Building energy
Buildings currently utilise 40% of all UK energy and are responsible for 43% of our CO2 emissions. This needs to drastically reduce to meet Government targets and mitigate climate change.
We have conducted pioneering research for over 40 years, continually adapting our fundamental skills. Our expertise covers the measurement, modelling and monitoring of buildings and energy systems, low energy building design, ventilation, cooling, and thermal comfort.
Our built environment research integrates ideas and expertise from design, engineering, science, art and the humanities, to produce innovative solutions. Research into heating, cooling, ventilating, and powering buildings have produced safer, healthier and more sustainable places to live and work.
SMETER technical evaluation
A new approach to measuring heat loss from homes with smart meters will make buildings more energy efficient. Part of a £4M project funded by BEIS, the Smart Meter Enabled Thermal Efficiency Ratings (SMETER) Innovation Programme found that SMETERs could play a role in energy ratings, quantifying energy efficiency improvements following refurbishment, and identifying under-performance in new homes.
Matched-pair test houses
Our matched-pair test houses have enabled the identification of dwellings that would benefit from refurbishment and quantified the potential energy savings of alternative technologies. Using this unique facility allows even small energy savings to be accurately quantified.
Meet the experts
The experts below represent the broad interests of our researchers in building energy. We look forward to hearing from you.
