested under controlled conditions at the Energy House 2.0 research facility at the University of Salford.

The aim was to evaluate the perfo... Read More about Vector Homes Baseline Fabric Performance Report of “Vector V1 Prototype Studio”.

Conservatory Fabric Report (2024)
Report
Dgali, M., Fitton, R., & Henshaw, G. (2024). Conservatory Fabric Report. UKRI Innovate UK

This report presents the findings of a study investigating the fabric performance of a typical conservatory, with a focus on how different ceiling configurations impact thermal efficiency. The study evaluated the performance of four distinct ceiling... Read More about Conservatory Fabric Report.

Experimental and computational assessment of an energy-saving innovation in a customised testing cabin (2024)
Journal Article
Henshaw, G., Deyranlou, A., Rimmer, K., Paula Diaz Hernandez, H., Fitton, R., & Keshmiri, A. (2024). Experimental and computational assessment of an energy-saving innovation in a customised testing cabin. Energy and Buildings, 323, Article 114794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.114794

The aim of this paper is to assess the performance of an energy-saving device, called ‘Thermocill’ in a customised test cabin, located in a controlled environment. With the UK domestic energy sector responsible for nearly 27 % of the total energy mix... Read More about Experimental and computational assessment of an energy-saving innovation in a customised testing cabin.

A Study Into The Insulative Effects Of Snow On Flat Roofs Under Extreme Conditions (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Henshaw, G., Fitton, R., & Dgali, M. (2024, August). A Study Into The Insulative Effects Of Snow On Flat Roofs Under Extreme Conditions. Poster presented at 11th SCAR Open Science Conference 2024, Pucón, Chile

Research centres in extreme conditions should be well insulated, provide good levels of thermal comfort and should have a limited effect on the natural environment.  Generally, these metrics are modelled and are taken as fact.  However, research over... Read More about A Study Into The Insulative Effects Of Snow On Flat Roofs Under Extreme Conditions.

An exploration of the measured and modelled thermal characteristics of structural thermal breaks in UK buildings (2024)
Thesis

This research explores the measured and modelled thermal characteristics of structural thermal breaks (STBs) in UK buildings. Thermal bridging (TB) in building envelopes can significantly affect the fabric heat loss of a building, leading to higher e... Read More about An exploration of the measured and modelled thermal characteristics of structural thermal breaks in UK buildings.

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.

BS EN 17887-1:2024 Thermal performance of buildings. In situ testing of completed buildings. Data collection for aggregate heat loss test (Part 1) (2024)
Report
Fitton, R. (2024). BS EN 17887-1:2024 Thermal performance of buildings. In situ testing of completed buildings. Data collection for aggregate heat loss test (Part 1). London: BSI

BS EN 17887-2:2024 Thermal performance of buildings. In situ testing of completed buildings. Steady-state data analysis for aggregate heat loss test (2024)
Report
Fitton, R. (2024). BS EN 17887-2:2024 Thermal performance of buildings. In situ testing of completed buildings. Steady-state data analysis for aggregate heat loss test. London: BSI

BS EN 17888-1:2024 - Thermal performance of buildings. In situ testing of building test structures. Data collection for aggregate heat loss test (2024)
Report
Fitton, R., & BSI. (2024). BS EN 17888-1:2024 - Thermal performance of buildings. In situ testing of building test structures. Data collection for aggregate heat loss test. London: BSI