AUTHORS:
Roderic Bunn, Associate, Inhabit, London, UK and UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, London, UK
Esfand Burman, UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, London, UK
James Warne, Director, Inhabit, London, UK
Jamie Bull, Baringa, London, UK
John Field, Native Hue, London, UK
DATE: March 2023
JOURNAL: Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Volume 44, Issue 2
New and refurbished non-domestic buildings are failing to live up to their anticipated performance. Shortfalls show in excess energy consumption, high carbon dioxide emissions and other failings in quantitative and qualitative performance metrics. This paper describes the component parts of the performance gap using evidence from building performance evaluations. It introduces a way of visualising the consequences of decisions and actions that are known to compromise performance outcomes using a performance curve methodology (the S-curve) which plots performance, and the root causes of underperformance, from project inception to initial operation and beyond.
Net Zero in Context: Climate Change & Buildings
AUTHOR Jason Gaekwad, Regional Manager | Building Physics + Sustainability, Melbourne
DATE August 16, 2021
The first in a series of short articles which cover concepts around ‘Net Zero’ and what it means for buildings and construction projects.
Our Response So Far – ‘Green Building’
AUTHOR Jason Gaekwad, Regional Manager | Building Physics + Sustainability, Melbourne
DATE September 10, 2021
The second in a series of short articles covering concepts around ‘Net Zero’ and what it means for buildings and construction projects.
Environmental Analysis Reflected Glare (PDF 1MB)
AUTHOR Stefanie Talarico, Senior Building Physics + Sustainability Engineer
In this case study on Reflected Glare, Stefanie Talarico outlines how reflected glare from a commercial tower to nearby roads was assessed against a veiling luminance performance criterion, to support Local Town Planning requirements. Following the assessment, Inhabit’s Building Physics + Sustainability team considered mitigation measures such as alternative glazing reflectivity properties, or manipulating the architectural form in the causal zone to reduce glare reflected onto nearby roads.
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AUTHORS:
Roderic Bunn, Associate, Inhabit, London, UK and UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, London, UK
Esfand Burman, UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, London, UK
James Warne, Director, Inhabit, London, UK
Jamie Bull, Baringa, London, UK
John Field, Native Hue, London, UK
DATE: March 2023
JOURNAL: Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Volume 44, Issue 2
New and refurbished non-domestic buildings are failing to live up to their anticipated performance. Shortfalls show in excess energy consumption, high carbon dioxide emissions and other failings in quantitative and qualitative performance metrics. This paper describes the component parts of the performance gap using evidence from building performance evaluations. It introduces a way of visualising the consequences of decisions and actions that are known to compromise performance outcomes using a performance curve methodology (the S-curve) which plots performance, and the root causes of underperformance, from project inception to initial operation and beyond.
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Environmental Analysis Reflected Glare (Download PDF 1Mb)
AUTHOR Stefanie Talarico, Senior Building Physics + Sustainability Engineer
In this case study on Reflected Glare, Stefanie Talarico outlines how reflected glare from a commercial tower to nearby roads was assessed against a veiling luminance performance criterion, to support Local Town Planning requirements. Following the assessment, Inhabit’s Building Physics + Sustainability team considered mitigation measures such as alternative glazing reflectivity properties, or manipulating the architectural form in the causal zone to reduce glare reflected onto nearby roads.