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.
Outputs (7)
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.
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".
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.
Heat Flux Sensing Device (2022)
Patent
According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a heat flux sensing device comprising: a heat flux sensor; a support frame upon which the heat flux sensor is mounted; a housing provided around the support frame, the housing com... Read More about Heat Flux Sensing Device.