Assessment of climate change on UK dwelling indoor comfort

Din, Asif and Brotas, Luisa (2017) Assessment of climate change on UK dwelling indoor comfort. Energy Procedia, 122. pp. 21-26. ISSN 1876-6102

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The effect of future climate change may reduce heating load but will significantly increase overheating on a largely naturally cooled dwelling stock in the UK. Thermal mass significantly reduces the need for active cooling to be used. The air conditioning installation date for a range of building characteristics is presented with the amount of overheating occurring in a heat wave.

The future weather file for 2080 with 90th percentile data show a large increase in overheating events and is considered too extreme. The need for active cooling in bedrooms is expected to occur around 2035 and is independent of a heat wave. Results for living rooms are more variable with thermal mass mitigating the adoption of active cooling by 40 years and 25% of the overheating in a heat wave event. Designers need to think about thermal mass usage in living rooms to cater for extreme temperature events rather than the whole of the cooling season to delay the adoption of active cooling.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	TM52, future climate, overheating, heat wave
Subjects:	600 Technology > 620 Engineering & allied operations 600 Technology > 690 Buildings 700 The arts; fine & decorative arts > 720 Architecture
Department:	The School of Art, Architecture and Design
Depositing User:	Dr Luisa Brotas
Date Deposited:	25 Feb 2019 11:06
Last Modified:	21 Apr 2020 11:19
URI:	https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/id/eprint/4650

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