Carbon Bites
This page presents short articles by EPG and YEPG members on topics of current interest to the energy performance of buildings.
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54: Exploration of Building Energy and Environmental Assessment Certification (BEEAC) Tools
Emeka Efe Osaji, Leeds Sustainability Institute and University of Salford, June 2021
53: How to Enhance Building Energy and Environmental Assessment Certification (BEEAC)
Emeka Efe Osaji, Leeds Sustainability Institute and University of Salford, June 2021
52: CIBSE Technical Memorandum (TM) 61 to 64 Operational Performance of Buildings
Dr Mark Dowson, Buro Happold, November 2020
51: Green Tariffs, Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), Offsetting and Insetting
Lucy Pemble, ICF, October 2020
50: Taking Commercial Offices to Net Zero Carbon
Jennifer Elias (Cundall), Oliver Lockhart (Hoare Lea) and Khasha Mohammadian (Carbon Intelligence), August 2020
49: The Role of 5th Generation District Heating (5DH) in UK’s Path to Net Zero
Ryan Harris and Tom Burton, FairHeat, July 2020
48: Responsible Refurbishment
Khasha Mohammadian, Carbon Intelligence, June 2020
47: Harnessing Wind Power in Urban Environments
Zoe Parminter, Innovation Gateway, December 2019
46: Getting Housing Off the Gas Grid
Christopher Hayes, Innovation Gateway, September 2019
45: The Future of Heat Pumps
Rossella Perniola, Scotch Partners, September 2019
44: Acceptance Testing and Heat Network Operation
Tom Burton and Ryan Harris, FairHeat, September 2019
43: Ambient Loops Employing Distributed Heat Pumps
Peter Spurway EngTech LCIBSE, Vaillant Group, July 2019
42: The Role of Property Technology (PropTech) in Building Performance
Lucinda Lay, Innovation Gateway, July 2019
41: Brexit's Impact on Energy Policy
Joana Barragan, Imperial College London, July 2019
40: Fuel cells and 'micro fuel cell CHPs' for buildings
Alem Tesfai, CIBSE, July 2019
39: Primary Energy Factors
Roger Hitchin, Independent consultant, April 2019
38: Shortfalls of Part L
Mark Dowson, BuroHappold, July 2018
37: Hybrid Heat Pumps
Roger Hitchin, Consultant and former Technical Director of BRE, May 2018
36: Metering for tenant billing
Ellen Salazar, ES Research and Consultancy, January 2018
35: Future of district heating: challenges & best practice
Matthew Smalley, Max Fordham, August 2017
34: Transparent sustainability: WELL Standard & energy cost metric
Katie Doig, Max Fordham, July 2017
33: In pursuit of optimal building performance: B-Bem and POE
Aleksandra Przydrozna, Max Fordham, July 2017
32: Crafting a practical Passivhaus
Aleksandra Przydrozna, Max Fordham, July 2017
31: Future of Decarbonisation: Gas vs Electric
Ranjeet Bhalerao, XCO2 energy, July 2017
30: How COOL is your data centre?
Maria-Anna Chatzopoulou, Cundall, May 2017
29: Demand side response
Serena Favatello - Hilson Moran, Maria Spyrou - M&S, May 2017
28: Soft Landings
Richard Tetlow, AECOM, May 2017
27: District Heating
Robin Hamaker, Pulse Business Energy, May 2016
26: Metering
Saadia Ansari, Reading University, May 2016
25: Occupant Behaviour – Do occupants matter?
Richard Tetlow, AECOM, May 2016
24: Post occupancy evaluation
Anna Menezes, Tesco Stores Ltd & Lisa Pasquale, Six Cylinder, April 2016
23: Building Controls (for people, not robots)
Maria-Anna Chatzopoulou, Imperial, April 2016
22: Legal Background to Building Energy Performance
Elisa Bruno, Arup Associates, April 2016
21: Energy Performance Contracting
Zachary Gill, Willmott Dixon Energy Services, Feb 2015
20: CIBSE TM 54 - Evaluating Operational Performance of Buildings
Anna Menezes, Tesco Stores Limited, Feb 2015
19: Building Energy Efficiency Standards in Mexico
Liliana Campos-Arriaga, Low Carbon Architecture, Jun 2013
18: Passivhaus Refurbishment
Mark Dowson, Buro Happold, Oct 2012
17: Home energy displays
Nicola Combe, Buro Happold / British Gas, Aug 2012
16: Usability of domestic heating controls
Nicola Combe, Buro Happold / British Gas, Aug 2012
15: Behaviour change within buildings
Nicola Combe, Buro Happold / British Gas, Aug 2012
14: Some design notes on passive chilled beams
Keith Calder, Foster + Partners, Aug 2012
13: Green Deal - what was it & what were the key issues?
Mark Dowson, Buro Happold, Jul 2012
12: Sub-metering
Tony Johnstone, Jassoc, Feb 2012
11: The Performance Gap
Anna Carolina Menezes, AECOM, Feb 2012
10: Dynamic simulation modelling
Andy Hutton, Max Fordham Consulting Engineers, Feb 2012
9: Commissioning in the UAE - So it works
Glenn Massey, Hoare Lea & Partners, Jul 2011
8: Embodied Energy & Building Services
Roger Hitchin, Independent consultant, Jun 2011
7: Voltage Optimization
Tony Johnstone, Jassoc, Feb 2011
6: BREEAM: Carbon-related issues
Ben Cartmell, Southfacing Services, Mar 2011
5: Photovoltaic Panels
Sarah Royse, Inbuilt, Mar 2011
4: The CRC energy efficiency scheme
John Field, Power Efficiency, Feb 2011
3: Domestic low-carbon retrofit
Michael Birnie, VolkerFitzpatrick, Feb 2011
2: Daylighting design for low-energy buildings
Brian Spires, HLM Architects, Feb 2011
1: Heat pumps: an adequate solution?
Bruce Boucher, Bruce Boucher Consultancy, Jan 2011
Disclaimer:
All Carbon Bites have been written by a member of the CIBSE Energy Performance Group (or were nominated to do so by a member of the CIBSE EPG) and do not necessarily reflect the views of CIBSE. CIBSE and the author are not responsible for the interpretation or application of the information it contains.
Directors of Carbon Bites
Emeka Efe Osaji and Xohan Duran
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