Meta-analysis of indoor temperatures in new-build housing

Autor:	Grainne McGill, Lynette Robertson, Rajat Gupta, Tim Sharpe, Ian Mawditt
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	020209 energy Environmental health 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Environmental engineering TH Environmental science NA 02 engineering and technology Building and Construction Overheating (electricity) Civil and Structural Engineering Heat stress
Zdroj:	Building Research & Information. 45:19-39
ISSN:	1466-4321 0961-3218
DOI:	10.1080/09613218.2016.1226610
Popis:	Despite growing concerns about overheating, a lack of evidence exists on the scale of the problem, particularly in contemporary UK housing. This paper presents the results of a meta-analysis of indoor temperatures in selected low-energy housing. Temperature data recorded at five-minute intervals in 60 dwellings across 19 demonstration projects (2012–14) were collated and analysed to investigate the prevalence of overheating. Findings evidence high summertime temperatures, with 27% of living rooms exceeding 28°C during August. Based on the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) threshold of 5% annual occupied hours > 25°C, 57% of bedrooms and 75% of living rooms were classified as having overheated. Overall, 30% of living rooms exceeded the adaptive comfort threshold of > 3% occupied hours ΔT ≥ 1 K. The results suggest a fundamental relationship between ventilation and indoor temperatures. The higher minimum and average summertime temperatures observed in mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) homes (p
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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