Index

Academy 360 63

active versus passive design 63–4

AHR Architects Ltd see architects’ role

air quality see ventilation

airtightness testing 31, 77, 187

architects’ role 55–67

building performance 62–4

disclosure of performance in use 66–7, 74–5

energy use 56–8

feedback and legislation 64–6, 71–3

passive design 60–2

performance gap 58–9

Architype, exemplar schools 45–53, 128, 138, 195

as-built performance 24–6, 30

benchmarks 10, 19, 58, 115, 122, 195

Heelis as 87, 91

BIM (building information management) 28–9

biomass boilers 120, 121, 163, 174, 182

biomass silo 112

BioRegional Quintain 160, 163

BMS 18, 20, 49, 194

case studies 122–4, 130–4, 142, 153–4, 163–4

Bordass, Bill 6, 10

BPE 6, 7–11, 35

AHR projects 58, 63–6

education and training 40–1, 43

Innovate UK studies 13–21, 58, 71, 121, 160

BRE (Building Research Establishment) 171

BREEAM 21, 128

Builders’ Book (Zero Carbon Hub) 32

Building Data Exchange 20, 195

building fabric, thermal performance 18, 19

see also materials

building information management (BIM) 28–9

building management systems (BMS) see BMS

building performance evaluation (BPE) see BPE

building professionals and performance 71–2

see also architects

Building Research & Information 72, 74

Building Research Establishment (BRE) 171

Building Use Studies (BUS) see BUS

Bull, Malcolm 71

Bunn, Roderic, Retrofit for Purpose 8

BUS 7, 62, 78, 88, 99, 122, 131, 186–7

carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions

BPE studies 14, 15–16, 17, 58

low-energy buildings 23

monitoring and reduction 50–2

CarbonBuzz 21, 58, 59, 75, 144, 195

CIBSE, Technical Memoranda (TMs) 7, 21, 58, 79

climate change 14, 55

CLT (cross-laminated timber) 84, 87, 89

co-heating tests 78, 175, 187–8

CO₂ see carbon dioxide (CO₂)

commissioning, BPE studies 17

Commitment Agreements 75

compliance calculations, energy consumption 58–9

‘concrete radiators’ 84, 87, 88

controls, BPE studies 18

cooling systems

Crawley Library 121

Greenfields House 96, 101

Woodland Trust HQ 85, 87–8, 89

see also heating systems

costs, Passivhaus buildings 144, 185–6

Coventry University 50

Crawley Library 118–25

Crest Nicholson 160

cross-laminated timber (CLT) 84, 87, 89

data collection and analysis 19–20, 58, 195

daylighting 41, 131

see also lighting systems

DECs (Display Energy Certificates) 21, 74–5

Derwenthorpe 9, 170–9, 196

design approaches

Crawley Library 119

Derwenthorpe 172–3

Forgebank 183–4

Greenfields House 94–6

John Hope Gateway 107–11

Living Planet Centre 150

One Brighton 161–2

St Luke’s 129

Wilkinson Primary School 139–40

Woodland Trust HQ 85–7

design and construction, systems and products 39

Design for Future Climate (DfFC) 58

design process management 2–3, 39–40

early-stage design 26–7

energy use 56–8, 59–62, 73–4

simple vs complex 15–16, 27–9, 43, 60–2, 72–3, 82, 195

Design Quality Indicator (DQI) 111

DfFC (Design for Future Climate) 58

diagnostic studies 8

disclosure of performance in use 3, 66–7, 74–5

Display Energy Certificates (DECs) 21, 74–5

DQI (Design Quality Indicator) 111

Duffy, Frank 70, 72

early-occupancy BPE projects 15

Eco Arc Architects 183

‘eco’ design 182

Edge 53

education see skills development

electricity use 89, 123

energy by end use see energy tables

energy and carbon tables see energy tables

energy consumption

BPE studies 15, 58

Passivhaus certification 48, 187

energy performance 2, 69–79

architect’s role 55–67, 73–4

better-performing buildings 72–5

building fabric 18, 19

building professionals and performance 71–2

energy-literacy 32

low-energy buildings 24–32, 36–8

performance gaps 70–1

timber buildings 84–91

see also co-heating tests; cooling systems; MVHR

energy performance, case studies

Crawley Library 121–3

Derwenthorpe 173–4, 175–7

Forgebank 187–92

Greenfields House 96–9, 102, 103

John Hope Gateway 111, 113

Lancaster Co-housing 187–90

St Luke’s 132–4

Wilkinson Primary 144

Woodland Trust HQ 87–9, 90–1

Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 58

energy tables, case studies

Crawley Library 125

Derwenthorpe 179

Forgebank 193

Greenfields House 103

John Hope Gateway 115

Living Planet Centre 157

One Brighton 167

St Luke’s 135

Wilkinson Primary School 145

Woodland Trust HQ 91

energy use 3, 21, 56–8, 59–62, 73–4

energy-use forecasts 59, 66

environmental design

Crawley Library 120

Derwenthorpe 173–4

Forgebank 185–90

Greenfields House 96–8

John Hope Gateway 111

Living Planet Centre 151–2

One Brighton 162–3

St Luke’s 130

Wilkinson Primary School 141–2

Woodland Trust HQ 87–8

environmental quality indicators 62–3

EPBD 58

evaluation see BPE; performance evaluation; POE

Fairclough Report 70–1

feedback see BPE; performance evaluation; POE; users

Forgebank–Lancaster Co-housing 182–93

fuel poverty reduction 173

functionality, and usability 10, 11

funding 8, 14, 62–3, 111–12, 144, 185–6

gas consumption 89

Gething, Bill 5, 195

Good Homes Alliance 161

Greenfields House 10, 94–103

GSHPs (ground-source heat pumps) 16, 96, 97

handover 1

BPE studies 17

process improvements 73

user engagement 49

heating systems

co-heating tests 78, 175, 187–8

Derwenthorpe 175–8

GSHPs 16, 96, 97

hlp 36–8

MVHRs 28, 40, 48, 141, 163, 177–8, 194

overheating 18, 88, 99–100, 132, 163, 165–6

Wilkinson Primary 142

see also cooling systems

Heelis, National Trust HQ 82, 87, 91

hlp (heat loss parameter) 36–8

housing

case studies 160–7, 170–9, 182–93

performance gap 9–10

in-use BPE projects 15

in-use targets 21, 120, 123

indicative studies 8

infra-red thermographic survey 31, 78

Innovate UK 2, 7, 13, 186, 195

BPE studies 13–21, 58, 71, 121, 160

innovative building systems, pre-and post-construction 16

internal capacity 43

investigative studies 8

John Hope Gateway 106–15, 195

JRHT (Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust) 9–10, 170, 178

KCC (Keynsham Civic Centre) 58, 66–7

Knowledge Transfer Partnership 128

Lancaster Co-housing project 182

Leeds Beckett University 174, 186

legislation, role of feedback 64–6

Lifetime Homes 172

lighting systems 11

Derwenthorpe 172–3

Greenfields House 98, 101

John Hope Gateway 111, 112

St Luke’s 131, 133

Wilkinson Primary 139–40, 141

Woodland Trust HQ 87, 89

LightUp 41

Living Planet Centre 148–57

low-energy buildings, designing 35–43

BPE, education and training 40–1, 43

design process management 39–40

skills and knowledge development 36–8

low-energy buildings, theory in practice 23–32

early-stage design 26–7

energy-literacy 32

new products and innovation 29–30

product substitution 30

simple vs complex 15–16, 27–9, 43, 60–2, 72–3, 82, 195

testing 31

work on site 29

Zero Carbon Hub research 24–6, 32

low-energy regulations, and system complexity 15–16, 72–3

materials

Derwenthorpe 174

John Hope Gateway 108

One Brighton 162

St Luke’s 129

Wilkinson Primary 140

Woodland Trust HQ 84, 87, 89

mechanical ventilation with heat recovery see MVHR

metering systems 16, 19, 59, 124

modelling 3, 36–8, 73–4, 166

monitoring and post-occupancy feedback

Crawley Library 121–3

Derwenthorpe 175–8, 196

Forgebank 190–2

Greenfields House 99–101

John Hope Gateway 111–13

Living Planet Centre 153–5

One Brighton 163–6

St Luke’s 131–4

Wilkinson Primary School 143–4

Woodland Trust HQ 88–90

see also POE

MVHR 28, 40, 48, 141, 163, 177–8, 194

NHBC Foundation 177, 190, 194

occupants see early-occupancy BPE projects; POE; PROBE studies; users

One Brighton 160–7

One Planet Living 160, 161

One Stop Shop 66–7

overheating 18, 88, 99–100, 132, 163, 165–6

Oxford Brookes University 47, 128, 131

partnerships 41, 43

passive design 60–2, 63–4, 96, 124

Passivhaus

housing 185, 187, 190, 192

Planning Package (PHPP) 26–7, 38, 39, 48, 192

schools 3, 47–9, 138–9, 144

performance evaluation 2, 5–11, 194

benefits of 9–10

energy-use forecasts 59, 66

how much is needed? 11

levels of 8–9

recent studies 7

Soft Landings 6–7

types of evaluation 6

variation per construction stage 42

where to start? 43

performance gap 2, 5, 14, 24, 70–1, 196

architect’s role 58–9, 73–4

domestic housing 9–10

performance in use 3, 66–7, 74–5

PHPP see Passivhaus

Plymouth University 41

POE 5–11, 16, 46, 47, 50–2, 63–5, 72

see also users

Pool Innovation Centre 67

Post Occupancy Review of Building Engineering see PROBE

post-occupancy evaluation (POE) see POE; users

PROBE studies 6, 7, 10, 24, 72

products

new, and innovation 29–30

systems, design and construction 39

public spaces 170–1, 172–3, 183–4

purge ventilation systems 88, 100–1, 142–3, 164

Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme 163

resources 8, 14, 62–3, 111–12, 144, 185–6

RHI (Renewable Heat Incentive) scheme 163

RIBA Plan of Work (Stage 7) 5, 8, 21

Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, John Hope Gateway 106–15, 195

St Luke’s Primary School 10, 128–35

school buildings 45–53, 128–35, 138–45, 195

Passivhaus 3, 47–9, 138–9, 144

post-occupancy monitoring 47, 63–5

Sheffield University 186

simple vs complex 15–16, 27–9, 43, 60–2, 72–3, 82, 195

SketchUp 38

skills development

BPE for low-energy buildings 40–1, 43

energy modelling 36–8, 73–4

user guidance 49

smart metering 59

Soft Landings 6–7, 21, 46, 66, 73, 82

space planning 28, 170–1, 172–3, 183–4

statutory compliance (Building Regulations) 10

Stockport Academy 63

sub-metering 16, 19, 124, 194

sustainability 107, 111, 120, 160

certification 196

systems and products, design and construction 39

targets

CO₂ emissions reduction 14, 15–16

Crawley Library 120, 123

energy use 21

Forgebank Co-housing 185, 187

Passivhaus 47–8, 185, 187

St Luke’s 130

Wilkinson Primary 144

Technical Memoranda (TMs) 7, 21, 58, 79

Ten Elements of a New Professionalism 53

testing

airtightness 31, 77, 187

co-heating 78, 175, 187–8

thermal performance see energy performance

‘thin client’ system 82, 87

timber buildings 84–91

TM22 7, 79

TM46 58

TM54 21

training see skills development

Tremough Innovation Centre 65

usability, and functionality 10, 11

Usable Buildings Trust 6, 53, 62, 75

User Group 7

users

building management 124, 130, 163–4

collaboration 49, 65, 75, 111

design for 10, 11, 95–6

experience and feedback 7, 62–4, 102, 122, 166, 175, 190–2

see also BUS; POE

value engineering 39

ventilation systems 194

Derwenthorpe 171–2, 177–8

Forgebank 190

Greenfields House 96, 97, 100–1

John Hope Gateway 110–11

One Brighton 163–5

St Luke’s 130

Wilkinson Primary 141–3, 144

Woodland Trust 87, 88

see also MVHR

Wilkinson Primary School 10, 48, 138–45

Woodland Trust HQ 10, 82–91

World Wildlife Fund, Living Planet Centre 148–57

York University Centre for Housing Policy 171, 178

Zero Carbon Hub 2, 18, 23, 24–6, 32

zero-carbon footprinting 160