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Item Metadata only Adapting dwellings for heat waves.(Elsevier, 2011) Porritt, Stephen Michael; Shao, L.; Cropper, Paul; Goodier, C.;Item Metadata only Assessment of interventions to reduce dwelling overheating during heat waves considering annual energy use and cost.(2011-09) Porritt, Stephen Michael; Shao, L.; Cropper, Paul; Goodier, C.Item Metadata only Barriers to achieving energy and carbon reductions in new-built and refurbished schools in England(European Commission, 2013) Dasgupta, A.; Roberts, M.; Cropper, PaulItem Metadata only Building orientation and occupancy patterns and their effect on interventions to reduce overheating in dwellings during heat waves.(De Montfort University, 2010-05) Porritt, Stephen Michael; Shao, L.; Cropper, Paul; Goodier, C.Item Metadata only A calibrated whole building simulation approach to assessing retrofit options for Birmingham Airport(IBPSA-England, 2012-09) Parker, J.; Cropper, Paul; Shao, L.Item Metadata only Case study investigation of overheating in low-energy homes: insights from a post-occupancy evaluation in England(Taylor and Francis, 2024-12-16) Toledo, Linda; Wright, A. J.; Cropper, PaulThis paper presents evidence of overheating in present-day low-energy homes and explores the causes of this phenomenon. The study involved in-depth research on four low-energy homes in England. Three of these were newly built, while the other was retrofitted. Over a period of 11 months, the homes underwent environmental monitoring, and user perspectives were gathered. Additionally, a retrospective analysis was conducted based on the Building Regulations 2010 Overheating: Approved Document O. Overheating was primarily attributed to design factors related to ventilation (linked to both mechanical ventilation and natural ventilation), solar control (inadequate G-values), and the unique architectural elements (roof pod and sunspace). While most occupants employed adaptive behaviours whenever possible to cope with the high indoor temperatures, these strategies proved insufficient in preventing overheating in three out of four cases. The study also compared different methods for assessing overheating in low-energy homes. CIBSE-TM59 was found to be effective in identifying overheating issues and aligning with occupant perceptions. England Building Regulations Part O simplified method failed to account for potential overheating from deep energy retrofits, as well as possible exacerbations from roof pods and from transition spaces. Moreover, all assessments failed to encompass the elevated risk for (permanent or transitory) vulnerable occupants.Item Metadata only Comparative Analysis of Natural Ventilation Performance in Non-Uniform Double Skin Facades in Temperate Climates(IBPSA, 2011-11) Hamaz, N.; Cook, M. J.; Cropper, PaulItem Metadata only Comparison of EPC, DEC and dynamic thermal simulation results at Birmingham Airport(IBPSA-England, 2012-09) Parker, Jane; Oates, M. R.; Cropper, Paul; Shao, L.Item Metadata only Coupling a model of human thermoregulation with computational fluid dynamics for predicting human-environment interaction.(Routledge, 2010) Cropper, Paul; Yang, T.; Cook, M. J.; Fiala, Dusan; Yousaf, R.Item Metadata only Exchange of simulation data between CFD program and a multi-segmented human thermal comfort model.(2008) Cropper, Paul; Yang, T.; Cook, M. J.; Fiala, Dusan; Yousaf, R.Item Metadata only Heat wave adaptations for UK dwellings and development of a retrofit toolkit(International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 2013) Porritt, Stephen Michael; Cropper, Paul; Shao, L.; Goodier, C.Item Metadata only Low energy refurbishment strategies for health buildings.(Taylor and Francis, 2010) Cook, M. J.; Short, C. A.; Cropper, Paul; Al-Maiyah, S.Item Metadata only Occupancy patterns and their effect on interventions to reduce overheating in dwellings during heat waves.(NCEUB, 2010-04) Porritt, Stephen Michael; Shao, L.; Cropper, Paul; Goodier, C.Item Open Access Predicting time-varying illuminance in complex spaces with lighting control systems.(De Montfort University, 2001) Cropper, PaulItem Metadata only Ranking of interventions to reduce dwelling overheating during heat waves.(2012) Porritt, Stephen Michael; Cropper, Paul; Shao, L.; Goodier, C.Item Metadata only Ranking of interventions to reduce dwelling overheating during heat waves.(2010) Porritt, Stephen Michael; Shao, L.; Cropper, Paul; Goodier, C.Item Metadata only Simulating the effect of complex indoor environmental conditions on human thermal comfort.(2009) Cropper, Paul; Yang, T.; Cook, M. J.; Fiala, Dusan; Yousaf, R.Item Metadata only Thermal Comfort in Naturally Ventilated Classrooms: Application of Coupled Simulation Models(IBPSA, 2011-11) Cook, M. J.; Yang, T.; Cropper, PaulItem Open Access Unintended consequences of sustainable architecture: Evaluating overheating risks in new dwellings(PLEA (Passive and Low Energy Architecture) Conference 2016, 2016-07-11) Toledo, Linda; Cropper, Paul; Wright, A. J.Governmental strategies to reduce heating demand from dwellings have led to a range of problems relating to ventilation and occupant comfort. In fact, growing evidence of uncomfortably warm homes has been appearing in UK consistently in the few last years. This paper discusses the overheating risk in four highly insulated homes in the UK where a mixed methods approach has been deployed to characterise areas of overheating risk, which have been found to occur with different degree of severity and different sources of risk, all related to design and occupant behaviour.Item Metadata only Using Building Simulation to Evaluate Low Carbon Refurbishment Options for Airport Buildings(2011-11) Parker, J.; Cropper, Paul; Shao, L.