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View article: Learning to sail a building: a people-first approach to retrofit
Learning to sail a building: a people-first approach to retrofit Open
To decarbonise the built environment, it is widely assumed that ‘fabric-first’ building upgrades are essential. An alternative, people-first approach is proposed that could deliver energy and carbon reductions at scale and speed. The appro…
View article: Understanding current retrofit practices to prevent the unintended consequences affecting IEQ and health
Understanding current retrofit practices to prevent the unintended consequences affecting IEQ and health Open
The climate crisis demands an urgent societal shift, and the UK government has responded with a strong policy targeting energy retrofit to improve the energy performance of homes to achieve the net zero target by 2050. However, research ha…
View article: Towards a holistic view of moisture transport in historic buildings
Towards a holistic view of moisture transport in historic buildings Open
Water interacts with buildings at a range of overlapping scales, from envelope to pore.For 30 years building conservators have made practical field and laboratory investigations at the scale of elements such as walls.These have increased b…
View article: Embedding thermal comfort into retrofitting design to prevent humidity problems and unintended consequences-a literature review
Embedding thermal comfort into retrofitting design to prevent humidity problems and unintended consequences-a literature review Open
In Europe, older buildings are responsible for 40% of the total primary energy consumption.This gives great potential for reducing energy and CO2 emissions.However, during the last decade, the retrofit processes applied to existing buildin…
View article: The Road Not Taken: Building Physics, and Returning to First Principles in Sustainable Design
The Road Not Taken: Building Physics, and Returning to First Principles in Sustainable Design Open
The path we are currently following towards ‘sustainable design’ is a result of the accidents of the past 300 years of history. If we look further back, to before the exploitation of fossil fuels, we find a very different approach to build…