The 8th annual CIBSE Technical Symposium took place at London South Bank University (LSBU) from 12-13 April 2018.
The 2018 symposium theme, “Stretching the envelope” aimed to provide the industry with a technical insight into the methods, technologies and techniques that are available, or just over the horizon, that will drive the development of increasingly sustainable future environments.
The uncertainties of climate, resources, environment, and security will mean that there is an increasing need for those with a responsibility to deliver healthy and productive environments to stretch beyond ‘business as usual’.
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Day One
Session 1
Chair – Tim Dwyer – Symposium chair
1.1 Tony Day – International Energy Research Centre
Collaborative research in the building services sector: adding value and delivering impact
Session 2 – Designing, and assessing, high performance buildings
Chair – Ashley Bateson – Home for the Future Group - Hoare Lea
2.1 Robert Cohen – Verco
Design for Performance: towards nearly zero energy buildings in operation
2.2 Paula Morgenstern – BAM Construct UK Ltd
An in-use comparison of classroom ventilation strategies in recently built schools
2.3 Zoe De Grussa – London South Bank University
2.4 Annie Marston – Sim2
Post occupancy evaluation – how building energy models bridge the gap between design and operation
Session 3 – Novel lighting design and evaluation
Chair – Eleonora Brembilla – Loughborough University
3.1 Gordon Lowry – London South Bank University
A comparison of metrics proposed for circadian lighting and the criterion adopted in the Well building standard
3.2 Ian van Duivenbode – Ramboll
Classroom design using parametric Climate Based Daylight Modelling
3.3 Seda Kacel – Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture
Pre-test of a lighting questionnaire for post-occupancy evaluation through cognitive interviewing
3.4 Kevin Kelly and Antonello Durante – DIT
A new interior lighting design methodology – using MRSE & TAIR
Session 4 – CHP, heat pumps and district energy systems
Chair – Simon Rees – Leeds University
4.1 Phil Jones – Building Energy Solutions
4.2 Aaron Gillich and Andy Ford – London South Bank University
Overcoming practical challenges and implementing low- carbon heat in the UK: lessons from the balanced energy network at LSBU
4.3 Nick Stevenson – Inspirit Energy
Review of micro-CHP technology for commercial and residential buildings
4.4 Alfred Sit – Hong Kong EMSD
District cooling system in Hong Kong
Session 5 – Symposium sponsor address Nigel Coston – Zehnder
Chair – Sara Kassam – CIBSE
Session 6
Chair – Sara Kassam – CIBSE
6.1 Alastair Howard – Oxford Brookes University
6.2 Luigi Venturi – London South Bank University
The challenge of modelling solar shading products and their impact on the built environment
6.3 Carlos Gonzalo – London South Bank University
Improving fire resistance of ventilated cladding panels via air cavity replacement
6.4 Miriam Butti & Veronica Ochoa – Ramboll UK
Thermal Bridging: Quantifying Performance More Accurately in Compliance with Part L1
6.5 Thomas Mitchell – University of Exeter
Predicting and monitoring school energy use to achieve targets
Session 7 – Sourcing heat, and evaluating performance, for heat pumps
Chair – David Hughes – CIBSE Past President
7.1 Andrew Corney – Sefaira
How cheap, renewable energy is about to disrupt building services engineering
7.2 Sharon Duffy – Transport for London
Opportunities to utilise transport for London’s secondary heat sources
7.3 Metkel Yebiyo – The School of the Built Environment and Architecture, London South Bank University
Control strategy of novel dry air ground source
(DAGS) system
7.4 Carlos Jimenez-Bescos – Anglia Ruskin University
A case study on the thermal comfort of social housing in Suffolk following an air source heat pump retrofit
Session 8 – Optimising and assessing heat and mass transfer
Chair – Kevin Gaughan – DIT
8.1 Michael Lim – AECOM ltd
Lifecycle cost and operational carbon comparison of various heating systems types
8.2 Ismanizam Abd Manaf – Loughborough University
Investigating performance of solid desiccant dehumidification in an evaporative cooling system
8.3 Rebecca Ward – Energy Efficient Cities initiative, Cambridge University Engineering Department
Simulation of plant-air interactions within the built environment
8.4 Alex Paurine – London South Bank University
Reflective glass effect on energy consumption and food quality in delicatessen cabinets
Session 9 – Measuring and evaluating IAQ
Chair – Julie Godefroy – CIBSE
9.1 Tom Spurrier – Hoare Lea
9.2 Jiannan Luo – Foster + Partners
9.3 Rupert Kazlauciunas – Zehnder Group UK
Balancing the intrinsic conflict between energy efficiency and Indoor Air Quality
9.4 Mohd Firrdhaus Mohd Sahabuddin – University of Strathclyde
Session 10 – Data driven development and assessment
Chair – Charlotte Mercer – Cundall
10.1 Jonathan Sykes – University of Sheffield
An empirical approach to modelling climate change impact on building energy use
10.2 Geoffrey Levermore – Manchester University
An empirical model for designers to use for the urban heat island of London
10.3 Christine Pout – BRE
BREEAM new construction 2018: tackling the energy performance gap
Session 11 – Assessing and modifying the lit environment
Chair – Kevin Kelly – CIBSE Vice President
11.1 Paul Kenny – Loughborough University
The properties of our everyday spectral microclimate
11.2 Alkyoni Papasifaki – Elementa Consulting
Liquid crystal window performance in building facade systems
11.3 David Garlovsky – Schools & Homes Energy Education Project/Solar Active and Recovery Insulation Street lights effect on buildings/landscape design, trees, wildlife, circadian rhythms and health/well-being
Session 12 – Integrating sensing and data systems
Chair – Tony Day – International Energy Research Centre
12.1 Leonidas Bourikas – University of Southampton
Person-centric activity: Profiles for homecare support
12.2 Derek Clements-Croome and Kay Pollaris – Reading University
Designing for Flourishing Environments
12.3 Wim Zeiler – TU Eindhoven
Neighbourhood Energy & Big Data Management Integration to operate building's energy flexibility
Session 13 – Debate – The linear economy wreaks planetary havoc – stretching new ideas are vital for sustainable future cities
Chair – Andy Ford – Past CIBSE President, LSBU
Day Two
Session 14 – Room A
Big data driven design and operation
Chair – Emilia Tagonska – Foster + Partners
14.1 Abigail Hathway – University of Sheffield
Big data and model predictive control for improved building performance
14.2 Jia Michelle Cui – Nottingham Trent University
14.3 Andrew Bullmore – Hoare Lea
An evidence based future for buildings
Session 15 – Harnessing and optimising utility of natural resources
Chair – Alex Paurine – London South Bank University
15.1 Stephen Dance – London South Bank University
Urban wind turbines: A Feasibility Study
15.2 Martin Crane – Carbon Alternatives Ltd
Gas CHP on heat networks – how to maximise and estimate carbon savings in operation
15.3 Rod Green – Environmental Protection Group
Sustainable urban water management system
Session 16 – Business skills to boost building performance
Chair – Geoff Levermore – University of Manchester
16.1 Peter Brown – WSP
16.2 Edward Murphy – Ollio-The Building Performance Consultancy
Reaching the building performance "sweet spot" with certainty
16.3 Tony Cookson – Imtech Low Carbon Solutions
Do energy performance contracts really deliver savings for emergency services buildings?
Session 17 – Performance assessment of built environments
Chair – David Fitzpatrick – Colt
17.1 Barry Mc Carron – Queens University Belfast / South West College
Radon levels and indoor air quality in Northern Ireland Passive House buildings
17.2 Khasha Mohammadian – Willmott Dixon
Evaluating the benefits of Soft Landings and Passivhaus Standard at DEC A rated Leicester Centre for Medicine
17.3 Jack Harvie-Clark – Apex Acoustics Ltd
An integrated assessment of acoustic, ventilation and overheating conditions for dwellings
17.4 Ben Roberts – Loughborough University
Overheating in dwellings: a matched pair of test houses with synthetic occupants
Session 18 – Training and commissioning for effective lifelong operation
Chair – Andrew Saville – Armville
18.1 Wim Zeiler (for Werner Vink – BAM Techniek)
Re-commissioning the HVAC of an office building
18.2 Terry Keech – Calfordseaden
18.3 David Stevens – CIBSE Facilities Management Group
The importance of Soft Landings, facilities management integration and operational training in closing the performance gap
18.4 Nada Milivojevic – Coventry University
Session 19 – Improving building performance
Chair – Thomas Chan – President HKIE
19.1 Ruth Shilston – RWDI
Simulation of urban solar reflections and their impact on building performance
19.2 Steven Attrill – RWDI
19.3 Shen Wei – University College London (UCL)
Occupant adaptive behaviour: an effective method towards energy efficient buildings
19.4 Bobo Mingsum Ng – Northumbria University
Refurbishment options to decarbonise a 1960s public office building by 2050s
Session 20 – Symposium Sponsor Address - Rinnai UK
Session 21
Chair – Mike Smith – BSRIA
21.1 Nick Conlan – Apex Acoustics
A case study of the north west Cambridge development: using attenuated ventilation to control overheating in dwellings
21.2 George Papachristos – University College London
A multi-method approach to total building performance: coupling project management to building performance
21.3 Antonio Ricchetti – London South Bank University
Study of energy and cost savings of demand controlled fresh air systems
21.4 Craig Robertson – Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Architects
Future proofing for function and environment: Architectural and Operational Adaptation
21.5 Jenny Love – University College London (UCL)
21.6 Derek Wardle – Staffordshire University
Ozone Control in Electrostatic Precipitators
Session 22 – Total life cycle building assessment
Chair – Dejan Mumovic – University College London (UCL)
22.1 Esfand Burman – University College London (UCL)
Total energy and environmental performance of low carbon buildings: a cross sectoral study
22.2 Sung Min Hong – University College London (UCL)
Analysing trends of energy use of offices and schools using Display Energy Certificates
22.3 Sophia Flucker – Operational Intelligence Ltd
Using a life cycle approach to improve data centre sustainability
Session 23 – Creating healthy environments
Chair – Richard Harris – Healthcare Group
23.1 Garold 'Gary' Hamilton – WSP
Are you ready to operate? Designing operating roomsto meet new technological advancements
23.2 Adrien Cooper – Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
23.3 Andrew Lyon – Environment Agency
Rethinking odour control in waste management facilities
Session 24 – Moving cities towards the 22nd century
Chair – Peter Wong – CIBSE President
24.1 Mike Page – University of Hertfordshire
Greentown: a detailed feasible study for a future low-carbon town
24.2 Julie Futcher – Glasgow Caledonian University