Bridging the Energy Performance Gap - Plymouth University
ARUNDEL, UK, October 11, 2013 — The chair for Building Performance Analysis at Plymouth University will host a one day symposium on Bridging the Energy Performance Gap on 25 October 2013. See Tempcon's latest range of building performance solutions at this IBPSA Symposium hosted by Plymouth University.
Bridging the Energy Performance Gap
Plymouth University, Devon,
Friday 25 October 2013
Bridging the Energy Performance Gap between predicted and measured performance is crucial if the design/engineering stage is to provide serious input to the delivery of buildings that meet their (quantified) ambitions. There is a significant gap between predictions of building energy use at the building design and engineering stage, and measurement results once buildings are operational. This 'energy performance gap' erodes the credibility of the design and engineering sectors of the building industry, and leads to general public scepticism of new high performance building concepts. Bridging the gap is also crucial if the industry wants to deliver buildings that are robust, for instance in terms of ‘occupant proofing’ or ‘climate change proofing’, and which are engineered to adapt to changing use conditions.
The newly established chair for Building Performance Analysis at Plymouth University will host a one day symposium on this subject on 25 October 2013. The symposium will present the results of the Royal Academy of Engineering and Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship of Professor Pieter de Wilde on the subject. Further experts working in this challenging area will be invited to Plymouth to present their recent research efforts. The day will close with a forum discussion that will attempt to take stock of recent work on the performance gap, and further research and developments needed to bridge the gap.
An overview of the event is available here.
For information, please email Pieter de Wilde or Rory Jones.
Programme
Coffee/networking 10:00-11:00
11:00-11:20 Pieter de Wilde, Plymouth University: Introduction and background to the Energy Performance Gap
11:20-11:45 Mat Colmer, TSB: Findings from the Building Performance Evaluation programme
11:45-12:10 Anna Carolina de Menezes, AECOM: POE and electric load monitoring
12:10-12:35 Carlos Martinez-Ortiz, University of Exeter: AMR, M&T and machine learning
12:35-13:00 Dejan Mumovic, University College London: Credibility and performance gap for schools
Lunch/networking 13:00-14:00
14:00-14:25 Roderic Bunn, BSRIA: Keeping it real - the role of Soft Landings in achieving performance
14:25-14:50 Richard Quincey, IES: Practical examples of bridging the performance gap
14:50-15:15 David Johnston, Leeds Metropolitan University: Bridging the fabric performance gap
Coffee/networking 15:15-15:45
15:45-16:10 Dominic Miles-Shenton, Leeds Metropolitan University: Measuring the fabric performance gap
16:10-16:35 Wim Plokker, VABI: The impact of air supply temperatures on the performance gap
16:35-17:00 Pieter de Wilde, Plymouth University: A probabilistic view of the performance gap
17:00-17:10 Mat Colmer: TSB Call on "Future energy management for buildings"
17:10-17:40 Forum discussion
17:40-18:00 Closure and room for informal discussion
End: 18:00
