Fit for 2050: Achieving Net Zero through intelligent, resilient and sustainable design in the built environment.
24 - 25 April 2025, UCL Bentham House, London
Day 1: 24 April 2025
Day 2: 25 April 2025
- Decarbonising data centres: Optimising water and energy efficiency in cooling systems - Esam Elsarrag, Hoare Lea
- Techno-economic comparison of cold storage configurations for summer air conditioning of high-rise commercial buildings - Uditha Milanka Hemarathne, University of Moratuwa
- Performance testing protocol for early-stage cooling innovators: Insights from the solar decathlon India challenge product division - Amanda Thounaojam, Indian Institute for Human Settlements
- Potential energy saving with high delta T chilled water designs compared to the conventional low delta T designs for office buildings in hot and humid climates - Anusha Wijewardane, University of Moratuwa
- Evaluating embodied carbon in heat network projects: Current practices and future directions - Akos Revesz, Carbon Trust Advisory Ltd
- HNTAS performance thresholds for existing heat networks - Francesca James, FairHeat
- A thermal-hydraulic simulation model for building heating control in district thermal source networks - Alireza Etemad, University College Dublin
- Predicting performance of heat pumps with the Home Energy Model - David Cronin, BRE
- Comparisons between the UK Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) and Home Energy Model (HEM) for a zero-carbon ready home - Xinyi Zhang, University of Salford
- Designing next-generation energy performance certificates - learning from Europe - David Jenkins, Heriot-Watt University
- Evaluating the potential of using energy certification models to assess decarbonisation pathways for primary healthcare buildings - Meysam Akbari Paydar, UCL
- CFD predictions of thermal comfort and upper room UVC air pollution - Rabia Abid, QMUL
- Evaluating the retrofit potential of green walls on enhancing indoor thermal comfort with recycled water sources - Hua Zhong, London South Bank University
- Presentation slides
- Paper
- Advancing circular economy in India's fit-out sector: Challenges, opportunities, and recommendations - Krithiga Kumaraguru
- Embodied carbon in MEP: Review of a hybrid ventilation system in a secondary school - Mathieu Naccarato, Savills Earth
- Establishing a framework for embodied carbon assessment of building services - Alice Jackson, Hoare Lea
- Life cycle carbon and energy modelling for optimal choice of chillers - Peter Owens, Cundall