There is a growing body of evidence available to indicate that there is often a discrepancy
between the in situ measured thermal performance of a building fabric and the steady-state …

The accurate assessment of buildings to assess their performance across a range of
parameters is an essential part of understanding both new and retrofit buildings. The …

U-values of building elements are often determined using point measurements, where
infrared imagery may be used to identify a suitable location for these measurements. Current …

Domestic energy-efficiency retrofit is an essential component of achievement of UK
decarbonisation policy targets. UK policy strategy however has tended to focus on …

Purpose This paper aims to focus on the assessment of a domestic property's energy
performance status by a domestic energy assessor (DEA), to ascertain the possible …

To achieve carbon-neutral, net-zero operations in building structures, a paradigm shift in
design methods is required. Current design processes involve multi-disciplinary teams with …

Purpose The Retrofit State of the Nation Survey has tracked the perceptions of social
housing sector professionals' views of retrofit since 2010. It has taken the form of three …

Growing concern about the scale and extent of the gap between predicted and actual
energy performance of new and retrofitted UK homes has led to a surge in the development …

To improve the energy efficiency of a large building stock, authority planners and designers
need to identify which buildings consume most energy and why. For this purpose, this paper …

Purpose To improve building performance and meet statutory carbon reduction targets, a
radical transformation of existing UK building stock is needed. Much previous research on …